Perioperative challenges and anesthetic management in Thoraco-Omphalopagus twin separation: A case report by R Safdhar Hasmi, Sateesh Verma, Vinita Singh, Gyanendra Pratap Singh

“…The rarity of these surgeries, coupled with the unique anatomical variations in each case, makes every separation procedure a distinct experience. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes in Endogenous Cushing’s Syndrome: A 15-Year Experience from Thailand by Wasita Warachit Parksook, Nitchakarn Laichuthai, Sarat Sunthornyothin

“…An initial remission rate after transsphenoidal surgeries in CD was 62%, with higher rates in pituitary microadenomas compared to macroadenomas. …”
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The Efficacy of Denosumab in the Management of a Tibial Paediatric Aneurysmal Bone Cyst Compromised by Rebound Hypercalcaemia by Matthew Harcus, Samantha Aldridge, Adesegun Abudu, Lee Jeys, Senthil Senniappan, Henry Morgan, Barry Pizer

“…Surgery is the main treatment option for patients with aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC). …”
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Dental rehabilitation of cleft palate patients using zygomatic implants: A case report by Teresa Creo-Martinez, Maitena Canivell-Zabaleta, Alba Sanjuan-Sanjuan, Manuel Caro

“…The difficulty of rehabilitating these patients lies in the unusual anatomy they present and the alteration of the vascular supply of local tissues caused by the previous performed surgeries, along with other causes. This report describes the successful dental rehabilitation with zygomatic implants of a patient with complete bilateral cleft palate who was edentulous and had severe maxillary atrophy.…”
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Protecting the Autonomy of Patients with Severe Mental Illness Through Psychiatric Advance Directive Peer-Facilitation by Nicholas Karasik

“…Cocanour, "Informed Consent-It's More than a Signature on a Piece of Paper," The American Journal of Surgery 214, no. 6 (2017): 993-997, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.09.015…”
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Do Pathologic Fractures in Long Bone Following Bony Malignancy Increase the Risk of Venous Thromboembolism? A Comparative Study by Sanjay Kumar Rai, Tej Pratap Gupta, Bhavya Sirohi, Surbhi Rajauria, Nitish Khandelwal

“…Materials and Methods: In a retrospective study on patients who underwent surgeries for pathological fracture fixation between September 2010 and October 2020. …”
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Cold Plasma Activity Against Biofilm Formation of Prosthetic Joint Infection Pathogens by Christopher Spiegel, Débora C. Coraça-Huber, Michael Nogler, Rohit Arora, David Putzer

“…Periprosthetic joint infections occur in 1–2% of all patients undergoing prosthetic joint surgeries. Although strong efforts have been made to reduce infection rates, conventional therapies like one- or two-stage revisions have failed to lower the infection rates. …”
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MA-VoxelMorph: Multi-scale attention-based VoxelMorph for nonrigid registration of thoracoabdominal CT images by Qing Huang, Lei Ren, Tingwei Quan, Minglei Yang, Hongmei Yuan, Kai Cao

“…This paper aims to develop a nonrigid registration method of preoperative and intraoperative thoracoabdominal CT images in computer-assisted interventional surgeries for accurate tumor localization and tissue visualization enhancement. …”
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Neurological Disease-Affected Patients, including Multiple Sclerosis, Are Poor Responders to BKPyV, a Human Polyomavirus by Ilaria Bononi, Elisa Mazzoni, Silvia Pietrobon, Maria Rosa Iaquinta, Andrea Caselli, Elena Torreggiani, Maura Pugliatti, Ilaria Casetta, Massimiliano Castellazzi, Enrico Granieri, Fernanda Martini, Mauro Tognon

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Skin Necrosis Associated with Thromboprophylaxis after Total Knee Replacement by S. V. Karuppiah, A. J. Johnstone

“…Thromboprophylaxis are routinely given to prevent venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients after total hip and knee replacement surgeries. Low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) (fractioned heparin) is effective in the prevention and treatment of VTE. …”
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Long-term outcomes of corneal transplantation: a review of 8,378 patients by Mohammad Nasser Hashemian, Mohammad Javad Zia, Masoud Khorrami-Nejad, Qaysser Sattar Abed, Hesam Hashemian

