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• Beyond Topography-Guided Ablation

  Authors:Paul M. Karpecki and Daniel S. DurrieFrom:Review of Optometry (Vol. 136, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  July 15, 1999472 words Article Can we improve on 20/20 vision? Imagine referring professional athletes and other patients for refractive surgery and expecting 20/12 or 20/10 vision. New technologies that improve on corneal measurements and even...

• Thoracoscopic Nd:YAG laser resection of a solitary pulmonary nodule

  Authors:Robert D. Dowling, Rodney J. Landreneau, Michael E. Wachs, and Peter F. FersonFrom:Chest (Vol. 102, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 19921,452 words Article Advances in endoscopic surgical techniques and laser technology have expanded the role of thoracoscopy. We report a thoracoscopic resection of a benign pulmonary lesion. A 44-year-old man underwent a successful Nd:YAG...

• Anterior shoulder dislocation: an unusual complication. (Case Reports)

  Author:W. OnyekaFrom:Emergency Medicine Journal (Vol. 19, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  July 2002912 words Brief article A case of transection of anterior circumference humeral artery, a branch of the 3rd part of the axillary artery is reported, after a simple anterior shoulder dislocation. This complication though rare could potentially...

• Spontaneous breathing and total body oxygen consumption in children recovering from open-heart surgery

  Authors:Jukka Rasanen, Kaija Puhakka, and Mauri LeijalaFrom:Chest (Vol. 101, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 19923,672 words Article The effects of withdrawal of ventilatory support on cardiopulmonary function, oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide production were assessed in 25 infants and children within seven days (2.9 [+ or -] 2.5 days; mean [+ or...

• Claim of unnecessary laser ablation. (Malpractice Corner)

  Author:Dawn CollinsFrom:Contemporary Urology (Vol. 15, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 2003 Brief article

• Bristol trust admits liability in baby heart surgery case

  Author:Clare DyerFrom:British Medical Journal (Vol. 319, Issue 7204) Peer-Reviewed

  July 24, 1999440 words Article United Bristol Healthcare Trust in Britain made the first public admission of liability this week for injuries to a child brain damaged in the Bristol heart surgery case. The admission and apology for injuries to Ian...

• Modified uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery in children

  Authors:Israel Fernandez-Pineda and Aaron SeimsFrom:Journal of Minimal Access Surgery (Vol. 12, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  October-December 2016942 words Report 1330LByline: Israel. Fernandez-Pineda, Aaron. Seims Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has been traditionally performed by a multi-port approach, but uniportal VATS is gaining popularity among thoracic surgeons. The...

• Exercise testing, 6-min walk, and stair climb in the evaluation of patients at high risk for pulmonary resection

  Authors:David A. Holden, Thomas W. Rice, Kay Stelmach, and David P. MeekerFrom:Chest (Vol. 102, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 19923,715 words Article To evaluate three types of exercise testing in prediction of death or prolonged mechanical ventilation after lung resection in high-risk patients, 16 patients underwent evaluation prior to resection. Eleven patients...

• Surgical excision and contoured custom made splint to treat helical keloid

  Authors:Ankita Chamaria, Reuben De Sousa, Meena Aras, and Kennedy MascarenhasFrom:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery (Vol. 49, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  September-December 20161,709 words Clinical report 1380LByline: Ankita. Chamaria, Reuben. De Sousa, Meena. Aras, Kennedy. Mascarenhas Helical keloids are difficult to treat as surgical excision requires effective compression of the operative scar to prevent recurrence...

• An Unusual Cause of Exertional Dyspnea

  Authors:Phillip A. Isotalo, Farid M. Shamji, Carole J. Dennie, and Maha M. GuindiFrom:Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine (Vol. 124, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 20001,374 words Article A 52-year-old woman in good health presented to her family physician with a 6-month history of some difficulty swallowing solid foods and a 3-month history of dyspnea on severe exertion. These symptoms occurred in the...

