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J Clin Neurosci
December 2024
Division of Neurosurgery, National University Hospital, Singapore.
The optimal management of symptomatic recurrent Rathke's cleft cysts (RCCs) is unclear. Here, we compared the outcomes of various surgical approaches for symptomatic recurrent RCCs. PubMed and Embase were systematically reviewed for studies that reported individual-participant data on outcomes after surgical treatment for symptomatic recurrent RCCs presenting with headache and/or visual field defect.
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November 2024
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Pituitary
June 2024
Department of Neurosurgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 567-0872, Japan.
Purpose: The contents of Rathke's cleft cysts (RCCs) vary from clear and slightly viscous to purulent. Surgical treatment of symptomatic RCCs involves removing the cyst contents, whereas additional cyst-wall opening to prevent reaccumulation is at the surgeon's discretion. The macroscopic findings of the cyst content can reflect the nature of RCCs and would aid in surgical method selection.
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May 2024
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Craniopharyngioma is uncommon benign intracranial tumour that can be cured by surgical resection followed by conventional radiotherapy. However, its anatomical localisation makes the treatment hazardous or impossible. This case report aims to discuss the first local experience of using beta-emitting Yttrium-90 radioisotope in treating a patient with refractory cystic craniopharyngioma.
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March 2024
Department of Nephrology (Key Laboratory of Management of Kidney Disease in Zhejiang Province), Hangzhou TCM Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, No. 453, Tiyuchang Road, 310009, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Background: Enterococcus casseliflavus is a rare pathogenic bacterium that is characterized by vancomycin resistance and can lead to multiple infections in the human body. This report describes a rare case of polycystic intrahepatic infection with E. casseliflavus which necessitated antibiotic treatment and surgical intervention involving cystic drainage.
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