Long transparent cap-assisted clip closure technique: a new choice for gastrointestinal defect closure by Nan Dai, Changqing Guo, Shanshan Zhu, Saif Ullah, Jingwen Zhang, Ping Liu, Fangbin Zhang, Xinguang Cao

“…Abstract Objective To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the novel long transparent cap-assisted clip closure technique in closing gastrointestinal defects. …”
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Comparison of Primary Simple Closure and Limberg Flap Technique in Pilonidal Sinus by Hafiza Kiran Saleem Butt, Aamna Nazir, Muhammad Atif Khan, Muhammad Idrees Anwar, Hira Waris, Shahzaib Maqbool

“…Results The postoperative discharge was found in just five (16.3%) of the patients in group A (Limberg flap technique), while the discharge was present in 12 (40%) of the patients in group B (primary simple closure; p = 0.045). …”
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Transcatheter versus Surgical Techniques for Paravalvular Leak Closure: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Maryam Shojaeifard, Pegah Salehi, Soudabeh Behrooj, Mansoureh Niktab, Majid Abedi, Hamidreza Hekmat, Yeganeh Barkhordar, Sajjad Erami

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Evaluating the Anchorflow Suture Technique Versus Conventional Continuous Suturing in Vaginal Cuff Closure During TLH: A Multicenter Retrospective Analysis by Gizem Berfin Uluutku Bulutlar, Gizem Boz İzceyhan, Eralp Bulutlar, Fisun Vural

“…<i>Conclusions</i>: The AFS technique significantly reduces vaginal cuff closure time and demonstrates a comparable safety profile to continuous suturing. …”
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Novel technique to repair a bronchopleural fistula after esophagectomy using wide intercostal muscle flap fixed by azygos vein and bronchus: a case report by Yohei Honda, Akihiro Taira, Ayako Hirai, Koji Kuroda, Yoshinobu Ichiki, Fumihiro Tanaka

“…Because he was exhausted by surgical stress and malnourished, we considered reliable surgical closure of the fistula essential. Intraoperatively, it was found to connect with the membranous portion of the right main bronchus. …”
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Reinforced falsetto to increase the glottic closure in patients diagnosed with unilateral vocal cord paralysis by Patricio Orellana Marambio, Felipe Gonzalo Rosales Lillo, Giovanna Monichi Valdenegro

“…In conclusion, the reinforced falsetto technique was favourable for the glottic closure in the sample of participants studied. …”
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Crack tip strain evolution and crack closure during overload of a growing fatigue crack by De-Qiang Wang, Ming-Liang Zhu, Fu-Zhen Xuan

“…In this work, a material with low work hardening coefficient was used to study the effect of overload on crack tip strain evolution and crack closure by in-situ SEM observation and digital image correlation technique. …”
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Anterior Lens Curvature Matters in the Course of Primary Angle Closure: An Analysis Based on Ultrasound Biomicroscopic Imaging by Tingting Liu, Mengwei Li, Xiaoxiao Chen, Zhenying Jiang, Xiangmei Li, Xinghuai Sun, Jiajian Wang, Yuhong Chen

“…To evaluate the effect of anterior lens curvature in primary angle closure (PAC) and find additional anatomical features of crystalline lens that may predispose primary angle closure to the acute course. …”
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Interfacial delamination on fan-out wafer-level package using finite element analysis by Ariel P. Conversion, Aristotle T. Ubando, Jeremias A. Gonzaga

“…The virtual crack closure technique was used to evaluate the delamination in terms of total energy release rate on the interface of the individual package of fan-out wafer-level packaging when subjected to a high-temperature solder reflow process. …”
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Features of involution and local inflammation of uterine tissues after planned caesarian section at various ways of uterine closure by V. A. Kramarskiy, Y. V. Trusov

“…We found a one-row continuous blanket Reverdin's suture to be the optimal method of uterine closure. …”
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Iatrogenic obstruction of the aorta – a sequence of delayed, fatal complications after ‘off-label’ interventional persistent ductus arteriosus closure by Ireneusz Haponiuk, Konrad Paczkowski, Maciej Chojnicki, Radosław Jaworski

“…In autopsy there were found microscopic signs of apoptosis in parenchymal organs below iatrogenic ‘coarctation’, typical for chronic ischemia. …”
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Successful treatment modalities for missing lateral incisors– A systematic review by Nasser D. Alqahtani

“…Conclusion: An essential orthodontic space closure in combination with modern aesthetic prosthetic tooth replacement techniques has been reported to achieve greater success.…”
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Visceral aortic thrombectomy using endovascular technique by Vy C. Dang, BS, Shrishiv A. Timbalia, MD, Maham Rahimi, MD, PhD

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The expanded inframammary fold triangle: Improved results in large volume breast reductions by Karan Chopra, Kashyap Komarraju Tadisina, Alexandra Conde-Green, Devinder P Singh

“…This pedicle was de-epithelialized and an 8 Χ 3 cm 2 triangle of skin was preserved at the inferior base to reduce tension at the triple point, inverted T-closure. Materials and Methods: A retrospective review was performed on all patients who underwent reduction mammaplasty with the expanded inframammary fold (eIMF) technique as well as all patients who received the standard wise pattern technique. …”
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Novel surgical technique for macular holes with basal diameter >1000 μ by Debdulal Chakraborty, Soumen Mondal, Sabyasachi Sengupta, Subhendu Boral, Arnab Das

“…Closure rate of full-thickness macular holes (FTMHs) with basal diameter >1000 μ is known to be poor. …”
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Re-Revision ACL Reconstruction: A Double-Bundle Technique Video by Camden Bohn BS, Catherine Hand BS, Joshua Chang BS, Daanish Khazi-Syed BS, Chase Gornbein BS, Thomas Moran MD, Brian Forsythe MD

“…Another meta-analysis by Dong et al found no statistical difference in clinical outcomes between the single-bundle versus the double-bundle ACLR techniques. …”
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Temporalis Fascia Graft Underlay Technique for Type (1) Tympanoplasty in Chronic Otitis Media by Maad Mahmood Saleh, Dawood Salman Hussien

“…Conclusion: Temporalis fascia graft underlay technique of type-1 tympanoplasty is an effective method for closure of tympanic membrane perforation with a success rate of (85%). …”
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SURGICAL OUTCOMES FOLLOWING NEW TECHNIQUE APPLICATION OF DUODENAL STUMP FORMATION IN GASTRIC CANCER PATIENTS by D. A. Valyakis, A. G. Baryshev, N. V. Khachaturyan, M. V. Bodnya, V. A. Porhanov

“…This method for duodenal stump hermetic closure is characterised as a simple and reliable technique. …”
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SURGICAL OUTCOMES FOLLOWING NEW TECHNIQUE APPLICATION OF DUODENAL STUMP FORMATION IN GASTRIC CANCER PATIENTS by D. A. Valyakis, A. G. Baryshev, N. V. Khachaturyan, M. V. Bodnya, V. A. Porhanov

“…This method for duodenal stump hermetic closure is characterised as a simple and reliable technique. …”
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Arm reconstruction with myocutaneous flap of the latissimus dorsi muscle after resection of sarcomas: report of two cases and description of the surgical technique by Leonardo Orletti, Ana Luiza Miranda Cardona, Ana Paula Mazzocco, Marcio Diniz Barreto, Luiz Augusto de Castro Fagundes

“…The latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap (LDMF) is an option in injuries to the upper limbs, especially the proximal and middle thirds of the arm, with preservation of limb function and primary closure of the resection area. We report two cases of arm resection and reconstruction using LDMF, focusing on the surgical technique description.…”
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