Transobturator tape in the treatment of women with urinary incontinence by Ruth Alexandra Ramos Villacís, Alfredo Daniel Pucha Landacay, Adriesther González Lorié

“…The surgical procedure with a monofilament braided polypropylene transobturator band is among the major outpatient surgeries and is shown to be an effective and safe treatment, with minimal risks. …”
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COVID-19 and Surgical Practice in Slovenia: Managing the Crisis in Neurosurgery during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Matic Munda, Tomaz Velnar, Roman Bosnjak, Tilen Zele, Lidija Gradisnik, Peter Spazzapan, Natasa Kos, Nina Kocivnik, Mitja Benedicic, Borut Prestor

“…During this time, neurosurgery is facing difficulties in its service, both in emergency and elective surgeries. In the article, we describe the anti-COVID-19 measures taken at our neurosurgical department in a medical centre in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and analysed and compared the number of emergency and elective neurosurgical procedures during the time of the pandemic.…”
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Single-Ventricle Physiology by Lydia Taranto, Tabitha Moe

“…Single-ventricle physiology occurs in patients with hypoplastic ventricular heart defects, either on the right or left, who have undergone stepwise palliation surgeries ending with the Fontan procedure. After Fontan completion, these patients are dependent on passive venous return to the pulmonary circulation. …”
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How should decision aids be used during counseling to help patients who are "genetically at risk"? by Evans, N, Metselaar, S, van El, C, Hallowell, N, Widdershoven, G

“…This prognostic uncertainty, combined with knowledge that preventative interventions (eg, risk-reducing surgeries for familial cancer syndromes) could significantly affect people's lives, renders prevention decisions especially challenging. …”

Impact of data privacy and confidentiality on developing telemedicine applications: a review participates opinion and expert concerns by Zaidan, B.B., Zaidan, A.A., Mat Kiah, M.L.

“…Telemedicine can be as simple as patient-doctors phone call, or as complex as the remote surgeries (telesurgery). Telemedicine applications required highly secured systems. …”

Modalities of treatment for sleep disordered breathing by Win Tin, Khin, Maung Ohn

“…Sleep disordered breathing is a spectrum of diseases that includes snoring,upper airway resistance syndrome and obstructive sleep apnea.It occurs more in obese males, resulting in hypertension and cardiac complications if untreated.There are various treatments,conservatively and surgically,starting from simple tonsillectomy to multilevel surgeries and multi dicipline.Literature review was carried out on the pathophysiology,clinical presentation , complications ,diagnosis and various treatments,using internet Google,search PubMed.Additional information was obtained by cross referencing,using text and journals in the medical libraries.…”
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Changing the concept of surgical treatment of the brachial plexus traumatic injuries by Vitalii I. Tsymbaliuk, Alexander A. Gatskiy, Ihor B. Tretyak, Iaroslav V. Tsymbaliuk, Albina I. Tretiakova, Jiang Hao

“…The follow-up period included neurological examination (MRC Scale), electromyographic examination and angular deviation in the elbow joint during recovered active elbow flexion. 148 patients were retrospectively divided into two groups A (102 patients, received surgeries from surgical team #1) and B (46 patients, received surgeries from surgical team #2). …”
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Anaesthesia for caesarean section in a parturient with sjogren syndrome and scoping review by Shalvi Mahajan, Aakriti Sharma, Sanjay Kumar, Komal Gandhi

“…In light of better diagnostic modalities and improved treatment options, patients with Sjogren syndrome are now commonly encountered by anaesthetist for various surgeries. Here, we would like to describe an anaesthetic management of a parturient with bad obstetric history who was diagnosed with Sjogren syndrome and was planned for caesarean delivery. …”
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Female Genital Cutting: shattering the debate yet still violating human rights by Celine Jacquemin

“…Even though there is an assumption that the phenomenon is exclusive to the developing world, many practices in the West, such as vaginal and vulvar surgeries, as well as changes to the face and body of women can be included in the same tendency to portray women as impure, incomplete, and in need of improvement so that she can be accepted by prospective husbands. …”
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BOOK REVIEW: SORIN MITU (ED.), "ENCICLOPEDIA IMAGINARIILOR DIN ROMÂNIA III. IMAGINAR ISTORIC". GENERAL EDITOR: CORIN BRAGA. IAȘI, POLIROM, 2020, 407 P. by Paul Mihai PARASCHIV

