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The role of transcervical thymectomy in patients with hyperparathyroidism.

Tags: 2012, Adult, Aged, American journal of surgery, Endocrine, Female, Human, Hyperparathyroidism – Etiology, Hyperparathyroidism – Pathology, Hyperparathyroidism – Surgery, Hypocalcemia – Etiology, Male, McHenry CR, Middle Age, Postoperative Complications, Retrospective Design, Surgery, Thoracic Surgery – Methods, Thymus Gland – Pathology, Thymus Gland – Surgery, Treatment Outcomes, Welch K

Early Surgery for Infective Endocarditis Decreases Risk of Embolization, Mortality.

Tags: 2012, Bacterial – Mortality, Bacterial – Surgery, Department of Internal Medicine, Embolism – Prevention and Control, Endocarditis, Hospital Medicine Alert, Hospital Mortality, NEOMED College of Medicine, Postoperative Complications, Recurrence – Prevention and Control, Watkins Richard R

Rectal Colonizing E. coli Cause Most Infections Following Transrectal Biopsy of the Prostate.

Tags: 2015, California, Cost Benefit Analysis, Department of Internal Medicine, Escherichia Coli Infections – Diagnosis, Escherichia Coli Infections – Risk Factors, Health Screening, Human, Infectious Disease Alert, Male, NEOMED College of Medicine, Postoperative Complications, Preoperative Care, Quality Improvement, Rectum, Transurethral Resection of Prostate, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Watkins Richard R

Antibiotics for Acute Appendicitis.

The article reports that patients with uncomplicated acute appendicitis can fair well without surgery as compared to clinical trial patients who underwent surgery, and states that patients had lower risk of complications during the one-year follow-up…

Circumventing the Urologist: A Case of Poorly Executed Self-Circumcision.

Circumcision is a relatively brief and safe procedure when performed by a medical professional. Recently, clamp-assisted circumcisions in the adult male have gained increased interest due to potential public health benefits. With the heightened…

Tags: 2016, Adult, Bacitracin – Therapeutic Use, Circumcision, Circumcision – Equipment and Supplies, Granulation Tissue, Injuries, Journal of Urological Surgery, Male, Mostafa Hesham, Mostafa Omar, Postoperative Complications, Rogers Timothy, Self-Inflicted, Surgical Wound Dehiscence, Suttle Tim

Acute diverticulitis: diagnosis and management.

A high index of suspicion is required for early detection of complications, most commonly diverticular abscess and colovesical fistula. Appropriate antibiotic therapy should cover a wide range of potential pathogens.

Tags: 1991, Abscess/diagnosis/etiology/therapy, Acute Disease, Adult, Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use, Colonic/*diagnosis/drug therapy/etiology/surgery, Diagnosis, Differential, Diverticulitis, Female, Fistula/complications, Hospital practice (Office ed.), Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Peller C, Postoperative Complications, Van Ness M

Mandibular prognathism.

The use of the vertical subcondylar osteotomy for correction of uncomplicated mandibular prognathism is reviewed. Techniques for use in more complicated cases such as when a set back of greater than 10 mm is required are also described.

Tags: 1989, Angle Class III/therapy, Clinics in plastic surgery, Corrective, Humans, Lehman J A Jr, Malocclusion, Mandible/*surgery, Martin D E, Maxilla/surgery, Orthodontics, Osteotomy/*methods, Parker M G, Postoperative Complications, Prognathism/*surgery

An eyelash in the vitreous cavity without apparent etiology.

Intraocular eyelashes are an infrequent complication of trauma to the eye. Intraocular cilia have a variable prognosis ranging from acute inflammation to remaining dormant within the vitreous for several years. However, intraocular cilia in the…

Tags: *Eyelashes, 1996, Eye Diseases/diagnosis/etiology/surgery, Eye Foreign Bodies/diagnosis/*etiology/surgery, Female, Humans, KT-(Kean) Oh, KT-(Kong) Oh, Middle Aged, Ophthalmic surgery and lasers, Postoperative Complications, Recurrence, Retinal Detachment/etiology, Singerman L J, Vitrectomy/adverse effects, Vitreous Body/*pathology/surgery

A reappraisal of appendicitis in the elderly.

