The use of intraluminal PRESERFLO stenting in avoiding early postoperative hypotony.

Purpose: Postoperative hypotony following PRESERFLO MicroShunt (PMS) implantation is a frequent cause of complications such as choroidal detachment and hypotony maculopathy. This study aims at evaluating the impact of intraluminal stenting of the PMS during the early postoperative period.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the data of 97 patients who underwent PMS implantation with intraoperative placement of a Nylon 10-0 suture as intraluminal stent (PStent) and compared the outcomes to those of an existing database of the traditional MicroShunt implantation technique (PTrad, n = 120).

Standard anterior peritomy versus a small posterior incision for the implantation of the PRESERFLO microshunt.

Purpose: To compare two approaches for the implantation of the PRESERFLO microshunt: an anterior approach (A) with a 6-8-mm peritomy and a posterior approach (P) with a 3-mm incision.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 126 patients who received a PRESERFLO microshunt. We compared intraocular pressure (IOP), surgical time, medication count, and postoperative complications over nine months.

Saudi lung cancer management guidelines 2017.

Background: Lung cancer management is getting more complex due to the rapid advances in all aspects of diagnostic and therapeutic options. Developing guidelines is critical to help practitioners provide standard of care.

Methods: The Saudi Lung Cancer Guidelines Committee (SLCGC) multidisciplinary members from different specialties and from various regions and healthcare sectors of the country reviewed and updated all lung cancer guidelines with appropriate labeling of level of evidence.

Impact of the 7th TNM staging lung cancer in surgery.

Accurate staging of lung cancer is very critical to determine the proper management approach of each patient and to address prognosis issues. In this manuscript, we will discuss the impact of the most recent staging categories (7th TNM staging) on the management of non-small cell lung cancer.

Plasmapheresis before thymectomy in myasthenia gravis: routine versus selective protocols.

Objective: The value of thymectomy in management of myasthenia gravis (MG) is well recognized. Plasmapheresis (PMP) before thymectomy appears to improve the postoperative outcome. As PMP has its own complications, selective use of PMP preoperatively for patients at risk of post-thymectomy complications would improve the postoperative outcome, and decreases the PMP-related complications.