Alfredo Daniel Guerron, MD, Camila Belen Ortega, MD, Chan Park, MD, Dana Portenier, MD Department of Surgery, Duke University Health System, Durham, North Carolina, USA (all authors). ABSTRACT Introduction: Single-incision techniques limit triangulation, surgeon mobility, and organ visualization. The use of robot-assisted platforms has addressed several of these difficulties; however, it has also generated new […]
Max Jackson, BA, Antonio Cusano, BS, Gregory Murphy, MD, Peter Haddock, PhD, Anoop Meraney, MD, Joseph Wagner, MD Urology Division, Hartford Healthcare Medical Group, Hartford, Connecticut (all authors). ABSTRACT Introduction: In an era of ultrasonography and computed tomography (CT), urachal remnants have been detected with increasing frequency. If these remnants become infected, they can mimic a variety
Turgut Anuk, MD, Kahraman Ülker, MD, Barlas Sülü, MD, Ürfettin Hüseyı̇noğlu, MDDepartment of General Surgery, Kafkas University School of Medicine, Kars, Turkey (Drs. Anuk and Sülü).Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kafkas University School of Medicine, Kars, Turkey (Dr. Ülker).Department of Anesthesia and Reanimation, Kafkas University School of Medicine, Kars, Turkey (Dr. Hüseyı̇noğlu). ABSTRACT Introduction: During
Arkadiusz Peter Wysocki, FRACS, Jennifer Allen, BSc(Hons), Therese Rey-Conde, MPH, John B. North, FRACS Department of Surgery, Logan Hospital, Meadowbrook, Queensland, Australia (Dr. Wysocki). Queensland Audit of Surgical Mortality, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, East Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (Drs. Allen, Rey-Conde, and North). ABSTRACT Background and Objectives: The mortality rate of patients with acute cholecystitis
René Scheer, MD, Pascal Steenvoorde, MD, PhD Department of Surgery, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands (all authors). ABSTRACT A patient who underwent a laparoscopic cholecystectomy presented 6 days postoperatively with chest pain on the right side. Further examination showed a hemothorax. This is a very rare complication of laparoscopic abdominal surgery. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
Frederick Tiesenga, MD, FACS, Jenny Wang, MD, Christina Crews, APN NP-C West Suburban Hospital, Westlake Hospital, Presence Health Systems, Elmhurst Hospital, Elmwood Park, IL (all authors). INTRODUCTION Titanium is a metal known for its biocompatibility and corrosion resistance.1,2 Its uses in the medical field range from long-term orthopedic implants and pacemakers to daily-use articles such
