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A novel hybrid 3D endoscope zooming and repositioning system : design and feasibility study [PDF]

, 2020
Background: Manipulation of the endoscope during minimally invasive surgery is a major source of inconvenience and discomfort. This report elucidates the architecture of a novel one-hand controlled endoscope positioning device and presents a ...
Bauwens, Kevin, Blanckaert, Bart, De Pauw, Tim, Dewaele, Frank, Kalmar, Alain, Lievens, Mauranne, Mabilde, Cyriel, Maene, Lieven, Van de Putte, Dirk, Van Haver, Anne-Sophie, Van Nieuwenhove, Yves   +10 more
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Epiglottis Collapse in Individuals With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common sleep disorder characterized by repeated upper airway collapse during sleep. The epiglottis, often overlooked in conventional assessments, has emerged as a site of significant obstruction in OSA.
Dan Chen, Li Zhou, Qi‐Ying Zeng, Yu‐Yin Liu, Jia‐Jing Yang, Rui Liu, Zhi‐Hang Zhou, Fei‐Fei Chen, Li Tang, Fang‐Qi Liang, Hong‐Liang Yi, Su‐Ru Liu   +11 more
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Autopsy, deathways, and intercultural healthcare in the southern Peruvian Andes Autopsie, pratiques mortuaires et soins de santé interculturels dans le sud des Andes péruviennes

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
While death remains a popular topic for anthropology, relatively few ethnographic accounts consider the modern bureaucratic processes accompanying it. One such process is public health autopsy, which scholars have largely taken for granted. Existing analysis has regarded it as a form of ‘cultural brokering’ and autopsy reluctance in communities is seen,
David M.R. Orr
wiley   +1 more source

COMMON SENSE LAW: Making Right/s in the Liberal City

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract This article, co‐authored by encampment and university scholars, is concerned with how homeless persons challenge rightlessness. We do so by advancing a conceptual framework of common sense law, arguing that such contestations take place not only in courtrooms but also in the lived spaces of homelessness.
Ananya Roy, Jennifer Blake, Meghna Nair, Pamela Stephens   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Efficacy and Medium‐Term Patient‐Reported Outcomes Following Conversion From Sleeve Gastrectomy and Gastric Band to One Anastomoses Gastric Bypass: A Cohort Study

ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
In this large single‐centre series, conversional one‐anastomosis gastric bypass was demonstrated to be safe and to deliver meaningful medium‐term weight loss with low morbidity after primary sleeve gastrectomy or gastric banding. While reflux was not universally resolved, patient‐reported satisfaction was high, and secondary enteroenterostomy provided ...
Aaron Lerch, Mokshitha Katneni, Ian Martin   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bowel Habits and Functional Constipation in Healthy Children—A Longitudinal Birth‐Cohort Study

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim Functional constipation is common during childhood. Parents' concerns about their child's bowel habits are often the reason for seeking healthcare. We aim to report data on normal bowel habits, prevalence of functional constipation, long‐term outcome, and a search for risk factors in children during the first 2.5 years of life.
C. Gatzinsky, U. Sillén, M. Bräutigam, C. Kullberg‐Lindh, S. Thornberg, S. Sjöström   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Laparoscopic Ventral Mesh Rectopexy and Lateral Suspension for Multicompartment Prolapse: A Video Vignette

Turkish Journal of Colorectal Disease
This case report presents the management of a patient with multicompartment pelvic organ prolapse through laparoscopic ventral mesh rectopexy and lateral suspension in a single transabdominal approach.
Yasemin Yıldırım, Sema Karakaş, Çiğdem Arslan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Surgical removal of a perirectal melanoma through sphincterotomy and rectal wall resection in a horse

Equine Veterinary Education, EarlyView.
Summary Melanomas are among the most frequent neoplasms in grey horses. Deep perirectal melanomas, however, are uncommon and challenging to excise due to their proximity to the peritoneal reflection. This report describes the successful standing removal of a large (16 × 8 × 6 cm) perirectal melanoma firmly adherent to the dorsal rectal wall in a 19 ...
R. Becker, C. Koch, M. de Preux
wiley   +1 more source

TRREMS procedure (transanal repair of rectocele and rectal mucosectomy with one circular stapler): a prospective multicenter trial

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia, 2011
CONTEXT: Since anorectocele is usually associated with mucosa prolapse and/or rectal intussusceptions, it was developed a stapled surgical technique using one circular stapler.
José Vinicius Cruz, Francisco Sergio P. Regadas, Sthela Maria Murad-Regadas, Lusmar Veras Rodrigues, Fernando Benicio, Rogério Leal, César G. Carvalho, Margarete Fernandes, Lucimar M. C. Roche, Antônio Carlos Miranda, Lucia Câmara, Joaquim Costa Pereira, Antonio Mallén Parra, Vilmar Moura Leal   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

The effect of a serum containing acetyl hexapeptide‐8, dipeptide diaminobutyroyl benzylamide diacetate and gluconolactone on skin biomarkers, wrinkles and skin texture: Ex vivo and clinical studies

International Journal of Cosmetic Science, EarlyView.
The novel serum demonstrates significant anti‐skin aging effects, effectively improving static and dynamic wrinkles and skin texture. Therefore, this formulation holds promise as a safe and effective product in the field of anti‐wrinkle skincare products.
Mingjie Zhu, Xiaofeng He, Zailing Zhu, Stephen Lynch, Hequn Wang, Xiaoyin Zhou, Yidong Tu, Andrew Steel, Kung Chi Hsu, Yueqing Niu, Anna Cho, Mutsue Hashimoto, Xi Yan, Maggie Su, Wenna Wang   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source