Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Valentin Kerkfeld, Lara Schorn, Rita Depprich, Julian Lommen, Max Wilkat, Norbert Kubler, Majeed Rana, Ulrich Meyer
Summary: This study compared the outcome of facial symmetry in patients with craniofacial malformations who underwent simultaneous digitally planned patient-specific implant (PSI-) based orthognathic surgery and polyether ether ketone (PEEK) bone augmentation. The results showed that simultaneous PEEK bone augmentation significantly improves facial symmetry compared to conventional orthognathic surgery, even in patients with syndrome-related underdevelopment.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Ali Abdi Maalim, Mingxin Zhu, Kai Shu, Yasong Wu, Suojun Zhang, Fei Ye, Ying Zeng, Yimin Huang, Ting Lei
Summary: The study aimed to evaluate the functional outcomes after microsurgical resection of arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) and compare the results between patients eligible for the ARUBA trial and the outcomes reported in the ARUBA study. The majority of patients achieved better functional outcomes following microsurgical resection of AVMs, with increasing age, poor presurgical functional status, and female gender being independent predictors of poor outcomes.
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Surgery
Daniel Simon, Luis Capitan, Devin Coon, Javier Gutierrez-Santamaria, Carlos Bailon, Raul J. Bellinga, Miguel Perez de Perceval Tara, Thiago Tenorio, Fermin Capitan-Canadas
Summary: Facial feminization surgery includes various procedures on both hard and soft tissues. Due to the high demand, more patients are seeking revision surgery to correct unexpected outcomes or to treat complications that arise over time. This article categorizes unsatisfactory results after forehead surgery, lower jaw surgery, and thyroid chondroplasty, and provides strategies for analysis and planning in revision cases.
PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
(2023)
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Clinical Neurology
Binh Thanh Nguyen, Chuong Thanh Huynh, Tu Minh Nguyen, Vu Tuong Nguyen, Constantine L. Karras, Phuong Huynh-Le, Huy Minh Tran
Summary: This study investigated the outcomes and predictors of gamma knife radiosurgery (GKRS) treatment for brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) at a tertiary center in a developing country over a 15-year period. The results showed that GKRS is a safe and effective treatment for brain AVMs, and identified lack of prior AVM hemorrhage, an eloquent location, and larger AVM volume as unfavorable predictors for post-GKRS obliteration.
WORLD NEUROSURGERY
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Abhishek Gami, James Feghali, Sarah Rapaport, Shahab Aldin Sattari, Wuyang Yang, Rafael J. Tamargo, Justin M. Caplan, Judy Huang
Summary: The study compared outcomes of low-grade AVMs following microsurgery and radiosurgery and found that microsurgery may offer superior hemorrhage-free survival in the early post-treatment period, while radiosurgery demonstrates equivalent long-term hemorrhage control and functional outcome at 5 years with nearly complete obliteration rates.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Surgery
David Chwei-Chin Chuang, Tommy Nai-Jen Chang, Johnny Chuieng-Yi Lu, Abraham Zavala
Summary: The study provides evidence that combined myectomy and neurectomy followed by functioning free muscle transplantation is effective for treating postparalytic facial synkinesis and improving smile quality. Most patients did not require botulinum toxin type A injection after surgery, but a high percentage needed revision surgery.
PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
(2022)
Article
Substance Abuse
Eric W. Fish, Scott K. Tucker, Rachel L. Peterson, Johann K. Eberhart, Scott E. Parnell
Summary: The study revealed that deletion of the Tp53 gene can reduce alcohol-induced eye defects in both mice and zebrafish, demonstrating a protective effect of Tp53 in alcohol-induced teratogenesis.
