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Cureus
December 2024
Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, IND.
Introduction Benign vocal cord lesions are diagnosed by clinical examination with usually an office-based laryngoscopy examination. The severity of voice impairment can be assessed by severity scores such as the Voice Handicap Index (VHI). These lesions are usually treated by conservative methods such as voice rest/restriction and voice therapy.
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January 2025
Department of Urology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust, Southampton, UK.
Purpose Of Review: Numerous scope-related innovations have taken place in the field of endourology. The presented analytical review is aimed at studying the technical innovations of the single-use digital flexible ureteroscopes. In November 2024, a comprehensive search was done for information on latest disposable flexible digital ureteroscopes, as well as their various unique characteristics.
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January 2025
Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai, China. Electronic address:
Objectives: Lingual Thyroglossal Duct Cysts (LTDCs) are a rare variant of thyroglossal duct Cyst (LDC). This study aimed to explore the efficacy of transoral excision of LTDC and evaluate the added benefit of concomitant management of laryngomalacia during the surgical intervention.
Methods: Infants with LTDCs were retrospectively collected from our department from January 2009 to January 2022.
Tuberk Toraks
December 2024
Clinic of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Samsun Education and Research Hospital, Samsun, Türkiye.
Introduction: Sedation is often required during flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FFB) to ensure patient comfort and the success of the procedure. The choice of sedative agents may differ between anesthesiologists and pulmonologists. This pilot study aimed to investigate the current pre-procedure preparation, monitoring, premedication and sedation practices for FFB in Türkiye, focusing on the preferences and practices of pulmonologists.
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December 2024
Anesthesiology, Unidade Local de Saúde de São José, Lisbon, PRT.
Perioperative and critical care management following penetrating thoracic trauma represents a complex challenge. Those who survive the early trauma approach and reach the hospital alive often remain in critical condition, with cardiocirculatory complications and major pulmonary injuries. Additional difficulty arises from the presence of a weapon , particularly in a dorsal location, which limits patient positioning, and the safe manipulation of both the weapon and the patient.
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