Intra-Operative Nerve Encounters and Incidence of Inferior Alveolar Nerve Sensory Deficit after Bilateral Sagittal Split Osteotomy-A Pilot Study.

Introduction: Bilateral sagittal split osteotomy (BSSO) is the most performed orthognathic surgery for mandibular dentofacial abnormalities. The most common complication is the neurosensory deficit. The current study was aimed at determining the incidence of inferior alveolar nerve neurosensory deficit (NSD) following BSSO surgery, and in assessing intra-operative nerve encounter status and possible relation to NSD.

Podoplanin-positive cell-derived small extracellular vesicles contribute to cardiac amyloidosis after myocardial infarction.

Cardiac amyloidosis is a secondary phenomenon of an already pre-existing chronic condition. Whether cardiac amyloidosis represents one of the complications post myocardial infarction (MI) has yet to be fully understood. Here, we show that amyloidosis occurs after MI and that amyloid fibers are composed of macrophage-derived serum amyloid A 3 (SAA3) monomers.

Persistent left superior vena cava with retrograde flow and absent coronary sinus in a child with ventricular septal defect and patent ductus arteriosus.

Coronary sinus (CS) defects are rare congenital cardiac anomalies that occur in isolation or with other congenital heart diseases. Persistent left superior vena cava (LSVC) is a relatively common entity that usually drains into the CS, is of no hemodynamic consequence, and is easily diagnosed on echocardiography by a dilated CS and an antegrade flow toward the heart. However, a combination of LSVC and CS defect may reverse its flow direction and CS dilation may be absent.

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in pancreaticopleural fistula: A case report.

Pancreatico-pleural fistula (PPF) is sequelae of pancreatitis. It is more commonly seen in alcoholic pancreatitis with abdominal symptoms and signs. PPF presenting with respiratory symptoms and signs in the absence of abdominal signs is rare.

Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Direct Oral Anticoagulants Versus Warfarin in Atrial Fibrillation Patients with Chronic Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a prevalent cardiac arrhythmia. Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), with superior efficacy and safety, have emerged as a promising alternative to warfarin. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to compare the safety and efficacy of DOACs and warfarin in patients with AF and chronic liver disease (CLD).