Systemic Inflammatory Response during Laparotomy by Ahmad Mahamid, Basel Jabarin, Gidon Almogy

“…Analysis of the data showed no significant changes in the level of plasma inflammatory mediators during the surgical procedure, except for the platelet count which showed a significant decrease (P=0.001). …”
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Simultaneous transcatheter aortic valve implantation and femoral osteosynthesis: a case report by Yuki Mitsuta, Yukiko Okamura, Yosuke Miyamoto, Dai Tanahira

“…A preoperative simulation was conducted to review the surgical procedure and confirm the arrangement of the operating table and instruments. …”
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Treatment of Class III Malocclusion: Atypical Extraction Protocol by Fernando Pedrin Carvalho Ferreira, Maiara da Silva Goulart, Renata Rodrigues de Almeida-Pedrin, Ana Claudia de Castro Ferreira Conti, Maurício de Almeida Cardoso

“…However, owing to the high cost and inherent risk of the surgical procedure, this treatment option is often denied by the patient; in such a case, the orthodontist has little choice but to perform, where possible, compensatory treatments to restore a functional occlusion and improve facial esthetics. …”
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Evaluation of Gait Performance of a Hemipelvectomy Amputation Walking with a Canadian Prosthesis by M. T. Karimi, M. Kamali, H. Omar, Javid Mostmand

“…Hemipelvectomy amputation is a surgical procedure in which lower limb and a portion of pelvic are removed. …”
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Percutaneous Discectomy—Continuous Irrigation and Drainage for Tuberculous Lumbar Spondylitis: A Report of Two Cases by Sei Shibuya, Satoshi Komatsubara, Tetsuji Yamamoto, Nobuo Arima, Yoshiaki Kanda, Shiro Oka

“…This method is advantageous in that although minimally invasive, it achieves identification of pathogenic bacteria and treatment simultaneously. This surgical procedure is expected to prove effective for both TB and pyogenic spondylitis.…”
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TAG (Tube and Graft) Sandwich Technique: A Novel Single-Stage Scleral Reinforcement and Aqueous Drainage Tube Implantation by Faisal Ahmed, Nada G. Mohamed

“…In this article, we present a novel “TAG sandwich” single surgical procedure in which thinned sclera is reinforced with a pericardial patch graft (“bottom layer of the sandwich”) allowing safe implantation of the GDD (“the tube sandwich filling”) and then placing another patch graft on top of the tube part of the GDD (“top layer of the sandwich”). …”
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Dental Management of a Child with Incidentally Detected Hemophilia: Report of a Clinical Case by Ricardo Martínez-Rider, Arturo Garrocho-Rangel, Raúl Márquez-Preciado, María Victoria Bolaños-Carmona, Socorro Islas-Ruiz, Amaury Pozos-Guillén

“…This report describes the dental/medical management provided to an 8.10-year-old patient suffering from uncontrolled bleeding after a surgical procedure to expose both permanent upper central incisors, in which hemophilia was a pure incidental finding. …”
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One-Stage Hybrid Repair of Multiple Degenerative Aneurysms by George N. Kouvelos, Nektario K. Papa, Eleni M. Arnaoutoglou, Christina Bali, Miltiadis I. Matsagkas

“…The development of multiple aneurysms in different segments of the arterial tree requiring treatment is a challenge for the vascular surgeon as their management often demands more than one surgical procedure. We report a case of a 71-year-old male suffering from multiple aneurysms in four different segments of the arterial tree in combination with disabling claudication of his left leg. …”
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Surgical strategy in a patient with an aggressive tumor of the gastrointestinal tract in the fourth portion of the duodenum by Tomás Ariel Lombardo Vaillant

“…The diagnostic tests performed were: blood chemistry tests, abdominal ultrasound, computerized axial tomography, and digestive endoscopy with biopsy that confirmed the diagnosis. The surgical procedure was resection of the duodenum fourth portion and the first jejunal loops, with restoration of intestinal function through duodenum (second portion) lateral jejunostomy. …”
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Comparative evaluation of implant stability and esthetics by partial extraction therapy and immediate implant placement in maxillary anterior region: A clinical study by Venkateshwarapuram Rengaswami Balaji, Krishnaveni Boobalan, Manikandan Dhanasekaran

“…The secondary parameters such as the Visual Analog Scale were assessed at the end of 24 h of surgical procedure; the sulcular bleeding index was evaluated at the 3rd month and 6th month; peri-implant probing depth was evaluated at the end of the 3rd month and 6th month. …”
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TB Peritonitis Mistaken for Ovarian Carcinomatosis Based on an Elevated CA-125 by Joseph D. Boss, Christopher T. Shah, Oladoyin Oluwole, John N. Sheagren

