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Sci Rep
December 2024
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga, 849-8501, Japan.
Surgeons routinely interpret preoperative radiographic images for estimating the shape and position of the tooth prior to performing tooth extraction. In this study, we aimed to predict the difficulty of lower wisdom tooth extraction using only panoramic radiographs. Difficulty was evaluated using the modified Parant score.
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December 2024
Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.
Pain is a frequent and disturbing symptom among hemodialysis patients. Protein-bound uremic toxins (PBUTs) are related to cardiovascular and overall mortality, and they are difficult to remove with current hemodialysis treatments. The PBUT displacers, such as furosemide, tryptophan, or ibuprofen, may be promising new strategies for improving their clearance.
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December 2024
Clinical Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
The fibroblastic sleeve is a structure potentially enveloping any intravascular device. At ultrasound scan, it typically presents as a thin layer of variably echogenic material covering the catheter surface, which usually tends to remain into the vessel after the catheter removal. However, several case reports have documented its migration toward the heart or pulmonary artery after a central venous catheter removal.
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December 2024
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dongguan Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Dongguan, China.
Cureus
November 2024
Trauma and Orthopedics, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, GBR.
Introduction: Clavicle fractures are routinely encountered in orthopedic clinical practice and have often been the subject of debate when it comes to optimal treatment. Clavicle fracture surgery has come a long way with excellent pre-contoured superior locking plates available for fixation. This study aimed to evaluate a cohort of patients operated for displaced mid-shaft clavicle fractures by open reduction and internal fixation using superior clavicle locking plates.
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