Intrahepatic Stones: The Percutaneous Approach by Horst Neuhaus

“…In contrast, percutaneous procedures can be easily performed through a T tube tract for residual stones after surgery. Establishment of a transhepatic fistula allows a targeted approach to liver segments with catheters or miniscopes, without the need for laparotomy. …”
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Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 in a patient diagnosed with nesidioblastosis. A case presentation by Olivia Elizabeth Altamirano Guerrero, María Gabriela Balarezo García, Juan Sebastián Lima Icaza

“…In addition to treatment with bisphosphonate, consultation with the Genetics service was planned for study of the patient and family members; and with General Surgery, for scheduling surgical resolution. Due to the infrequency of this disease, it is of interest to describe the case, with the aim of exposing the main clinical manifestations and conduct to follow. …”
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Panniculectomy and Cystectomy: An Approach to the Morbidly Obese Patient by Lee A. Hugar, Robert M. Turner, Jeffrey A. Gusenoff, Andres F. Correa, Bruce L. Jacobs, Benjamin J. Davies

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Metyrapone for Long-Term Medical Management of Cushing’s Syndrome by Andrea N. Traina, Ashley Farr, Ritu Malik, Robert J. Bingham

“…Metyrapone is an orphan medication that is often used in the diagnosis of the disease and occasionally for short-term treatment prior to surgery. Long-term treatment with metyrapone is usually discouraged due to the contradictory increase in ACTH production, acne, hirsutism, hyperkalemia, edema, and other mineralocorticoid effects. …”
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Idiopathic Giant Hepatic Artery Pseudoaneurysm by Ahmed Abdelbaki, Neeraj Bhatt, Nishant Gupta, Shuo Li, Shady Abdelbaki, Yogesh Kumar

“…Currently, angioembolization is replacing surgery as the initial modality of choice for management of this condition.…”
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Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors as a Potential Risk for Implant Failure: A Clinical Report by Elham Emami, Pierre de Grandmont, Mélanie Menassa, Nicholas Audy, Robert Durand

“…The implants failed within six weeks of immediate loading although primary stability (≥50 Ncm) was achieved during surgery and clinical follow-ups did not show any deviance from standard implant care or patient-related complications. …”
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Uterine Cavity Abnormalities in Patients with Endometriosis in Alexandria: A Diagnostic Test Accuracy Study by Eman Aly Abd El Fattah

“…We aim to compare 4D ultrasonography to office hysteroscopy in evaluating uterine cavity in cases with endometriosis; also we aim at correlating these findings with the stage of endometriosis. 50 cases of endometriosis diagnosed by laparoscopy were randomly selected from El Shatby fertility clinic, Alexandria University, Egypt, with exclusion of cases with any previous intrauterine surgery or any hormonal treatment. Transvaginal 4D ultrasonography and office hysteroscopy were done. 4D ultrasonography agreed with office hysteroscopy in diagnosing abnormal uterine findings in 14 cases and four additional cases were diagnosed by hysteroscopy alone. …”
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A Unique Presentation of Occult Primary Breast Cancer with a Review of the Literature by Inaya Ahmed, Kavita Dharmarajan, Amy Tiersten, Ira Bleiweiss, Hank Schmidt, Sheryl Green, Richard L. Bakst

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From the Veins to the Heart: A Rare Cause of Varicose Veins by Michele Dalla Vestra, Elisabetta Grolla, Luca Bonanni, Vittorio Dorrucci, Fabio Presotto, Fausto Rigo

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Sirolimus for the Treatment of Airway Obstruction due to Indolent T-Lymphoblastic Proliferation by Eric Moughames, Ana P. Kiess, Lee M. Akst, Antoine Azar

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Postoperative nursing care of a patient with lumbar disc herniation (1例腰椎间盘突出症的术后护理体会) by HE Xin (何欣)

“…Individualized nursing interventions were carried out to relieve the pain and negative emotions, improve the quality of life and accelerate recovery after surgery. (本文总结1例腰椎间盘突出症术后患者的护理经验, 包括饮食管理、心理管理、疼痛管理、预防并发症、延续性护理等。…”
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Boerhaave's Syndrome: Still a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge in the 21st Century by J. Spapen, J. De Regt, K. Nieboer, G. Verfaillie, P. M. Honoré, H. Spapen

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A Novel Approach for Rehabilitation of a Subtotal Maxillectomy Patient with Immediately Loaded Basal Implant-Supported Prosthesis: 4 Years Follow-Up by Motaz Osman, Abdelnasir G. Ahmad, Fadia Awadalkreem

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Deep Endometriosis Induced Spontaneous Colon Rectal Perforation in Pregnancy: Laparoscopy Is Advanced Tool to Confirm Diagnosis by Aurelio Costa, Annalisa Sartini, Silvia Garibaldi, Marco Cencini

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Acute Acquired Comitant Esotropia in Adults: Is It Neurologic or Not? by Kadriye Erkan Turan, Tulay Kansu

“…Among patients, 3 were treated with prisms, 4 were treated with strabismus surgery, and 1 was treated with botulinum toxin injections; 1 patient declined treatment. …”
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Applications of Amniotic Membrane in Ophthalmology – New Perspectives in the Treatment of Eye Diseases by Larysa Krajewska-Węglewicz

“…It can also be used in the reconstruction of the ocular surface and in vitreoretinal surgery. Studies demonstrate its effectiveness in improving symptoms of dry eye syndrome. …”
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Publisher Correction: A systematic review and meta-analysis: prevalence and clinical implications of anatomical variants of the hepatic portal vein by Juan José Valenzuela-Fuenzalida, Benjamín Rodríguez-Osorio, Cristian Salgado-Torres, Pablo Nova-Baeza, Mathias Orellana-Donoso, Alejandro Bruna-Mejías, Roberto Avila-Sepulveda, Álvaro Becerra-Farfán, Macarena Rodríguez-Luengo, Juan Sanchis-Gimeno, Guinevere Granite, Héctor Gutiérrez-Espinoza

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Visual and Refractive Outcomes of a Toric Presbyopia-Correcting Intraocular Lens by Alice T. Epitropoulos

“…To evaluate outcomes in astigmatic patients implanted with the Trulign (Bausch + Lomb) toric presbyopia-correcting intraocular lens (IOL) during cataract surgery in a clinical practice setting. Methods. Retrospective study in 40 eyes (31 patients) that underwent cataract extraction and IOL implantation in a procedure using intraoperative wavefront aberrometry guidance (ORA system). …”
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Bilateral Serous Psammocarcinoma of Ovary: Rare Variant Low Grade Serous Carcinoma by Saubhagya Kumar Jena, Pritinanda Mishra, Vandana Mohapatra, Sweta Singh

“…Patient underwent exploratory laparotomy with primary debulking surgery. Histopathology showed bilateral serous psammocarcinoma of ovary with invasive implants on omentum. …”
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Evaluation of Heavy Silicon Oil in the Treatment of Retinal Detachment Mainly Iinvolving Lower Quadrants by Adam Cywiński

“…Residual peripheral vitreous required removal during repair surgery in the eyes with recurrent retinal detachment. …”
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