Specialized educational program for high-grade liver injury management: a three-dimensional printed model approach.

Purpose: The study aims to present a specialized educational program using a 3D printed model for managing Grade IV and V liver injuries. Hepatic packing, a common technique, may not always achieve sufficient hemostasis in these cases, warranting alternative solutions such as mesh liver wrapping. However, mastering this procedure is challenging due to limited teaching resources and the need for repeated practice.

Do signs of abdominal wall injury on computed tomography predict intra-abdominal injury in trauma patients with a seatbelt sign?

Background: A seatbelt sign in patients with blunt abdominal injury is associated with both abdominal wall and intra-abdominal injuries. This study aimed to assess the association between signs of abdominal wall injury on computed tomography (CT) and rates of intra-abdominal injury in patients with a blunt abdominal injury and a clinical seatbelt sign.

Methods: This study includes hemodynamically stable trauma patients with blunt abdominal injury and a clinical seatbelt sign who were hospitalized in two regional trauma centers in Israel, during 2014-2019.

Biliary Tract Instrumentations Prior to Elective Cholecystectomy: Effect on Biliary Microbiome.

Calculus biliary disease is a common condition that requires invasive procedures in complicated cases. The effect of biliary instrumentation on the biliary microbiome and its impact on surgical complications after elective cholecystectomy remains unclear. This study aimed to assess the impact of prior biliary instrumentation on the biliary microbiome, as well as on the clinical outcomes of cholecystectomy.

Associations between breast implants and postpartum lactational mastitis in breastfeeding women: retrospective study.

Objective: To examine the putative associations between breast implants and postpartum lactational mastitis.

Design: Observational retrospective study.

Setting: Digital database of Maccabi Healthcare Services, integrated health maintenance organisation in Israel.