Historically, appendicitis in the elderly is associated with higher morbidity and mortality. Ninety-six patients over 60 years of age with appendicitis treated over a 10-year period were reviewed. Only 20% presented classically with anorexia, fever,…

Tags: 1990, 80 and over, Aged, American journal of surgery, Appendicitis/complications/*diagnosis/mortality/surgery, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Guyton D P, Horattas M C, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Postoperative Complications, Retrospective Studies, Time Factors, Wu D

Torsades de Pointes in Intravenous Drug Abuse-Associated Infective Endocarditis.

Intravenous drug abuse rates in the United States have increased exponentially in recent years. Ohio is one of 5 states with the highest age-adjusted drug overdose death rates, with drug overdose causing 39.1 of every 100,000 deaths. In patients who…

Tags: 2018, Adult, Bacteremia/complications, Bacterial/*complications/*surgery, Eapen Sarah, Endocarditis, Female, Firstenberg Michael, Heart Valve Prosthesis/*adverse effects, Humans, Intravenous/*complications, Postoperative Complications, Substance Abuse, The heart surgery forum, Torsades de Pointes/*etiology, Tricuspid Valve/*surgery

Fat embolism after liposuction in Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome.

Fat embolism syndrome (FES) is a rare but potentially fatal postoperative complication from liposuction. We present the case of a 24-year-old woman with Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome who developed FES as a complication of lower extremity liposuction.…

Increased intraabdominal pressure in abdominoplasty: delineation of risk factors.

BACKGROUND: Abdominoplasty is associated with a 1.1 percent risk of deep venous thrombosis. This has been attributed to rectus plication causing intraabdominal hypertension, known to effect decreased venous return, venous stasis, and thus thrombosis.…

The role of transcervical thymectomy in patients with hyperparathyroidism.

BACKGROUND: The most common location for supernumerary or ectopic parathyroid glands is the thymus. METHODS: A review of patients who underwent parathyroidectomy for hyperparathyroidism from 1990 to 2010 was completed to determine indications for…

Tags: *Thymectomy/methods, 2012, Adult, Aged, American journal of surgery, Female, Humans, Hyperparathyroidism/etiology/pathology/*surgery, Hypocalcemia/etiology, Male, McHenry Christopher R, Middle Aged, Parathyroidectomy, Postoperative Complications, Retrospective Studies, Thymus Gland/pathology/surgery, Treatment Outcome, Welch Kellen

Gastroschisis: an 18-year review.

From 1972 to 1990, 69 cases of gastroschisis were treated at Akron Children's Hospital Medical Center. Eighty-one percent of these patients underwent primary closure of their abdominal wall defect. Thirteen of 69 patients (19%) required Silastic…

Tags: 1993, Abdominal Muscles/*abnormalities/surgery, Abnormalities, Boeckman C R, Cesarean Section, Congenital Abnormalities/surgery, Female, Humans, Infant, Journal of pediatric surgery, Klein R L, Male, Methods, Multiple, Newborn, Novotny D A, Postoperative Complications, Retrospective Studies

Adenocarcinoma arising in interposed colon: report of a case.

A rare occurrence of primary adenocarcinoma arising in an interposed colon nearly seven years after the surgery is described. Remarkably, there were no symptoms from a large mass in the transposed bowel. Diagnosis was made fortuitously while…

Laparoscopic hernia repair. Three-year experience.

The basis of laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal repair (LTPR) of herniae rests upon the utilization of a prosthetic screen to cover hernia defects. Preperitoneal prosthetic screen interposition reproduces the effect of the inguinal shutter…

Tags: 1995, 80 and over, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Hernia, Humans, Inguinal/*surgery, Kavic M S, Laparoscopy/*methods, Male, Middle Aged, Postoperative Complications, Prostheses and Implants, Reoperation, Surgical endoscopy

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