Purpose: To retrospectively evaluate the technical and clinical outcome of patients with symptomatic postoperative fluid collections following liver resection treated with CT-guided drainage (CTD). Methods: 143 suitable patients were examined between...
(1) Purpose: To retrospectively assess the technical and clinical outcome of patients with symptomatic postoperative fluid collections after pancreatic surgery, treated with CT-guided drainage (CTD). (2) Methods: 133 eligible patients between 2004 an...
Purpose: To assess the technical (TS) and clinical success (CS) of CT fluoroscopy-guided drainage (CTD) in patients with symptomatic deep pelvic fluid collections following colorectal surgery. Methods: A retrospective analysis (years 2005 to 2020) co...
Purpose: Evaluation of the effectiveness of CT-guided drainage (CTD) placement in managing symptomatic postoperative fluid collections in liver transplant patients. The assessment included technical success, clinical outcomes, and the occurrence of c...
Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) assessments give precise feedback on whether students have successfully attained learning outcomes. It can improve teaching quality and empower students, educators, and stakeholders to take actio...
Background and objectives: Cryoablation is emerging as a safe and effective therapeutic option for treating renal cell carcinoma. This study analyzed the safety and long-term oncological outcomes of cryoablation in our center. Materials and methods:...
28 September 2020
Fight analysis produces relevant technical–tactical information. However, this knowledge is limited in hybrid full-contact combat sports. Therefore, this study aimed to characterize the results of the fights’ outcomes through the winners...
Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) is central to Cambodia’s skills-development agenda, but limited evidence explains how students form expectations about public TVET pathways. Grounded in Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT...
Determining characteristics that define talent is critical for recruitment and player development. When developing predictive models, sensitivity is important, as it describes the ability of models to identify players with draft potential (true posit...
Background/Objectives: Stroke and arteriosclerotic diseases remain the main challenge for global healthcare. Carotid artery procedures aim to restore blood flow through the carotid arteries to prevent embolic events. The most common techniques includ...
Given the impact of unsustainable practices, work, and living patterns, it has become increasingly important to raise global citizens as stewards of the earth’s life support system. Thus, developing sustainability literacy has become very cruci...
Purpose: To evaluate technical outcome, diagnostic yield and safety of computed tomographic fluoroscopy-guided percutaneous core needle biopsies in patients with mediastinal masses. Methods: Overall, 155 CT fluoroscopy-guided mediastinal core needle...
Surgical access to the cervicothoracic junction (CTJ) is challenging. The aim of this study was to assess technical feasibility, early morbidity, and outcome in patients undergoing anterior access to the CTJ via partial sternotomy. Consecutive cases...
To evaluate the technical outcome, clinical success, and safety of low-milliampere CT fluoroscopy (CTF)-guided percutaneous drain (PD) placement in patients with lymphoceles following radical prostatectomy (RP) with pelvic lymph node dissection (LND)...
The integration of 3D printing technology (3DPT) into STEM education has transformed teaching and learning through experiential and design-based approaches. However, the effectiveness of this technology is largely shaped by the institutional environm...
Since the first pancreas transplant in 1966, over 67,000 pancreas transplants have been performed worldwide and the number is growing. While the number of transplants in the US has changed only slightly over the past decade, many countries outside th...
The aim of this systematic review was to provide an overview of the technical and clinical outcomes of conventional, speed sintering and high-speed sintering protocols of zirconia in the dental field. Data on precision, mechanical and optical paramet...
Our aim was to investigate which features were associated with clinical successes at short- and mid-terms following prostate artery embolization (PAE) for symptomatic benign prostate hypertrophy (BPH). All adults treated by PAE for BPH at our referra...
5 January 2026
Urban delivery demand continues to rise, intensifying last-mile logistics challenges and accelerating the transition from manual delivery to autonomous delivery robots (ADRs). This study investigates the behavioral mechanisms underlying consumers&rsq...
Surgical removal of tumors of the atrium is challenging due to their deep location, vascularization, and to their complex three-dimensional relationships with the highly functional white matter fibers of the region. To assess the feasibility and the...
This study examined the association between technical–tactical ruck variables and the probability of defeat in international rugby union. Six variables (Pitch Territory, Number of Phases, Match Half, Player Type, Gainline Progression/Ruck Posit...
Traction of the ipsilateral leg is usually required to facilitate fracture reduction while operating both-column acetabular fractures. However, it is challenging to maintain constant traction manually during the operation. Herein, we surgically treat...
6 March 2021
Background: The major endovascular mechanic thrombectomy (MT) techniques are: Stent-Retriever (SR), aspiration first pass technique (ADAPT) and Solumbra (Aspiration + SR), which are interchangeable (defined as switching strategy (SS)). The purpose of...
Over the past decades, neurosurgery has undergone a profound transformation driven by technological innovation and a paradigm shift toward patient-centered outcomes. Historically evaluated through mortality rates and extent of resection, modern neuro...
Background: Perforation of the piriform sinus is a rare but severe clinical event that can lead to cervico-thoracic mediastinitis, a life-threatening condition requiring urgent multidisciplinary intervention. Among its etiologies, accidental ingestio...