• Stair climbing test in lung resection candidates with low predicted postoperative FE[V.sub.1]

  Authors:Alessandro Brunelli and Aroldo FianchiniFrom:Chest (Vol. 124, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 2003445 words Letter to the editor To the Editor: We read with interest the article of Girish and colleagues (October 2001) (1) on symptom-limited stair climbing test as an instrument to predict complications after thoracic and upper-abdominal...

• Data track refractive surgery trends: annual project: 2010 ASCRS survey shows laser vision correction volume, P-IOL surgery on the rise

  Author:Cheryl Guttman KraderFrom:Ophthalmology Times (Vol. 36, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  May 15, 20111,368 words Article 1510LSan Diego -- Encouraging data showing an increase in the annual volume of laser vision correction (LVC) procedures emerged as a highlight of the 2010 American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) survey on...

• Minimally invasive esophagectomy: Preservation of arch of Azygos vein in prone position.

  Authors:Madhabananda Kar, Mohammed Imaduddin, Dillip Muduly, Mahesh Sultania, Tim Houghton, Manas Panigrahi, et al.From:Journal of Minimal Access Surgery (Vol. 17, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  July-Sep 20211,370 words Medical procedure ov... 1410LByline: Madhabananda. Kar, Mohammed. Imaduddin, Dillip. Muduly, Mahesh. Sultania, Tim. Houghton, Manas. Panigrahi, Satyajeet. Misra, Susama. Patra, Sudipta. Mohakud Minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) for...

• PULMONARY RESECTION IN THE TREATMENT OF MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS

  Authors:Eun S Kwon, H C Ha, S H Hwang, S K Park, and S D SongFrom:Chest (Vol. 116, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 1999310 words Abstract, Brief arti... Purpose: Recent outbreaks of pulmonary disease due to drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis have resulted in significant morbidity and mortality in patients worldwide. We reviewed our experiences to...

• LASIK Surgery

  Author:THERESA SUPIK WILSONFrom:AORN Journal (Vol. 71, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20009,924 words Article The laser in situ keratomileusis (ie, LASIK) procedure reshapes the surface of the cornea to focus visual images directly onto the retina, thereby improving visual acuity. In 1998, approximately 420,000 LASIK procedures...

• Improving outcome in pediatric bladder replacement surgery

  Authors:Joseph G. Borer and Alan B. RetikFrom:Contemporary Urology (Vol. 13, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 2001 Article

• Late complications of undetected urethral stricture after cardiac surgery in a child

  Authors:M.A. Johnston, D.A. Hughes, and A.F. AzmyFrom:British Medical Journal (Vol. 303, Issue 6805) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 28, 1991993 words Article Urine output is often monitored in patients recovering from heart surgery; this is accomplished by inserting a catheter through the urethra into the urinary bladder so that urine is drained as it arrives in the bladder....

• A minimally invasive non-thermal ablative modality for prostate: Histotripsy

  Authors:Amod Dwivedi, Vengetsh Sengottayan, and Apul GoelFrom:Indian Journal of Urology (Vol. 26, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  July-September 2010816 words Report Byline: Amod. Dwivedi, Vengetsh. Sengottayan, Apul. Goel Summary Feasibility of histotripsy for ablation of prostatic tissue has been demonstrated in canine models in a previous study. [sup][1] The current study...

• Customized laser vision correction for irregular cornea post-refractive surgery

  Authors:Rohit Shetty, Vaitheeshwaran Lalgudi, Luci Kaweri, Urvija Choudhary, Aishwariya Chabra, Krati Gupta, et al.From:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology (Vol. 68, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20204,876 words Report 1680LByline: Rohit. Shetty, Vaitheeshwaran. Lalgudi, Luci. Kaweri, Urvija. Choudhary, Aishwariya. Chabra, Krati. Gupta, Pooja. Khamar Ablation-related complications following the refractive procedures are a major...

• Bladder replacement A look into the future

  Authors:Arnulf Stenzl, Milomir Ninkovic, and Georg BartschFrom:Contemporary Urology (Vol. 13, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 2001 Article