Inhaled Tranexamic Acid for the Management of Hemoptysis in a Patient With Right and Left Ventricular Assist Devices: A Case Report.

The use of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) devices continues to expand in cases of refractory cardiogenic shock. Bleeding is one of the most common complications associated with MCS, and management can be challenging due to need for systemic anticoagulation. Significant hemoptysis can be a devastating complication.

Assessment of changes in formations of non-forest woody vegetation in southern Denmark based on airborne LiDAR.

LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) is a remote sensing technology that uses light in the form of pulses to measure the range between a sensor and the Earth's surface. Recent increase in availability of airborne LiDAR scanning (ALS) data providing national coverage with high point densities has opened a wide range of possibilities for monitoring landscape elements and their changes at broad geographical extent. We assessed the dynamics of the spatial extent of non-forest woody vegetation (NFW) in a study area of approx.

Tooth in the line of angle fractures: the impact in the healing process. A retrospective study of 112 patients.

Background: There is no consensus regarding the prophylactic removal of mandibular third molars (TM) in fracture lines to facilitate healing. Recent evidence suggests that poor healing is attributed to the limited use of antimicrobials, delayed care and semi-rigid fixation as a treatment method, favoring retention of TM.

Study Design: A retrospective cohort study of all patients presenting with mandibular angle fractures at the Hippokration General Hospital of Athens (2006-2011) was designed to examine the association between the presence versus absence of TMs in the line of mandibular fractures and the fracture healing process.

Tissue engineering of flexor tendons: the effect of a tissue bioreactor on adipoderived stem cell-seeded and fibroblast-seeded tendon constructs.

Purpose: Tissue-engineered flexor tendons could eventually be used for reconstruction of large tendon defects. The goal of this project was to examine the effect of a tissue bioreactor on the biomechanical properties of tendon constructs seeded with adipoderived stem cells (ASCs) and fibroblasts (Fs).

Methods: Rabbit rear paw flexor tendons were acellularized and seeded with ASCs or Fs.

Flexor tendon tissue engineering: temporal distribution of donor tenocytes versus recipient cells.

Background: Tissue-engineered tendon material may address tendon shortages in mutilating hand injuries. Tenocytes from rabbit flexor tendon can be successfully seeded onto acellularized tendons that are used as tendon constructs. These constructs in vivo exhibit a population of tenocyte-like cells; however, it is not known to what extent these cells are of donor or recipient origin.

Spontaneous endometriosis in an umbilical skin lesion.

Cutaneous endometriosis of the umbilicus is an unusual condition with unclear pathogenetic mechanisms that might be mistaken for a malignant condition. A 46-year-old woman presented with a cutaneous black mass in the umbilicus. The lesion was removed surgically and histological analyses revealed that it consisted of endometrial tissue.