Sutureless Prosthesis Implantation and Ascending Aorta Replacement through a Ministernotomy Approach [PDF]
A significant proportion of patients undergoing aortic valve replacement have a dilated ascending aorta; presence of an ascending aorta aneurysm is viewed as a contraindication for sutureless valve implantation for the potential risk of prosthesis ...
Mattia Glauber +3 more
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An update on testicular prostheses
Absence of one or two testicle due to congenital or acquired reasons creates not only physiological complications, but also cosmetic and psychological problems for males of all ages.
Mustafa Suat Bolat +3 more
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Aortic regurgitation after transcatheter aortic valve replacement
The assessment of hydrodynamic performance of transcatheter aortic valve prostheses in vitro is essential for the develosepment and approval of novel devices.
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Experimental validation of numerically predicted strain and micromotion in intact and implanted composite hemi-pelvises [PDF]
The failure mechanisms of acetabular prostheses may be investigated by understanding the changes in load transfer due to implantation, and analysis of the implant-bone micromotion.
Gupta, S. +3 more
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Penile prosthesis – a viable solution for erectile dysfunction refractory to conservative therapy [PDF]
Introduction: Erectile dysfunction(ED) is a serious condition which can affect men of all ages, with an important impact over the quality of life. When conservative therapy fails, a viable solution is the penile prosthesis implantation (PPI). Objective:
D. Marcu +5 more
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Treatment of organic impotence by implantation of Jonas prosthesis [PDF]
We carried out operative insertion of Jonas penile prosthesis in 10 cases with organic impotence. Erection had been incomplete due to radical surgery for bladder or rectal cancer in 5, pelvic fracture in 1, diabetes in 1, Peyronie's disease in 1 and ...
佐藤, 嘉一 +4 more
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Comparisons of unilateral and bilateral cochlear implantation for children: spatial listening skills and quality of life [PDF]
Recently, controversy in the care of severely-profoundly deaf children has centred on whether they should be provided with bilateral cochlear implants (two implants, one in each ear) rather than a unilateral cochlear implant (one implant in one ear ...
Lovett, Rosemary Elizabeth Susan
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Valve-in-Valve Implantation Gone South: A Case Report
Valve-in-Valve (ViV) procedures for failed surgical bioprostheses are becoming increasingly common. We present a case of a 73-year-old male patient with significant comorbidities who underwent a primary transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI ...
Robert Bernat +4 more
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Factors affecting outcome after autologous chondrocyte implantation for the treatment of osteochondral defects of the knee [PDF]
Some studies on autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) have demonstrated little benefit over other techniques and few have demonstrated a lasting benefit.
Jaiswal, PK
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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation is one of the most modern and promising techniques of surgical interventions in the arsenal of X-ray endovascular surgeon.
A. K. Bazunov +5 more
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