We formed a special ergonomic LESS operating methodology: Maintain good LESS laparoscopic spatial sensation, keep hand-eye coordination, well cooperation between the main surgeon and the assistant; Experienced multiport laparoscopy surgery (MPS) skills, improve basic LESS technique: grasp, lift, transfer...
Twelve individuals with previous epilepsy were seizure-free at study inclusion, four had discontinued their ASD, and two patients were on monotherapy. In a few individuals, vagus nerve stimulation (n = 2) or ketogenic diet (n = 1) were added, with a marked response. Twelve ...
It is a distinct form of macular hole characterized by a full-thickness defect in the neurosensory retina involving the fovea typically due to blunt trauma to the eye [4–5]. Blunt trauma of various types, including sports-related injuries, motor vehicle accidents, or falls, are responsible ...
In addition, this series contains a heterogeneous group of patients not according to strict inclusion criteria of large pharmacological trials. As a result, the statistical significance of our results needs to be interpreted with caution. Conclusion We present the results of 18 eyes of 18 ...
Inclusion criteria 1) Patients with benign and early stage malignant ovarian tumors who were confirmed by surgery or pathological biopsy; 2) patients who had received plain CT (P-CT) and contrast-enhanced CT (CE-CT) scan before surgery or puncture. 3) Patients with no history of relevant tre...
The inclusion criteria included: (1) patients with rectal adenocarcinoma who underwent RC surgery at our institution and did not received antitumor treatment before surgery; (2) abdominal PVP CE-CT performed at our institution within 1 month before surgery; (3) initial stage was M0 with diagnosis...
At 11 years, he had an episode of ON in his left eye. There was concern that his presentation could be consistent with NMO, and his serum was positive for anti-AQP4-IgG at that time. Work up revealed positive antinuclear antibody (ANA 1:160) and positive SS-A antibodies, but lip biop...
keratins severely impair cytoskeletal function. The epithelial cells normally become displaced to the surface of the cornea discharging the defective cells and cysts. Stocker-Holt corneal dystrophy [19,20] is a variant of MECD caused by a p. Arg19Leu amino acid change in the cytokeratin 12 [...
Homozygous presentation of the p.D520N mutation, associated with the expression of approximately 2% of normal white blood cell activity, leads to disease-free cats although inclusion bodies can be identified in neutrophils. Thus in cats, the range of 0.3% to 2% of normal ASB activity in white...
Two arachnoid cysts (arrows) are respectively located upper to the roof of the third ventricle and on the right side of the falx. Note the “Texas longhorn” configuration well depicted only on the left side where the Probst bundle is also well visible. ...