Investigation of Indoor Air Quality in a Hospital: A Case Study from Şanlıurfa, Turkey by Tuba Rastgeldi Doğan

“…The performed measurements were revealed that the levels of PM2.5 and PM10 in surgery, urology, neurology, heart surgeon and eye diseases polyclinic were higher than the threshold limits in international standards set by WHO and ASHAE. …”
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Safety of Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery in a Low-Volume Setting: Review of Early and Late Outcome by Robert C. Gandy, Christophe R. Berney

“…The purpose of the study was to assess whether general surgeons, with particular skills in advanced laparoscopy, can adequately provide safe laparoscopic colorectal resections in a low-volume setting. …”
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Estimating the Burden of Cost in Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease: A Human Capital Approach by Chris A. Jones, Luca P. Fernandez, Peter Weimersheimer, Neil A. Zakai, Michael Sharf, Oscar A. Mesa, Christian Peters, Antonio di Carlo, Mitchell C. Norotsky

“…Our choice of a ten-year time horizon is novel to the field of rare disease and was determined to be meaningful after consultations with present co-authors, including five physicians, one of whom is a transplant surgeon. A total of 44 450 cGvHD patients in the United States were estimated to require treatment over the next decade (from 2015 to 2025). …”
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Bronchoscopic‐Guided Selective Endobronchial Injection of Methylene Blue Solution for Localising Peripheral Bronchopleural Fistulas During Pleural Debridement in a Post‐Lobectomy P... by Yi Wei, Ke Wang, Honglei Tao, Zhongliang He, Weihua Xu

“…Subsequently, the thoracic surgeon determines the location of BPFs as the MB solution flows into the pleural cavity. …”
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Obesity and Prognostic Variables in Colombian Breast Cancer Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study by Javier Cuello-López, Ana Fidalgo-Zapata, Elsa Vásquez-Trespalacios

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Predicting Fracture Risk in Patients with Metastatic Bone Disease of the Femur: A Pictorial Review Using Three Different Techniques by Shannon M. Kaupp, Kenneth A. Mann, Mark A. Miller, Timothy A. Damron

“…One of the key roles of an orthopedic surgeon treating metastatic bone disease (MBD) is fracture risk prediction. …”
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Total Endoscopic Thyroidectomy with Intraoperative Laryngeal Nerve Monitoring by Bin Lv, Bin Zhang, Qing-Dong Zeng

“…The risk of damage was slightly higher for the left RLN than for the right RLN in the control group, which was performed by a right-hand surgeon. Conclusion. The joint application of LNM and endoscopic magnified view endows total endoscopic thyroidectomy with ease, safety, and efficiency.…”
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Results of reconstructive surgery of the auricle in Cienfuegos by Bernardo Canto Vidal, Blas Jorge González Manso, José Daniel Gil Milá

“…<strong>Background</strong>: Injuries to the pinna, caused by various causes, are not frequent, but they are always a challenge for the surgeon in charge of reconstruction.<br /><strong>Objective</strong>: to describe the results of reconstructive surgery of the pinna.…”
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Clinical Controversy Surrounding the Differential Diagnosis of Branchiogenic Carcinoma by Alexander Karatzanis, Kleanthi Mylopotamitaki, Eleni Lagoudaki, Emmanuel Prokopakis, Sofia Agelaki

“…Clinical evaluation, differential diagnosis, and management of a neck mass constitute commonly encountered problems for the head and neck surgeon. An asymptomatic neck mass in adults may be the only clinical sign of head and neck cancer. …”
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The Background of a Patient Undergoing Long-Term Periodontal Disease Maintenance Using Step for Coding and Theorization: A Case Report by Kosuke Muraoka, Masaki Morishita, Taiji Nakamura, Keisuke Nakashima, Shuji Awano

