2023 September - 17 articles
Introduction: Patients receiving bariatric surgery are at risk for sleep apnea (OSA) and need extensive surveillance in the postoperative period. There is evidence of respiratory events (RE) several hours after leaving PACU. We analyzed the late onse...
The understanding of mediastinal anatomy represents a real challenge because of the vital structures inside it and due to its complex relationships with surrounding anatomical regions. Human anatomical specimens are always used both for the teaching...
The implementation of barbed sutures appears to enhance the process of suturing and knot tying, particularly in the field of bariatric surgery, where they can offer significant advantages. The objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and eff...
Animals in the veterinary and experimental settings, including nonhuman primates (NHPs), often require repeated and prolonged vascular access for indications including blood sampling or administration of fluids, blood products, medication, or other t...
Background: The aim of this study is to compare the mid-term outcomes of primary tear of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction via the use of peroneus longus tendon (PLT) and bone–patellar tendon–bone (BPTB) autografts. Meth...
Background: The craniovertebral junction is a complex region, connecting the occiput, the atlas, the axis, and the containing vital neural and vascular structures. There is a great variability in diseases involving the craniovertebral junction, of di...
Smooth muscle tumors of unknown malignant potential (STUMP) represent a group of heterogeneous uterine neoplasms showing worrisome histological features, raising concerns for a malignant behavior, but do not satisfy the diagnostic criteria for leiomy...
The 38th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Surgical Research took place in La Jolla, CA, USA, on 14–16 September 2022. For more than 40 years, the Academy has promoted the advancement of professional and academic standards in education and research in...
The expected rate and timing of return to work (RTW) following hip arthroscopy is an important consideration for patients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the rates of RTW following hip arthroscopy, the time required to RTW, and factors cor...
Angiosarcoma is a rare and aggressive neoplasia of endothelial cells which represents only 2% of all soft-tissue tumors and frequently occurs in the skin and subcutaneous tissues. It is classified in two groups: the first is represented by primary an...
Understanding the optimal time, length, intensity, and type of exercise program for bariatric surgery patients is crucial due to increased obesity prevalence and the number of performed bariatric procedures. Our aim for this review is to identify the...
Mixed reality (MR) platforms for neurosurgical education, training, and clinical use have gained popularity in recent years. However, their use in pediatric neurosurgery is comparatively unexplored. We designed a study to explore the use of an MR-bas...
COVID-19 resulted in dramatic changes to the delivery of bariatric surgery; however, the lasting effect on current and future delivery remains uncharacterized. We sought to characterize differences and trends in bariatric surgery care and outcomes be...
Adhesive capsulitis is a pathology that affects the shoulder and can have a particularly long and disabling course. The usual therapies are treatment with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) and painkillers, steroid injections, physiotherap...
In the last decades, a digital revolution has transformed several aspects of people’s lives worldwide. Consequently, many substantial changes have concerned numerous professional environments, including medical ones. Among all the different new...
Paranasal sinus osteomas are the most common benign fibro-osseous lesions that occur in the paranasal sinuses, having potential serious complications. With a prevalence ratio of 2:1 towards males, in 95% of the cases, the osteomas are situated most c...
Objective: Persistent pain is a common complication after breast cancer surgery. We sought to determine the characteristics of persistent pain after breast cancer surgery and identify perioperative risk factors associated with its development. Method...
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