Impact of Congenital Heart Disease on Brain Development and Neurodevelopmental Outcome by Mary T. Donofrio, An N. Massaro

“…Neurologic abnormalities detectable prior to surgery will be described. Potential etiologies of these findings will be discussed, including altered fetal intrauterine growth, cerebral blood flow and brain development, associated congenital brain abnormalities, and risk for postnatal brain injury. …”
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Tortuous Carotid Artery Extended to Neck Level IIb Mimicking the Metastatic Mass by Lokman Uzun, Oğuz Kadir Eğilmez, M. Tayyar Kalcioglu, Muhammet Tekin

“…As in this case, surgeons should keep in mind possible aberrant anatomy during the neck dissection and perform surgery staying in surgical principles to be safe for an unforeseen and potential dangerous injuries.…”
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An Unusual Case of Tracheoesophageal Fistulae by Jadelis Giquel, Christina Matadial, Yiliam F. Rodriguez Blanco, Ricardo Martinez-Ruiz, Dao Nguyen, Keith Candiotti

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Micropenis by Jeremy Wiygul, Lane S. Palmer

“…Management revolves around testosterone (direct administration or encouraging the patient's body to make its own), and long-term results with respect to increase in penile length are promising. Reconstructive surgery is based on the use of a vascular pedicle free flap and is reserved for patients who fail to respond to hormonal treatment. …”
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From Bench to Clinic: Crosslinking Approaches for Next-Generation Collagen Fillers by Song-Yi Wu, Chen-Chi Tsai, Wei-Bor Tsai

“…With a deeper understanding of the aging process, injectable dermal fillers have revolutionized cosmetic dermatology and plastic surgery. These minimally invasive treatments address signs of aging, such as wrinkles, fine lines, and volume loss. …”
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Bedside Teaching in Undergraduate Surgical Education: A Pilot Study of Students’ Perspective by Mohammed Alfehaid

“…There is a need to improve bedside teaching in Undergraduate Surgery course. Simulation sessions need to be devised and enhanced. …”
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Fast two dimensional to three dimensional registration of fluoroscopy and CT-scans using Octrees on segmentation maps by Luca Bertelli, Frédéric Gibou

“…We introduce a computationally efficient approach to the generation of Digital Reconstructed Radiographs (DRRs) needed to perform three dimensional to two dimensional medical image registration and apply this algorithm to virtual surgery. The DRR generation process is the bottleneck of any three dimensional to two dimensional registration system, since its computational complexity scales with the number of voxels in the Computed Tomography Data, which can be of the order of tens to hundreds of millions. …”
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Colonic Polyps in Children and Adolescents by Carol A Durno

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Extrapelvic Endometriosis: Two Case Reports by Egemen Tolunay, İbrahim Yalçın, Bulut Varlı, Alper Kahraman, Murat Seval, Murat Sönmezer, Cem Atabekoğlu

“…Endometriosis mostly affects women in their reproductive years. After surgery it can be seen on the abdominal wall. This article includes two patients, one has abdominal wall endometriosis and the other has inguinal endometriosis. …”
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Utility of Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time Screening in Prospective Living Kidney Donors: A Single Center Cohort Study by Lucy S. Wang, BA, Emily Ertmann, BS, Eli Feldman, BA, Meredith Kossoff, BS, Brian Lu, BS, John C. Lin, BS, AB, Allyson Pishko, MD, MSCE, Robert Redfield, MD, Amanda Leonberg-Yoo, MD, Adam Cuker, MD, MS

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Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Presenting with MPO-ANCA Associated Vasculitis and Aortic Dissection by Bram M. Voorzaat, Jan van Schaik, Stijn L. P. Crobach, Catharina S. P. van Rijswijk, Joris I. Rotmans

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Central Retinal Artery Occlusion in Takayasu’s Arteritis as the First Presentation of the Disease by Hande Guclu, Vuslat Pelitli Gurlu, Sadık Altan Ozal, Orkut Guclu

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Spinal Intradural Intramedullary Mature Cystic Teratoma in a Young Adult: A Rare Tumor by Aayush Shrestha, Binod Bijukachhe, Javed Ahmad Khan, Ram Krishna Dahal, Sandip Kumar Yadav

“…The patient showed improvement of symptoms following the surgery. This study also compared the literature of similar cases and the treatments available for this disease.…”
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Latarjet Procedure for the Treatment of Anterior Glenohumeral Instability in the Athlete – Key Considerations for Rehabilitation by Helen Bradley, Lucca Lacheta, Brandon T. Goldenberg, Samuel I. Rosenberg, Matthew T. Provencher, Peter J. Millett

“…Recommended criteria are highlighted which allows the clinician to progress the patient through each phase appropriately rather than purely following timeframes from surgery. This progression ensures the patient has completed a thorough rehabilitation program that addresses ROM, strength, power, neuromuscular control and a graded return to play. …”
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Circumcision with the Plastibell Device in Hooded Prepuce or Glanular Hypospadias by Seyed A. Mousavi, Hamid Mohammadjafari

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Lean Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis Draping by Laura Lins, MD, MPH, Laura L. Bellaire, MD, T. Peter Li, MD, PhD

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Persistent Ureteric Dilatation due to Pelvic Actinomycosis Presenting as Pelvic Inflammatory Disease by Richard Khafagy, Omar Jundi, Karol Rogawski, Siva Namasiviyam

“…It is diagnosed after surgery in most of the cases. Intravenous penicillin is the most preferred therapeutic agent, and it requires hospitalization up to one month. …”
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Corrigendum to “Donor-derived cell-free DNA is a valuable monitoring tool after single lung transplantation: Multicenter analysis” [JHLT Open, 6 (2024) 100155] by Ambalavanan Arunachalam, Fatima Anjum, Justin P. Rosenheck, Reinaldo Rampolla, Reda Girgis, Howard J. Huang, Kathryn Crabtree, Sarah McCormick, Zhiji Zhang, Sangeeta Bhorade, David J. Ross

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New Insights in the Management of Antipsychotics in the Treatment of Schizophrenia in a Patient with Prolactinoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Elvis Henrique Santos Andrade, Pedro Mario Pan, Paula F. Ramalho da Silva, Ary Gadelha

“…Symptomatic prolactinomas are treated mainly by dopamine agonists; surgery and radiotherapy are options for nonresponders. …”
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Recurrent, Delayed Hemorrhage Associated with Edoxaban after Deep Brain Stimulation Lead Placement by Walavan Sivakumar, Sarah T. Garber, Lauren E. Schrock, Paul A. House

“…Further reports on the use of novel anticoagulants after intracranial surgery are acutely needed to help assess the true relative risk they pose.…”
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