The Harbin Medical University nephrectomy score: a quantitative system for evaluating the complexity of laparoscopic retroperitoneal simple nephrectomy [PDF]
International Brazilian Journal of Urology, 2019 Background: Laparoscopic retroperitoneal simple nephrectomy (LRSN) has been widely accepted as a mainstay option for benign non-functioning kidney. The complexity of the procedure, however, differs and remains a subject of controversy.
Yiwen Liu +4 more
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International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2023 Introduction For a long time, major surgical defects after oncological surgery have always been challenging cases for surgeons in terms of wound healing and covering technique.
Luigi Filippo D'Aco +5 more
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Frailty and elderly in urology: Is there an impact on post-operative complications? [PDF]
, 2017 INTRODUCTION: Frailty used as predictive tool is still not carried out in daily practice, although many studies confirm the great clinical importance of the frailty syndrome in surgical outcomes.
Barbieri, Lisa +4 more
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Outcome of cardiac surgery in patients with low preoperative ejection fraction [PDF]
, 2016 Background: In patients undergoing cardiac surgery, a reduced preoperative left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is common and is associated with a worse outcome.
Belletti, Alessandro +9 more
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Hemicorporectomy; Describing a Single-Stage Surgical Technique: A Case Report
Journal of Orthopedic and Spine Trauma, 2023 Background: Hemicorporectomy is a life-saving operation to maintain the survival of patients with severe and irreversible pelvis and lower extremities injuries.
Yousef Fallah +5 more
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Perioperative mortality: Analysis of 3 years of operative data across 7 general surgical projects of Médecins Sans Frontières in Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, and South Sudan. [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: The African continent has the greatest burden of surgical disability-adjusted life years, yet the least is known about operative care here. This analysis describes the surgical patients admitted to 7 hospitals supported by the Médécins Sans ...
Ariti, Cono +3 more
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World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2019 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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Malignancy as a risk factor in single-stage combined approach for simultaneous elective surgical diseases [PDF]
, 2013 ObjectiveTo identify morbidity and mortality risk factors in patients with synchronous diseases who underwent single-stage combined (SSC) surgery.MethodsWe considered data of 328 patients, each with multiple, elective, synchronous surgical problems ...
Amico, Francesco +8 more
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Laparoscopic pyeloplasty proficiency during a residency program after adoption of a standardized simulation training program is maintained during the COVID pandemic despite reduced surgery volume [PDF]
International Brazilian Journal of Urology, 2023 Purpose: To evaluate the effect of the standardized laparoscopic simulation training program in pyeloplasty, following its implementation and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Antonio Rebello Horta Gorgen +6 more
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A procedure for implanting a spinal chamber for longitudinal in vivo imaging of the mouse spinal cord. [PDF]
, 2014 Studies in the mammalian neocortex have enabled unprecedented resolution of cortical structure, activity, and response to neurodegenerative insults by repeated, time-lapse in vivo imaging in live rodents.
Farrar, Matthew J, Schaffer, Chris B
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