“…An interview was conducted on a one-to-one basis, between the patient and the surgeon, using a semistructured interview. The contents of the interview included her reasons for visiting the university hospital and her reasons for continuing maintenance. …”
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A Method of Transoral Finger Dissection for a Giant Epiglottic Lipoma by Toshizo Koizumi, Katsunari Yane, Toshiaki Yamanaka, Tadashi Kitahara

“…Instead, we performed macroscopic surgery in which the epiglottic lipoma was pulled into the oral cavity with forceps and then separated from the surrounding tissues using the surgeon’s finger to dissect the tumor en bloc. Conclusion. …”
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A Review of Outcomes and Technique for the Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection for Testicular Cancer by Zeyad R. Schwen, Mohit Gupta, Phillip M. Pierorazio

“…Encouraged by favorable early oncologic and safety outcomes for treatment of clinical stage (CS) I nonseminomatous germ cell tumor (NSGCT), the R-RPLND affords the same recovery advantages as the laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (L-RPLND) while offering greater dexterity, superior visualization, and a theoretically shorter learning curve for the surgeon. While R-RPLND has a promising future in the management of patients with primary and postchemotherapy NSGCT, larger and more vigorous prospective studies are needed before supplanting the open RPLND as the gold standard approach for primary low-stage NSGCT or becoming an equivalent surgical modality in the postchemotherapy setting.…”
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Treatment of biliary cysts of the liver and polycystic liver disease: a surgical view by M. P. Kochieva, N. N. Bagmet, A. G. Abdullayev, O. G. Skipenko

“…To present up-to-date management approach to biliary cysts of the liver and polycystosis.Original positions. Opinions of surgeons differ in the issue of whom and when to operate, as well as in the choice of intervention procedure. …”
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One-Stage Hybrid Repair of Multiple Degenerative Aneurysms by George N. Kouvelos, Nektario K. Papa, Eleni M. Arnaoutoglou, Christina Bali, Miltiadis I. Matsagkas

“…The development of multiple aneurysms in different segments of the arterial tree requiring treatment is a challenge for the vascular surgeon as their management often demands more than one surgical procedure. …”
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Surgical strategy in a patient with an aggressive tumor of the gastrointestinal tract in the fourth portion of the duodenum by Tomás Ariel Lombardo Vaillant

“…The management strategy in patients with atypically located gastrointestinal stromal tumors represents a challenge for the surgeon as a member of the multidisciplinary group and depends on the extent of the tumor, the patient's condition, and the surgical team timely management.…”
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The Regularity of the Site of Impaction in Recurrent Gallstone Ileus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Reported Cases by Nasser A. N. Alzerwi, Bandar Idrees, Saeed Alsareii, Yaser Aldebasi, Afnan Alsultan

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Obstructive-Type Jaundice without Bile Duct Dilatation in Generalized Peritonitis Is a Specific Sign of Spontaneous Gall Bladder Perforation by Vicky Sumarki Budipramana, Maria Meilita

“…In septic condition, the preoperative diagnosis of the spontaneous gall bladder perforation is important to establish so that the surgeon can make only a minimal procedure in reducing the morbidity. …”
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Immediate Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Line Kessel, Jens Andresen, Ditte Erngaard, Per Flesner, Britta Tendal, Jesper Hjortdal

“…Therefore, the decision to perform ISBCS should be taken after careful discussion between the surgeon and the patient.…”
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Dysphotopsia after uneventful phacoemulsification by Mohammed A. Mohammed

“…Background Unexpected negative visual outcomes, especially after uneventful phacoemulsification, are frustrating to patients and surgeons. Dysphotopsia is one of the main causes of this dissatisfaction after uneventful phacoemulsification. …”
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Dried Human Amniotic Membrane Does Not Alleviate Inflammation and Fibrosis in Experimental Strabismus Surgery by Bo Young Chun, Hong Kyun Kim, Jae Pil Shin

“…As a control, the right eyes of rabbits underwent SR resection only. The surgeon randomly ordered which eye gets operated first during the experiment. …”
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