“…This case outlines the unfortunate consequences of the misdiagnosis of what probably was an antibiotic responsive illness, resulting in an unnecessarily aggressive surgical procedure. The delay in the diagnosis of tuberculous pertitonitis resulted in an unnecessary radical resection of the patient’s reproductive organs. …”
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A novel system for markerless intra-operative bone and bone fragment tracking by Marcus Tatum, Andrew Kern, Jessica E. Goetz, Geb Thomas, Donald D. Anderson

“…Fluoroscopic guidance is an integral tool in modern orthopaedic surgery often used to track bones and/or bone fragments during a surgical procedure. However, relying upon this intra-operative 2D projective imaging modality for this purpose can challenge a surgeon’s ability to interpret 3D position and orientation of any but the simplest bony anatomy. …”
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Outcome of the Pediatric Patients with Portal Cavernoma: The Retrospective Study for 10 Years Focusing on Recurrent Variceal Bleeding by Hongjie Guo, Fabao Hao, Chunbao Guo, Yang Yu

“…Acute variceal bleeding was subjected to conservative symptomatic treatment and emergency endoscopic sclerotherapy. Surgical procedure selection was based on the severity of vascular dilation and collateral circulation. …”
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Implant-Prosthetic Rehabilitation in Bilateral Agenesis of Maxillary Lateral Incisors with a Mini Split Crest by M. M. Figliuzzi, A. Giudice, S. Pileggi, D. Pacifico, M. Marrelli, M. Tatullo, L. Fortunato

“…The reported clinical case describes the surgical procedure of ridge augmentation by using a “split crest” technique with a partial thickness flap and a subsequent implant-prosthetic rehabilitation aimed at treating a bilateral agenesis of the upper lateral incisors. …”
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Is There an Association Between Injury History and Lower Extremity Joint Injury During Canada Games Competition? by Umar Yousufy, Nicole J. Chimera

“…Injury history was self-reported and included concussion, major surgical procedure, neck and back, trauma to joint or bone, and trauma to ligament or tendon. …”
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Efficacy of Keyhole Approach to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome under Ambulatory Strategy by Rodrigo Ramos-Zúñiga, César J. García-Mercado, Iván Segura-Durán, Luis A. Zepeda-Gutiérrez

“…No incidents were identified during the procedure and 98% of patients were discharged within an hour after the surgical procedure. Conclusions. The microsurgical approach described following the keyhole principle is a treatment option that, under local anesthesia and ambulatory management, may represent an alternative strategy of an effective treatment reducing the morbidity. …”
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Treatment of Chronic Posttraumatic Leg Injury Using Autologous Fat Graft by Fabio Caviggioli, Francesco Maria Klinger, Valeriano Vinci, Guido Cornegliani, Marco Klinger

“…We have had complete wound closure with only a single surgical procedure after 1 month; after the second intervention of autologous fat graft we observed an improvement in the quality of the scar tissue. …”
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Guided Bilateral Transcanine Implant Placement and Implant-Supported Oral Rehabilitation in a Patient with Progressive Systemic Scleroderma by Igor Smojver, Ivan Katalinić, Marko Vuletić, Luka Stojić, Dražena Gerbl, Dragana Gabrić

“…When faced with a situation where an impacted tooth is in the way of a planned implant, one approach to avoid an invasive surgical procedure and potential associated complications is to place a transcanine implant. …”
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Morbimortality in Patients Undergone an Operation for Intestinal Occlusion in General Surgery Service by Alexander Marchena Rodríguez, Reinaldo Jiménez Prendes, Julio César Sarmiento Sánchez

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> the more frequent trans-operative diagnosis: bridles, intestinal tumors and hernias. The more use surgical procedures were: the lyses of bridles, the tranversostomy; the intestinal resection more practiced was the small intestine one; the more used anastomosis was the terminal term, the kelotomy and herniorrhapy. …”
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Robert's Uterus Versus Juvenile Cystic Adenomyoma – Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges – Case Report and Review of Literature by Reeta Mahey, Rohitha Cheluvaraju, Supriya Kumari, Garima Kachhawa, Archana Kumari, Monika Rajput, Neerja Bhatla

“…Understanding the pathology, early diagnosis, timely referral and correct surgical procedure are emphasised to improve reproductive outcomes.…”
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