“…., keratoconus, ulcers), concurrent surgeries (e.g., vitrectomy), and prior procedures (e.g., glaucoma surgeries, IOL implantation) significantly increase re-transplantation risk, likely due to additional ocular stress and inflammation. …”
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Comparing the effects of three local anaesthetic agents on cardiac conduction system - A randomised study by Vaishali Agarwal, Pravin K. Das, Soumya S. Nath, Manoj Tripathi, Bhuwan Tiwari

“…Background and Aims: This study aimed to compare the effects of three local anaesthetic (LA) agents, namely bupivacaine, levobupivacaine, and ropivacaine, on the cardiac conduction system as assessed by corrected QT (QTc) and P wave dispersion (PWD) intervals in lower limb orthopaedic surgeries and to find the most suitable LA agent that can be used for a long duration. …”
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Surgical treatment of the concomitant pathology in corrected transposition of great arteries by O.Ye. Repin, L.S. Maniuc, V.I. Corcea, E.K. Cheptanaru, O.Ye. Maliga, E.I. Virlan, I.V. Cucu

“…Surgeries were performed without lethal outcomes. Patients were observed from 8 months till 14 years. …”
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Challenges and Solutions for Keeping Maternity and Gynecology Services Functioning Comprehensively in Secondary Level Health Care Facility in COVID-19 Pandemic Situation Using a Cl... by Jayanta Kumar Biswas, Pratistha Lall, Soumen Das Poddar, Vikas Srivastava, Ajith Nilakantan

“…The number of out-patient attendance and gynecologic laparoscopic surgeries were significantly reduced mostly in the initial month of lockdown (April 2020) and thereafter. …”
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Right Lung Agenesis with Tracheal Stenosis due to Complete Tracheal Rings and Postpneumonectomy Like Syndrome Treated with Tissue Expander Placement by Yashwant Agrawal, Sandeep Patri, Jagadeesh K. Kalavakunta

“…In patients who are symptomatic it becomes imperative to perform surgeries to increase survival as was the case in this patient.…”
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Multicentric Reticulohistiocytosis Presenting with Papulonodular Skin Lesions and Arthritis Mutilans by Raya Saba, Shawn G. Kwatra, Bishwas Upadhyay, Aibek E. Mirrakhimov, Farah N. Khan

“…We report the case of a 54-year-old female who was misdiagnosed as having rheumatoid arthritis and underwent numerous joint replacement surgeries for progressively destructive arthritis in her hands, shoulders, hips, and knees. …”
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Trichilemmal Cyst of the Eyelid: Masquerading as Recurrent Chalazion by Manju Meena, Ruchi Mittal, Debarati Saha

“…We report a rare case of trichilemmal cyst of the eyelid which was masquerading as chalazion for which the patient had undergone multiple surgeries. Wide excision was done and diagnosis was confirmed on histopathology. …”
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A Comparative Study of 0.25% Levobupivacaine, 0.25% Ropivacaine, and 0.25% Bupivacaine in Paediatric Single Shot Caudal Block by Jagdeep Sharma, Ruchi Gupta, Anita Kumari, Lakshmi Mahajan, Jasveer Singh

“…Material and Methods. 90 patients of ASA grade I and II posted for elective infraumbilical surgeries were randomly divided into three groups of 30 each. …”
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Comparison of the Efficacies of Sacrospinous Ligament Fixation and Laparoscopic Lateral Suspension in the Treatment of Apical Prolapse: 24-Month Follow-Up Results by Engin Yurtcu, Betul Keyif, Burcu Sarigedik, Alper Basbug, Andrea Tinelli

“…This study compares the outcomes and effectiveness of sacrospinous ligament fixation (SSLF) and laparoscopic lateral suspension (LLS) surgeries in the treatment of POP. …”
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Nanophthalmos: A Review of the Clinical Spectrum and Genetics by Pedro C. Carricondo, Thais Andrade, Lev Prasov, Bernadete M. Ayres, Sayoko E. Moroi

“…These disorders present significant clinical challenges to ophthalmologists due to a high rate of secondary angle-closure glaucoma, spontaneous choroidal effusions, and perioperative complications with cataract and retinal surgeries. Nanophthalmos may present as a sporadic or familial disorder, with autosomal-dominant or recessive inheritance. …”
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