Anterior palatoplasty: Effectiveness for treatment of simple snoring and mild osas [PDF]
Positive airway pressure is the treatment of choice among obstructive sleep apnea syndrome patients. Among surgical options, multilevel approach is a good option in patients with an involvement of all tract of first airway. The aim of the present work is
CANCEMI, Silvia +4 more
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A systematic review of criteria used to report complications in soft tissue and oncologic surgical clinical research studies in dogs and cats. [PDF]
ObjectiveTo evaluate reporting of surgical complications and other adverse events in clinical research articles describing soft tissue and oncologic surgery in dogs and cats.Study designSystematic literature review.SampleEnglish-language articles ...
Balsa, Ingrid M +7 more
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BackgroundFew studies of robotic nipple sparing mastectomy (NSM) were reported. We report feasibility of robotic NSM and determine standard surgical procedure and learning curve threefold.MethodsA cohort of patients with robotic NSM for breast cancer was
G. Houvenaeghel +7 more
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Prolonged Operative Duration Increases Risk of Surgical Site Infections: A Systematic Review
Background: The incidence of surgical site infection (SSI) across surgical procedures, specialties, and conditions is reported to vary from 0.1% to 50%.
Hang Cheng +5 more
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Single center experience with laparoscopic adrenalectomy on a large clinical series [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic adrenalectomy is considered the gold standard technique for the treatment of benign small and medium size adrenal masses (
Avenia, Nicola +15 more
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Role of the three-dimensional printing technology in complex laparoscopic renal surgery: a renal tumor in a horseshoe kidney [PDF]
Purpose: To report our initial experience using a patient-specific 3D-printed renal tumor model for the surgical planning of a complex heminephrectomy in a horseshoe kidney.
Clàudia Mercader +9 more
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Outcomes of the Carlson Approach in the Treatment of Posterior Tibial Plateau Fractures
Objectives To describe a series of cases of tibial fractures surgically treated using the posterior approach as described by Carlson, focusing on evaluating its functional results and complication rate.
Jonatas Brito de Alencar Neto +5 more
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Contemporary urologic minilaparoscopy : indications, techniques, and surgical outcomes in a multi-institutional European cohort [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: To provide an analytical overview of contemporary indications, techniques, and outcomes of urologic minilaparoscopy (ML) in multiple European centers.
Alberto Breda +19 more
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Background Considerable controversy remains about how much oxygen patients should receive during surgery. The 2016 World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines recommend that intubated patients receive a fractional inspired oxygen concentration (FIO2) of 0.
Clare M. Morkane +6 more
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