Methicillin resistant isolated from surgical patients in Cambodia over a 10-year period.

Methicillin-resistant (MRSA) related surgical infections are a global challenge. The burden of antimicrobial resistance is high throughout South-East Asia, and this is reflected in our local institution in Cambodia. Between 2011 and 2013, we analysed 251 wound swab samples at the Children's Surgical Centre, Phnom Penh; 52.

Symptomatic cerebral vasospasm following posterior fossa hemangioblastoma resection: illustrative case.

Background: Symptomatic cerebral vasospasm following posterior fossa intra-axial tumor resection is a rare phenomenon with only seven cases previously reported in the literature. The condition appears distinct to vasospasm following supratentorial tumor resection and extra-axial tumor resection of the posterior fossa. It shares, however, similarities with vasospasm following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Early versus delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy in treatment of acute cholecystitis.

Background: Acute cholecystitis is one of the most frequent diseases occurring in the developed countries of the world. Since the advent of laparoscopic cholecystectomy there has been a lack of agreement regarding the timing of the operation in the treatment of acute cholecystitis.

Methods: From September 2012 to January 2015 we carried out a prospective randomized trial at the IIIrd Surgical Department of University Hospital Milosrdní bratia in Bratislava.

[Optimal timing of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in treatment of acute cholecystitis].

Introduction: Acute cholecystitis is one of the most frequent diseases occurring in developed countries of the world. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a treatment option for acute cholecystitis. Since the advent of laparoscopic cholecystectomy there has been a lack of agreement regarding the timing of the operation in the treatment of acute cholecystitis.

Importance of thymectomy and prognostic factors in the complex treatment of myasthenia gravis.

Background: Thymectomy is indicated in patients with seropositive myasthenia gravis (SPMG) in patients under the age of 50 and in patient with myasthenia gravis (MG) associated with thymoma.

Methods: 345 patients with MG who underwent an extended thymectomy from April 1990 to December 2010. Patients were separated into the 4 groups: group with a complete stable remission, pharmacological remission group, group of patients with significant improvement and the group with mild improvement of symptoms.