Background: Chylous leakage is a rare surgical complication most frequently encountered following operations involving the neck and thorax. Even more rare are axillary chyle leaks secondary to breast cancer involving the axillary lymph nodes. Anatomic variability in the termination of the thoracic duct may play a role in the susceptibility some individuals may have to this type of leakage.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Distal medium vessel occlusion (DVO) thrombectomy has been shown to be efficacious with safety profiles comparable to large vessel occlusion (LVO) thrombectomy. A novel, highly-trackable, bevel-tipped Zoom 35 catheter can be used as an aspiration catheter for DVO thrombectomy.
Methods: This is a retrospective, single-arm, multi-institutional observational study evaluating the efficacy and safety of aspiration thrombectomy for DVO using the Zoom 35 catheter.
Background: Plastic surgery is a competitive specialty that values research productivity among members of the field. The Hirsch index has been shown to measure a researcher's scientific impact. This study sought to determine whether an association exists between H-indices and the probability of and speed to publication.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) eradication or long-term suppression in the absence of antiretroviral therapy (ART) requires an understanding of all viral reservoirs that could contribute to viral rebound after ART interruption. CD4 T cells (CD4s) are recognized as the predominant reservoir in HIV type 1 (HIV-1)-infected individuals. However, macrophages are also infected by HIV-1 and simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) during acute infection and may persist throughout ART, contributing to the size of the latent reservoir.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnderstanding the cellular and anatomical sites of latent virus that contribute to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) rebound is essential for eradication. In HIV-positive patients, CD4 T lymphocytes comprise a well-defined functional latent reservoir, defined as cells containing transcriptionally silent genomes able to produce infectious virus once reactivated. However, the persistence of infectious latent virus in CD4 T cells in compartments other than blood and lymph nodes is unclear.
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