OBJECTIVES To determine the reported incidence of acute endophthalmitis following cataract extraction over time and to explore possible contributing factors, such as type of cataract incision. METHODS A systematic review of English-language articles was conducted by performing a broad search of PubMed from 1963 through March 2003 using such terms as cataract extraction, endophthalmitis, and p...

Objective: A case of metastatic bone tumor difficult to approach via the transfemoral route in which preoperative tumor embolization through a small cervical incision was effective is presented. Case Presentation: The patient was a 73-year-old male being treated for liver cancer. A mass 60 mm in maximum diameter that rapidly grew inside and outside the cranium was noted in the parietal region. ...

Until today, there is no standardized Cesarean Section method and many variations exist. The main variations concern the type of abdominal incision, usage of abdominal packs, suturing the uterus in one or two layers, and suturing the peritoneal layers or leaving them open. One of the questions is the optimal location of opening the uterus. Recently, omission of the bladder flap was recommended....

OBJECTIVE We introduce a simple classification of the non-coronary sinus of Valsalva aneurysm, and suggest a different approach for the corresponding type of non-coronary sinus of Valsalva aneurysm. METHODS Between October 1996 and December 2009, 45 patients with non-coronary sinus of Valsalva aneurysm underwent surgical repair. Twenty-three were male and 22 female. The mean age was 32.80±11....

A single injection of low doses of botulinum toxin type A (3.5 U/kg) completely abolished secondary mechanical hyperalgesia throughout its duration in a model of post surgical pain after gastrocnemius incision in rat.

penoscrotal transposition (pst) is a rare anomaly of the external genitalia that can be complete or incomplete while incomplete type is more common. various surgical methods are described for correction of incomplete pst. modified glenn anderson’s method is commonly used. this method is known to cause major penile lymphoedema following surgery. various modifications have been described to prese...

Nucleotide excision repair of DNA in mammalian cells uses more than 20 polypeptides to remove DNA lesions caused by UV light and other mutagens. To investigate whether reversible protein phosphorylation can significantly modulate this repair mechanism we studied the effect of specific inhibitors of Ser/Thr protein phosphatases. The ability of HeLa cell extracts to carry out nucleotide excision ...

PURPOSE To assess the efficacy of our protocol for treatment of displaced Gartland type-3 supracondylar fractures of the humerus in children. METHODS Records of 43 children with displaced Gartland type-3 supracondylar fractures of the humerus admitted from October 1997 to October 2003 were reviewed. Patients were treated within 12 hours of admission by closed reduction (n=33) or open reductio...

Background Subclavian and axillary arteries true aneurysms are rarely seen. The best incision for surgical approach is median sternotomy for intrathoracic right subclavian artery aneurysm, left thoracotomy for intrathoracic left subclavian artery aneurysm and supraclavicular incision for extrathoracic ones. Many surgeons approaches as subclavicular incision, subclavicular incision extending to ...