Malignancy as a risk factor in single-stage combined approach for simultaneous elective surgical diseases [PDF]
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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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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A procedure for implanting a spinal chamber for longitudinal in vivo imaging of the mouse spinal cord. [PDF]
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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Outcome of cardiac surgery in patients with low preoperative ejection fraction [PDF]
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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Three-dimensional technology facilitates surgical performance of novice laparoscopy surgeons: a quantitative assessment on a porcine kidney model [PDF]
Objective To determine whether the use of 3-dimensional (3D) imaging translates into a better surgical performance of naïve urologic laparoscopic surgeons during pyeloplasty (PY) and partial nephrectomy (PN) procedures.
Autorino, Riccardo+14 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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Bilateral lingual lipoma: a case report
Lipoma of the tongue is an uncommon benign tumor, being even more rare when there are multiple lesions. Lipoma accounts for 1-5% of all oral neoplasms. Lipoma occurs predominantly in males over the age of forty, although, in rare cases, children can be ...
Edson Martins de Oliveira Junior+4 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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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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