Dentoalveolar bone height in Class I adults with different vertical patterns: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Facial divergence during growth and development affects both the anterior and posterior alveolar bone dimensions in the maxilla and mandible, and the dentoalveolar compensation mechanism in severe vertical skeletal discrepancies remains unclear.

Aims: To evaluate the: (1) difference in dentoalveolar heights among subjects with different vertical facial patterns; (2) association between the dentoalveolar bone height and other cephalometric variables; (3) effect of sex on dentoalveolar height measurements.

Material And Methods: Non-growing subjects with skeletal Class I (0° View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Life threatening presentation of thoracic duct injury post thyroid surgery; a case report.

Background: Injury to thoracic duct is a rare potential complication of time-honored conventional thyroidectomy. Nevertheless, it can be a cause of significant morbidity, and sometimes life-threatening.

Patient Findings: A 78-year-old female patient with a previous surgical history of thyroid lobectomy for nodular disease presented with primary hyperparathyroidism, and a nodule in the remaining thyroid lobe.

Outcomes of Laparoscopic vs Open Common Bile Duct Exploration: Analysis of the NSQIP Database.

Background: Common bile duct exploration (CBDE) is an available option in the management of choledocholithiasis. We aimed to analyze outcomes comparing laparoscopic and open approaches to CBDE using the American College of Surgeons (ACS) NSQIP database.

Study Design: This was a retrospective cohort study of patients undergoing CBDE between 2008 and 2013, using the ACS NSQIP database.

Impact of intraoperative cholangiography on postoperative morbidity and readmission: analysis of the NSQIP database.

Background: The debate regarding the merits of routine use of intraoperative cholangiography (IOC) during laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) continues to rage. We aim to analyze the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) database to identify patterns of utilization of cholangiography during LC as well as its impact on patient outcomes.

Study Design: This is a retrospective cohort study of patients undergoing LC with or without IOC in the 2012 and 2013 ACS NSQIP database.

Laparoscopic antral resection with Billroth I reconstruction for a gastric glomus tumor.

Introduction: Gastric glomus tumors are fairly uncommon and mostly benign, with an estimated incidence of 1% of all GI soft tissue tumors. The most common GI site of involvement is the stomach, and in particular the antrum. Some cases have been discovered incidentally, but most are symptomatic presenting with GI bleeding, perforation or abdominal pain.

Transplantation of purified autologous leukapheresis-derived CD34+ and CD133+ stem cells for patients with chronic spinal cord injuries: long-term evaluation of safety and efficacy.

This study is aimed at describing a novel method for treating patients with chronic complete spinal cord injuries (SCIs) by utilizing autologous, purified CD34(+) and CD133(+) stem cells (SCs). The study focuses on the safety and efficacy of transplanting unmanipulated, autologous, purified stem cells in treated patients during a 5-year follow-up period. In this report, 19 patients were included (16 males and 3 females) who presented with a complete SCI (ASIA-A) in the thoracic region.

The effectiveness of stem cell therapies on health-related quality of life and life expectancy in comparison with conventional supportive medical treatment in patients suffering from end-stage liver disease.

The work presented in this study focuses on evaluating health-related quality of life using the International Short Form 36-Item Health Survey in chronic liver disease patients in Cairo, Egypt, who received either stem cell therapy (SCT) or supportive medical treatment (SMT). Long-term follow-up results for patients who underwent therapy compared with healthy individuals showed that patients who underwent SCT showed marked improvements on all domains of the evaluation, much lower mortality rates, and complete absence of malignancy, compared with patients enrolled in SMT. The authors clearly showed a significant advantage of SCT in chronic liver disease patients compared with SMT.