Two-color fluorescence-guided surgery for head and neck cancer resections.

Significance: Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) has the sixth highest incidence worldwide, with cases annually. Surgery is the primary treatment option for HNSCC, during which surgeons balance two main goals: (1) complete cancer resection and (2) preservation of normal tissues to ensure post-surgical quality of life. Unfortunately, these goals are not synergistic, where complete cancer resection is often limited by efforts to preserve normal tissues, particularly nerves, and reduce life-altering comorbidities.

Scorpion Envenoming as an Emerging Public Health Problem in Paraguay, Bolivia, and Midwest Brazil: Involvement of Tityus confluens and the Need for a Panregional Evaluation of Available Antivenoms.

This contribution highlights the emergence of a newly endemic region for scorpion envenoming in South America, covering eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, and the midwestern Brazilian states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul. These areas have not historically been known to harbor life-threatening scorpion species. Tityus confluens, a parthenogenetic species of medical significance in Argentina, has been identified in severe and lethal human cases in Bolivia and Paraguay.

The influence of tobacco smoking on the outcomes achieved by root coverage procedures: An updated systematic review.

Objective: This updated version of a systematic review (SR) originally published in 2009 evaluated the effect of smoking on the clinical outcomes achieved with root coverage (RC) procedures in the treatment of gingival recession (GR) defects.

Materials And Methods: This SR includes randomized controlled trials, controlled clinical trials, and case series with a minimum follow-up of 6 months. Eligible studies involved GR defects without interproximal tissue loss submitted to RC procedures, as well as outcome measures from smokers (i.

single-cell therapeutic response imaging facilitated by the TRIPODD fluorescence imaging platform.

: Small molecule drugs such as tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) targeting tumoral molecular dependencies have become standard of care for numerous cancer types. Notably, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) TKIs (e.g.

Critical Left Subclavian Artery Stenosis With Retrograde Vertebral Flow: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Subclavian artery stenosis is a rare condition associated with significant morbidity and mortality, making prompt recognition and treatment essential. We present a case of left-sided subclavian artery occlusion with neurological symptoms, including vertigo, unsteady gait, and left upper extremity pain and paresthesia. The patient's symptoms had been progressing over several months.