Sacral agenesis (SA) is a rare condition consisting of the imperfect development of any part of the sacrum. This paper describes two cases of the rare cooccurrence of ipsilateral SA and developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) and analyzes possible contributory factors for SA and DDH. Each of a 16-year-old female and 13-year-old female visited our hospital for left hip pain and limping. The fin...

PURPOSE To compare the 1-year outcome of visual quality after laser-assisted subepithelial keratomileusis (LASEK) and femtosecond laser-assisted small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) for high myopia correction. MATERIALS AND METHODS This prospective, comparative study included 24 eyes of 24 patients in the LASEK group, with a mean spherical equivalent (SE) of -7.59 ± 1.32 diopters, and ...

PURPOSE To highlight technical aspects and pitfalls of spinal anesthesia (SA) in infants. METHODS The medical history and perioperative course of all infants who underwent SA over a 28-month period were collected (retrospectively in the first 20). RESULTS Sixty-two infants underwent surgery under SA. Fifty-five were premature and former-premature, postconceptional age 43.3 +/- 5.0 weeks, we...

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Background & objectives: Surgery–related anxiety can be observed due to several factors in patients undergoing surgery. With developing technology virtual reality (VR) glasses have begun used reduce the preoperative period. We aimed investigate effect of using VR on operation and sedation requirement during under spinal anesthesia. 
 Methodology: enrolled 97 between 18–75 y age, ASA cl...

SEPTEMBER 2009 I CATARACT & REFRACTIVE SURGERY TODAY EUROPE I 31 O ur visual system integrates the refractive surfaces of the cornea and the crystalline lens; the positive spherical aberration (SA) of the cornea is partially cancelled out by the negative SA of the crystalline lens.1,2 As the eye ages, the cornea remains fairly stable, but the crystalline lens thickens at the periphery, inducing...

Introduction: central venous line insertion is associated with significant complications. Procedural complications relating to lung injury is relatively common, and these may require tube thoracostomy for management. Although a postprocedure chest X-ray is routinely undertaken in many centers, erroneous interpretation can lead to potentially incorrect and unnecessary further intervention. case ...

Introduction: retained knife blade is an uncommon injury and they often present in a spectacular fashion. concealed retained knife blade, however, is difficult to diagnose without a detailed clinical and radiological assessment. Extraction requires careful planning in a controlled environment, preferably in the operating theater. case report: We present the highly unusual case of a 25-year-old ...