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Primary sinonasal adenocarcinoma is a very rare pathology in this location. Surgical intervention is necessary to obtain an accurate diagnosis and proceed with appropriate treatment. Delayed diagnosis likely portends a worse prognosis.Background and objectives Clinical otosclerosis is a relatively common entity, accounting for 0.5%-2% of the general population. Otosclerosis is characterized by an abnormal bone formation in the temporal bone that eventually causes conductive hearing loss. Bilateral involvement is fairly common. Treatment can be either conservative with medications and a hearing aid, or surgical. Stapedotomy is considered, nowadays, the most effective surgical technique for the management of otosclerosis. The purpose of the present study is to present our long-term results with stapedectomy, the audiological outcome, as well as the complications encountered. Subjects and methods This is a retrospective single-centre study. All patients diagnosed with otosclerosis and treated operatively with a stapedotomy from January 2010 to December 2019 were included in the study. Demographic data, air and bone conduction thresholds, complications and length of the prosthesis were recorded. Results The study included a total of 72 patients. The audiological results showed a statistically significant improvement in the air conduction thresholds in all the affected frequencies (p less then 0.001). Post-operative complications included deterioration or severe hearing loss up to 100 dB (n=1, 1.39%), loss or distortion of taste (n=4, 5.6%) and tinnitus (n=2, 2.8%). Conclusions Our results demonstrate that stapedotomy is an effective technique for the management of otosclerosis. Stapedotomy, when performed by an experienced surgeon, provides excellent outcomes, with limited complications.Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a multi-system disease that causes multiple complications. It is linked to the development of new-onset diabetes or unmasking of underlying diabetes. Despite the uncertain exact mechanism, pancreatic angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor, the main enzyme related to COVID-19 pathophysiology has been implied. COVID-19 vaccine was authorized to help control the rapid spread of COVID-19 disease. We report a case of new-onset diabetes type 2 presenting as hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS) in a patient after receiving COVID-19 vaccine with some literature review of the potential mechanisms by which COVID-19 may cause new-onset diabetes type 2.Telesurgery, or remote surgery, is widely known as a master-slave technology. It has achieved a milestone in surgical technology and intervention, providing widespread prospects of operating on a patient in a remote area with increased accuracy and precision. It consists of one or more arms controlled by a surgeon and a master controller in a remote area accessing all the information being transferred via a telecommunication system. This paper reviews the present advancements and their benefits and limitations in the field of telesurgery. A handful of operations have been done so far. However, due to time-lag (latency), global networking problems, legal issues and skepticism, and on top of the cost of robotic systems and their affordability have led to the concept of telerobotics and surgery to lag. However, with more information and high speed, 5G networking, which has been in a trial to reduce latency to its minimum, is beneficial. Haptic feedback technology in telesurgery and robotics is another achievement that can be improved; further, this allows the robotic arms to mimic the natural hand movements of the surgeon in the control center so that the master controller can perform surgeries with more dexterity and acuity. Due to coronavirus (COVID-19), this type of surgery approach can reduce the probability of contracting the virus, saving more lives and the future.Minimally invasive techniques have gained popularity in spine surgery in recent years. Extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF) is one of these techniques. The rapid increase in the use of this approach in either primary or revision surgeries is related to its several advantages including less operative time, less blood loss and reduced length of hospital stay with fast recovery. We report a case of a failed transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) in L4-L5 level, one year after the primary procedure with persistent pain due to failed fusion. Underwent revision, by using XLIF with the removal of old cage and exchange with new large cage. Revision of failed interbody fusion can be achieved through anterior, posterior or lateral approach. The decision to proceed with either method depends on several factors, including previous surgeries, fibrosis and risk of neurovascular injury and surgeon's preference. XLIF approach should be considered in revision surgeries of failed interbody fusion. As it can provide several advantages compared to anterior or posterior approaches, in terms of better fusion rates and lower risk of neurovascular injuries by avoiding the use of the previous passage.Introduction Various regional anesthesia techniques such as thoracic epidural, thoracic paravertebral block, erector spinae plane block (ESPB), parasternal intercostal blocks are used in cardiac surgery for postoperative analgesia. In our study, we investigated the analgesic efficacy of the dual injection technique of ESPB in beating heart coronary bypass surgeries. Methods The records of patients with coronary artery bypass (CABG) surgery in the beating heart at the VKV American Hospital between January and December 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. The data of 30 patients who met the criteria to be included in the study were analyzed. Whether any opioid use is required for maintenance of anesthesia it is recorded. The pain scores of the patients are recorded by the intensive care team and cardiovascular service nurses for the first 48 hours. Results The absence of secondary responses to pain in all surgical periods, including skin incision and sternotomy, and low number of rating scale (NRS) scores in the postoperative 0- to 24-hour period show that the technique we developed can produce effective analgesia. After the 24th postoperative hour, the patients were followed up in the cardiovascular service and there was no opioid use between 24- to 48-hour period. Conclusion Our approach, in which the local anesthetic is applied by approaching the superior costa-transverse ligament (SCTL) in the ESPB, provides an effective analgesia in coronary artery bypass surgeries in the beating heart. Omaveloxolone datasheet The main purpose of our new approach is to increase the amount of local anesthetic in the paravertebral area. We recommend using our modified technique for effective analgesia after CABG surgeries.