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International web-based survey of patients with non-hydrocephalic symptomatic pineal cysts.
Acta Neurochir (Wien)
December 2024
Department of Neurosurgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Objectives: To report the results of an international patient-reported survey that adds to the growing body of evidence surrounding the role of surgery in the management of a subset of patients with non-hydrocephalic symptomatic pineal cyst.
Design: An international web-based survey of health outcomes in patients with nhSPC.
Subjects: All survey participants who self-reported a diagnosis of symptomatic pineal cyst without hydrocephalus after radiological imaging.
The Long-Term Outcomes of Inactive Pacemaker Lead Abandonment in Children and Dramatic Observation of Complications.
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol
December 2024
Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Transvenous extraction of the leads in children is associated with a higher risk of serious complications, that is why it is reluctantly performed. Unfortunately, this conservative approach has been associated with secondary complications (tricuspid valve dysfunction and bilateral venous obstruction), adverse events during lead removal procedure and recanalization and stenting of chest veins. We present a case of a 27-year-old female with a pacemaker and insertion of two new leads on the opposite side of the chest leaving the old ones in place.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLeadless pacemaker implantation after delayed atrial lead perforation and battery depletion: a case report.
BMC Cardiovasc Disord
December 2024
Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Background: Delayed lead perforation is a rare complication of cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED). Clinical presentations range from completely asymptomatic to pericardial tamponade. Surgical lead extraction is recommended and transvenous lead extraction (TLE) with surgical backup is an alternative method.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPeritoneal Cancer Index Correlates with Radiographic Assessment of Colorectal Carcinomatosis.
Ann Surg Oncol
December 2024
Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA.
Background: The Peritoneal Cancer Index (PCI), calculated intraoperatively, has previously yielded mixed results when correlated with computed tomography. This study aimed to quantify variation in this scoring method comparing radiologists' and surgeons' radiologic PCI (rPCI) assessment.
Methods: The rPCI of 104 patients treated at a single institution for peritoneal carcinomatosis was calculated by an abdominal radiologist and a surgeon.
A preliminary study of further attempt at the development, testing and application of an auxiliary equipment for electronic colonoscopy.
Sci Rep
December 2024
Endoscopic Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150000, China.
Colonoscopy is a valuable tool for colorectal cancer screening and health checkups, with increasing utilization annually. Assisted entry is a standard procedure during electronic colonoscopy. In China, most clinically assisted colonoscopy procedures involve a nurse directly applying abdominal pressure to the patient's abdomen.
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