Publications by authors named "O Abbo"
Introduction: Since the early 2000's, the appeal of certain operating room specialties has decreasedamong medical school graduate students. The recent reform of the second and third cycles of medical studies in France provides an opportunity to set up teaching programs around operating room specialties. We have organised a teaching unit which is part of the final year of medical studies.
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- * A retrospective study at Toulouse University Hospital from 2008 to 2018 found no decrease in NP incidence, with 56% of cases showing bacteria, mainly Streptococcus pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus.
- * The study observed changes in bacterial patterns related to the vaccine's introduction, highlighting an increase in S. pyogenes and S. aureus cases, indicating the need for ongoing research and monitoring of these changes.
Introduction: Ureteroscopy (URS) can be proposed as first-line therapy for the management of pelvic stones from 10 to 20 mm and for lower ureteric stones in children. However, little is known about the success and the morbidity of URS in young children. Ureteroscopic treatment may present matters in young children because of the small size of the pediatric kidney and the small size of the collecting system.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To assess the efficacy of thoracoscopy and the outcome for children with thoracic neurogenic tumors.
Methods: We performed a retrospective review of 15 European centers between 2000 and 2020 with patients who underwent thoracoscopy for a neurogenic mediastinal tumor. We assessed preoperative data, complications, and outcomes.