Fipronil Affects Craniofacial and Heart Development in Zebrafish Embryos ().

Fipronil is a broad-spectrum insecticide that has off-target effects in developing vertebrate embryos. In this study, we investigate treatment of zebrafish embryos with fipronil over the course of 5 days and examine the effects on body length, the cardiovascular system, and craniofacial morphology. We found the insecticide caused shorter body length and a decrease in eye size.

High incidence and recurrence of tympanostomy tube procedures in children who underwent nasolacrimal duct probe and intubation for congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction.

Purpose: To determine the incidence of tympanostomy tube (T-tube) insertion in children who required probing and intubation for congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (CNLDO) at a single academic institution and to analyze success rates.

Methods: The medical records of 92 patients who underwent nasolacrimal probing and intubation for CNLDO over a 9-year period were reviewed retrospectively. A preoperative questionnaire was given to the patient's guardian concerning laterality of CNLDO, history of otitis media (OM) antibiotic therapy, history of T-tube placement and number placed.

The (De)Stabilizing effect of juvenile prey cannibalism in a stage-structured model.

Cannibalism, or intraspecific predation, is the act of an organism consuming another organism of the same species. In predator-prey relationships, there is experimental evidence to support the existence of cannibalism among juvenile prey. In this work, we propose a stage-structured predator-prey system where cannibalism occurs only in the juvenile prey population.

Bilateral pneumatic blowout fractures in a patient with silent sinus syndrome while diving.

A 37-year-old scuba diver developed sudden severe headache, mid-facial pressure/pain and diplopia while diving. Upon examination, he had signs and symptoms consistent with silent sinus syndrome (SSS), including bilateral enophthalmos, hypoglobus, and diplopia/strabismus in conjunction with CT findings of occluded maxillary sinus ostia, atrophic/collapsed maxillary sinuses, and bilateral orbital floor fractures with fat herniation. As there was no history of trauma or chronic sinusitis, this rare case of bilateral SSS was deemed the cause of the spontaneous fractures (i.

Socioeconomic and demographic considerations of pediatric concussion recovery.

The objective of this study was to investigate predictors of concussion recovery in children (5-12) versus adolescents (13-18) while identifying economic and demographic disparities in post-concussion care at a tertiary referral concussion clinic versus emergency department (ED). Race and insurance status were recorded for patients presenting to the concussion clinic (724) and ED (1,160) with an ICD-10 concussion diagnosis between 2018 and 2019. Secondly, a subset of patients from the concussion clinic group were included for retrospective cohort review based on documented recovery data.

Comprehensiveness of Online Information in Gender-Affirming Surgery: Current Trends and Future Directions in Academic Plastic Surgery.

Background: Despite high rates of online misinformation, transgender and gender diverse (TGD) patients frequently utilize online resources to identify suitable providers of gender-affirming surgical care.

Aim: The objective of this study was to analyze the webpages of United States academic plastic surgery programs for the types of gender-affirming surgery (GAS) procedures offered and to determine how this correlates with the presence of an institutional transgender health program and geographic region in order to identify potential gaps for improvement.

Methods: Online institutional webpages of 82 accredited academic plastic surgery programs were analyzed for the presence of the following: GAS services, specification of type of GAS by facial, chest, body and genital surgery, and presence of a concomitant institutional transgender health program.

Diagnostic Evaluation of Visual Snow.

To determine which patients with visual snow (VS) and VS syndrome (VSS) require standard ophthalmologic testing including automated visual field and which patients require further testing such as macular spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT), electrophysiology, and neuroimaging. We retrospectively reviewed 52 consecutive patients at three institutions with VS and VSS including the University of Alabama, Callahan Eye Hospital, the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, and the Little Rock Eye Clinic from the years 2015 to 2021. We collected historical information, examination findings, ophthalmic testing, electrophysiology, and neuroimaging.

From the Reading Room to Operating Room: Retrospective Data and Pictorial Review After 806 SCOUT Placements.

Objective: Non-wire localization techniques are becoming more common. SCOUT surgical guidance system has been shown to increase flexibility in scheduling patients for surgery. The objective of this article is to provide institutional experiences with pictorial review after placement of 806 SCOUT devices.