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Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome in an Adolescent Presenting with Acute Massive Gastric Obstruction. [PDF]

Int Med Case Rep J
Chatzichidiroglou A, Karakasis P, Taousani E, Antonakou A.   +3 more
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Hepatic Compartment Syndrome Induced by Subcapsular Hematoma following Percutaneous Transhepatic Gallbladder Drainage: A Case Report. [PDF]

Surg Case Rep
Miyazaki R, Hara T, Ishimaru H, Matsushima H, Soyama A, Kinoshita A, Oka T, Hamada T, Imamura H, Adachi T, Eguchi S.   +10 more
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Ethical Considerations in Surgical Decompression for Stroke

Stroke, 2022
Stroke is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Neurosurgical decompression is often considered for the treatment of malignant infarcts and intraparenchymal hemorrhages, but this treatment can be frought with ethical dilemmas. In this article, the authors outline the primary principles of bioethics and their application to stroke care, provide an ...
Nathan A. Shlobin, Jeffrey R. Clark, Justin M. Campbell, Mark Bernstein, Babak S. Jahromi, Matthew B. Potts   +5 more
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The role of surgical decompression for diabetic neuropathy

Foot and Ankle Clinics, 2004
Surgical decompression of peripheral nerves for the treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy has been studied and previously reported. These studies reported decreased pain and some studies showed improved sensory function. The role that this surgery can play remains controversial.
Kent R, Biddinger, Kari J, Amend
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Surgical Decompression of the Orbit

2011
In 1835 Graves first described the characteristic exophthalmos of thyroid eye disease, and his name has since become synonymous with thyrotoxic ophthalmopathy. Graves disease is relatively common, with a prevalence and incidence of 1% and 0.1%, respectively.
J.D. Perry, Craig Lewis
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Surgical Decompression of Idiopathic Facial Palsy

Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, 1991
There is no consensus on the cause of Bell's palsy, just as there is no proven medical therapy. Disregarding the numerous theoretic causes, preponderant anatomic, electrophysiologic, radiologic, clinical, and pathologic evidence supports entrapment at the medical foramen of the fallopian canal as a final common pathway resulting in facial nerve ...
M A, Marsh, N J, Coker
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Surgical technique for trigeminal microvascular decompression

Acta Neurochirurgica, 2012
Microvascular decompression (MVD) is a non-ablative technique designed to resolve the neurovascular conflict responsible for typical idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia (TN).With the patient in a supine position, a small elliptical retrosigmoid craniectomy is used to approach the cerebellopontine angle and the trigeminal nerve. After careful exploration of
Giovanni, Broggi, Morgan, Broggi, Paolo, Ferroli, Angelo, Franzini   +3 more
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Timing of Surgical Decompression for Cauda Equina Syndrome

World Neurosurgery, 2019
Cauda equina syndrome (CES) is a potentially devastating spinal condition requiring prompt diagnosis and intervention. This study examines the relationship between timing of surgery and patient outcomes such as mortality and total complications, and longitudinal trends in timing of operative treatment over the years 2000-2014.This study considered ...
William B, Hogan, Eren O, Kuris, Wesley M, Durand, Adam E M, Eltorai, Alan H, Daniels   +4 more
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Surgical Decompression for Spinal Stenosis

2008
Il capitolo esamina i trattamenti chirurgici più validi, e le relative indicazioni, nei pazienti affetti da stenosi del canale vertebrale ...
POSTACCHINI, Franco, CINOTTI, Gianluca, Postacchini R.   +2 more
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Surgical orbital decompression for thyroid eye disease

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2009
Orbital decompression is an established procedure for the management of exophthalmos and visual rehabilitation from optic neuropathy in cases of thyroid eye disease. Numerous procedures for removal of orbital bony wall, fat or a combination of these for a variety of indications in different stages of the disease have been well reported in the medical ...
Boboridis, Kostas G, Bunce, Catey
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