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S-allylcysteine Improves Blood Flow Recovery and Prevents Ischemic Injury by Augmenting Neovasculogenesis. [PDF]

, 2017
Studies suggest that a low level of circulating human endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) is a risk factor for ischemic injury and coronary artery disease (CAD). Consumption of S-allylcysteine (SAC) is known to prevent CAD.
Chao, Che-Yi, Chiang, En-Pei Isabel, Chiu, Shao-Chih, Rodriguez, Raymond L, Syu, Jia-Ning, Tang, Feng-Yao, Tsai, Shu-Yao, Yang, Mei-Due   +7 more
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Inguinal and subinguinal micro-varicocelectomy, the optimal surgical management of varicocele: a meta-analysis

Asian Journal of Andrology, 2015
Conventional meta-analyses have shown inconsistent results for the efficacy of various treatments of varicoceles. Therefore, we performed a multiple-treatment meta-analysis to assess the effectiveness and safety of 10 methods of varicocelectomy and ...
Jun Wang, Shu-Jie Xia, Zhi-Hong Liu, Le Tao, Ji-Fu Ge, Chen-Min Xu, Chen-Min Xu, Jian-Xin Qiu   +7 more
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Characterizing the zebrafish organizer: microsurgical analysis at the early-shield stage [PDF]

, 1996
The appearance of the embryonic shield, a slight thickening at the leading edge of the blastoderm during the formation of the germ ring, is one of the first signs of dorsoventral polarity in the zebrafish embryo.
Fraser, Scott E., Shih, John
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Coverage of exposed hardware after lower leg fractures with free flaps or pedicled flaps [PDF]

, 2015
. – OBJECTIVE: The placement of osteosynthetic materials in the leg may be complicated by hardware exposure. Successful soft tissue reconstruction often provides a critical means for limb salvage in patients with hardware exposure in the leg.
Cigna, Emanuele, Dessy, L. A., Fallico, Nefer, Ribuffo, Diego, Somma, Francesco, Tarallo, Mauro   +5 more
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Omental Vascularized Lymph Node Flap: A Radiographic Analysis [PDF]

, 2018
Background Vascularized lymph node transfer is an increasingly popular option for the treatment of lymphedema. The omental donor site is advantageous for its copious soft tissue, well-defined collateral circulation, and large number of available nodes ...
Chu, Michael W., Cook, Julia A., Sasor, Sarah E., Tholpady, Sunil S.   +3 more
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Predictive and Protective Factors for Partial Necrosis in DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction. Does Nulliparity Bias Flap Viability? [PDF]

, 2015
Although success rate of deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap breast reconstruction has greatly improved, complications still occasionally occur.
Barbara, Cagli, Longo, Benedetto, Paolini, Guido, Pugliese, Pierfrancesco, SANTANELLI DI POMPEO, Fabio, Sorotos, Michail   +5 more
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Survey-based Study to Assess the Self-perceived Competency in and Knowledge about Reconstructive Microsurgery among Young Plastic Surgeons

Siriraj Medical Journal
Objective: Microvascular free tissue transfer has become a preferred reconstructive technique for managing complex wounds and defects. The aim of this questionnaire-based study was to assess self-perceived competency in and knowledge about ...
Nutthawut Akaranuchat, Natthapong Kongkunnavat, Min Yongsuvimol   +2 more
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The Application of Sesamoid Position in Diagnosing Thumb Metacarpophalangeal Joint Dorsal Dislocation: A Retrospective Study

Orthopaedic Surgery
Objectives The position of sesamoid of thumb metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint changed clearly when the joint was dislocated dorsally. However, the significance of sesamoid location in diagnosing joint dislocation was unclear.
Jianhua Xu, Li Han, Bo Zhang, Shuming Cao, Dake Zhu, Zhonggang Yin, Ketong Gong, Haihua Zhan   +7 more
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The experience of prevention of dacryocystitis recurrences in external dacryocystorhinostomy

Российский офтальмологический журнал, 2018
Purpose: to evaluate the effectiveness of integrated methods of prevention dacryocystitis recurrences in external dacryocystorhinostomy. Materials and methods.
D. Sh. Shikhunov, A-G. D. Aliev, A. A. Aliev, A. B. Abdulaev   +3 more
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Dynamic Active Constraints for Surgical Robots using Vector Field Inequalities

, 2019
Robotic assistance allows surgeons to perform dexterous and tremor-free procedures, but robotic aid is still underrepresented in procedures with constrained workspaces, such as deep brain neurosurgery and endonasal surgery.
Adorno, Bruno V., Harada, Kanako, Marinho, Murilo M., Mitsuishi, Mamoru   +3 more
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