Aug 23, 2021

To investigate the clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment of nontuberculous mycobacterial infections after minimally invasive plastic surgery and cosmetic surgery, and to provide reference data f...

Aug 23, 2021

This article compares drawings by Diana 'Dickie' Orpen (1914-2008) with photographs by Percy Hennell (1911-1987); both of their oeuvres depict plastic reconstructive surgeries from World War II in Bri...

Aug 23, 2021

Several comorbidity indices have been created to estimate and adjust for the burden of comorbidity. The objective of this systematic review was to evaluate and compare the ability of different comorbi...

Aug 23, 2021

Glycogen storage diseases (GSDs) are a group of rare inherited metabolic disorders caused by enzyme deficiencies in glycogen catabolism. The more common type, GSD type Ia, is caused by glucose-6-phosp...

Aug 23, 2021

Poor angiogenesis and bony ingrowth are the major factors causing unsatisfactory healing between the tendon graft and the bone tunnel surface. Exogenous biological factors, biomaterials, and cells hav...

Aug 23, 2021

The lack of large hepatopulmonary syndrome cohorts undergoing liver transplantation (LT) has resulted in limited information about post-LT outcomes and expectations.The long and short-term outcomes of...

Aug 23, 2021

To determine the imaging findings and potential clinical utility of FDG PET/CT in patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19.We performed a single institution retrospective review of patients diagnos...

Aug 23, 2021

The digital nerve block is an effective method of anesthesia before minor surgical interventions on the fingers. However, patients may experience a lot of pain and anxiety during this procedure. The e...

Aug 23, 2021

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety of a water-soluble contrast challenge as part of a nonoperative management algorithm in children with an adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO).Pr...

Aug 23, 2021

To evaluate whether extended complete mesocolic excision (e-CME) for sigmoid colon cancer improves oncological outcomes without compromising morbidity or functional results.In surgery for cancer of th...

Aug 23, 2021

This study was performed to investigate the efficacy of the modified Collard (MC) technique for reducing anastomotic stricture after esophagectomy compared with the circular stapled (CS) technique.The...

Aug 20, 2021

By Carolyn Crist Suicide is the only cause of death that is higher among doctors than the general population, according to two Canadian physicians who coauthored an information sheet about physicia...

Aug 20, 2021

A survey was developed containing the Maslach Burnout Inventory, Primary Medical Evaluation of Mental Disorders, Short-Form Health Study, and questions surrounding demographics, medical errors, and co...

Aug 20, 2021

This study states that Arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is the preferred access for hemodialysis. Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) has become a choice for AVF stenosis, and ultrasound has been u...

Aug 20, 2021

The aim of the present study was to compare the results between percutaneous arteriovenous fistulas (p-AVFs) created with the Ellipsys device (Ellipsys Vascular Access System; Avenu Medical, San Juan ...

Aug 20, 2021

This study states that We evaluated the outcomes and complications of transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR) outside of academic vascular surgery programs. An institutional review board–appro...

Aug 20, 2021

The current Society for Vascular Surgery practice guidelines recommend carotid revascularization for asymptomatic disease in patients with at least a 3-year life expectancy and stenosis >60% when t...

Aug 20, 2021

These studies have suggested that the low risk of stroke and death associated with transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR) is partially attributable to a robust dynamic flow reversal system and t...

Aug 19, 2021

Acute liver failure (ALF) is a critical illness whose study and treatment is complicated by its rarity, severity and phenotypic heterogeneity. For many years the cause of ALF has been recognised as a ...

Aug 19, 2021

The effect of low-level pretransplant donor-specific antibody (DSA) on kidney transplant outcomes is not well described. The goal of this study was to compare outcomes among patients of varying immuno...