Asymmetry in the Perception of Electrical Chirps Presented to Cochlear Implant Listeners.

Introduction: Although a broadband acoustic click is physically the shortest duration sound we can hear, its peripheral neural representation is not as short because of cochlear filtering. The traveling wave imposes frequency-dependent delays to the sound waveform so that in response to a click, apical nerve fibers, coding for low frequencies, are excited several milliseconds after basal fibers, coding for high frequencies. Nevertheless, a click sounds like a click and these across-fiber delays are not perceived.

Radio-chemotherapy feasibility for biopsy-only unresectable wild-type glioblastomas (BO-GBM).

Background: "Biopsy-only" glioblastoma (BO-GBM) is a heterogeneous, understudied group of patients associated with a poor outcome. Our objective was to explore the pattern of care and prognosis associated with BO-GBM in our center.

Methods: Patients with wild-type BO-GBM included in a prospective regional cohort initiated in 2014 and closed in 2017 were retrospectively reviewed for patient characteristics, MRI findings, treatment allocation, and delivery.

Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Ex-Situ and In-Situ Fenestrated Stent-Grafts for Endovascular Repair of Aortic Arch Pathologies.

Purpose: To gain insight into safety and efficacy of in situ and ex-situ fenestration techniques for total endovascular arch repair. The term ex-situ fenestration is referring to physician-modified stent-graft technique where fenestration is performed on a back table.

Methods: Electronic search was conducted according to PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic review and Meta-analyses) guidelines from 2000 to 2020.

Effect of Massage with Oil Balanced in Essential Fatty Acids on Development and Lipid Parameters in Very Premature Neonates: A Randomized, Controlled Study.

Background: Oil massage versus only massage can increase preterm newborn development, especially weight gain, via a supposed percutaneous absorption of oil lipids, but data are contradictory. Aims: Investigating whether massage with a vegetable oil balanced in essential fatty acids improves neonatal weight gain, and digestive autonomy as proxy for neuro-development outcomes. Methods: A prospective monocentric randomized study was conducted in very premature newborns who received massage with oil (isio4 10 mL/kg/day, n = 18) versus with no oil (n = 18) for five consecutive days (10-min session twice daily) at a corrected gestational age of 34−35 weeks.

What Experts Think About Prostate Cancer Management During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Report from the Advanced Prostate Cancer Consensus Conference 2021.

Patients with advanced prostate cancer (APC) may be at greater risk for severe illness, hospitalisation, or death from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to male gender, older age, potential immunosuppressive treatments, or comorbidities. Thus, the optimal management of APC patients during the COVID-19 pandemic is complex. In October 2021, during the Advanced Prostate Cancer Consensus Conference (APCCC) 2021, the 73 voting members of the panel members discussed and voted on 13 questions on this topic that could help clinicians make treatment choices during the pandemic.

Lack of consensus identifies important areas for future clinical research: Advanced Prostate Cancer Consensus Conference (APCCC) 2019 findings.

Background: Innovations in treatments, imaging and molecular characterisation have improved outcomes for people with advanced prostate cancer; however, many aspects of clinical management are devoid of high-level evidence. At the Advanced Prostate Cancer Consensus Conference (APCCC) 2019, many of these topics were addressed, and consensus was not always reached. The results from clinical trials will most reliably plus the gaps.

Augmented reality in laparoscopic liver resection evaluated on an ex-vivo animal model with pseudo-tumours.

Background: The aim of this study was to assess the performance of our augmented reality (AR) software (Hepataug) during laparoscopic resection of liver tumours and compare it to standard ultrasonography (US).

Materials And Methods: Ninety pseudo-tumours ranging from 10 to 20 mm were created in sheep cadaveric livers by injection of alginate. CT-scans were then performed and 3D models reconstructed using a medical image segmentation software (MITK).

Systematic review and meta-analysis of endovascular versus open repair for common femoral artery atherosclerosis treatment.

Background: Encouraging recent reports on endovascular treatment of common femoral artery (CFA) atherosclerotic disease has rendered the question regarding the place of this technique evermore pertinent and legitimizes the performance of randomized trials. The present comprehensive review focused on the early and midterm outcomes to help assess the benefit/risk balance of endovascular vs open repair for CFA treatment.

Methods: Embase and Medline searches were conducted according to the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic review and Meta-Analyses) standards to identify studies from 2000 to 2018 reporting on endovascular repair (ER), open surgery (OS), and comparisons of both techniques for CFA atherosclerosis treatment.

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Genitourinary Cancer Care: Re-envisioning the Future.

Context: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic necessitated rapid changes in medical practice. Many of these changes may add value to care, creating opportunities going forward.

Objective: To provide an evidence-informed, expert-derived review of genitourinary cancer care moving forward following the initial COVID-19 pandemic.

The persistent sciatic artery: Report of ten cases.

