Rare But Risky: Clinical Impacts of Pneumothorax After Thyroidectomy and Parathyroidectomy
Postoperative pneumothorax (PPTX) is rare after thyroidectomy or parathyroidectomy, occurring in up to 0.10% of cases. However, it is associated with increased risks of all‐cause mortality, adverse respiratory events, and healthcare utilization rates in up to 1 year after surgery, deeming PPTX as a potential marker of increased postoperative ...
Jessan A. Jishu +7 more
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Characterizing a Department's Transition to Intracapsular Tonsillectomy: A Mixed Methods Analysis
This study evaluated a single institution's transition from total to intracapsular tonsillectomy (IT) by employing an explanatory mixed methods model. Patients undergoing IT experienced reduced rates of 30‐day emergency department visits, admissions, and secondary hemorrhage requiring return to the operating room. Five themes were identified in surgeon
Erin Ling +20 more
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Intraoperative radiotherapy in brain metastasis surgery allows faster transition to systemic therapy. [PDF]
Krauss P +6 more
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Hearing Preservation Rates After Cochlear Implantation Using Soft Surgery Techniques
ABSTRACT Objectives To determine if hearing preservation rates after cochlear implantation varied over time with soft surgery techniques. Methods The hearing preservation rate over time in adult cochlear implant patients over 10 years was analyzed. The association between hearing preservation rate and sex, age, perioperative steroid dose, and type of ...
Tina C. Huang, Scott Lunos
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Resection with intraoperative radiotherapy vs. adjuvant radiotherapy in the treatment of eloquent brain metastases: an analysis of feasibility and safety. [PDF]
Krauss P +8 more
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Silk–Hyaluronic Acid Laryngoplasty Outcomes: An Independent Tertiary Center Experience
Silk–hyaluronic acid (silk‐HA) injection laryngoplasty demonstrated favorable voice outcomes for glottic insufficiency in an independent tertiary academic voice center experience. In a within‐patient comparison, silk‐HA showed comparable efficacy to prior HA injection, with 79.3% of patients reporting partial to significant improvement.
Benjamin Wajsberg +9 more
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Comparing intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) and hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy (HSRT) after brain metastasis surgery: impact on oncological outcome and radionecrosis. [PDF]
Neu M +9 more
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Association Between Prednisone and Delayed Facial Nerve Palsy After Acoustic Neuroma Resection
Discharge with an oral prednisone taper was not associated with a reduced incidence of delayed facial nerve palsy following acoustic neuroma resection, even after rigorous adjustment for confounding using inverse probability weighting. The findings do not support routine prophylactic corticosteroid use for this indication.
Shahid Iqbal +5 more
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Treatment of locally advanced pancreatic cancer with irreversible electroporation and intraoperative radiotherapy. [PDF]
Jiang L +6 more
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