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Patient anxiety and conscious surgery [PDF]

, 2009
The amount of surgery undertaken on the conscious patient is increasing. However, many patients are anxious and resistant to such surgery. Patients (n=214) were surveyed to determine their related apprehensions.
Mitchell, MJ
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A Disease‐Specific Simulator of the Laparoscopic Percutaneous Extraperitoneal Closure (LPEC) Method for Pediatric Inguinal Hernia: A Validation Study With Comparison of Experienced Pediatric Surgeons and Novices

World Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair is the most common procedure in the pediatric field and is one of the first pediatric endoscopic surgical procedures that a trainee should learn. Off‐the‐job training is important in pediatric surgery to compensate for the lack of experience due to the small number of cases.
Masakazu Murakami, Yumiko Tabata, Yumiko Iwamoto, Masato Ogata, Lynne Takada, Chihiro Kedoin, Yudai Tsuruno, Koshiro Sugita, Keisuke Yano, Shun Onishi, Takafumi Kawano, Satoshi Ieiri   +11 more
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Hernia de Amyand. Presentación de caso

Gaceta Médica Espirituana, 2015
Fundamento: La asociación de hernia inguinal encarcelada y apendicitis aguda es algo inusual; se conoce como hernia de Amyand y pocos casos han sido descritos en la literatura.
Arley Armando Guelmes Domínguez, Raimundo Fuentes Díaz, Leonel Albiza Sotomayor, Sadys Llaca Vicents   +3 more
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Two indirect sacs and one canal of Nuck in female inguinal hernia: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Background Female inguinal hernias are rare to see. All inguinal hernias in females occur as indirect hernias. A single hernia sac is usually seen, but the occurrence of more than one sac in female indirect inguinal hernias is extremely rare.
Imtiaz Wani
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Cost-effectiveness of alternative methods of surgical repair of inguinal hernia [PDF]

, 2004
Objectives: To assess the relative cost-effectiveness of laparoscopic methods of inguinal hernia repair compared with open flat mesh and open non-mesh repair.
Aitola, P., Anderberg, B., Arvidsson, D., Barkun, J., Bay-Nielsen, M., Beets, G., Bittner, R., Bringman, S., Castoro, C., et al., Fingerhut, A., Go, P., Grant, A., Kingsnorth, A., McCormack, K., Merello, J., O'Dwyer, P., Payne, J., Ross, S., Scott, N., Vale, L.   +20 more
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Elucidating the etiology of idiopathic spontaneous intraperitoneal hemorrhage

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Free blood within the abdominal cavity (hemoperitoneum) presents a significant diagnostic and interpretive challenge. It may result from trauma or occur spontaneously in association with underlying disease conditions. When no source of fatal hemorrhage is identified, the implications extend across forensic, criminalistic, legal, and ethical ...
Dalibor Kovařík, Štěpánka Pohlová Kučerová, Lenka Zátopková, Petr Hejna, Martin Janík   +4 more
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Surgical risk factors for recurrence in inguinal hernia repair – a review of the literature

Innovative Surgical Sciences, 2017
Despite all the progress made in inguinal hernia surgery driven by the development of meshes and laparoendoscopic operative techniques, the proportion of recurrent inguinal hernias is still from 12% to 13%. Recurrences can present very soon after primary
Niebuhr Henning, Köckerling Ferdinand
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Economic Analysis of Children's Surgical Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Analysis. [PDF]

, 2016
BackgroundUnderstanding the economic value of health interventions is essential for policy makers to make informed resource allocation decisions. The objective of this systematic review was to summarize available information on the economic impact of ...
Ameh, Emmanuel A, Farmer, Diana, Ozgediz, Doruk, Poenaru, Dan, Rice, Henry E, Saxton, Anthony T, Smith, Emily R   +6 more
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Patterns of Organ‐Specific Proteomic Aging in Relation to Lifestyle, Diseases, and Mortality

Aging Cell, EarlyView.
We estimated 11 organ‐specific proteomic aging using the elastic net regularization model. Our findings revealed that organ‐specific proteomic aging is influenced by lifestyle factors and baseline health conditions, and can further predict all‐cause mortality and the onset of various diseases.
Qi Wang, Jingting Huang, Qida He, Mengtong Sun, Michael P. Snyder, Linyan Li   +5 more
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Detection of germ cell neoplasia in situ and testicular cancer risk in men with testicular microlithiasis: Real world results through 10 years

Andrology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Guidelines recommend biopsies for men <50 years with testicular microlithiasis and cancer risk factors to rule out germ cell neoplasia in situ. Limited data support this practice. Objectives To clarify the significance of testicular microlithiasis by examining pathological findings in men with testicular microlithiasis.
Karoline Skov Lundager, Rasmus Hassing Frandsen, Emil Durukan, Nadia Zeeberg Belhouche, Christian Fuglesang S. Jensen, Peter Busch Østergren, Jens Sønksen, Mikkel Fode   +7 more
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