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Radiol Case Rep
March 2025
Department of General Surgery, Trauma and Burns Center, University of Tunis El Manar, Ben Arous, Tunisia.
Meckel's diverticulum, a congenital anomaly of the omphalomesenteric duct, is a rare cause of acute abdomen and poses significant diagnostic challenges due to its variable presentation and complications such as perforation. We present the case of a 19-year-old male with a 24-hour history of right iliac fossa pain progressing to generalized abdominal tenderness. Laboratory results showed leukocytosis and elevated C-reactive protein, while CT imaging suggested pneumoperitoneum and an inflamed Meckel diverticulum.
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January 2025
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
Background And Purpose: Vascularized fibular grafting following tumor resection is an essential treatment option in limb salvage surgery. We aimed to evaluate: (I) bone healing, (II) complications and reoperations, (III) limb salvage, and (IV) survival.
Methods: We present a retrospective evaluation of a national cohort comprising 27 patients.
JAMA Pediatr
January 2025
Department of Cardiology, Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Importance: Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a life-threatening complication of COVID-19 infection. Data on midterm outcomes are limited.
Objective: To characterize the frequency and time course of cardiac dysfunction (left ventricular ejection fraction [LVEF] <55%), coronary artery aneurysms (z score ≥2.
Ann Surg
January 2025
Department of Burn Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, 200433, Shanghai, People's Republic of China; Research Unit of Key Techniques for Treatment of Burns and Combined Burns and Trauma Injury, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 200433, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Objective: We aim to determine the optimal timing and approaches for first tangential excision of severely burned patients ≥70% total body surface area (TBSA).
Background: Early tangential excision is the gold-standard surgical therapy for full-thickness burns. However, there are debates about its optimal timing and approaches for severely burned patients ≥70%TBSA.
Wound Repair Regen
January 2025
Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Burn injury management and outcomes reveal observed disparities in individuals with darker skin tones, likely influenced by limited representation in medical literature and clinical research. These gaps may contribute to variations in care quality and outcomes for these populations. A comprehensive literature search was conducted across PubMed, Scopus, and Embase databases, initially yielding 74 articles.
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