Oncoplastic surgery; volume displacement techniques for breast conserving surgery in patients with breast cancer.

Background: Surgical management of breast cancer has drastically changed. Breast-conserving surgery (BCS) has now become a commonly used method for its treatment. Oncoplastic techniques are widely applied with satisfactory aesthetic results.

Nonrecurrent Laryngeal Nerve in the Era of Intraoperative Nerve Monitoring.

Nonrecurrent laryngeal nerve (non-RLN) is an anatomical variation increasing the risk of vocal cord palsy. Prediction and early identification of non-RLN may minimize such a risk of injury. This study assessed the effect of intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) on the detection of non-RLN.

The pressure angle of the median nerve as a new magnetic resonance imaging parameter for the evaluation of carpal tunnel.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare the MRI findings of the wrists of patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and controls. We present a new MRI parameter, the pressure angle of the median nerve, in CTS patients.

Patients And Methods: The study included 55 wrists, 36 of which were diagnosed with CTS and 19 healthy controls.

Does prior aspirin use reduce stroke mortality?

Background: Millions of people around the world regularly consume aspirin, but its value in determining stroke severity is still not clear. It has been stated that prior aspirin use might reduce the severity of ischemic stroke by reducing the size of fibrin-platelet emboli or by ameliorating platelet hyperaggregability that occurs in the microcirculation. However there are only few large studies focusing on the early outcome of stroke patients including both ischemic stroke and primary intracerebral hemorrhage patients with prior aspirin therapy.