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Cir Cir 2022 ;90(S1):45-51

Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinic, Sakarya University Medical Faculty, Sakarya. Turkey.

Objective: Voice quality disorders remain a problem with classical surgical method which is expected to decrease with new minimally invasive methods. We aimed to examine whether there is an impairment in voice quality among our patients who have undergone open minimally invasive parathyroid surgery.

Methods: Forty-seven primer hyperparathyroidism patients included in the study. Read More

Childs Nerv Syst 2022 Aug 9. Epub 2022 Aug 9.

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Phulwari Sharif, Patna, Bihar, 801507, India.

Purpose: Vision and ergonomics are crucial variables for successful outcomes during neurosurgery procedures. Two-dimension video telescope operating monitor (VITOM) exoscope has emerged as an alternative, which is cheaper than microscope. The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical utility of 2D VITOM and to compare its merits and demerits with respect to microscope. Read More

Plast Reconstr Surg 2022 Aug 8. Epub 2022 Aug 8.

Professor of Surgery, Section of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor MI.

Summary: The availability of advanced telecommunication technology and the social restrictions introduced by a global pandemic have compelled the medical community to explore new avenues of surgical education. Although cadaver courses have long been a fundamental method for learning surgical anatomy and improving operative preparedness, the COVID-19 pandemic has made traditional dissections less practical. The need for quality virtual learning experiences motivated us to design and assess the feasibility of organizing a live, virtual upper extremity peripheral nerve cadaver dissection course. Read More

Gynecol Oncol 2022 Aug 2. Epub 2022 Aug 2.

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, CAMS & PUMC, Beijing 100730, China. Electronic address:

Purpose: The lungs are the most common site of metastasis in patients with gestational trophoblastic neoplasia. We investigated surgical management and prognostic factors of patients with refractory gestational trophoblastic neoplasia to assess the value of lung metastasis resection.

Patients And Methods: The clinical data of patients with refractory gestational trophoblastic neoplasia and lung metastasis treated at Peking Union Medical College Hospital from January 2005 to December 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. Read More

Innovations (Phila) 2022 Aug 5:15569845221115237. Epub 2022 Aug 5.

Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Saga Medical Centre Koseikan, Japan.

McKeown esophagectomy facilitates extensive lymphadenectomy for the optimal management of esophageal cancer. Robot-assisted esophagectomy (RAE) was introduced in an attempt to reduce the incidence of postoperative complications. The da Vinci System has 3 active robotic arms in addition to the camera scope, and an extra robotic arm (ERA) is generally used to maintain a fine and stable operative field. Read More