Post-thoracotomy wound separation (DEHISCENCE): a disturbing complication.

Objectives: We described the treatment of dehiscence of thoracotomy incisions in patients who underwent thoracic surgery in the present study.

Methods: Twenty-four patients with either partial or complete dehiscence of their thoracotomy incisions were included in the study from 2005 to 2010. The patients were evaluated regarding their age, sex, indication for thoracotomy, and surgical approaches.

Serum anti-Müllerian hormone level as a predictor of poor ovarian response in in vitro fertilization patients.

Purpose: To evaluate the clinical value of day 3 serum anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) compared with day 3 serum follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) day estradiol (E2) levels and antral follicle count (AFC) in the prediction of poor ovarian response in controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH).

Methods: AMH, FSH and AFC on day 3 as well as hCG day E2 levels were determined in 164 subjects. Receiver operating curve analyses and area under curves (AUC) of the study parameters were performed.

A short term study of the additive effect of timolol and brimonidine on intraocular pressure.

Purpose: To evaluate the additive ocular hypotensive effect of the combination of brimonidine and timolol on intraocular pressure (IOP) reduction in patients with glaucoma.

Methods: This was a prospective, randomized, double-masked, crossover study in 20 patients with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) on therapy receiving timolol maleate 0.5% twice daily, with IOP greater than or equal to 22 mmHg in one eye.