Hasan, Obada Mazhar, Laraib Rabbani, Umar Rabbani, Amna Mahmood, Fatima Noordin, Shahryar
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Annals of medicine and surgery (2012)
Since most hip fractures are treated surgically, it is imperative to find an optimum fracture-to-surgery time to decrease the potential complications and enhance postoperative outcomes. In comparison to the vast plethora of literature available on surgical delay and its implications on mortality, very little, if any, research is available on the im...
Karpova, Radmila Vladimirovna Petrenko, Daria Andreevna Saribekian, Anna Gevorikovna Vedernikov, Andrey Andreevich Magomedagaev, Muslim Magomedovich Gorbunov, Andrey Sergeevich Shiryaev, Artem Anatolevich Rybin, Vladislav Konstatinovich Chernousov, Kirill Fedorovich
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Annals of medicine and surgery (2012)
Hepatic cystadenoma is an urgent problem due to the high risk of malignant transformation. There are both radical and minimally invasive methods of treatment. We present a clinical case describing the successful use of microwave ablation (MWA) in a 72-year-old woman with hepatic cystadenoma. The patient was admitted to the clinic with abdominal dis...
Alrabadi, Nasr Haddad, Razan Albustami, Iyad Al-Faouri, Ibrahim Obeidat, Nail Al-Ghazo, Mohammad Al-Rabadi, Daher Khassawneh, Adi
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Annals of medicine and surgery (2012)
COVID -19 has driven an unprecedented challenge to the economic, social, and health aspects of human life worldwide. The daily increasing numbers of human life loss encourage us, the healthcare and public health communities, to share best practices and lessons learned to mitigate the resurgence of this pandemic. On the other hand, the pandemic itse...
Roth, John Scott Anthone, Gary J Selzer, Don J Poulose, Benjamin K Pierce, Richard A Bittner, James G Hope, William W Dunn, Raymond M Martindale, Robert G Goldblatt, Matthew I
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Annals of medicine and surgery (2012)
This study represents a prospective, multicenter, open-label study to assess the safety, performance, and outcomes of poly-4-hydroxybutyrate (P4HB, Phasix™) mesh for primary ventral, primary incisional, or multiply-recurrent hernia in subjects at risk for complications. This study reports 3-year clinical outcomes. P4HB mesh was implanted in 121 pat...
Adeodatus, Yuda Handaya Fauzi, Aditya Rifqi Andrew, Joshua Hanif, Ahmad Shafa Kresna Aditya, Azriel Farrel
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Annals of medicine and surgery (2012)
Surgical recording has become very important for digestive surgery skill training in the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to high quality recordings, the directions of vantage points are also important. To assist our vantage point for our camera, we frequently use a laser pointer to increase accuracy in the shooting range. We recorded surgery more th...
Ali, Hassane Ait Zeriouh, Brahim Bouzayan, Leila Jabi, Rachid Bouziane, Mohammed
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Annals of medicine and surgery (2012)
Cystic lymphangioma is a benign tumor originating from the lymph vessels. It commonly occurs in childhood, in the head or neck regions. However, abdominal Cystic lymphangioma is extremely rare in adult patients and often asymptomatic. Considering abdominal space, it may attain huge sizes whilst causing minimal symptoms. Due to this insidious presen...
El Bakouri, Abdelilah Ballati, Ahmed Bouali, Mounir Elhattabi, Khalid Bensardi, Fatimazahra Fadil, Abdelaziz
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Annals of medicine and surgery (2012)
Primary lymphomas of appendix are extremely rare tumors. The incidence is 0.015% out of all gastrointestinal lymphomas; furthermore, limited data is available in literature. The appendiceal neoplasms are most commonly presented as acute appendicitis followed intestinal obstruction, intussusception or perforation. We present a case of a 22 year-old ...
Edwards, Jodi-Ann Breitman, Igal Bienstock, Jared Badami, Abbasali Kovatch, Irina Dresner, Lisa Schwartzman, Alexander
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Annals of medicine and surgery (2012)
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) may result in hypoxic respiratory failure necessitating mechanical ventilation. Barotrauma is a well-documented complication of mechanical ventilation. To describe the presentation, characteristics, and management of mechanically ventilated pa...
Hammad, Ahmed Lu, Vivian F Dahiya, Dushyant Singh Kichloo, Asim Tuma, Faiz
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Annals of medicine and surgery (2012)
Achalasia is a chronic motility disorder which may require surgical interventions to effectively manage patients' symptoms and improve functional status. In late stage achalasia, patients may present with sigmoid-shaped esophagus which complicates traditional treatment approaches for achalasia as the esophagus is massively dilated and dysfunctional...
Shah, Chirag Grando, Donna J Rainess, Rebecca A Ayad, Lydia Gobran, Emad Benson, Payam Neblett, Meika T Nookala, Vinod
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Annals of medicine and surgery (2012)
The rapid spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic has significantly impacted global health. So far, the evidence regarding the risk factors that predict the outcomes of COVID-19 patients is limited. In this study, we identified several risk factors that are associated with increased mortality in COVID-19 patients. We performed a ...
