MicroRNAs in Testicular Germ Cell Tumors: The Teratoma Challenge by Nuphat Yodkhunnatham, Kshitij Pandit, Dhruv Puri, Kit L. Yuen, Aditya Bagrodia

“…The clinical applications of miRNA biomarkers could spare patients from unnecessary surgeries and allow for more personalized therapeutic approaches. …”
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Leech therapy and adjuvant Ayurveda treatment in the management of diabetic foot ulcer with atherosclerosis by Snehal R Sonani, Tukaram S Dudhamal

“…Ayurveda is famed to be a tool in prevention and management of such fatal or disabling surgeries by parasurgical procedure, i.e., leech therapy, Agnikarma, etc. …”
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Analysis of 783 Cases of Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy for Benign Indications: Experience from a Turkish University Hospital by Ali Buhur, Omer Unal

“…Patients’ demographic characteristics were evaluated, including mean age, mean parity, body mass index (BMI), current medical diseases, previous surgeries, hysterectomy indications, operation time, uterus weights, estimated blood loss, and length of hospital stay. …”
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The Emergence of Echinocandin-Resistant <i>Candida glabrata</i> Exhibiting High MICs and Related <i>FKS</i> Mutations in Turkey by Ali Korhan Sig, Meliha Cagla Sonmezer, Dolunay Gülmez, Serhat Duyan, Ömrüm Uzun, Sevtap Arikan-Akdagli

“…In a 43-year-old female patient, several enterocutaneous fistulae developed after a long term hospitalization period and several complicated surgeries. She eventually required parenteral nutrition via a tunneled central venous catheter (CVC). …”
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Microsurgery for vestibular schwannoma: analysis of short-term clinical outcome by Xu Wang, Mingchu Li, Xinru Xiao, Ge Chen, Jie Tang, Qingtang Lin, Hongchuan Guo, Gang Song, Xiaolong Wu, Yuhai Bao, Jiantao Liang

“…According to Hannover vestibular schwannoma grading system, 5 cases were T2, 6 cases were T3a, 8 cases were T3b, 30 cases were T4a, and 51 cases were T4b. Seventy-three surgeries were performed under lateral position, and 27 cases were operated under semi-sitting position. …”
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A comparative study of ultrasound cycloplasty and endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation in the treatment of secondary glaucoma by Wang Ruixue, Ding Wenjun, Jiang Le, Fan Fangfang, Li Ning, Chen Xiaoya, Li Suyan

“…However, the amount of drug used after these two surgeries was significantly reduced. There were fewer postoperative complications in the UCP group (18 cases) than in the ECP group (35 cases). …”
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Transcatheter Management of Pulmonary Sequestrations in Children—A Single-Center Experience by Ibrahim Abu Zahira, Raymond N. Haddad, Mathilde Meot, Damien Bonnet, Sophie Malekzadeh-Milani

“…At median follow-up of 36.4 months (IQR, 2.1–89.9), seven patients had died, 24 patients had CHD corrective surgeries, 26 patients had redo catheterizations, and five patients had persistent PAH. …”
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Saliency-assisted multi-label classification for explainable deep learning applications in endoscopic ENT navigation by Bieck Richard, Heuermann Katharina, Sorge Martin, Neumuth Thomas, Pirlich Markus

“…Methods: We used 3500 label annotated video sequences from 30 recorded sinus surgeries to fine-tune a pretrained ResNet50 as the feature extractor and a classification head using binary cross-entropy on one-hot encoded target vectors of landmark classes with a RAdam optimizer over 28-32 epochs. …”
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Orbital rhabdomyosarcoma in children by S. V. Saakyan, N. V. Sklyarova, A. Yu. Tsygankov, M. G. Zhiltsova, V. R. Alikhanova, R. A. Tatskov

“…In the long-term follow-up period (after 3 to 5 years), reconstructive surgeries were performed to correct ptosis and strabismus, and/or spectacle or prismatic correction of complex or mixed astigmatism. …”
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Understanding the role of physical activity on the pathway from intra-articular knee injury to post-traumatic osteoarthritis disease in young people: a scoping review protocol by Carly McKay, Dario Cazzola, Karl Morgan, James Cowburn, Matthew Farrow, Josh Carter, Jean-Philippe Walhin

“…Introduction The prevalence of intra-articular knee injuries and reparative surgeries is increasing in many countries. Alarmingly, there is a risk of developing post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) after sustaining a serious intra-articular knee injury. …”
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Osteoporosis screening using machine learning and electromagnetic waves by Gabriela A. Albuquerque, Dionísio D. A. Carvalho, Agnaldo S. Cruz, João P. Q. Santos, Guilherme M. Machado, Ignácio S. Gendriz, Felipe R. S. Fernandes, Ingridy M. P. Barbalho, Marquiony M. Santos, César A. D. Teixeira, Jorge M. O. Henriques, Paulo Gil, Adrião D. D. Neto, Antonio L. P. S. Campos, Josivan G. Lima, Jailton C. Paiva, Antonio H. F. Morais, Thaisa Santos Lima, Ricardo A. M. Valentim

