Dunev, V Genov, P Mladenov, V Antonov, P Atanasov, B
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Urology case reports
Double-J stents are among the basic and commonly used tools in urology. There are a lot of complications that can occur during DJ placement. We are presenting 62 years old woman, who was admitted in Urology Department with symptoms of left lumbar pain, irradiating towards inguinal area and hematuria. The computed tomography (CT) scan of abdomen and...
Farì, Giorgia Vecchio, Eleonora Oliva, Antonio Silvestri, Nicola Dell'Aquila, Marco Silvestri, Davide Pennacchia, Ilaria Arena, Vincenzo
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International journal of legal medicine
To report in literature the first case of fatal multi-organ embolization of ureteral stones fragments during laser lithotripsy. A tetraplegic 43-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital to undergo laser lithotripsy because of bilateral ureteral stones and right ureteral infected stent. During the removal of the right ureteral stent, the patient ...
Khan, Aliya A AbuAlrob, Hajar Punthakee, Zubin Shrayyef, Muhammad Werfalli, Rafik El Kassem, Hisham Al Braga, Manoela Millar, Adam Hussain, Sharjil Iqbal, Salman
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Endocrine
To evaluate the epidemiology, presentation and management of hypoparathyroidism in Canada. Hypoparathyroidism is associated with significant morbidity and poor quality of life. We present baseline results from the Canadian National Hypoparathyroidism Registry, a prospective observational study evaluating hypoparathyroidism in Canada. Our study enro...
Allué Cabañuz, Marta Arribas Del Amo, Maria Dolores Gil Romea, Ismael Val-Carreres Rivera, María Pilar Domínguez, Ramón Sousa Güemes Sánchez, Antonio Tomás
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Cirugia espanola
Spira technique is a type of nipple-sparing mastectomy that allows immediate reconstruction (IBR), ideal for ptosic breasts. Although, controversy persists regarding oncological results in breast cancer. The aim is to analyze complications, cosmetic outcomes, causes of reoperation and oncological results. Retrospective observational analysis of pat...
Pini Prato, Alessio Palo, Federico Faticato, Maria Grazia Carlini, Claudio Mattioli, Girolamo
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Journal of pediatric surgery
Recent reports suggested that blind laparoscopic entry techniques, including Veress needle (VN), might increase the risks of potentially fatal complications. All consecutive patients who underwent laparoscopy in two Pediatric Hospitals with the use of a Veress needle during a 14-year period have been included. In all cases the first trocar was a ra...
Gatz, Matthias Driessen, Arne Eschweiler, Jörg Tingart, Markus Migliorini, Filippo
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Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery
Despite the presence of various different surgical procedures, the preferable technique for repair of acute Achilles tendon ruptures is unknown and, therefore, object of discussions. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to compare clinical outcomes and complication-rates between the minimally invasive and the standard open repair of acute Achilles...
Jorge, Rômulo Moura
ABSTRACT Halo-gravity traction is an option that can be used in the treatment of severe spinal deformities. The author reports a complication not yet described in the literature in which rapid correction of the deformity triggered the Bezold Jarisch reflex. Level of evidence IV; Case Series.
Cantero López, Francisco Elvira Ruiz, Ginés Peñafiel Verdú, Pablo Martínez Sánchez, Juan Sánchez Muñoz, Juan José Muñoz Esparza, Carmen Vázquez Andrés, David José Martínez Herrera, Miguel García Almagro, Francisco José García Alberola, Arcadi
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Revista espanola de cardiologia (English ed.)
There are few data on emergency visits after cryoballoon-based pulmonary vein isolation. The aim of this study was to quantify emergency department visits during the first 3 months after the procedure and to identify the reasons for consultation, final diagnoses, and the therapeutic approach. Observational, retrospective study of 330 consecutive pa...
Malvasi, Antonio Trojano, Giuseppe Tinelli, Andrea Marinelli, Enrico Zaami, Simona
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The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians
Since every obstetric surgical procedure requires gaining informed consent from patient, we have set out to evaluate whether such requirement also applies to episiotomy. To that end, we have conducted a thorough search of relevant scientific literature on multidisciplinary databases (Scopus, PubMed, PubMed, Central, Research Gate, Google Scholar) a...
Daskalakis, Dimitrios Tsetsos, Nikolaos Karagergou, Stella Goudakos, John Markou, Konstantinos Karkos, Peter
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European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
To assess all available data regarding the comparative benefit of intracapsular coblation tonsillectomy (ICT) versus extracapsular coblation tonsillectomy (ECT) in children. MEDLINE, the Cochrane Library and Springerlink databases as well as other sources were searched by two independent reviewers. Controlled studies comparing ICT versus ECT in pae...