Triclosan-coated sutures for the prevention of surgical-site infections: a meta-analysis.

Background: The scope of this article is to perform a meta-analysis of the studies that compare the use of triclosan-coated sutures (TCS) to uncoated sutures in prevention of surgical-site infections (SSIs).

Methods: A systematic search of randomized and non-randomized studies was carried out on Pubmed and Scopus databases until July 2016.

Results: The meta-analysis of 30 studies (19 randomized, 11 non-randomized; 15,385 procedures) gave evidence that TCS were associated with a lower risk of SSIs (risk ratio [RR] = 0.

A case of recurrent herpes zoster leg paresis without rash.

Acute herpes zoster neuralgia is a benign infection affecting the sensory part of the nervous system with a painful vesicular eruption. The authors report a case of a 48-year-old woman patient with right leg paresis followed by herpetic rash. Needle electromyography revealed pathologic findings while lumbar magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed no pathologic findings.

Hypoplasia of multiple cerebral arteries: report of an unusual case.

We present a rare case of hypoplasia of the vertebral arteries bilaterally, of the basilar artery, of the posterior cerebral arteries bilaterally, and right-sided aplasia of A1 branch of anterior cerebral artery. The patient became symptomatic with sudden-onset headaches, likely caused by high hemodynamic stress. The origin of the hypoplastic cerebral arteries is uncertain, but the concomitant existence of them supports the congenital origin.

Dolichoectatic cervical arteries (carotid and vertebral arteries) heralded by recurrent cerebral ischemia: case illustration.

A case of a 61-year-old man with recurrent episodes of cerebral transient ischemic attacks is reported. The patient had a history of cigarette smoking, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and diabetes mellitus. Before these episodes, the patient had no clinical symptoms and signs of cerebral pathology.