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Abstract The evaluation of surgically resected papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTC) by immunohistochemistry (IHC) for BRAF mutation has diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic implications. The goal of this meta-analysis was to perform a systematic review of studies using the VE1 clone (specific for detection of the BRAF V600E mutation) on formalin-fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) thyroid surgical resection specimens for primary papillary thyroid carcinoma. The authors’ molecular techniques,...
Fri May 01, 2020 03:00
Publication date: July 2020Source: World Neurosurgery, Volume 139Author(s): Chao Shen, Tianwen Li, Zengxin Qi, Junjie Zhong, Zhifeng Shi, Bojie Yang
Fri May 01, 2020 23:30
Publication date: July 2020Source: World Neurosurgery, Volume 139Author(s): Lina Marenco-Hillembrand, Paola Suarez-Meade, David S. Sabsevitz, Bruce J. Leone, Kaisorn L. Chaichana
Fri May 01, 2020 23:30
Publication date: July 2020Source: World Neurosurgery, Volume 139Author(s): Luis A. Robles, Mario Messina-Lopez
Fri May 01, 2020 23:30
Publication date: July 2020Source: World Neurosurgery, Volume 139Author(s): Ahmed Helal, Christopher S. Graffeo, Avital Perry, John C. Cheville, Michael J. Link, Bruce E. Pollock
Fri May 01, 2020 23:30
Publication date: June 2020Source: World Neurosurgery, Volume 138Author(s): Anika Sonig, Fareed Jumah, Bharath Raju, Nitesh V. Patel, Gaurav Gupta, Anil Nanda
Fri May 01, 2020 23:30
Publication date: June 2020Source: World Neurosurgery, Volume 138Author(s): Samuel Vieira, Ahmed Nabil, Guillermo Maza, Mostafa Shahein, Kyle Vankoevering, Krupal B. Patel, Daniel Prevedello, Ricardo Carrau, Enver Ozer, Giuliano Silveira-Bertazzo, Thiago Albonette-Felicio
Thu Apr 30, 2020 16:59
Publication date: Available online 30 April 2020Source: World NeurosurgeryAuthor(s): Sarah E. McNutt, Madison L. Goss, David R. Hallan, Jesse E. Bible
Thu Apr 30, 2020 16:59
Publication date: Available online 30 April 2020Source: World NeurosurgeryAuthor(s): Seung-won Lee, Tae-Young Jung, Hee-Jo Baek, Seul-Kee Kim, Kyung-Hwa Lee
Thu Apr 30, 2020 16:59
Publication date: Available online 30 April 2020Source: World NeurosurgeryAuthor(s): Elham Sabouri, Alireza majdi, Puria Jangjui, Sepide Rahigh-Aghasan, Seyed Ahmad Naseri Alavi
Thu Apr 30, 2020 16:59
Publication date: Available online 30 April 2020Source: World NeurosurgeryAuthor(s): Shane P. Bross, Gino J. Mongelluzzo, Andrew R. Conger, Mayur A. Patel, Joseph Vadakara, Michelle Grant, Na Tosha N. Gatson
Thu Apr 30, 2020 16:59
Publication date: Available online 30 April 2020Source: World NeurosurgeryAuthor(s): Aaron Damon, William Clifton, Fidel Valero-Moreno, Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa
Thu Apr 30, 2020 16:59
The utter fear gripping the nation has come to a staggering high with the spread of the coronavirus. As a certified nursing assistant at Genesis Bay Tree Center in Palm Harbor, Florida, I can attest to how psychologically challenging it is being on the frontline in a long-term care medical facility, and relate to the concerns, frustrations, and uncertainties that are causing panic in many first responders and society as a whole. While COVID-19 is affecting everybody, first responders, educators,...
Fri May 01, 2020 22:30
The 2019 Edward Sapir Book Prize was awarded to Co-Operative Action, by Charles (Chuck) Goodwin. The Sapir Prize recognizes a book that makes the most significant contribution to our understanding of language in society, or the ways in which language mediates historical or contemporary sociocultural processes. The celebration of this award at the 2019 AAA Annual Meeting in Vancouver was bittersweet, since Goodwin passed away shortly after the official release of the book in 2018. But the self-effacing...
Thu Apr 30, 2020 16:30
Background: The gender disparity between the number of female and male chairs and program directors has been previously established. The aim of this study was to determine if any differences in objective credentials existed between male and female plastic surgery department chairs/division chiefs and program directors. Methods: Information about each plastic surgery program director and chair/chief was extracted from the websites of all institutions affiliated with a plastic surgery...
Tue Apr 28, 2020 03:00
Background: Occult breast carcinoma is occasionally found in breast reduction specimens. Although its incidence varies widely there is a trend toward an increased incidence for women with prior history of breast cancer. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of occult carcinoma incidence in breast reduction specimens. Methods: The Medline and EMBASE databases were searched for peer-reviewed studies with no language restrictions for studies that recorded incidence of occult...
