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Radiofrequency Ablation as a Safe and Effective Treatment for Thyroid Nodules After Lobectomy

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background A new symptomatic nodule may develop or a preexisting nodule may grow to warrant treatment in the remaining lobe of patients who previously had a unilateral thyroid lobectomy. Conventional management often results in completion thyroidectomy, but radiofrequency ablation (RFA) offers a minimally invasive alternative to surgical ...
Yaser Bashumeel, Mohamad Alsbei, Eli Tsakiris, Sanajana Ratakonda, Sriti Donthi, Amanda Bartolini, Yousef Zenah, Samer Rajjoub, Mohamed Shama, Gregory Randolph, Grace S. Lee, Emad Kandil   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Outcomes of the Paramedian Forehead Flap for Nasal Reconstruction: Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective(s) Paramedian forehead flap (PMFF) reconstruction remains the gold standard for complex nasal defects, yet outcomes have not been comprehensively synthesized. We aimed to define flap survival, complication profiles, and reconstructive patterns through the largest systematic review and meta‐analysis of PMFFs to date.
Renate Ma, Cali Loblundo, Shaun A. Nguyen, Krishna G. Patel, Michelle S. Hwang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hospital Experience, Body Image, and Cosmesis After Laparoscopic or Open Splenectomy

, 2009
Background: Laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) is becoming the "gold standard" technique for splenectomy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the hospital experience, body image, and cosmesis after LS or open splenectomy (OS)
Filiz, Ali Ilker, Demirbas, Sezai, Kurt, Yavuz, Ozsoy, Yucel, Sucullu, Ilker, Canda, Aras Emre, Inan, Ihsan, Aras Emre Canda, Ilker Sucullu, Ali Ilker Filiz, Yavuz Kurt, Ihsan Inan, Yucel Ozsoy, Sezai Demirbas   +13 more
core   +1 more source

Relationships between reference lines altered during leg shape correction as requested by the patient

Гений oртопедии, 2021
shaped legs as classified by A. A. Artemiev. The purpose of the study was to compare changes in the relationship between reference lines as mechanical axis deviation (MAD), mechanical medial proximal tibial angle (mMPTA), mechanical lateral distal ...
Pavel N. Kulesh, Leonid N. Solomin
doaj   +1 more source

Targeted Muscle Reinnervation for Intuitive Prosthetic Control

Muscle &Nerve, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The convergence of medical and technological advances has led to a substantial expansion of therapeutic approaches for patients with limb amputations. Targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) is one of the strategies to improve control of bionic arms and has been applied for more than two decades. Through surgical rewiring of the nerves responsible
Nitay Maile, Laura Ferrante, Dario Farina, Ulla Al Dabbass, Oskar C. Aszmann, Vlad Tereshenko   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cosmetic Outcomes of the First Bodybuilder Using a Low-Cost Modified Culture Technique for Burn Wound Coverage: A Case Report and Long-Term Follow-Up

European Burn Journal
Cultured epidermal autografts (CEAs) serve as an alternative permanent skin replacement, though high costs often limit their use in resource-constrained settings and to life-saving cases.
Wayne George Kleintjes, Tarryn Kay Prinsloo   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Frailty and Recovery Following Free Flap Reconstruction in Head and Neck Cancer: A Systematic Review

Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To review the impact of frailty on various outcomes in geriatric head and neck cancer (HNC) patients undergoing microvascular free flap reconstruction (MFFR). Data Sources MEDLINE, Embase, and World of Science. Review Methods Following PRISMA guidelines, two independent reviewers performed a systematic review of MEDLINE, Embase, and ...
Anvitha R. Metpally, Mitchell T. Victor, Mirian Ramirez, Avinash Mantravadi, Michael W. Sim, Michael G. Moore, Jessica A. Yesensky, Janice L. Farlow   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Therapeutic uses of surface electromyography for rehabilitation: An emerging tool across clinical applications

PM&R, EarlyView.
Abstract Surface electromyography (EMG) is a noninvasive technology that detects voluntary muscle activation and has emerged as a valuable tool for neuromuscular assessment and rehabilitation. By using surface electrodes placed over targeted muscle groups, EMG enables the detection of muscle activity without the discomfort associated with invasive ...
Stephanie H. Vu, Jonathan Lutgens, Kathrine R. Manolopoulos, Sonja Katt, Sarah M. Smith, Aaron E. Bunnell, Yusha Katie Liu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Toxicity and cosmesis outcomes after single fraction partial breast irradiation in early stage breast cancer [PDF]

, 2011
Background To report the clinical outcome after a Single Shot 3D-CRT PBI (SSPBI) in breast cancer patients after conservative surgery (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01316328).
Paola Pinnarò, Fabrizio Impiombato, Antonella Soriani, Giorgio Arcangeli, Valeria Landoni, Lidia Strigari, Stefano Arcangeli, Giuseppe Iaccarino, Fabrizio Ambesi Impiombato, Carolina Giordano, Valentina Pinzi   +10 more
core   +2 more sources

Endoscopic Total Thyroidectomy via a Single‐Port Subclavian Approach Versus Open Surgery for Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Historically, performing contralateral thyroid lobectomy and lymph node dissection via the subclavian approach has been considered challenging. This study evaluated the safety and feasibility of gasless endoscopic total thyroidectomy and central compartment neck dissection via the single‐port subclavian approach (SpSCA) in comparison
Pei‐Liang Lin, Fa‐Ya Liang, Lan‐Lan Deng, Ping Han, Ren‐Hui Chen, Xi‐Jun Lin, Jing‐Yi Wang, Xiao‐Ming Huang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source