“…In their task to impart timeless knowledge, historians perform careful surgeries on the body of history, investigating the abundant forms that gain shape in its configuration. …”
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Pathophysiology and clinical aspects of epiretinal membrane – review by Mateusz Kamil Ożóg, Mateusz Kamil Ożóg, Marta Nowak-Wąs, Marta Nowak-Wąs, Wojciech Rokicki, Wojciech Rokicki

“…These types of lesions may arise idiopathically or be secondary to eye diseases, injuries and retinal surgeries. ERM tissue contains numerous cell types and numerous cytokines, which participate in its formation. …”
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Aspectos Psicológicos en niños con labio leporino y/o Paladar hendido: un breve comentario sobre algunos hallazgos relevantes para los equipos de salud by Marcos Roberto Tovani Palone

“…In view of this, the treatment of people with CL/P often requires multiple surgeries and other therapies throughout childhood, adolescence and adulthood(4-6). …”
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Anaesthetic Management of Pulmonary Stenosis Already Treated with Pulmonary Balloon Valvuloplasty by Sushma K.S., Safiya Shaikh

“…The presence of congenital valvular heart disease can pose a challenge to anaesthetists in paediatric patients planning for incidental surgeries. Most of the available case reports from various journals describe the anaesthetic management in adults, whereas, pulmonary stenosis can present anytime during childhood and adolescence. …”
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CLINICAL CASE OF EFFECTIVE HOLISTIC TREATMENT OF BILATERIAL FIBROUS CAVERNOUS PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS by G. Yu. Marfina, K. B. Vladimirov, G. G. Kudryashov, E. V. Istomina, A. O. Avetisyan

“…The treatment was complicated by poor tolerance of the used anti-tuberculosis drugs.Multiple surgeries were applied combined with resection and collapse interventions; anti-tuberculosis drugs and their doses were prescribed individually to this patients and supplemented by adjuvant therapy.The course of the disease stabilized, sputum converted and cavities were healed.…”
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The Role of Visceral Therapy in the Sexual Health of Women with Endometriosis during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Literature Review by Tomasz Gozdziewicz, Grazyna Jarzabek-Bielecka, Dawid Luwanski, Malgorzata Wojcik, Katarzyna Plagens-Rotman, Malgorzata Mizgier, Magdalena Pisarska-Krawczyk, Witold Kedzia

“…Patients with endometriosis had limited possibilities for contemporary diagnosis and treatment during the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic. Surgeries that may have eliminated pain or restored fertility were postponed. …”
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Surgical orthodontic correction of mandibular laterognathism by Harpreet Singh, Dhirendra Srivastava, Pranav Kapoor, Poonam Sharma

“…After 7 months of presurgical orthodontic treatment, intraoral vertical ramus osteotomy, and straightening genioplasty were performed as two step surgeries to reposition the deviated mandible and chin, respectively. …”
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Late onset seroma post-thymectomy presenting as cardiac tamponade by Dilli Ram Poudel, Smith Giri, Ranjan Pathak, Mohamed Morsey, Shadwan Alsafwah

“…Late onset seroma is a rare post-operative complication occurring after various surgeries including thymectomy. Most cases are asymptomatic; however, seromas occurring in the mediastinal cavity may cause compression symptoms including airway compression or cardiac tamponade. …”
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Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis in liver transplant recipient: A case report by Kaleem Ullah, Muhammad Asif Baig, Abdul Wahab Dogar, Shams Uddin, Chaudhary Abdul Fatir, Ali Asad, Muhammad Junaid Tahir, Ka Yiu Lee, Khabab Abbasher Hussien Mohamed Ahmed, Zohaib Yousaf

“…He was treated with multiple surgeries and antifungals and made a complete recovery. …”
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Minimally invasive pain and spine interventions for low backache by Pravesh Kanthed, Nitika Vyas, Prateek Arora, Samarjit Dey

“…Multiple modalities exist for the treatment of conditions causing low-back pain, including non-pharmacological therapies, drugs, percutaneous minimally invasive techniques and surgeries. This review aims at providing a cursory view of the common ailments causing low backache and its corresponding minimally invasive techniques.…”
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BOOK REVIEW: SORIN MITU (ED.), "ENCICLOPEDIA IMAGINARIILOR DIN ROMÂNIA III. IMAGINAR ISTORIC". GENERAL EDITOR: CORIN BRAGA. IAȘI, POLIROM, 2020, 407 P. by Paul Mihai PARASCHIV

“…In their task to impart timeless knowledge, historians perform careful surgeries on the body of history, investigating the abundant forms that gain shape in its configuration. …”
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