Background. Three educational models for plastic surgery training exist in the United States, the integrated, combined, and independent model. The present study is a comparative analysis of aesthetic surgery training, to assess whether one model is particularly suitable to provide for high-quality training in aesthetic surgery. Methods. An 18-item online survey was developed to assess residents...

Using software monitors to measure embedded or realtime applications is a difficult task because of their impact on code size and execution time. Our approach for a minimal invasive monitor shows how to minimize the impact by adapting the monitor to the monitoring task. We present techniques to reduce the monitor overhead to the most necessary.

Background and aim: Conventional thyroidectomy may cause a long neck scar and a variety of potential complications. The concept of minimally invasive surgery has recently found many supporters in the management of thyroid disorders. The aim of this study was to evaluate the suprasternal approach of modified minimal invasive video-assisted endoscopic thyroidectomy (MIVAET) in treatment of unilat...

BACKGROUND Minimally invasive techniques were associated with bariatric surgery, leading to a decrease in aggression to the organs and systems. Robotic surgery is a new possibility within the concept of minimal invasion. AIM To evaluate the initial experience of robotic surgery for obesity. METHODS Twenty seven patients were operated in the same hospital, by the same team with the same surg...

Isolated posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injuries are relatively rare and PCL injuries most commonly occur in the setting of multiligamentous knee injuries. PCL injuries can be treated with primary repair, which has the advantages of preserving the native tissue, maintaining proprioception, and minimal invasive surgery when compared with reconstruction surgery. Historically, primary repair of...