Massive Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak of the Temporal Bone by Giannicola Iannella, Alessandra Manno, Emanuela Pasqualitto, Andrea Ciofalo, Diletta Angeletti, Benedetta Pasquariello, Giuseppe Magliulo

“…CSF leak remains one of the most frequent complications after VS surgery. Radiotherapy is considered a predisposing factor for development of temporal bone CSF leak because it may impair dural repair mechanisms, thus causing inadequate dural sealing. …”
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The Role and Impact of Salivary Zn Levels on Dental Caries by Milaim Sejdini, Agim Begzati, Sami Salihu, Sokol Krasniqi, Nora Berisha, Nora Aliu

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Surgical treatment outcomes and risk factors for post-TB lung disease by C. Guo, Q. Li, L. Wei, Y. Liu, D. Sun, C. Ding

“…CONCLUSION: The study confirms that surgery for PTLD is safe and efficacious. Patients with advanced age, an extended duration of pre-operative anti-TB therapy, comorbid diabetes mellitus and pre-operative haemoptysis should maintain vigilance regarding the potential development of PTLD.…”
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Unusual Case of Malignant Struma Ovarii and Cervical Thyroid Cancer Preceded by Ovarian Teratoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Elias G. Tzelepis, Elena Barengolts, Steven Garzon, Joseph Shulan, Yuval Eisenberg

“…In 5 patients, there was extrathyroidal tumor extension at time of surgery. Conclusion. MSO can occasionally coexist with highly aggressive eutopic thyroid cancer. …”
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Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate Oxidases and Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease by Vittoria Cammisotto, Emanuele Valeriani, Pasquale Pignatelli, Francesco Violi

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A Behcet’s Disease Patient with Right Ventricular Thrombus, Pulmonary Artery Aneurysms, and Deep Vein Thrombosis Complicating Recurrent Pulmonary Thromboembolism by Selvi Aşker, Müntecep Aşker, Özgür Gürsu, Rıdvan Mercan, Özgür Bülent Timuçin

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Demographic-Based Algorithm Used to Predict the Implant Sizing in Total Knee Arthroplasty by Sunil Rajan, Saurabh Jain, Chetan Singh Dhosariya

“…Background: Prediction of the accurate implant improves preparedness for surgery and helps to reduce intraoperative difficulties. …”
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Successful Gastric Volvulus Reduction and Gastropexy Using a Dual Endoscope Technique by Laith H. Jamil, Brian L. Huang, David C. Kunkel, Vijay Jayaraman, Edy E. Soffer

“…Patients who are poor surgical candidates or those who do not require emergent surgery can possibly benefit the most from similar minimally invasive endoscopic procedures as described here.…”
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Angle Closure Glaucoma in Retinitis Pigmentosa by Chandni Pradhan, Simanta Khadka, Purushottam Joshi

“…Neodymium yttrium aluminium garnet laser peripheral iridotomy (LPI) was performed in two patients and in the fellow eye in other two patients as a prophylactic measure. Phacoemulsification surgery with implantation of intraocular lens (IOL) was performed in three patients, whereas phacoemulsification only without IOL and trabeculectomy performed in one patient. …”
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Two-Dimensional Cutting (TDC) Vitrectome: In Vitro Flow Assessment and Prospective Clinical Study Evaluating Core Vitrectomy Efficiency versus Standard Vitrectome by Mitrofanis Pavlidis

“…Conclusion. Vitrectomy surgery performed using a TDC vitrectome was faster than core vitrectomy utilizing a standard single-action vitrectome at similar cut speeds.…”
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Morbidity of Inguinofemoral Lymphadenectomy in Vulval Cancer by A. A. Soliman, M. Heubner, R. Kimmig, P. Wimberger

“…Followup of the patient ran up to 84 months after surgery. Results. Within a total of 64 inguinofemoral lymphadenectomies, 24% of the inguinal wounds were affected with cellulitis, 13% developed a seroma, 10% suffered wound breakdown, 5% showed lower limb edema within a month of the operation, and 21.4% showed lower limb edema during the long-term followup. …”
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Implementation of Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Early Colorectal Neoplasms in Sweden by Henrik Thorlacius, Noryia Uedo, Ervin Toth

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Primary Pleural Angiosarcoma in a 63-Year-Old Gentleman by Ahmed Abu-Zaid, Shamayel Mohammed

“…The patient was scheduled for surgery in three weeks. Unfortunately, the patient died after one week after discharge secondary to pulseless ventricular tachycardia arrest followed by asystole. …”
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Transvaginal Drainage of Pelvic Abscesses and Collections Using Transabdominal Ultrasound Guidance by Kevin C. Ching, Jules H. Sumkin

“…Appropriate percutaneous management can avoid the need for surgery.…”
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Evaluation of Different Power of Near Addition in Two Different Multifocal Intraocular Lenses by Ugur Unsal, Gonen Baser

“…Methods. 41 eyes of 41 patients in whom rotational +3.0 diopters near addition IOLs were implanted and 30 eyes of 30 patients in whom diffractive +2.5 diopters near addition IOLs were implanted after cataract surgery were reviewed. Uncorrected and corrected distance visual acuity, intermediate visual acuity, near visual acuity, and patient satisfaction were evaluated 6 months later. …”
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Iron Deficiency Anaemia Caused by Nonspecific (Idiopathic) Small Bowel Ulceration: An Uncommon Presentation of an Uncommon Disease by Gabriele Capurso, Edith Lahner, Nadia Pallotta, Francesco Panzuto, Gianfranco Delle Fave, Bruno Annibale

“…An ileal ulcer was identified at surgery, and after resection the patient experienced a stable recovery from the anemia without ulcer recurrence. …”
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Therapeutic effects of Salvadora persica (Miswak) on patients with mild to moderate gingivitis. by Kawa F. Dizaye, Zainab Yalman Othman

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Intestinal duplicity with ultrasound diagnosis. A case report by Diana García Rodríguez, Yisel González Ríos, Leidelén Esquivel Sosa, Abel Armenteros García

“…The diagnosis of ileal intestinal duplication was suggested, which was confirmed with a biopsy after surgery. Ultrasound is the test of first choice in the diagnosis of this condition. …”
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A Rare Case of Spontaneous Pneumocephalus Associated with Nontraumatic Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak by Murad Baba, Omer Tarar, Amer Syed

“…CSF rhinorrhea stopped completely after the surgery with near complete resolution of pneumocephalus before discharge. …”
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FREQUENCY AND CONSEQUENCES OF FUNCTIONAL LIMITATIONSIN KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS PATIENTS BELOW 50 YEARS OF AGE by Fakhira Arain

“…Individuals with a history of road traffic accidents (RTA), osteomyelitis, tuberculosis of joints, tumors, or those who had undergone ligament surgery were excluded from the study. The collected data were subjected to descriptive analysis using statistical package for social sciences to determine the frequency of various parameters. …”
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