Nonobstetrical Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery in Pregnancy: A Systematic Literature Review.

Urologic and gynecologic surgeons are the top utilizers of robotic surgery; however, nonobstetrical robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery (RALS) in pregnant patients is infrequent. A systematic literature review was performed to ascertain the frequency, indication and complications of RALS in pregnancy. Results showed 38 pregnancies from eleven publications between 2008 and 2020.

The fate of the bone graft in cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea endoscopic repair for idiopathic intracranial hypertension: a retrospective case series analysis.

Introduction: Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a common cause of spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks necessitating surgical intervention, and grafting of septal, mastoid, or turbinate bone over the defect is increasingly performed to strengthen the repair of the primary defect. However, the postoperative fate of these grafted bone fragments is largely unknown.

Methodology: We performed a retrospective study of patients at the University of Pennsylvania undergoing repair of spontaneous CSF leaks secondary to IIH.

Patient, disease, and treatment factors associated with overall survival in esthesioneuroblastoma.

Background: Esthesioneuroblastomas (ENB) are uncommon and data regarding outcomes are often limited to single-institution series. The National Cancer Database (NCDB), which contains outcomes information from treatment centers across the United States, represents an opportunity to evaluate outcomes for rare diseases such as ENB across multiple institutions.

Methods: The NCDB was queried for location codes corresponding to the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses and the histology code for ENB.

Overnight delivery of hypertonic saline by nasal cannula aerosol for cystic fibrosis.

Aim: Inhaled hypertonic saline increases mucociliary clearance, improves pulmonary function, and decreases exacerbations in cystic fibrosis (CF) but contributes to the already significant treatment burden of CF. Overnight delivery of inhaled medications via a specially designed nasal cannula-aerosol device (Trans-nasal Pulmonary Aerosol Delivery [tPAD]) is an alternative approach. Here, we test whether overnight inhalation of hypertonic saline via tPAD improves mucociliary clearance and assess the tolerability of the device.