Objective: The persistent sciatic artery (PSA) is a rare congenital anomaly with a high rate of aneurysm formation, occlusion and stenosis. It may lead to severe complications including thrombosis, distal embolisation, or aneurysm rupture. We reported herein our experience in the management of PSA and its complications, and discuss the therapeutic options.

Clinical recommendations in the management of advanced prostate cancer: International Gastrointestinal, Liver and Uro-oncology (IGILUC 2019) experts.

Purpose: Advancements in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer (PC) have rapidly progressed through the past years. Various factors should be taken into account while treating individual patients to ensure optimal and careful decision making. The purpose of this consensus review is to summarize the current practice patterns when managing patients with advanced prostate cancer (APC) as there is still a lack of or very limited evidence on its clinical management in some areas.

Computed Tomography-Aortography Versus Color-Duplex Ultrasound for Surveillance of Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: A Prospective Multicenter Diagnostic-Accuracy Study (the ESSEA Trial).

Background Color-duplex ultrasonography (DUS) could be an alternative to computed tomography-aortography (CTA) in the lifelong surveillance of patients after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR), but there is currently no level 1 evidence. The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of DUS as an alternative to CTA for the follow-up of post-EVAR patients. Methods Between December 16, 2010, and June 12, 2015, we conducted a prospective, blinded, diagnostic-accuracy study, in 15 French university hospitals where EVAR was commonly performed.

Risks from Deferring Treatment for Genitourinary Cancers: A Collaborative Review to Aid Triage and Management During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Context: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is leading to delays in the treatment of many urologic cancers.

Objective: To provide a contemporary picture of the risks from delayed treatment for urologic cancers to assist with triage.

Evidence Acquisition: A collaborative review using literature published as of April 2, 2020.

Management of Patients with Advanced Prostate Cancer: Report of the Advanced Prostate Cancer Consensus Conference 2019.

Background: Innovations in treatments, imaging, and molecular characterisation in advanced prostate cancer have improved outcomes, but there are still many aspects of management that lack high-level evidence to inform clinical practice. The Advanced Prostate Cancer Consensus Conference (APCCC) 2019 addressed some of these topics to supplement guidelines that are based on level 1 evidence.

Objective: To present the results from the APCCC 2019.

Pravastatin combination with sorafenib does not improve survival in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.

Background & Aims: Sorafenib is the standard of care for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Combining sorafenib with another treatment, to improve overall survival (OS) within an acceptable safety profile, might be the next step forward in the management of patients with advanced HCC. We aimed to assess whether a combination of sorafenib and a statin improved survival in patients with HCC.

Secondary Congenital Glaucoma Associated With Retro-orbital Infantile Hemangioma: A Masquerade Syndrome.

Purpose: The main purpose of this study was to describe a unique case of retro-orbital infantile hemangioma (IH) simulating a congenital glaucoma requiring prompt management with systemic propranolol.

Study Design: This was a case report.

Results: A 2-month-old white female was referred to our department of ophthalmology for progressive, unilateral protrusion of the left eye associated with epiphora.

Safety assessment of anticancer drugs in association with radiotherapy in metastatic malignant melanoma: a real-life report : Radiation/systemic drug combo in metastatic melanoma.

Purpose: To assess the safety of the association of radiotherapy (RT) and systemic treatments for patients with metastatic malignant melanoma (mMM).

Methods: A retrospective analysis included consecutive patients treated with palliative RT, and at least one line of systemic therapy for mMM between 2001 and 2016. Treatments were defined as sequential or concomitant when RT and the systemic drug were administered, respectively, at more or less than five half-lives from each other.

Endovascular Versus Open Repair for Chronic Type B Dissection Treatment: A Meta-Analysis.

Background: The respective place of endovascular repair (ER) versus open surgery (OS) in thoracic dissecting aneurysm treatment remains debatable. This comprehensive review seeks to compare the outcomes of ER versus OS in chronic type B aortic dissection treatment.

Methods: Embase and Medline searches (2000 to 2017) were performed following PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses) guidelines.

Clinical value of automated fibrin generation markers in patients with septic shock: a SepsiCoag ancillary study.

An ancillary analysis to the SepsiCoag multicentric prospective observational study on patients entering an intensive care unit with septic shock evaluated the prognostic potential of fibrin generation markers (FGMs) tested at inclusion in the study, on survival at day 30. After centralization of samples, three automated FGMs were compared: D-dimers (DDi), fibrin/fibrinogen degradation products (FDP) and fibrin monomers (FM). FM was the single FGM that was significantly higher in non-surviving patients, area under the receiver-operator characteristic curve (AUC ): 0·617, P < 0·0001.

Endovascular creation and validation of acute in vivo animal model for type A aortic dissection.

Background: Animal modeling is a prerequisite for clinical transfer of new therapies. This study targets an acute in vivo animal model of type A dissection using endovascular approach with a view to test future stent grafts dedicated to this aortic segment.

Methods: Experiments were conducted on 13 swine.