Retrolabyrinthine approach to the lateral skull base: The value of preoperative temporal bone CT analysis.

Purpose: The most used neurosurgical approach to reach cerebellar-pontine angle is the retrosigmoid route. This article describes the presigmoid approach which requires excellent knowledge of the labyrinthine block together with quantitative analysis of temporal bone CT.

Methods: CT-based quantitative measurements were obtained in patients undergoing vestibular neurectomy with a presigmoid approach.

ToRaRI (Tofacitinib in Rheumatoid Arthritis a Real-Life experience in Italy): Effectiveness, safety profile of tofacitinib and concordance between patient-reported outcomes and physician's global assessment of disease activity in a retrospective study in Central-Italy.

Introduction: The use of Janus Kinase Inhibitors (JAK-Is) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has entered in daily practice. In consideration of ORAL-Surveillance trial and the new EULAR recommendations, real-world data are needed to assess Jak-Is safety and effectiveness. The multicenter study presented here aimed to evaluate effectiveness and safety of tofacitinib in a real-life cohort.

Is there any role for medical thoracoscopy in the treatment of empyema in children?

It is still controversial whether surgical or nonsurgical treatment approaches are most appropriate for empyema in children, and there are no data regarding the role of medical thoracoscopy in this population. The aim of this study was to describe our experience with medical thoracosocpy in children with multiloculated and organizing pneumonia. We retrospectively reviewed children admitted to our hospital with a diagnosis of empyema from 2011 to 2021 and treated with medical thoracoscopy.

Limited role for bronchoalveolar lavage to exclude COVID-19 after negative upper respiratory tract swabs: a multicentre study.

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Medical teleconsultation to general practitioners reduces the medical error vulnerability of internal medicine patients.

Background: e-Health strategies are supposed to improve the performance of national health systems. Medical teleconsultation (MT) is an important component of such e-Health strategies.

Objectives: The outcome of MT was evaluated with regard to the impact on the medical error vulnerability (MEV) of internal medicine patients.