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Distance between Anterior Commissure and the First Tracheal Ring: An Important New Clinical Laryngotracheal Measurement [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2015
Introduction: The distance between the anterior commissure of the larynx and the first tracheal ring (AC.T. distance) is of great importance in laryngotracheal surgeries.  The amount of narrowing of the subglottic airway is used as a quantitative mean to
Ehsan Khadivi, Mohammad Ali Zarringhalam, Kamran Khazaeni, Mehdi Bakhshaee   +3 more
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The evolution of sinus surgery in England in the last decade – An observational study

World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2021
Background and objective: Sinus surgery has seen significant changes over the years with advancements in instruments, endoscopes and imaging. This study aimed to use Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) data to review the total number of sinus related ...
Keshav Kumar Gupta, Karan Jolly, Navdeep Bhamra, Max Sallis Osborne, Shahzada Khuram Ahmed   +4 more
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FUNCTIONAL ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY [PDF]

Basrah Journal of Surgery, 2020
Treatment of sinonasal diseases is either conservative or surgical. The recent advances in surgical management is the use of endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) as it causes less morbidity, complication, pain and above all, less recurrence rates.
Ahmed Al-Abbasi, Sabah Al-Uraibi, Saddam Atshan   +2 more
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3D‐Printed Gastrointestinal Stents: In Vivo Evaluation in a Swine Small Bowel Perforation Model

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Gastrointestinal fistulae and perforations can lead to severe complications including sepsis and patient death. In this work, the efficacy of 3D‐printed gastrointestinal stents composed of poly‐lactic‐acid (PLA) was evaluated in an in vivo swine model.
Gweniviere Capron, Parinaz Fathi, Tor Wolf Jensen, Derek J. Milner, André J. van der Vlies, Regan L. Moody, Elizabeth A. Bangert, Blair Rowitz, Dipanjan Pan, Matthew B. Wheeler   +9 more
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A Case Of Cavernous Sinus Syndrome and Mutifocal Cerebral Infarction Related To Mucormycosis Of Sphenoid Sinus [PDF]

Kosin Medical Journal, 2018
A 54-year-old man, suffering from severe headache and ophthalmoplegia after undergoing endoscopic sinus surgery was referred to a tertiary hospital. Computed tomography (CT) revealed soft tissue density lesions in the left sphenoid sinus.
Seok Won Jeon, Chang Hoi Kim, Joo Yeon Kim, Jae Hwan Kwon   +3 more
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Preoperative Aortic Calcification Volume Predicts Postoperative Complications in Nonpancreatic Cancer Patients Undergoing Pancreaticoduodenectomy

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Postoperative complications following pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) remain high, particularly in patients with soft pancreatic texture. Abdominal aortic calcification volume (AACV), a surrogate marker of systemic arteriosclerosis, has been associated with increased surgical risk in lower gastrointestinal procedures ...
Masaki Horiuchi, Kentaro Miyake, Kota Sahara, Jun Yamamoto, Yutaro Kikuchi, Yasuhiro Yabushita, Yu Sawada, Yuki Homma, Ryusei Matsuyama, Itaru Endo   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Proposal of Early Drain Exchange After Pancreatoduodenectomy From the View of Reducing Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background To mitigate the progression of postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) after pancreatoduodenectomy (PD), appropriate drain management is required, and exchanging drainage tubes is commonly performed. However, the optimal timing of the first drain exchange has not yet been determined.
Taihei Soma, Mihoko Yamada, Ryo Ashida, Katsuhisa Ohgi, Shimpei Otsuka, Yoshiyasu Kato, Teiichi Sugiura, Katsuhiko Uesaka   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anaesthesia for Endoscopic Sinus Surgery: A Survey of Anaesthesiologists in Restructured Hospitals in Singapore

Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare, 2014
Introduction: A cross-sectional survey of anaesthesiologists in Singapore's restructured hospitals was conducted to explore strategies employed to obtain a bloodless surgical field during endoscopic sinus surgery.
Vui Kian Ho MMed (Anaesthesiology), FANZCA, Harikrishnan Kothandan FANZCA   +1 more
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An Unusual Presentation of Frontal Bony Defect with Pneumocephalus and its Management in an Elderly Patient

International Journal of Gerontology, 2015
Pneumocephalus can be caused by neurosurgical procedures, endoscopic sinus surgery, craniofacial trauma, tumors of the skull base, frontal sinus cranialization, and can rarely occur spontaneously.
Shih-Tong Chen, Hung-Ching Lin, Jon-Kway Huang, Ying-Piao Wang   +3 more
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First Successful Regeneration of a Structurally Native‐Like Colon Using a Bioabsorbable Polymer Sheet

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This study demonstrated that a bioabsorbable polymer sheet (BAPS) can regenerate approximately half the circumference of the colon with native‐like structure and function in an experimental setting. As the model involved immediate closure after perforation and did not reproduce peritonitis, caution is required when considering clinical applicability ...
Junpei Takashima, Mitsuo Miyazawa, Masayasu Aikawa, Daisuke Fujimoto, Hirotoshi Kobayashi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source