The prevalence of frontal sinus agenesis (aplasia) among Kurdish populations of Erbil city. by Soran M Karim

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Nonoperative treatment efficacy prognosis in acute small bowell obstruction by S. G. Shapovalyants, S. Ye. Larichev, Z. A. Zhemukhova, N. A. Soldatova, I. A. Smirnov

“…Patients with low chances for conservative resolution of obstruction underwent surgery, i.e. adhesiolysis. Standard conservative therapy was carried out to patients with high chances. …”
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Early Kasai portoenterostomy in a 9-day-old newborn with extrahepatic biliary atresia: a case report highlighting improved prognosis with prompt intervention by Mortada H.F. El-Shabrawi, Gamal Eltagy, Mohamed Qinawy, Mohammed Am Oshi, Amjad Algethami, Nawaf A Alhujayri, Shaker S Alharthi, Abdullah M Alelyani, Naglaa M Kamal

“…Postoperative recovery was marked by bilirubin normalization within 2 months and steady improvement in liver function tests, demonstrating the advantages of early surgery. The procedure involved creating a Roux-en-Y hepatic portojejunostomy to restore bile flow, preventing progression to biliary cirrhosis. …”
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“Spontaneous epidural hematoma in a pediatric patient following pansinusitis: a case report and review of the literature” by Shahin Nazarpour, Farid Qoorchi Moheb Seraj, Seyed Morteza Sharifzadeh Khavari, Mehran Seadghat, Mohammad Ali Abouei Mehrizi

“…However, consideration of surgery facilitates reaching a reliable diagnosis and treatment.…”
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Response to ‘Response to Doctors for Life on Assisted Suicide’ by A Van Eeden, S Nemutandani, M Meiring, L L Honey, H (WJ) Steinberg, T Hardcastle, M Bac, J V Larsen, K Michael, M Louw, W Sieling

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Tricuspid Regurgitation in the Setting of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices by Omar M. Aldaas, MD, Gary Ma, MD, Quan Bui, MD, Ryan R. Reeves, MD, Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green, MD

“…CIED-related TR thus requires a multidisciplinary team of experts in cardiac imaging, interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, and cardiothoracic surgery with a comprehensive understanding of this multifaceted disease. …”
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Response to ‘Response to Doctors for Life on Assisted Suicide’ by A Van Eeden, S Nemutandani, M Meiring, L L Honey, H (WJ) Steinberg, T Hardcastle, M Bac, J V Larsen, K Michael, M Louw, W Sieling

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Predictive power of selection tests on the academic performance of medical students by María E. Calles Santoyo, Raúl De León Escobedo, Ricardo Salas Flores, Brian González Pérez, Erick E. Hernández Molina

“…This study analyzes the predictive power of various selection tests for admission to the bachelor’s degree in medical surgery at the Autonomous University of Tamaulipas. …”
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Molecular anti-tumorigenic mechanism of Radix Polygoni Multiflori-derived exosome-like nanoparticles by Mingqing Yang, Lining Xu, Weiyu Wang

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Short-term results of treatment of non-epithelial gastro-intestinal tumors complicated by bleeding by S. G. Shapovalyants, A. I. Mikhalev, Ye. D. Fedorov, R. V. Plakhov, L. M. Mikhaleva, Z. V. Galkova, Ye. V. Ivanova, A. E. Sergeyenko

“…Proposed algorithm of diagnostics and treatment, that includes primary endoscopic hemostasis allows to avoid urgent intervention in 94,3% of patients and to execute it in the late stage, while in 22,8% to carry out noninvasive intraluminal surgery as a final treatment.…”
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Experience of enrollment and management of the Waiting list for liver transplantation at hepatological center by Ye. N. Bessonova, O. A. Stroganova, Yu. A. Glazyrina, I. A. Kornilova

“…Development and management of the Waiting list for liver transplantation is a complex, multiplane task and requires careful, complex and very versatile investigation of the patient before surgery, dynamic rating of severity of status and urgency class of operation performance, duly while maximally effective detection and treatment of accompanying diseases.…”
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Reverse Sural Artery Flap – A Versatile Option in Distal Lower-limb Reconstruction by Om Prakash, Sheikh Sarfraz Ali, Mohammed Fahud Khurram, Mohd. Yaseen

“…Results: A total of 25 patients underwent surgery, 21 males and 4 females. The age range of patients was from 18 to 55 years. …”
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A Case of Laparoscopic Sacrohysteropexy: A Uterus Preserving Surgical Procedure for the Treatment of Uterine Prolapse by Özge Senem Yücel, İlker Selçuk, Aslıhan Yazıcıoğlu, Gökhan Boyraz, Gürkan Bozdağ, İbrahim Esinler

“…A woman has a 11% life time risk of undergoing surgery for POP. A case of laparoscopic sacrohysteropexy, a uterus preserving surgical procedure for the treatment of uterine prolapse is presented and 6 month follow up outcomes are reported. …”
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Demographic-Based Algorithm Used to Predict the Implant Sizing in Total Knee Arthroplasty by Sunil Rajan, Saurabh Jain, Chetan Singh Dhosariya

“…Background: Prediction of the accurate implant improves preparedness for surgery and helps to reduce intraoperative difficulties. …”
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Therapeutic effects of Salvadora persica (Miswak) on patients with mild to moderate gingivitis. by Kawa F. Dizaye, Zainab Yalman Othman

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Anal Incontinence after Anterior Rectum Resection in Cancer Patients by O. I. Kit, E. N. Kolesnikov, M. A. Averkin, S. V. Sanamyants, A. V. Snezhko

“…The obtained data on the functioning of the anal sphincter after anterior rectum resection in cancer patients indicate gender differences in the incidence of late complications after surgery, as well as the importance of taking into account the localisation of the tumour for selecting an adequate amount of surgical intervention.…”
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Assisted suicide: Ethical considerations and the South African debate by A Van Eeden, S Nemutandani, M Meiring, L B Honey, H (WJ) Steinberg, T Hardcastle, M Bac, J V Larsen, K Michael, M Louw, W Sieling

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Three-dimensional ultrastructural analysis of human skin with the arrector pili muscle interacting with the hair follicle epithelium by Tomonobu Ezure, Kyoichi Matsuzaki, Hidetoshi Urakubo, Nobuhiko Ohno

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BTT-ECMO Trends and Outcomes Under Revised Heart Allocation System by Aniket S. Rali, MD, FACC, FCCP, Het Patel, Matthew M. Lander, Kaitlyn Brennan, John Trahanas, Kelly Schlendorf, JoAnn Lindenfeld, Manreet Kanwar

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Treatment of the rectocele caused by pelvic floor muscles incompetence in women by A. O. Solovyov, A. A. Vorobyev, O. L. Solovyev, G. A. Solovyova, E. V. Litvina

“…Defecation function in studied group of patients was evaluated by Wexner constipation score. Prior to the surgery the average score was 23.5±4.1, after operation - 12.4±2.2, in 1 month after operation it decreased to 5.8±1.9, difference in score in comparison to preoperative level was statistically significant (р…”
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