An original defibrillation lead implantation to avoid tricuspid prosthesis damage. [PDF]
International audienceWe report the case of a 67-year-old woman suffering from Ebstein's disease, who underwent three cardiac operations for bypass, tricuspid prosthesis and pacemaker implantation, and who needed an implantable cardioverter defibrillator
May, M. A. +3 more
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Shah′s Indian penile prosthesis placement after phallic reconstruction with radial forearm flap
We report a successful implantation of Indian penile prosthesis after total phallic reconstruction. The differential stiffness of the Shah penile prosthesis is felt to have less potential for erosion, the most common complication of rigid prosthetic ...
Sujata K Patwardhan +3 more
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The wear behaviour of ion implanted biomaterials [PDF]
The tribological performance of biomaterials used for artificial joints is of much importance, and require low coefficients of friction, resistance to wear and the ability to withstand many millions of cycles under a multitude of loading regimes ...
Boampong, Derrick Kwadwo
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Unexpected early obstruction of a biological aortic valve prosthesis
A 64 years old male was submitted to the surgical substitution of a deteriorated biological aortic valve prosthesis with a new Hancock II biological prosthesis. The implantation was not followed by an anticoagulation or antiaggregation therapy.
Bruno De Piccoli +2 more
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Clinical Results of Penile Prosthesis Implantation for Treating Organic Erectile Dysfunction
Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate the clinical results of penile prosthesis implantation for treating patients with organic erectile dysfunction (ED).Methods: Between January 2006 and December 2015, medical records of penile prosthesis ...
Mustafa Kadıhasanoğlu +4 more
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EXPERIENCE WITH IN ON-X PROSTHESIS IN HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT
The prosthesis ON-X carcas has advantages in implantation commodity and safety, effective orifice area. We pe- sent results of this prosthesis usage during perioud of 2006–2009 years. This time 792 operations with AC were completed.
M. A. Sazonenkov +3 more
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Wide-awake Anesthesia No Tourniquet Trapeziometacarpal Joint Prosthesis Implantation [PDF]
Wide awake local anesthesia no tourniquet (WALANT) hand surgery is a rapidly growing in popularity. WALANT has been used by hand surgeons when operating on bones, tendons, ligaments, nerve entrapments.
Thierry Christen +15 more
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Implantation of Modular Photovoltaic Subretinal Prosthesis [PDF]
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Establish the surgical procedure for subretinal implantation of multiple photovoltaic arrays for the restoration of sight. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Multiple silicon photovoltaic arrays of 1 mm in diameter and 30 µm in thickness were implanted subretinally via
Dae Yeong, Lee +3 more
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Role of Penile Prosthesis in Priapism: A Review [PDF]
Ischemic priapism is a urological emergency that has been associated with long-standing and irreversible adverse effects on erectile function. Studies have demonstrated a linear relationship between the duration of critically ischemic episodes and the ...
Amit G. Reddy +4 more
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Transcatheter aortic valve prosthesis surgically replaced 4 months after implantation [PDF]
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation is a new and rapidly evolving treatment option for high-risk surgical patients with degenerative aortic valve stenosis. Long-term results with these new valve prostheses are lacking, and potential valve dysfunction
Thyregod, Hans Gustav +3 more
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