Deep neck infections mortal complications: Intrathoracic complications and necrotising fasciitis.

Background: We planned this study considering that complications of deep neck infections can be seriously life threatening.

Aim: To raise awareness that introthoracic complications and necrotizing fasciitis are causes of serious mortality and morbidity.

Methods: This study was carried out with the participation of 188 patients who were treated at Mersin University Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery at January 1, 2024.

Pterygopalatine-Infratemporal Fossa Hydatid Cyst Resembling Cystic Tumor.

Hydatid cyst is an endemic disease in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern countries, Eastern European countries, East Africa, China, New Zealand, Australia. We aimed to present this educational case, which is endemic in our country and seen in a very rare localization, with the combined surgical approach, within the literature.

Retrieval analysis of the Essure® micro insert female sterilization implant: Methods for metal ion and microscopic analysis.

The Essure® Device is a female sterilization implant comprised of four alloys (Ni-Ti, 316L SS, Pt-Ir and Sn-Ag) and Dacron fibers. As part of the mandated 522 post-market surveillance study, implant retrieval and metal-ion analysis methods were developed separate from patient clinical data, to quantify trace metal ions found in tissue and to assess implant degradation present. Three segments of tissue (proximal implant, distal implant, and tissue distal from the implant) stored in neutral buffered formalin, were retrieved.

In Vitro Corrosion Assessment of the Essure® Medical Device in Saline, Simulated Inflammatory Solution and Neutral Buffered Formalin.

The Essure® permanent contraceptive implant, comprised of four alloys (nickel-titanium, 316L stainless steel, platinum-iridium, and tin-silver solder) and Dacron (PET) fibers, has been approved for use in the US for about two decades. However, little has been published on this implant's biomaterials performance, and as this implant gains interest in terms of in vivo performance, methods of implant post-retrieval storage also need to be assessed. This study investigated the electrochemical properties and ion release profile of Essure® during storage in phosphate buffered saline (PBS), 10 mM HO/PBS, a simulated inflammatory solution, and 10% neutral buffered formalin (NBF) to investigate the corrosion behavior and metal ion release.

Factors Affecting Dimensional Accuracy of 3-D Printed Anatomical Structures Derived from CT Data.

Additive manufacturing and bio-printing, with the potential for direct fabrication of complex patient-specific anatomies derived from medical scan data, are having an ever-increasing impact on the practice of medicine. Anatomic structures are typically derived from CT or MRI scans, and there are multiple steps in the model derivation process that influence the geometric accuracy of the printed constructs. In this work, we compare the dimensional accuracy of 3-D printed constructs of an L1 vertebra derived from CT data for an ex vivo cadaver T-L spine with the original vertebra.