Tue Apr 28, 2020 03:00
Background: The tumescent facelift utilizes the concept of subcutaneous cannula lipodissection of the neck, as opposed to wide skin undermining. Lipodissection mobilizes soft tissue while preserving perforating neurovascular branches. The purpose of this study is two-fold 1) to compare the skin recruitment with subcutaneous lipodissection of the neck alone versus wide undermining 2) to examine the effect of superiorly oriented SMAS movement on jowl excursion in the tumescent facelift. Methods:...
Tue Apr 28, 2020 03:00
Purpose: Abdominally-based free tissue transfer (FTT) and latissimus dorsi and immediate fat transfer (LIFT) procedures are both fully autologous options for breast reconstruction. The former is specialized and requires comfort with microsurgical technique while the LIFT combines a common set of techniques familiar to all plastic surgeons. Comparison of the two methods for clinical effectiveness and complications for equivalency in outcomes may help elucidate and enhance patient decision making....
Tue Apr 28, 2020 03:00
Background: Preoperative planning of microsurgical perforator free flaps continues to be a discussion topic between microsurgeons. The purpose of this study was to compare the ability of three methods of preoperative vascular mapping: Hand-held Doppler (HD), Color Doppler ultrasonography (US) and Computed Tomographic Angiography (CTA) to detect perforators and their concordance with surgical findings Methods: A prospective study was performed to evaluate the sensitivity, specificity,...
Tue Apr 28, 2020 03:00
Introduction: As a component of the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) process from 2003 to 2019, the American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS) tracked 20 common plastic surgery operations. By evaluating the data collected over 16 years, we are able to examine the practice patterns of pediatric/craniofacial surgeons in the United States. Methods: Cumulative tracer data for cleft palate repair was reviewed as of April 2014 and September 2019. Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) articles were...
Mon Apr 27, 2020 03:00
Background: Phalloplasty often requires free tissue transfer. There is ample literature describing flap-related outcomes, but the microsurgical techniques including choice of recipient vessels have been an overlooked, yet important, topic. In this study we review the outcomes of our experience with the deep inferior epigastric artery (DIEA) and loco-regional veins and outline technical modifications that occurred during the study period Methods: A retrospective chart analysis of patients...
Mon Apr 27, 2020 03:00
Summary: Reduced work hours and funding have fueled an increase in simulation-based training for plastic and orthopedic surgery residency programs. Unfortunately, certain simulation training can fail to enhance surgical skills because of availability, cost, or low fidelity. There is a growing interest among training programs for a cost-effective surgical simulator to improve basic skills and muscle memory of residents. We developed a 3D printed, malleable, and anatomically accurate hand...
Mon Apr 27, 2020 03:00
Background: Obesity is a risk factor for the development of secondary lymphedema after axillary lymphadenectomy and radiation. The purpose of the study was to determine if obesity influences the morbidity of lymphedema in patients who have the condition. Methods: Two cohorts of patients were compared: Group 1 = normal weight, body mass index (BMI kg/m2) ≤25; Group 2 = obese (BMI ≥30). Inclusion criteria were patients ≥ 21 years-old with lymphedema confirmed by lymphoscintigraphy. Covariates...
Mon Apr 27, 2020 03:00
Summary: Routine measurement of outcome of clinical care is increasingly considered important, but implementation in practice is challenging. This paper describes how 1) we created and implemented a routine outcome measurement cohort of patients with hand and wrist conditions, and 2) these data are used to improve the quality of care and facilitate scientific research. Starting in 2011, routine outcome measurement was implemented at all practice sites (currently 22) of a specialized treatment...
Mon Apr 27, 2020 03:00
SUMMARY: Dietary supplements are frequently used in surgical patients. Surgeons should be uptodate with regards to the efficacies and potential complications related to these supplements. This manuscript provides the most updated practices and evidence of commonly used supplements. Disclosure:Amy S. Xue, MD has no disclosures. Corresponding Author & Request for Reprints Address to: Rod J. Rohrich, MD, Dallas Plastic Surgery Institute, 9101 N Central Expressway, Dallas, TX 75231 ...
Mon Apr 27, 2020 03:00
During our recent tour of Houston’s vast medical research facilities, we visited Houston Methodist, one of several large hospitals that are part of Texas Medical Center. They recently opened the Technology Hub, a converted wing of the building to showcase and test new hardware and software technologies in simulated clinical settings, with the goal that they’ll be used in actual patient care. Enter through the doors of the hub, and you’ll find yourself in a version of a hospital of the future....
Fri May 01, 2020 23:00
Stretchable electronic technologies offer the potential to monitor the body over extended periods of time in unprecedented ways. The heart’s rhythms, flexion of joints, and other biomedical parameters can be tracked with high fidelity and continuously using devices that can conform to the body. While much of this has already been possible, and documented here at Medgadget, one major hurdle to usability has been the lack of “breathability” of the stretchable substrates into which the electronics are...
Fri May 01, 2020 18:48
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