Optical coherence tomography angiography findings in retinal cavernous hemangioma: New cases and review of the literature.

Introduction: Retinal cavernous hemangioma (RCH) is a rare retinal vascular disease characterized by grape-like clusters of saccular aneurysms, usually unilateral, asymptomatic and non-progressive. The diagnosis is made by multimodal imaging including conventional fluorescein angiography (FA). The recent introduction of swept source optical coherence tomography angiography (SS-OCTA) has allowed new insight into vascular diseases, allowing non-invasive, more precise visualization of retinal and choroidal blood flow, and represents a possible alternative to FA.

[Outpatient vitreoretinal surgery without next-day examination: Feasibility and acceptability].

Purpose: To assess the feasibility and acceptability of outpatient care without next-day examination for patients undergoing retinal surgery.

Methods: Patients undergoing ambulatory vitreoretinal surgery between November 2013 and February 2016 at the Vienna medical center were included in this retrospective study. The age, comorbidities, indication, surgical technique and type of anesthesia used, symptoms, intraocular pressure and biomicroscopic examination data at the D0, D7 and M1 visits were recorded.

Growth, stool consistency and bone mineral content in healthy term infants fed sn-2-palmitate-enriched starter infant formula: A randomized, double-blind, multicentre clinical trial.

Background: Palmitate in breast milk is predominantly located in the triacylglycerol sn-2 position, while infant formulae contain palmitate predominantly in the sn-1 and sn-3 positions. During digestion, palmitate in the sn-1 and sn-3 positions is hydrolyzed to free palmitic acid that can subsequently complex with calcium to form insoluble soaps; this may partially explain why formula-fed infants have harder stools than breast-fed infants.

Methods: This large (n = 488) randomized, double-blind, multicentre trial investigated whether increasing the sn-2 palmitate content of infant formula improves stool consistency and bone mineral content (measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry), without affecting growth or health.

Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada-like Syndrome Complicating Pembrolizumab Treatment for Metastatic Melanoma.

Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) syndrome is a rare condition implicating systemic immune reaction against melanocytes. The pathophysiology is unclear. A genetic predisposition has been suggested as HLA-DR4/DRB1*04 is more common among VKH patients.

Complications and failures of the trapeziometacarpal Maia prosthesis: A series of 156 cases.

When implanting the Maia trapeziometacarpal prosthesis, surgeons will be faced with a variety of complications they must be able to recognize and anticipate. Their ability to deal with these complications and possibly even failures is governed by their knowledge of the right steps to take. The aim of this retrospective study was to assess the incidence of complications reported during implantation of the Maia prosthesis, to describe their nature and potential predisposing factors, and to study failures and their outcomes.

Diagnostic strategy for the assessment of axillary lymph node status in breast cancer.

The nodal status in breast cancer is a major prognostic factor in terms of survival. It also plays a role in the therapeutic decision-making process. Therefore, the evaluation of lymph node involvement in breast cancer is imperative in establishing a personalized treatment scheme.

Brain imaging in mitochondrial respiratory chain deficiency: combination of brain MRI features as a useful tool for genotype/phenotype correlations.

Mitochondrial diseases are characterised by a broad clinical and genetic heterogeneity that makes diagnosis difficult. Owing to the wide pattern of symptoms in mitochondrial disorders and the constantly growing number of disease genes, their genetic diagnosis is difficult and genotype/phenotype correlations remain elusive. Brain MRI appears as a useful tool for genotype/phenotype correlations.

[Interference between cardiac pacemaker and electromagnetic anti-theft devices in stores].

Electromagnetic anti-theft devices in shops comprise large diameter magnetic induction coils between which the shoppers pass. This study was undertaken with a simulator to assess the behaviour of different models of single and double-chamber pacemakers when exposed to 6 stereotyped and repetitive situations of 4 different electromagnetic anti-theft devices. Of the 35 pacemakers tested, 25 developed serious dysfunctions: 14 long-lasting inhibitions (over 3 seconds), 2 stimulations at maximal frequency, 2 electrical bradycardias and 2 permanent reprogramming.