Of Bubbles and Layers: Which Cerebral Cavernous Malformations are Most Difficult to Dissect From Surrounding Eloquent Brain Tissue?
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DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyx025
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Cerebral cavernous malformations (CCM) may lead to repetitive intracerebral hemorrhage. In selected cases, a surgical resection is indicated. OBJECTIVE: To identify magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of CCM that correlate with the difficulty of… read more here.
Keywords: mri features; classification; cavernous malformations; mri ... See more keywords
Preoperative asymptomatic leukocytosis and postoperative outcome in cardiac surgery patients
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182118
Abstract: Background Despite showing a prognostic value in general surgical patients, preoperative asymptomatic elevated white blood cell (WBC) count is not considered a risk factor for cardiac surgery. Whereas there is sporadic evidence of its value… read more here.
Keywords: cardiac surgery; postoperative outcome; leukocytosis; outcome cardiac ... See more keywords
Preoperative medical treatment in Cushing's syndrome: frequency of use and its impact on postoperative assessment: data from ERCUSYN.
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DOI: 10.1530/eje-17-0997
Abstract: BACKGROUND Surgery is the definitive treatment of Cushing's syndrome (CS) but medications may also be used as a first-line therapy. Whether preoperative medical treatment (PMT) affects postoperative outcome remains controversial. OBJECTIVE (1) Evaluate how frequently… read more here.
Keywords: medical treatment; treatment; cushing syndrome; preoperative medical ... See more keywords
Obesity Does Not Influence Delayed Gastric Emptying Following Pancreatoduodenectomy
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DOI: 10.3390/biology11050763
Abstract: Simple Summary Over the last decades the number of obese patients has been increasing. Not only is obesity associated with other diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and asthma but obese patients are also at… read more here.
Keywords: postoperative outcome; pancreatic surgery; obese patients; obesity ... See more keywords
Balancing the Extent of Resection and Ischemic Complications in Insular Glioma Surgery: Technical Nuances and Proposal of a Novel Composite Postoperative Outcome Index
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DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.349642
Abstract: Background: Maximal safe resection remains the most desired goal of insular glioma surgery. Intraoperative surgical adjuncts provide better tumor visualization and real-time “safety” data but remain limited due to a high cost and limited availability.… read more here.
Keywords: glioma surgery; postoperative outcome; resection; insular glioma ... See more keywords