Apr 27, 2023

The following is a summary of "Female surgical trainee recruitment and attrition – A 10-year national retrospective review," published in the FEBRUARY 2023 issue of Surgery by Ying, et al. Su...

Apr 25, 2023

The following is a summary of the “Use of blood and blood products in aortic surgery is associated with adverse outcomes,” published in the February 2023 issue of Thoracic and cardiovascular surge...

Apr 24, 2023

The following is a summary of the "Assessing donor organ quality according to recipient characteristics in lung transplantation," published in the February 2023 issue of Thoracic and cardiovascular su...

Apr 24, 2023

The gut microbiome plays a key role in influencing several pathways and functions involved in human health, including metabolism, protection against infection, and immune regulation. Perturbation of t...

Apr 24, 2023

Although molecular targets such as HER2, TP53 and PIK3CA have been widely studied in esophageal cancer, few of them were successfully applied for clinical treatment. Therefore, it is urgent to discove...

Apr 24, 2023

According to the anthropological importance of soft facial tissue thickness parameters, we aimed to find the association of these parameters with Lur and Arab ethnicities, gender and body mass index ...

Apr 24, 2023

In view of our aging society, co-management with a geriatrician is becoming increasingly important. While such collaborations have been working successfully in trauma surgery for years, it is still un...

Apr 24, 2023

Combination of shoulder dislocation with ipsilateral shaft humeral fracture is extremely rare and the occurrence of upper extremity compartment syndrome as a complication is even rarer.A 36-year-old m...

Apr 24, 2023

Clinical utility of perfusion index (PI) has entered a new realm as a non-invasive, quantitative index of stress response to endotracheal intubation. Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) involves F-K retr...

Apr 24, 2023

Restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis is the surgical treatment of choice for patients requiring surgery for inflammatory bowel disease. A stricture located at the inlet of the...

Apr 21, 2023

The following is a summary of the “Ex vivo lung evaluation of single donor lungs when the contralateral lung is rejected increases safe use,” published in the February 2023 issue of Thoracic and c...

Apr 20, 2023

The following is a summary of "Medicaid expansion and surgery for HPB/GI cancers: NCDB difference-in-difference analysis," published in the FEBRUARY 2023 issue of Surgery by Kaelberer, et al. F...

Apr 20, 2023

The following is a summary of the “Tracheobronchoplasty yields long-term anatomy, function, and quality of life improvement for patients with severe excessive central airway collapse,” published i...

Apr 19, 2023

The following is a summary of the “Machine learning-based radiomic computed tomography phenotyping of thymic epithelial tumors: Predicting pathological and survival outcomes,” published in the Feb...

Apr 18, 2023

The following is a summary of the "Impact of stereotactic body radiation therapy volume on surgical patient selection, short-term survival, and long-term survival in early-stage non–small cell lung ...

Apr 17, 2023

Despite high rates of online misinformation, transgender and gender diverse (TGD) patients frequently utilize online resources to identify suitable providers of gender-affirming surgical care.The obje...

Apr 17, 2023

Historically, the use of ultrasound (US) in the management of peripheral nervous system (PNS) pathology has been limited to diagnostic confirmation or guidance for interventional injections. This tech...

Apr 17, 2023

Pathogenic variants in KCNT2 are rare causes of developmental epileptic encephalopathy (DEE). We herein describe the phenotypic and genetic features of patients with KCNT2-related DEE, and the in vitr...

Apr 17, 2023

To compare the outcomes between robotic major hepatectomy (R-MH) and laparoscopic major hepatectomy(L-MH).Robotic techniques may overcome the limitations of laparoscopic liver resection. However, it i...

Apr 14, 2023

The following is a summary of the “Timing of reintervention influences survival and resource utilization following first-stage palliation of single ventricle heart disease,” published in the Febru...