OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study is to retrospectively evaluate the postoperative complication rates for absorbable type-I collagen sponge (Ateloplug; Bioland) use in third molar extraction. MATERIALS AND METHODS From January to August 2013, 2,697 total patients undergoing third molar extraction and type-I collagen sponge application in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at ...

INTRODUCTION To anaylse the current evidence regarding the safety, feasibility and advantages of intact specimen extraction via various extraction sites after conventional laparoscopic nephrectomy (LN). MATERIAL AND METHODS A comprehensive literature search was performed identifying studies evaluating outcomes from Pfannenstiel (PFN) versus extended port site (EPS) extraction sites, after con...

purpose: to report clinical outcomes of crystalline lens extraction and iris claw artisan intraocular lens (iol) implantation in patients with lens subluxation secondary to marfan syndrome.  methods: this retrospective study enrolled 14 eyes of 12 marfan patients with lens subluxation who underwent crystalline lens removal and artisan iol implantation. pre- and post-operative data, including pa...

BACKGROUND Transvenous pacemaker and defibrillator implantation is an expanding practice in pediatric and congenital heart disease patients, and given the finite longevity of current lead designs, lead extraction is an eventuality for a significant subset of these patients. Data on the safety and efficacy of different lead extraction techniques in this specific patient population are limited. ...

OBJECTIVE In recent years there has been an increase in clinical situations requiring lead extraction procedures of implanted cardiac devices. In our clinic, extraction procedures are performed with Evolution® mechanical lead extraction system. In this manuscript we aimed to evaluate our lead extraction procedures. METHODS We retrospectively evaluated lead extraction procedures carried out on...

in an analytical, cohort type study, medical and obstetrical complications of 500 pregnant women over age 35 were compared with 500 younger pregnant women during 3 past years (1994-1997). 7he incidence of complications were significantly increased in pregnant women over age 35 (p

neurologic and psychologic complications are usually related to drug toxicity, infections or symptoms induced by deterioration of renal allograft function. metabolic encephalopathy, hypertensive encephalopathy, cerebrovascular events, and new-onset seizures have all been reported in organ-transplant recipients. infections can be caused by listeria, cryptococcus, nocardia, aspergillus and mucor....