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Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM
December 2024
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Jalan Profesor Diraja Ungku Aziz, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Electronic address:
Minerva Obstet Gynecol
December 2024
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sibu Hospital, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Sibu, Malaysia.
Background: This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of membrane sweeping and transcervical Foley catheters for the induction of labor after one previous cesarean delivery.
Methods: An open-label, prospective, randomized controlled trial was performed at Sibu Hospital, Sarawak, Malaysia between 15 February 2018 and 30 August 2018. Pregnant women aged 18 or above at term who had one previous uncomplicated lower segment cesarean section and required induction of labor were randomized to membrane sweeping or transcervical Foley catheter insertion.
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol
December 2024
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA.
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
December 2024
Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Minimally invasive esophagectomies, including robot-assisted procedures, have demonstrated superiority over traditional open surgery. Despite the prevalence of transhiatal and transthoracic approaches, cervical access is less common in minimally invasive esophageal surgery. Advancements in robotic systems, such as the da Vinci Single Port (SP), enable controlled transcervical extrapleural mediastinoscopic access, potentially reducing pulmonary complications and extending surgical options to patients with comorbidities.
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August 2024
Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Introduction: Ectopic parathyroid glands have been reported with an incidence of 2-22%. Undescended parathyroid glands, defined as glands situated above the carotid bifurcation or > 1 cm cranial to the superior pole of the thyroid gland, comprise 2-7% of all ectopic parathyroid glands. We report a case of incidentally discovered parathyroid gland located in the retropharyngeal space at the level of the oropharynx.
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