Decompression sickness in surface decompression breathing air instead of oxygen.

We report an unusual decompression sickness (DCS) incident in a commercial diving project. Eleven divers completed 91 dives to 23.5-36.

Endoscopic Anterior Component Separation and Transversus Abdominus Release are not Associated with Increased Wound Morbidity Following Retromuscular Incisional Hernia Repair.

Introduction: Traditional anterior component separation during incisional hernia repair (IHR) is associated with a high rate of postoperative wound morbidity. Because extensive subcutaneous dissection is avoided by endoscopic anterior component separation (eACS) or open transversus abdominis release (TAR), we hypothesized that these techniques did not increase the incidence of surgical site occurrence (SSO) compared to IHR without component separation (CS).

Material And Method: This was a retrospective single-center cohort study of patients undergoing open retromuscular IHR comparing patients with or without the use of CS.

[Pilonidal disease is a benign condition].

Malignant transformation in pilonidal disease is rare and never reported in Denmark. There are 75 cases in the literature, mostly squamous cell carcinoma. The cost-benefit of routine histological examination of specimens from pilonidal surgery is questionable, as malignancy is extremely rare.

[Development of a perforated peptic ulcer in a child during high dose prednisolone treatment].

Since perforated peptic ulcer is uncommon in children proton pump inhibitor prophylaxis is not routinely recommended when children are treated with high dose steroids. We describe a case of perforated ulcer in a six-year-old patient with nephrotic syndrome treated with high dose prednisolone. Initially, ulcer was not suspected due to uncharacteristic symptoms.