Fifteen Years of Experience with Surgical Management of Bilateral Non-familial Carotid Body Tumors.

Background: Bilateral carotid body tumors (CBTs) clinical manifestation is infrequent. We conducted this work to describe our experience in the surgical treatment of bilateral CBT and to analyze our results.

Methods: A retrospective, observational study.

Acute pulmonary embolism as a complication in a young male patient with a left popliteal venous aneurysm.

Venous aneurysms are rare and have a prevalence of 0.1 to 0.2% in the reported series.

Queering Hookup Motives in a Diverse Sample of LGBTQ+ Young Adults.

There is a paucity of research on hookup motives among LGBTQ+ young adults, despite the importance of such sexual encounters for the development of LGBTQ+ young adults' identities. In this study, we examined the hookup motives of a diverse sample of LGBTQ+ young adults through in-depth qualitative interviews. Interviews were conducted with 51 LGBTQ+ young adults across college campuses at three sites in North America.

Subclavian-Brachial Bypass for Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia Associated with an Old Motorcycle Accident.

Chronic limb-threatening ischemia is rarely associated with previous traumatic injury. We present a case of a 28-year-old male with progressive digit ulcers, a weak pulse, cyanosis, and a cold limb. Eight months prior, he had a motorcycle accident resulting in a right clavicle fracture and brachial plexus injury.