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J Comp Eff Res
January 2025
Boston Scientific Corporation; 100 Boston Scientific Way, Marlborough, MA, USA.
This study assessed the economic impact of reducing one postoperative visit following inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP) implantation. Scenario analyses were used to model the effects of eliminating one 30-min IPP postoperative visit from the expected 2.5 visits accounted for by the American Medical Association resource-based relative value scale data.
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January 2025
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Background: Medical images play an important role in diagnosis and treatment of pediatric solid tumors. The field of radiology, pathology, and other image-based diagnostics are getting increasingly important and advanced. This indicates a need for advanced image processing technology such as Deep Learning (DL).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets
January 2025
Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology, Raipur, 492001, India.
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that results from the progressive loss of neurons in the brain followed by symptoms such as slowness and rigidity in movement, sleep disorders, dementia and many more. The different mechanisms due to which the neuronal degeneration occurs have been discussed, such as mutation in PD related genes, formation of Lewy bodies, oxidation of dopamine. This review discusses current surgical treatment and gene therapies with novel developments proposed for PD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnn Surg
January 2025
Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
Objective: To characterize contemporary surgeons' viewpoints and perspectives on the academic mission during healthcare corporatization.
Summary Background Data: Academic surgery, traditionally driven by the tripartite missions of excellence in clinical care, scientific research, and education, faces increasing challenges from a corporatized healthcare environment. While previous studies have addressed the financial aspects of corporatization, a comprehensive evaluation of academic surgeons' attitudes and experiences remains lacking.
Ann Surg
January 2025
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States.
Objective: To assess the impact of parathyroid gland autotransplantation on the restoration of parathyroid function in patients who are hypoparathyroid after thyroidectomy.
Background Data: Hypoparathyroidism post-thyroidectomy arises when all parathyroid glands are devascularized or injured. Autotransplantation of compromised parathyroids aims to preserve their function and prevent permanent hypoparathyroidism.
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