Post COVID-19 pneumo-hematocele: clinical presentation and treatment pathway.

Objectives: The appearance of characteristic pulmonary lesions has been noted after COVID-19, being described as post-COVID-19 pneumo-hematocele. The aim of this study is to describe the clinical, histopathologic, and imaging features of pneumo-hematocele and to suggest a treatment algorithm for these patients.

Methods: A retrospective study was performed in patients admitted with a diagnosis of SARS-CoV2 infection from March 2020 to September 2021 who presented a pneumo-hematocele on imaging studies.

The Usefulness of Intraoperative PTH as a Predictor for Successful Parathyroidectomy in Secondary Hyperparathyroidism.

Secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) is a multisystemic syndrome that affects calcium and bone homeostasis in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Despite medical treatment, 1-2% of patients require parathyroidectomy annually. The use of an intraoperative parathormone protocol (IOPTH) to predict cure is still in debate, due to the lack of standardized protocols, the use of different assays, and uneven PTH clearance.

Prognostic risk factors for conversion in laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is the gold standard technique for the treatment of gallbladder disease. However, in some cases, conversion to open surgery is still necessary. Identification of patients with high risk of conversion is of great importance to prepare the surgical scenario and to anticipate the convalescence.

Safety assessment of the use of ultrasonic energy in the proximity of the recurrent laryngeal nerve in a porcine model.

Background: Advanced bipolar and ultrasonic energy have demonstrated reduction of operating time and blood loss in thyroidectomy. However, these devices generate heat and thermal dispersion that may damage adjacent structures such as the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN). This study was designed to evaluate the safety profile of the Harmonic Focus+ (HF+) device through the evaluation of thermal injury to the RLN using different algorithms of distance and time with state of the art technology.

Continuous intraoperative neural monitoring in thyroid surgery: a Mexican experience.

Intraoperative continuous neural monitoring (C-IONM) during thyroid surgery has been recognized as a useful tool to identify and confirm recurrent laryngeal nerve integrity. The aim of the present study is to analyze electromyographic features and thresholds for normal vocal fold function in our initial experience with C-IONM in thyroid surgery. C-IONM was utilized in 57 patients who underwent thyroid surgery between July 2012 and December 2015.