Beyond Endovascular Solutions: Open Sac Revision with Graft Preservation for Persistent Aortic Sac Expansion post-EVAR.

Background: Aortic sac expansion after endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) is associated with higher re-intervention rates, late rupture, and long-term all-cause mortality. Endovascular options have limitations, and guidelines recommend open surgical revision (OSR) if these fail. This study reviews the technique, indications, and outcomes for OSR following EVAR at Auckland City Hospital.

Contemporary dental tourism: a review of reporting in the UK news media.

Introduction The number of people seeking dental tourism increased in recent years and has peaked in popularity with young people following a wave of viral social media content. Dental professionals have expressed their concern about the short- and long-term consequences. This study aimed to explore the contemporary United Kingdom (UK) media narrative toward dental tourism.

Oral and maxillofacial surgery accelerated dental programme for medical graduates: a review of fourteen graduating years (2010-2023).

The accelerated dental degree, pioneered by King's College London (KCL) to facilitate dual qualification training pathways for primary medical degree trainees, has graduated its fourteenth class. The authors present data to demonstrate and analyse the success of the course, which was accumulated through an online questionnaire, direct communication with the alumni, a freedom of information request from KCL, and review of the General Dental and Medical Council registers. To date 133 students have graduated with updated information collated for 132 (99.