“…The main advantages of such early screening are the reduction of costs associated with exams, surgeries, treatments, and hospitalizations, as well as improved quality of life for patients.…”
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Lower limb amputations in Nigeria: An appraisal of the indications and patterns from a premier teaching hospital by Okechukwu Onwuasoigwe, Ikechukwu C Okwesili, Leonard O Onyebulu, Emmanuel C Nnadi, Arinze D G Nwosu

“…Materials and Methods: The operative records of patients who underwent lower limb amputation surgeries in the premier University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, east of Nigeria, between January 2013 and December 2017 were retrospectively analyzed for the indications, levels of amputations, and patient characteristics. …”
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Techno-Economic Optimization Analysis of an Autonomous Photovoltaic Power System for a Shoreline Electrode Station of HVDC Link: Case Study of an Electrode Station on the Small Isl... by Panagiota M. Deligianni, George J. Tsekouras, Costas D. Tsirekis, Vassiliki T. Kontargyri, Fotis D. Kanellos, Panagiotis A. Kontaxis

“…The significance of Crete power system interconnection demands an increased reliability level for the power sources, similar to military installations and hospital surgeries. In this research a basic electrical installation design methodology is presented. …”
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Ultrasound assessment of cranial spread during caudal blockade in children: Effect of different volumes of local anesthetic by Chandni Sinha, Amarjeet Kumar, Shalini Sharma, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Somak Majumdar, Ajeet Kumar, Nishant Sahay, Bindey Kumar, U K Bhadani

“…Ninety American Society of Anesthesiologists I/II children scheduled for urogenital surgeries were enrolled in this trial. Anesthesia and caudal analgesia were administered in a standardized manner in the patients. …”
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The effect of two doses of tramadol hydrochloride on fentanyl induced Cough: A double-blinded, randomized, controlled study by Samaa Rashwan, Mahmoud Bahr, Hebatallah Abdelazeem

“…Methodology: In a prospective, double-blind randomized sample, 150 ASA (I - II) patients between the ages of 20 & 60 who were scheduled for elective surgeries under general anaesthesia were assigned to one of three groups: End Result: There was a substantial reduction in the number of cases of FIC in tramadol treated groups, compared to the placebo group being (8(16%)) for group T1 and (7(14%)) for group T 2 compared to the group S (18(36%)) with p value (0.019) & (0.022) respectively, When group T1 was compared to group T2, there was no statistically significant difference with p value of ( 0.736 ). …”
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Bibliometric and visualization analysis of stem cell therapy for meniscal regeneration from 2012 to 2022 by Zhen Yang, Zhen Yang, Zejun Fan, Du Wang, Du Wang, Hui Li, Hui Li, Zihao He, Zihao He, Dan Xing, Dan Xing, Jianhao Lin, Jianhao Lin

“…Background: Meniscus injuries, a common joint disease caused by long-term wear, trauma and inflammation, usually cause chronic dysfunction and pain in the joint. Current clinical surgeries mainly aim to remove the diseased tissue to alleviate patient suffering instead of helping with meniscus regeneration. …”
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Functional Outcome of Management of Isolated Supraspinatus Tendon Tear by Mini-open repair Technique-A Prospective Interventional Study by Dinesh Kumar Tutika, Bandi Gowtham, Shanmukha Rao Gollapalli, Santhosh Babu Miryabbelli

“…A total of 120 patients aged between 20 and 60 years were included, and all surgeries were performed by the same surgeon. Patients were followed up for one year and evaluated with ConstantMurley Score (CMS) system. …”
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The role of tranexamic acid in reducing bleeding during transurethral resection of the prostate: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Firmantya Hadi Pranata, Yudhistira Pradnyan Kloping, Furqan Hidayatullah, Zakaria Aulia Rahman, Niwanda Yogiswara, Ilham Akbar Rahman, Nafis Audrey Febriansyah, Doddy Moesbadianto Soebadi

“…Several studies have reported the role of tranexamic acid in prostatic surgeries, but, its role in TURP is still unclear. …”
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Assessment of the state of patients with spastic cerebral palsy at transition to adult medical institutions: a cross-sectional study by Rustem R. Fatkhulislamov, Orkhan I. Gatamov, Ulvi F. Mamedov, Dmitry A. Popkov

“…Fibromyotomies, triceps lengthening surgeries performed at an early age (6-7 years) contribute to the development of an iatrogenic crouch gait pattern, a decrease in motor abilities and quality of life by the age of 17-18 years. …”

Histologic and histomorphometric evaluation of the effect of lactoferrin combined with anorganic bovine bone on healing of experimentally induced bony defects on rabbit calvaria by Mojgan Paknejad, Amir Reza Rokn, Ali Akbar Sabur Yaraghi, Flora Elhami, Mohammad Javad Kharazifard, Neda Moslemi

“…Anorganic bovine bone (ABB) graft has been extensively used as an osteoconductive material in the bone reconstructive surgeries. The purpose of this study was to examine whether the combination of lactoferrin with Bio-Oss would improve ossification in experimentally induced bone defects in rabbit calvaria. …”
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