ALCOHOL-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Ahmed Gabr, Laura Kulik, Samdeep Mouli, Ahsun Riaz, Rehan Ali, Kush Desai, Ronald A. Mora, Daniel Ganger, Haripriya Maddur, Steven Flamm, Justin Boike, Christopher Moore, Bartley Thornburg, Ali Alasadi, Talia Baker, Daniel Borja-Cacho, Nitin Katariya, Daniela P. Ladner, Juan Carlos Caicedo, Robert J. Lewandowski, Riad Salem
Summary: This study presents the long-term outcomes of liver transplantation for HCC patients bridged or downstaged by Y90, demonstrating the effectiveness of Y90 in HCC treatment and the benefit of achieving extensive or complete necrosis for improved recurrence-free survival.
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
D. Kulker, A. Louisy, A. Listrat, N. Travers, A. Pare, B. Laure
Summary: Reverse frontal cranioplasty (RFC) is an effective surgical technique for correcting frontal malformations associated with craniosynostosis. The study findings show a high level of patient satisfaction post-RFC surgery, along with a significant increase in intracranial volume (ICV) as a result of the procedure.
JOURNAL OF CRANIO-MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Johanna Ungerstedt, Christopher Ljung, Monika Klimkowska, Theo Gulen
Summary: This retrospective study analyzed the clinical outcomes of patients with mastocytosis and found that the most common variant was indolent mastocytosis. The study also determined the prevalence of mastocytosis in the region and found that patients with indolent mastocytosis had better overall survival.
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Clinical Neurology
Leonardo Dominguez, Claudio Rivas-Palacios, Mario M. Barbosa, Maria Andrea Escobar, Elvira Puello Florez, Ezequiel Garcia-Ballestas
Summary: This study compared the perioperative and reconstructive outcomes of endoscope-assisted surgery (EAS) and open surgery (OS) in children aged 5-6 months undergoing craniosynostosis correction. The results showed that EAS was associated with shorter estimated blood loss, lower transfusion requirements, shorter surgical time, and shorter hospital stay compared to OS. There was a positive correlation between surgical time and estimated blood loss. The percentage of cranial index correction at 12 months of follow-up did not differ between the two groups.
JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY
(2023)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Mazen A. Juratli, Felix Becker, Daniel Palmes, Sandra Stoeppeler, Ralf Bahde, Linus Kebschull, Hans-Ullrich Spiegel, Jens P. Hoelzen
Summary: The microsurgery training course developed at Munster University Hospital over 10 years resulted in 84.2% of participants being able to perform microanastomoses independently, with 15% requiring assistance and only 0.8% failing. Further investigations are necessary to determine the reproducibility of the learned material after the course. Overall, the step-by-step curriculum was successful in training participants to perform microvascular anastomoses.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Philippe Dodier, Beate Kranawetter, Dorian Hirschmann, Muhammet Dogan, Anna Cho, Helena Untersteiner, Philipp Goebl, Brigitte Gatterbauer, Wei-Te Wang, Christian Dorfer, Karl Roessler, Gerhard Bavinzski, Josa M. Frischer
Summary: The study evaluated the long-term outcomes of patients with unruptured and untreated bAVMs, and the results support the conclusion that tailored active treatment options may still be offered to these patients, even in the post-ARUBA era.
JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY
(2023)
Article
Surgery
Cassio Eduardo Raposo-Amaral, Yuri Moresco Oliveira, Rafael Denadai, Enrico Ghizoni, Cesar Augusto Raposo-Amaral
Summary: This article presents a unique case of facial cleft with an extended 45-year follow-up, highlighting the importance of longitudinal follow-up for maximizing patient outcomes.
JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY
(2021)
Review
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Adriana Guzman-Holst, Eduardo Ortega-Barria, Angel Alexis Flores, Roberto Carreno-Manjarrez, Dagna Constenla, Maria Yolanda Cervantes-Apolinar
Summary: A systematic review in Mexico after 15 years of rotavirus vaccination found that the vaccines are safe, effective, and have positive impact on reducing the burden of all-cause diarrhea mortality and morbidity. Local evidence supports the continued use of rotavirus vaccine in Mexico.
HUMAN VACCINES & IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS
(2021)