Minimally invasive pancreas-preserving duodenal resection (MIPPDR) encompasses laparoscopic, robotic, and intentionally hybrid duodenal resections performed without pancreatic parenchymal excision, ranging from transduodenal local excision or ampulle...
Thoracic surgery has progressively moved from open thoracotomy to video-assisted and robot-assisted approaches, reducing access-related trauma while changing the technical environment in which pulmonary resections are performed and taught. This narra...
Tibio-peroneal trunk (TPT) lesions are usually categorized as ‘complex’ in anatomical classifications, which leads to the perception that endovascular therapy (EVT) will be challenging and the outcome most likely poor. This multicenter, retrospective...
Technical drawing is a foundational university course typically taught in the first semester of most technical and engineering programmes. A thorough understanding of the course content and the ability to prepare high-quality technical documentation...
Bone-conduction implants are a standard therapeutic option for patients with conductive, unilateral, or mixed hearing loss who either do not tolerate conventional hearing aids or can benefit from surgery. The aim of this study was to evaluate long-te...
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD) has dramatically spread and improved in the last two decades and is changing the paradigm of drainage in case of malignant biliary obstruction (MBO). EUS-BD can be achieved from different routes,...
This systematic review synthesized the existing evidence on neurofeedback interventions applied to football players, aiming to clarify their effects on cognitive, technical–tactical, physical and psychological performance. Following Preferred R...
Background: Complete femoropopliteal in-stent occlusions remain technically challenging because durable treatment requires restoration of an intraluminal channel within the pre-existing stent scaffold. This study evaluated Auryon 355 nm laser-assiste...
Purpose: To evaluate technical and clinical outcomes of intraoperative (laparoscopic/laparotomic) microwave ablation on HCC. Materials and Methods: This is a retrospective single-center study evaluating consecutive patients treated for very early/ear...
(1) Background: To predict clinical outcomes in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) and delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) by assessment of the cerebral perfusion using a 2D perfusion angiography (2DPA) time–contrast agent (CA)...
This study comprehensively analyzes the alignment of the Technique and Technology curriculum for grades 5–8 in Serbia’s primary education system with key competencies for lifelong learning, following the 2018 Council of the European Union...
Evidence-based medicine integrates results from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and meta-analyses, combining the best external evidence with individual clinical expertise and patients’ preferences. However, RCTs of surgery differ from those...
Advances in artificial intelligence in healthcare are frequently promoted as ‘solutions’ to improve the accuracy, safety, and quality of clinical decisions, treatments, and care. Despite some diagnostic success, however, AI systems rely o...
Background: Robotic-assisted surgery is the gold standard for performing radical prostatectomy (RARP), with new robotic devices such as HugoTM RAS gaining prominence worldwide. Objective: We report the surgical, perioperative, and early postoperative...
Sacral insufficiency fractures commonly affect elderly women with osteoporosis and can cause debilitating lower back pain. First line management is often with conservative measures such as early mobilization, multimodal pain management, and osteoporo...
Background: Acute cholecystitis (AC) is a common inflammatory disease of the gallbladder. Although laparoscopic cholecystectomy remains the standard treatment, gallbladder drainage may be required in patients who are unsuitable for early surgery. End...
Practitioners routinely use the single leg heel raise (SLHR) to quantify calf function in healthy and injured populations. Despite this, approaches vary and the impact of cueing on SLHR performance and results interpretation in athletesis unknown. Th...
Background: The Meek micrografting technique remains an important option in burn reconstruction, particularly when donor sites are limited. By expanding a small split-thickness skin graft into a regularly spaced micrograft array, the method can achie...
Background: Femoral pseudoaneurysms are clinically heterogeneous, with substantial variability in anatomical features and patient-related bleeding risk. Standard treatment algorithms may be inadequate, particularly in patients receiving anticoagulati...
Background: Endoscopic spine surgery (ESS) is an established minimally invasive approach for degenerative spinal conditions. Advances in instrumentation and visualization have expanded its application to spinal tumor resection. This review synthesize...
Background/Objectives: Transforaminal endoscopic lumbar foraminotomy (TELF) is increasingly used for lumbar foraminal stenosis, but direct comparisons with open lumbar foraminotomy remain limited. We compared 2-year clinical and perioperative outcome...
Simulation platforms are often evaluated as isolated teaching tools, although classroom outcomes reflect coordinated technical and instructional elements. This study evaluated a research-team-developed CARLA–SUMO platform as part of a bounded s...
Background and Objectives: Vein of Galen aneurysmal malformations (VGAMs) represent the most common vascular malformations of the brain at the pediatric age. Comprehension of its angioarchitecture and clinical features may influence their treatment o...
Study Design: Case Series and Technical Note, Objective: UBS has been extensively used in open surgery. However, the use of UBS during UBESS has not been reported in the literature. The aim of this study was to describe a new spinal surgical techniqu...
Background: Liver transplantation (LT) continues to evolve with techniques aimed at minimizing perioperative complications associated with caval and portal vein clamping. Caval-sparing approaches, such as the piggyback technique, preserve hemodynamic...
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