Publications by authors named "E A Knecht"
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- Breast augmentation is a popular cosmetic surgery, and a systematic review analyzed various techniques for enhancing breast size, focusing on scar quality, pain, satisfaction, and complications from 2003 to 2024.
- The periareolar technique is noted for minimal pain and subtle scarring, while the transumbilical approach avoids visible scars but requires special training.
- The review reveals different complication rates among methods, emphasizing the need for personalized surgical planning to improve patient outcomes and satisfaction based on each technique's benefits and challenges.
Electrocautery is a commonly used technique in surgical procedures, generating smoke that poses health risks to surgical staff. This study investigates the comparative efficacy of normal surgical masks versus N95 masks in mitigating the harmful effects of electrocautery smoke. Through a systematic review of literature spanning two decades, we explore the causes and effects of electrocautery smoke exposure, including potential long-term inhalation effects.
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- Pediatric urolithiasis is becoming more common globally, prompting a pilot study to evaluate outcomes using small, single-use ureteroscopes in treating urinary stones in children.
- This study included 26 pediatric patients at two European centers, analyzing variables like patient demographics, stone sizes, operating times, and success rates, with promising results showing a 92.3% stone-free rate and no complications.
- The findings suggest that the 7.5 Fr single-use ureteroscope is a safe and effective treatment method for pediatric urinary stones, though further research is needed to confirm these results.
Purpose: Loss-of-function variants in the ANGPTL7 gene are associated with protection from glaucoma and reduced intraocular pressure (IOP). We investigated the role of ANGPTL7 in IOP homeostasis and its potential as a target for glaucoma therapeutics.
Methods: IOP, outflow facility, and outflow tissue morphology of Angptl7 knockout (KO) mice were assessed with and without dexamethasone (Dex).
Objective Failure to localize the primary tumor site in head and neck carcinoma of unknown origin after imaging and endoscopic evaluation leads to increased treatment-related morbidity. The use of transoral laser microsurgery to improve the detection of unknown primary carcinoma site identification is described in this article. Methods A retrospective cohort of 71 consecutive cases of cervical carcinoma of an unknown primary source from 2006 until 2012 from a single academic institution was analyzed.
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