Step-by-step combined surgical approach to successfully repair complex and challenging vesico-vaginal fistulas: Insights from a case series. [PDF]
Arcieri M +12 more
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Endoscopic‐Assisted Transcervical Excision of Second Branchial Cleft Anomalies in Young Children
We describe an endoscopic‐assisted transcervical technique for excision of second branchial cleft anomalies in young children. In three cases (ages 2–8), this approach allowed safe identification and ligation of the tracts while providing improved visualization and allowing smaller incisions.
Thinh T. Kieu +4 more
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Surgical Technique and Oro-Nasal Fistula Formation After Primary Palatoplasty: A Comparative Study of Closed Intravelar and Modified Veau-Wardill-Kilner Techniques. [PDF]
Gigov K +4 more
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Influence of Tracheostomy Level on Surgical Management of Pediatric Airway Stenosis
Tracheostomy location is a critical determinant of surgical complexity and outcomes in pediatric laryngotracheal stenosis. Misplacement may lead to longer tracheal resections, an increased need for stoma relocation, more complex reconstruction, and secondary stenosis. Strategic planning of tracheostomy position can improve surgical outcomes.
Alexandre Waldmeyer +2 more
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Anterior Horseshoe Anal Fistula Treated With IFTAK (Interception of Fistulous Track With Application of Ksharasutra) Technique: A Case Study. [PDF]
Kumar A.
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A 31 year old male presented with a penetrating oropharyngeal injury following a motor vehicle collision and was found to have a retained metallic foreign body suspected to be part of a vape pen. The foreign body was abutting the carotid artery and was removed via a combined transoral and transcervical approach.
Ayaantuu F. Usman, Sobia F. Khaja
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Peri-Operative Surgical and Anaesthetic Predictors of Autogenous Arteriovenous Fistula (AVF) Maturation: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis. [PDF]
Bruessel P +5 more
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Residual and recurrent disease in advanced juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibromas (JNAs) demonstrate spontaneous involution, reduction in size, or long‐term stability following initial treatment in 95% of patients. In this systematic review of 131 patients with advanced JNA, only 2% of patients demonstrated disease progression during surveillance, but ...
Shivani Angelique Kumar +2 more
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Not Just a Cyst: A Draining Gluteal Lesion Revealing a Rectocutaneous Fistula in Ulcerative Colitis. [PDF]
Sasse R +5 more
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Eustachian Tube Opening in Children With and Without Cleft Palate and Association With Otitis Media
Using transnasal endoscopy in 50 children, structural abnormalities of the torus tubarius—particularly the posterior lip—were significantly more common in children with cleft palate than in those without (52% vs. 20%). Adenoid size, dynamic Eustachian tube opening visibility, and the Eustachian Tube Inflammation Scale correlated with middle ear status ...
Kawin Atipas +4 more
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