BACKGROUND Hardware removals are among the most commonly performed surgical procedures worldwide. Current literature offers little data concerning postoperative patient satisfaction. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the patients' point of view on implant removal. METHODS We surveyed patients of a German level one trauma center, who underwent hardware removal in 2009 and 2010, with reg...

What is PD? Pancreatico-duodenectomy is a surgical term applied to the procedure of removal of various extents of pancreas and duodenum. Although the term itself is incomplete as to the extent of removal of organs as it also encompasses removal of common hepatic, common bile duct and gall bladder as well as shown in (Figure 1). Chiefly this procedure is performed in cases of pancreatic head can...

OBJECTIVE We present a very rare case of penetrating injury into the orbit by a needlefish. The patient underwent extirpation twice at another hospital. METHODS We performed foreign body removal from a right subbrow incision under general anesthesia. RESULTS The foreign body was successfully removed and the patient's diplopia recovered gradually after surgery. CONCLUSIONS Treatment was si...

i ntroduction: our study was designed to assess the effect of the submucosal injection of dexamethasone on postoperative discomfort after surgical removal of impacted mandibular third molars. m at erials and methods : twenty six patients with bilaterally bony impacted mandibular third molars were recruited to this split mouth study. on the study side, prior to surgery, 8 mg of dexamethasone was...

conclusions we can remove the ureteral stent earlier after kidney transplantation with no increase in the prevalence of surgical complications. patients and methods all patients who underwent kidney transplantation from may 2011 until march 2012 in modarres hospital were included in this study. we classified the patients into three groups, based on time of stent removal (10, 20, and 30 days aft...

INTRODUCTION Surgical removal of the eye usually reflects the pattern of severe ocular diseases and the level of development and socio-cultural dynamics in each specific setting. In Nigeria there have been several reports of causes of surgical eye removal in urban tertiary eye-care centers. This study determined the pattern of surgical eye removal in a rural primary eye-care facility (hospital)...

This study was performed to investigate the different methods of treating hyper granulation tissue on experimentally induced wounds in equine limbs. Wounds were induced by removal of a skin patch and subcutaneous tissue for about 5-7 cm width and 6-8 cm in length from the dorsal and lateral aspect of the fore and hind limbs below the carpal and tarsal joints. The wounds were left open without t...

PURPOSE To prospectively examine the psychological impact of surgical third molar removal, and to identify possible psychological risk factors for the development of dental anxiety and symptoms of psychological trauma. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients (N = 71) scheduled for surgical mandibular third molar removal were assessed regarding operative and psychological variables immediately postoper...

Sir, the recent report on cardiac hydatid cyst is very interesting (1). Tekin et al. (1) noted for importance on concern of this disease and concluded that “In case of refusal of surgical treatment, medically inoperable patients and surgical high risks (because of the critical localization of the cyst), medical treatment is an available alternative treatment technique. ”The skipping of surgical...

introduction : surgical removal of third molar is one of the most common surgical procedures in oral surgery and is often associated with complications such as pain, swelling and trismus. the main purpose of the study was to assess  the  therapeutic  effect  of  low  level  laser  (lll)  irradiation  on postoperative edema and wound healing compared to routine postoperative management after thi...