Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg
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Int Ophthalmol
March 2025
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 4/F, Hong Kong Eye Hospital, 147K Argyle Street, Kowloon, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
Purpose: Dacryoendoscopy (DE) is an emerging, minimally invasive, surgical technique for lacrimal outflow obstruction (LOO). This is a systematic review on the diagnostic and therapeutic use, as well as the safety of DE in the lacrimal literature.
Methods: Up to 22nd November, 2024, 259 studies were retrieved from PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Ovid MEDLINE.
Background: Long-term recurrent weight gain remains a persistent challenge in metabolic bariatric surgery (MBS). One strategy for managing recurrent weight gain involves the placement of a non-adjustable silicone ring around the reduced stomach pouch. This technique may lead to more significant weight loss and a reduced risk of long-term recurrent weight gain.
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February 2025
Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Medical Faculty of University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Background: Chest drains are routinely used after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lung resections to evacuate fluid and air from the pleural space. We compared the impact of coaxial silicone (SIL) drains standard polyvinyl chloride (PVC) drains on postoperative pain, drainage efficacy, and short-term treatment outcome following VATS lobectomy.
Methods: The prospective randomized study included 80 patients who underwent VATS lobectomy for lung cancer between September 2020 and June 2023.
BMJ Open
March 2025
Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology; Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
Objective: To explore the impact of the terminal tip location of silicone midline catheter (MC, a type of intravenous catheter measuring 20-30 cm in length and inserted into upper arm veins using a modified Seldinger technique) in the subclavian vein group versus axillary vein group on catheter-related complications and indwelling duration.
Design: This is a randomised controlled study.
Setting: Twenty-seven tertiary hospitals in China.
Retina
March 2025
Ocular Melanoma Center, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114.
Purpose: To assess the outcomes of persistent large exudative retinal detachments (ERD) following proton beam irradiation (PBI) for choroidal melanoma.
Methods: A retrospective study evaluated patients with a diagnosis of ERD in the setting of choroidal melanoma treated with PBI at a single academic tertiary center. Inclusion criteria were the presence of an ERD for at least 3 clock hours at the time of melanoma diagnosis.
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