Oct 30, 2023

Same-day discharge after mastectomy has potential patient- and hospital-level benefits; however, few data are available regarding factors affecting the likelihood of same-day discharge in order to add...

Oct 30, 2023

Protein-truncating germline pathogenic variants in the N- and C-terminal exons (2, 9, and 10) of the MEN1 gene may be associated with aggressive pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. However, the impact o...

Oct 23, 2023

Axillary nerve blocks are commonly using for forearm and hand surgery. Especially for finger replacement it has been shown continuous plexus blockade improves microcirculation. Addition to that benefi...

Oct 23, 2023

Blood transfusions are essential to treating anaemia of burn injuries. It has recently been observed that patients with non-major burns < 20%TBSA may also develop anaemia requiring transfusion of ...

Oct 23, 2023

The advertisement and adoption of untested orthodontic products is common. This study aimed to provide an update regarding the prevalence of clinical trials in orthodontics evaluating commercially mar...

Oct 23, 2023

There has been an unprecedented rise is the use of artificial intelligence (AI) amongst medical fields. Recently, a dialogue agent called ChatGPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) has grown in popu...

Oct 23, 2023

To compare the efficacy of neuroendoscopic hematoma evacuation (NHE) and burr hole craniotomy (BHC) for treating Septated chronic subdural hematoma (sCSDH) and analyze the technical advantages of NHE ...

Oct 23, 2023

This population based retrospective cohort study aimed to investigate the association of combined treatment with lipid lowering drugs and antiplatelet or anticoagulation therapy and long term survival...

Oct 23, 2023

Radiofrequency ablation is a minimally invasive treatment for thyroid nodules; however, concerns exist regarding its impact on subsequent thyroid surgery. We compared surgical outcomes and complicatio...

Oct 23, 2023

Current guidelines recommend elective colectomy for the management of diverticulitis-associated fistulas. These cases present considerable operative challenges, and surgical approaches and fistula tra...

Oct 16, 2023

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common cause of infection after transplantation, but few studies have evaluated its epidemiology, risk factors, and outcomes among pancreas transplant recipients. We perform...

Oct 16, 2023

Scar contractures are a common complication of burn injuries, especially in the head and neck region. This paper presents a case of a middle-aged female who suffered severe scar contracture after a bu...

Oct 16, 2023

According to the American Society of Plastic Surgery, cosmetic surgery procedures for "ethnic patients" are annually increasing. Ethnic rhinoplasty traditionally represents a difficult challenge for p...

Oct 16, 2023

Additive manufacturing (AM) exhibits a prime increment in manufacturing technology development. The last few decades have witnessed massive improvement in this field of research, including the growth ...

Oct 16, 2023

In orthopedics, the evaluation of footbed pressure distribution maps is a valuable gait analysis technique that aids physicians in diagnosing musculoskeletal and gait disorders. Recently, the use of p...

Oct 16, 2023

Awake craniotomy allows neurosurgeons to make critical decisions when operating in eloquent regions of the brain. The phenomenon of 'waking up' during surgery is underexplored in pediatric patients, a...

Oct 16, 2023

To compare the outcomes of orthotopic and heterotopic ovarian tissue transplantation techniques.Mixed Prospective-Retrospective cohort study SUBJECTS: 14 recipients of autologous ovarian tissue transp...

Oct 16, 2023

Gender-affirming surgery is unequally distributed across the United States due to resource allocation, state-based regulations, and the availability of trained physicians. Many individuals seeking gen...

Oct 16, 2023

Maintaining financial stability is important for leaders in surgery because it (1) allows consistent, fair (market value) reimbursement for employees, which conveys that they are valued; (2) enables s...

Oct 09, 2023

Pulmonary antibody-mediated rejection is still a challenging diagnosis as C4d has poor sensitivity. Previous studies have indicated that the phosphorylated S6 ribosomal protein, a component of the mam...