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Hernia
January 2025
Department of Surgery, Shouldice Hospital, Markham, ON, Canada.
Purpose: The aim of the study was to evaluate operative time and postoperative complications of 4 post-training specialized surgeons.
Methods: This was a pilot retrospective chart review to determine the learning curve of a Shouldice primary inguinal hernia repair (Shouldice Repair) of 4 post-training specialized surgeons, at the Shouldice Hospital. The first 300 Shouldice Repairs (early learning block) were compared to their 900-1,000 repairs as the primary operating surgeon (late learning block).
Neurosurg Rev
January 2025
Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, 2 Wang Lang Road, Bangkok Noi, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand.
Seizure is a relatively common neurological consequence after spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (SICH). This study aimed to investigate risk factors of early, late, and overall seizures in patients with SICH. Retrospective analysis was performed on all patients with SICH who completed two years of follow-up.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClin Obstet Gynecol
March 2025
Adult Survivorship Program, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
As the majority of female cancer survivors can now expect to live long lives beyond cancer diagnosis and treatment, there is a growing need to address the significant late effects of treatment. Unfortunately, sexual health remains a primary concern that often goes unaddressed among female cancer survivors. Sexual dysfunction is one of the most common and distressing effects of treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus
January 2025
This report describes the longest case of a retained metallic intraorbital foreign body with no complications and development of delayed sensory exotropia following traumatic sclopetaria in childhood. A 9-year-old girl suffered a BB gun injury to the left eye, leading to chorioretinitis sclopetaria and loss of vision. The visual acuity was 20/800 with a relative afferent pupillary defect and choroidal rupture with subretinal hemorrhage that evolved to sclopetaria over time.
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March 2024
Surgery Department, Hospital Pedro Hispano, R. de Dr. Eduardo Torres, Matosinhos, Senhora da Hora 4464-513, Portugal.
Background: Totally implantable venous central access devices (TIVADs) can be implanted by open surgery or by direct puncture in the subclavian (ScV), internal jugular (IJV) or cephalic (CephV) veins.
Methods: A retrospective study was conducted in 201 patients. Thirty-day follow-up data was analyzed to compare the outcomes of different techniques and evaluation of risk factors.
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