Cosmetic Outcome Assessment following Breast-Conserving Therapy: A Comparison between BCCT.core Software and Panel Evaluation by Max Hendrik Haloua, Nicole Marianna Alexandra Krekel, Gerrit Johannes Albertus Jacobs, Barbara Zonderhuis, Mark-Bram Bouman, Marlon Eugène Buncamper, Franciscus Bernardus Niessen, Henri Adolf Hubert Winters, Caroline Terwee, Sybren Meijer, Monique Petrousjka van den Tol

“…Digital photographs of 109 consecutive patients after BCT were evaluated for 7 items by a panel consisting of 2 breast surgeons, 2 residents, 2 laypersons, and 4 plastic surgeons. …”
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Anesthesia for Pars Plana Vitrectomy with Insulin Needle, Is It Possible? by Waleed Riad, Nauman Ahmed, Emad Abboud, Essam Al-Harthi, Eman Kahtani

“…No difference as regard surgeons’ satisfaction and patients’ intraoperative pain (P=1.0 and 0.18, resp.). …”
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Delayed Soft Tissue Reconstruction with a Horizontal Rectus Abdominis Musculocutaneous Flap following Hip Exarticulation by Jes Christian Rødgaard, Troels Michael Tei

“…Coverage of large soft tissue defects at the hip region constitutes a challenge for plastic surgeons. We report the case of a 43-year-old female with necrotizing fasciitis of the right thigh, necessitating hip exarticulation and substantial debridement of necrotic tissue. …”
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Update from Canadian Respirology Program Directors

“…This meeting was held in conjunction with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (RCPS) Respirology Subspecialty Committee meeting held on November 6, 2003, and with the first Canadian Division Directors meeting held on November 8, 2003.…”
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Age Changes of Jaws and Soft Tissue Profile by Padmaja Sharma, Ankit Arora, Ashima Valiathan

“…Through this paper, the authors wish to discuss age changes of the hard and soft tissues of human face which would help not only the orthodontists but also oral surgeons, prosthodontists, pedodontists, and general dentists.…”
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Caustic ingestion by children. by Ana Barbarita Navarro Sombert, Graciela Goire Herrera, Ariel Acosta Núñez, Ledicel Nilo Gámez Fonts, Dario Díaz Vázquez

“…Esophageal injuries caused by the ingestion of corrosive substances (caustic) constitute one of the more dramatics affections in childhood and a challenge for pediatric surgeons. Frequently they leave esophageal strictures hard to treat, that many times require prolonged stricture dilatation and/or replacement of the esophagus. …”
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Intraarticular Involvement of Extraarticular Giant Cell Tumor of the Tendon Sheath in the Thumb of a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report by Aiko Makino, Susumu Saito, Tsuyoshi Taba

“…This case report could help hand surgeons who treat GCTTS in children.…”
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Five principles to prioritise in small-scale surgical quality improvement: a qualitative study of the views of surgical improvement leaders by Mary Dixon-Woods, Graham Martin, Alessandra Giusti, Clifford Y Ko

“…We aimed to identify experienced leaders’ views on the principles that should guide small-scale QI projects in surgery.Methods Two rounds of virtual focus groups were conducted with 10 QI leaders, comprising surgeons, anaesthetists and nurses from three countries (Ireland, the UK and the USA). …”
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Initiation of the Dutch Inguinal Hernia Audit (DIHA): A survey on support for registration, obstacles, and possible areas of improvement by Richtje R. Meuzelaar, Floris P. J. den Hartog, Pieter J. Tanis, Anandi H. W. Schiphorst, Josephina P. J. Burgmans

“…This survey aimed to investigate the opinions of Dutch surgeons regarding the registration of IH care and explore potential obstacles in the implementation of a Dutch Inguinal Hernia Audit (DIHA). …”
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Gender and Authorship in Annals of Surgery: A nineteen-year review including the pandemic by Jane W. Liang, PhD, Marcello Chang, MD, MCS, Sharon L. Stein, MD, Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD

“…Our data from a single journal suggest that the widening gender gap in submissions that existed before the pandemic may be narrowing, and overall research productivity of academic surgeons may be declining. Further work is needed to examine the long-term productivity and career trajectories of academic surgeons by gender accounting for the ongoing pandemic.…”
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Transcatheter mitral valve replacement to treat rheumatic mitral stenosis: a case series by Ping Jin, Hong Guo, Yu Mao, Mengen Zhai, Yang Liu, Jian Yang

