Vertical Marginal Discrepancy of a Monolithic Zirconia Crown with Different Cement Spaces by Turki Alkhallagi, Meshari Alzahrani, Majed Ali Alkathiri, Ghadeer I. Basunbul, Amin Marghalani

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Mandibular Osteitis Leading to the Diagnosis of SAPHO Syndrome by Tomohiro Kikuchi, Hiroyuki Fujii, Akifumi Fujita, Tomoko Sugiyama, Hideharu Sugimoto

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The Use of Titanium Mesh in Guided Bone Regeneration: A Systematic Review by F. Briguglio, D. Falcomatà, S. Marconcini, L. Fiorillo, R. Briguglio, D. Farronato

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In-stent chronic coronary occlusion. Efficiency of revascularization and recanalization technique by S.M. Furkalo

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Pleural Mycobacterium Avium Complex Infection in an Immunocompetent Female with No Risk Factors by Ravi P. Manglani, Misbahuddin Khaja, Karen Hennessey, Omonuwa Kennedy

“…The patient underwent pleural biopsy, bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage, and video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), all of which failed to identify the causative organism. …”
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Primary Neuronal Culture and Transient Transfection by Shun- Tseng, Peng- Chen, Eric Hwang

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Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy as a Primary Operation for Morbid Obesity: Experience with 200 Patients by Paolo Gentileschi

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A Delayed Diagnosis of Hemorrhagic Shock in a Patient with Alcoholic Cirrhosis and Ascites on Bedside Ultrasound by Madeline Bach, Julian Choi, Rory A. Smith, Sarkis Arabian

“…Massive transfusion protocol was initiated and interventional radiology was emergently consulted due to concerns for intraabdominal hemorrhage; general surgery deemed the patient too unstable for surgical intervention. …”
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Neoantigen immunotherapy: a novel treatment for bladder cancer by Ruiyang Lv, Zhenzhu Liu, Maoxin Lv, Yuze Song, Junlin Wang, Huizhi Mu, Yu Zhang, Xuejian Wang

“…The traditional treatment methods for bladder cancer are mainly surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and targeted therapy; however, these treatment methods do not improve the clinical prognosis of patients with advanced or metastatic bladder cancer. …”
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Dexmedetomidine Reduces Incidences of Ventricular Arrhythmias in Adult Patients: A Meta-Analysis by Qiaonan Zhong, Ashish Kumar, Abhishek Deshmukh, Courtney Bennett

“…We identified 6 out of 126 studies that met the selection criteria for our meta-analysis, all of which focused on the perioperative cardiac surgery period. Patients receiving dexmedetomidine demonstrated a significant reduction of the overall incidence of ventricular arrhythmias (RR 0.35, 95% CI 0.16, 0.76). …”
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Preoperative Inflammatory Control and Surgical Outcome of Vitrectomy in Intermediate Uveitis by Yong Un Shin, Joo Young Shin, Dae Joong Ma, Heeyoon Cho, Hyeong Gon Yu

“…These parameters were compared according to the presence of complete inflammation control before surgery. Results. The indications of vitrectomy included epiretinal membrane (26 eyes), vitreous opacity (21 eyes), and tractional retinal detachment (12 eyes), among others. …”
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Prevalence of Middle Ear Infections and Associated Risk Factors in Children under 5 Years in Gasabo District of Kigali City, Rwanda by Kaitesi Batamuliza Mukara, Richard J. Lilford, Debara Lyn Tucci, Peter Waiswa

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Timing for Pacing after Acquired Conduction Disease in the Setting of Endocarditis by Daniel Brancheau, George Degheim, Christian Machado

“…After sterilization, the patient underwent a successful surgery. Postoperatively, he remained in complete heart block and a permanent pacemaker placement was performed after complete sterilization. …”
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A Fatal Case of Multidrug Resistant Acinetobacter Necrotizing Fasciitis: The Changing Scary Face of Nosocomial Infection by Nupur Sinha, Masooma Niazi, Dmitry Lvovsky

“…We report a unique case of monomicrobial necrotizing fasciitis caused by multidrug resistant (MDR) A. baumannii, in absence of any preceding trauma, surgery, or any obvious breech in the continuity of skin or mucosa. …”
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Pembrolizumab for the Treatment of Locally Advanced Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Patient Selection and Special Considerations by Stewart M, Geiger JL

“…Pembrolizumab, approved by the FDA in 2020 for recurrent or metastatic cSCC not amenable to curative surgery or radiation, has shown promising results in clinical trials. …”
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Minimum effective concentration 90 (EC90) of ropivacaine for Femoral nerve block: A biased-coin up-and-down sequential method study by Ahmed M. Taha, Manjusha Mohanan, Sebastian Orduna, Ahmed F. Alalwi, Mohamed I. Badr, Ahmed M. Abd-Elmaksoud

“…Background and Aims: The femoral nerve (FN) is commonly blocked using ropivacaine to provide postoperative analgesia after knee surgery. However, the minimal required concentration has not yet been defined. …”
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Application of ICH Guidelines for the Assessment and Control of Elemental Impurities in Parecoxib Sodium by Graphite-Digestion and ICP-MS by Yajie Hao, Guang Yin, Xuemei Wang, Zhenglei Jiang, Guimin Zhang, Zhong Feng, Qinyong Sun

“…Parecoxib sodium is a widely used parenteral cyclooxygenase 2 selective inhibitor to relieve acute postoperative pain following gynecologic laparotomy surgery. To ensure the quality of the drug, a detailed quality specification is indispensable. …”
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Laparotomy for Advanced Abdominal Ectopic Pregnancy by Dereje Tegene, Sultan Nesha, Befikadu Gizaw, Tadele Befikadu

“…The mainstay of treatment for advanced abdominal pregnancy is surgery. The fetus can be delivered easily, and there are two options for the management of the placenta: removal of the placenta and leave the placenta in situ. …”
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Tropheryma whipplei infection presenting as indolent endophthalmitis by Rami Waked, Jeffrey K. Moore, Brandon Winward, Sophia Ham, Howard W. Hoyt, Leyla Azis

“…This case describes a 78-year-old male with blurry vision and floaters in his right eye five months after cataract surgery, along with new onset weight loss and arthralgias. …”
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Effect of Arginine Vasopressin on Intraoperative Hypotension Caused by Oral Administration of 5-Aminolevulinic Acid by Gen Owada, Hideo Nishizawa, Yuki Matoyama, Eri Watanabe, Keigo Mitsuda, Naoki Kaneko, Yasuhiro Kimura, Taikan Nanao, Junichi Fujimoto

“…A 77-year-old man scheduled for a craniotomy for glioma was administered 5-ALA orally before surgery. After the induction of anesthesia, his blood pressure decreased substantially. …”
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