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Treatment options for PNET liver metastases. a systematic review [PDF]

, 2018
Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs) are rare pancreatic neoplasms. About 40-80% of patients with PNET are metastatic at presentation, usually involving the liver (40-93%). Liver metastasis represents the most significant prognostic factor.
Aurello, Paolo, Crovetto, Anna, Debs, Tarek, Mangogna, Livia Maria, Moschetta, Giovanni, Nigri, Giuseppe, Persechino, Raffaello, Petrucciani, Niccolò, Ramacciato, Giovanni   +8 more
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Evaluation of respiratory functions in chest trauma patients treated with thoracic wall stabilization

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2015
Background: Surgical stabilization may provide an early restoration of chest wall contour and lead to decrease in the duration of ventilatory support. Long-term postoperative pulmonary function seems to be better preserved after surgical stabilization ...
Karam E. Moslam, M. Sh. Badawy, Salah M. Asida   +2 more
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Clinical Outcome of Single-Stage Decompression and Posterior Stabilization in Thoracolumbar Spinal Tuberculosis

Indian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2021
Background Thoracolumbar spine constitutes the most common site for spinal tuberculosis. Though the treatment of spinal tuberculosis is antitubercular drugs initially, the patient with neurologic weakness warrants definitive surgical procedure of ...
Susanta Kumar Patro, Biswaranjan Nayak, Balappa Holeppagol Krishnamurthy, Arun Kumar, Debabrata Biswal, Prafulla Kumar Sahoo   +5 more
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Sacral Fractures and Associated Injuries. [PDF]

, 2017
STUDY DESIGN: Literature review. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this review is to describe the injuries associated with sacral fractures and to analyze their impact on patient outcome.
Bellabarba, Carlo, Dvorak, Marcel F., Firoozabadi, Reza, Holstein, Jörg H., Kandziora, Frank, Kepler, Christopher K., Kleweno, Conor P., Krieg, James C., Kurd, Mark F., Oner, F Cumhur, Rajasekaran, S., Rodrigues-Pinto, Ricardo, Schnake, Klause J., Schroeder, Gregory D., Vaccaro, Alexander R., Vialle, Luiz R.   +15 more
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Spinal fracture in polytrauma situation

Indian Spine Journal, 2018
The timing of surgical stabilization of a thoracolumbar spine fracture in a polytrauma situation is controversial. While delayed surgery was considered safe and the norm, over the last few years there is an increasing amount of literature available that ...
Vijay H D Kamath
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Incidence and Outcomes of Acute Implant Extrusion Following Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery. [PDF]

, 2017
STUDY DESIGN: Multi-institutional retrospective case series of 8887 patients who underwent anterior cervical spine surgery. OBJECTIVE: Anterior decompression from discectomy or corpectomy is not without risk.
Arnold, Paul M., Bumpass, David B., Bydon, Mohamad, Corriveau, Mark, Fehlings, Michael G., Fogelson, Jeremy L., Gokaslan, Ziya, Hart, Robert A., Hilibrand, Alan S., Lee, Sungho, Massicotte, Eric M., Mroz, Thomas E., Nassr, Ahmad, Pace, Jonathan, Riew, K. Daniel, Smith, Gabriel A., Steinmetz, Michael P.   +16 more
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Surgical treatment of traumatic flail chest: Twenty years of experience [PDF]

Scripta Medica, 2016
Introduction: Traumatic flail chest is segment of the chest wall, which is caused by multiple fractures or by separation of bone structures (at least three sequential broken ribs or separated into two fracture lines).
Janičić Dušan, Kantar Marko, Krupljanin Ljiljana, Gazdić Vera, Savić Ostoja   +4 more
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Taking the bull by the horns: Patient trampled by bull requiring surgical fixation of multiple rib fractures including rib 11

Trauma Case Reports, 2018
Rib fractures are a serious problem in thoracic trauma resulting in high morbidity and mortality. Surgical stabilization in the management of rib fractures is gaining more popularity and recognition as outcomes continue to show positive results, however,
Zachary M. Bauman, Samuel Cemaj, Lisa L. Schlitzkus   +2 more
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Surgical technique: Tscherne-Johnson extensile approach for tibial plateau fractures. [PDF]

, 2013
BackgroundThe standard approach to lateral tibial plateau fractures involves elevation of the iliotibial band (IT) and anterior tibialis origin in continuity from Gerdy's tubercle and metaphyseal flare.
Johnson, Eric E, Osuji, Chukwunenye, Timon, Stephen   +2 more
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Rib Fractures and Surgical Stabilization: A Narrative Review of Contemporary Management and Outcomes

Trauma Care
Background: Rib fractures are among the most common thoracic injuries following blunt trauma and are associated with significant morbidity, particularly in elderly and polytrauma populations.
Juan F. Figueroa, Susana Fortich
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