Hip fracture surgery is common and the population at risk is generally elderly. There is no consensus of opinion regarding the safest form of anaesthesia for these patients. We performed a meta-analysis of 15 randomized trials that compare morbidity and mortality associated with general or regional anaesthesia for hip fracture patients. There was a reduced 1-month mortality and incidence of dee...

OBJECTIVE To describe the symptomatology, diagnosis and treatment of superficial thrombosis of the dorsal penile vein - the most common complication of subinguinal varicocelectomy - and analyse the possible mechanisms involved in the development of the condition. PATIENTS AND METHODS The clinical records of 326 patients who underwent varicocele repair during the last 10 years was reviewed. Th...

Pylephlebitis is defined as an inflamed thrombosis of the portal vein. It is a rare complication of an intra-abdominal infection, and the diagnosis is often missed due to its nonspecific clinical presentation. Symptoms may include abdominal pain, fever, chills, fatigue, nausea, and vomiting. It is important to consider this differential when a patient presents with signs of abdominal sepsis sin...

Laparoscopic surgery for Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) is a difficult one so it seems that our experience may be helpful in other similar surgeries. The patient was a 75 years old woman who had right flank pain, several stones were observed in her kidney via IVU (Intra Venous Urogram). The patient underwent transperitoneal laparoscopic nephrectomy and on pathology, XGP was reported. ...

INTRODUCTION Morphological evidence for reinnervation of pancreatic islet grafts is plentiful. However, to what extent intra-graft nerves influence the endocrine functions of the islet transplant is largely unknown. We therefore aimed to directly stimulate nerves leading to islet grafts with electrodes and measure insulin secretion in response to this. METHODS We implanted syngeneic islets un...

BACKGROUND Central venous catheter (CVC) placement under ECG guidance in the left thoracocervical area can lead to catheter misplacement. The aim of this study was to identify the cause and quantify the magnitude of this error. METHODS CVCs were sited in either the left or right internal jugular (IJ), subclavian (SC), or innominate (brachiocephalic) vein using the Seldinger technique and a to...

Purpose We sought to determine the degree which oxygen extraction fraction (OEF) estimated using quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) depends on two critical acquisition parameters that have a significant impact time: voxel size and final echo time. Methods Four healthy volunteers were imaged range of isotropic sizes times. The 0.7 mm data downsampled at different stages QSM processing by ...

Abstract Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) are widely used medical devices to provide medium long–term infusion treatment and therapy. PICC placement is contraindicated in cases of deep–vein thrombosis, end–stage renal disease or if deep venous access compromised. Among the possible complications there some related interventional procedure (e.g. accidental puncture an arterial ves...