“…After the preprocedural comprehensive evaluations, the surgeons planned to use the Prizvalve (a novel balloon-expandable transcatheter aortic valve system which is now under the clinical registration study) for TMVR. …”
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Delayed Presentation of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia with Acute Respiratory Distress: Challenges in Diagnosis and Management by Kam Lun Hon, Ronald C. M. Fung, Alexander K. C. Leung

“…Erroneous diagnosis and treatment with thoracocentesis could be disastrous. Pediatricians and surgeons must be aware of this condition to allow early diagnosis and expeditious management. …”
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Case studies in heritable vascular disease: Proceedings of the UTHealth Houston Multidisciplinary Aortic Conference by Milan Jaiswal, BA, Lucas Ribe, MD, Rana O. Afifi, MD, Yuki Ikeno, MD, Alana C. Cecchi, MS, Bihong Zhao, MD, PhD, Akiko Tanaka, MD, PhD, Gustavo S. Oderich, MD, L. Maximilian Buja, MD, Dianna M. Milewicz, MD, PhD, Siddharth K. Prakash, MD, PhD, Anthony L. Estrera, MD

“…McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston convenes a regular conference that includes cardiothoracic and vascular surgeons, cardiologists, geneticists, radiologists, and pathologists to formulate multidisciplinary approaches for the management of complex heritable thoracic aortic disease cases. …”
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Arthroscopic Repair of the Medial Meniscal Root Tear: A Simple Surgical Technique by Mohammad Ayati Firoozabadi, M.D., Seyed Mohammad Milad Seyedtabaei, M.D., Hesan Rezaee, M.D., Omid Salkhori, M.D., Seyed Mohammad Javad Mortazavi, M.D.

“…By elucidating the surgical technique and outlining clinical implications, this article aims to equip surgeons with effective strategies for managing this challenging orthopaedic condition.…”
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Rapid Prototyping in Orthopaedic Surgery: A User's Guide by Mark Frame, James S. Huntley

“…This greatly mitigates the expense associated with the technique, allowing surgeons to produce precise models for preoperative planning and procedure rehearsal. …”
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Does the transfer of knowledge from the pioneer generation to the second‐generation speed‐up the learning curve of robot‐assisted partial nephrectomies? TRANSFER trial (UroCCR n°83... by Louis Vignot, Zine‐Eddine Khene, Adil Mellouki, Arnoult Morrone, Jean‐Christophe Bernhard, Karim Bensalah, Daniel Chevallier, Nicolas Doumerc, Morgan Roupret, Francois‐Xavier Nouhaud, Cédric Lebacle, Jean‐Alexandre Long, Pierre Pillot, Xavier Tillou, Brannwel Tibi, Matthieu Durand, Younes Ahallal, Imad Bentellis

“…Abstract Objectives The objective is to compare the learning curves between two pioneer and three second‐generation surgeons for RAPN in terms of WIT, CD and positive surgical margins. …”
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Assessment of ABCDE approach knowledge among residents and interns in multiple Egyptian hospitals, a cross-sectional study by Mohamed Saad Rakab, Ahmed B. Zaid, Malak Abbas Hamadein, Salma Abbas Hamadein, Mahmoud Abd Elgawad Ashour, Alaa Samir El-Shamia, Dina Ayman Mostafa, Rahma Mogahed Rateb, Marwa Abdelrahman Elashry, Mennat-Allah Mostafa El-Badawy, Rehab Shaheen Bahram Shaheen

“…The study points to the need for focused education, especially for surgeons, to improve emergency care skills and patient outcomes through continued training.…”
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The rectus abdominis tendon insertion to the pubic bone and its clinical implications: A cadaveric study by Tourvas Evangelos A., Zibis Aristidis H., Klontzas Michail E., Karantanas Apostolos H., Bastian Johannes D., Tosounidis Theodoros H.

“…Materials and methods: Eleven fresh frozen cadaveric pelvises were dissected by two fellowship-trained orthopaedic trauma surgeons utilizing the anterior intrapelvic approach (AIP). …”
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Predictive Factors Associated with Inappropriate Intravenous Proton Pump Inhibitors Use in Hospitalized Patients: A Case-Control Study by Niveen Khoury, David Stepensky, Naim Abu Freha, Mahmud Mahamid, Tawfik Khoury, Amir Mari

“…Two parameters were associated with inappropriate use: congestive heart failure (OR 1.77; <i>p</i> = 0.02) and prescription of IV PPIs by surgeons vs. internists (OR 1.53; <i>p</i> = 0.05). …”
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