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Author : Holder Mollerup | Published On : 25 Jun 2025

Thus far, most DBS centers employ MRI targeting, multichannel MER, and awake test stimulation in STN surgery, but randomized trials comparing surgery under local versus general anesthesia and additional studies comparing MER-STN borders to high-field MRI-STN may change this clinical practice. Further developments in imaging protocols and improvements in image fusion processes are needed to optimize placement of DBS leads in the dorsolateral motor part of the STN in Parkinson's disease.
The aim of this randomized controlled clinical trial was to compare the clinical outcomes obtained in intrabony defects following regenerative periodontal surgery using the single-flap approach (SFA) in conjunction with either hyaluronic acid (HA) or enamel matrix derivative (EMD).

Thirty-two intrabony defects in 32 healthy subjects were randomly assigned HA (test group) or EMD (control group). Clinical attachment level (CAL), probing depth (PD), gingival recession (REC), and bleeding on probing (BOP) were recorded at baseline,12, 18, and 24 months after surgery.

At 24 months, both treatments resulted in statistically significant clinical improvements evidenced by PD-reduction and CAL-gain (p<0.001). The mean CAL-gain was 2.19±1.11 mm in the test and 2.94±1.12 mm in the control sites (p=0.067). PD-reduction was statistically significantly higher for the control group (4.5±0.97 mm) than the test group (3.31±0.70 mm), (p=0.001). CAL-gain ≤ 3 mm was observed in 87.5% and in 62.5% of the test and control sites, respectively. Test sites showed slightly lower REC values than the control sites. No statistically significant differences were found for BOP between treatments.

The present findings indicate that both treatments led to statistically significant clinical improvements compared to baseline, although the application of EMD resulted in statistically significantly higher PD-reduction compared to the use of HA.

The use of HA in conjunction with a SFA resulted in significant PD-reduction and CAL-gain, pointing to the potential clinical relevance of this material in regenerative periodontal surgery.
The use of HA in conjunction with a SFA resulted in significant PD-reduction and CAL-gain, pointing to the potential clinical relevance of this material in regenerative periodontal surgery.
Hepatolithiasis is associated with the development of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC). This study sought to investigate risk factors of ICC for hepatolithiasis after partial hepatectomy (PH) and to develop a model for predicting ICC risk.

Data on consecutive patients who underwent PH for hepatolithiasis at the Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital between January 2009 and December 2011 were reviewed. Independent risk factors of ICC identified by Cox regression model were used to develop a nomogram in predicting ICC after PH for hepatolithiasis.

Of 2056 patients, 168 developed ICC at a median follow-up of 7.2 years. The cumulative incidences of ICC at 3, 5, and 8 years after PH for hepatolithiasis were 3.0%, 6.5%, and 12.9%, respectively. Independent risk factors of ICC were identified to be a long duration of hepatolithiasis-related symptoms (hazard ratio, 1.088 [95% confidence interval, 1.057-1.120]), metabolic syndrome (2.036 [1.210-3.425]), a high neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (1.250 [1.009-2.816] for 3-5 vs ≤3; 1.538 [1.048-2.069] for ≥5 vs ≤3), hepatic atrophy (1.711 [1.189-2.462]), segmental intensity differences (1.513 [1.052-2.176]), persistent biliary strictures (2.825 [1.480-5.391]), and residual stone disease (2.293 [1.511-3.481]). By incorporating these factors, a constructed nomogram showed a concordance index of 0.721 to predict ICC. The calibration plots demonstrated good agreement between observed and predicted morbidities. The optimal cutoff point for the nomogram was 48 in differentiating between high and low-risk of ICC.

A nomogram for predicting ICC after PH for hepatolithiasis was constructed based on risk factors of developing ICC. Patients with a nomogram point of ≥48 were predicted to have a high risk of ICC.
A nomogram for predicting ICC after PH for hepatolithiasis was constructed based on risk factors of developing ICC. Patients with a nomogram point of ≥48 were predicted to have a high risk of ICC.
Gallbladder adenocarcinoma has a poor prognosis as it is often diagnosed incidentally, and patients have a high risk for residual and occult metastatic disease. Expert guidelines recommend definitive surgery for ≥T1b tumors; however, surgical management is inconsistent. This study evaluates the factors that affect the completion of radical resection with portal lymphadenectomy and its impact on survival.

A retrospective review of patients who underwent surgery for gallbladder cancer from 2008 to 2017 at an academic institution was performed. Patients were analyzed based on whether they underwent definitive surgical resection. CC-90001 clinical trial Patient factors and clinical decision-making were analyzed; overall survival was compared using Kaplan-Meier analysis.

Seventy-five patients with ≥T1b tumors were identified, of who 32 (42.7%) underwent definitive resection. Fifty-four(72%) patients had gallbladder cancer identified as an incidental diagnosis following laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Among patients who did not undergfinitive resection rates.
Living donor liver transplantation may complement cadaveric transplantation in acute liver failure (ALF) patients.

Between 2008 and 2017, 89 patients were treated for ALF; 15 patients (17%) recovered with intensive care treatment; 31 (35%) died without transplant. The records of the remaining 43 patients (median (range) age 14 (1-62)) who underwent transplantation were evaluated.

The etiologic factors were toxic agents (10; mushrooms 8; herbs 2), hepatitis viruses (7; A 1; B 6), Wilson's disease (7), autoimmune hepatitis (4), and Budd-Chiari syndrome (2); 13 cases were idiopathic. Cadaveric organs (whole, split, reduced) were transplanted to 32 patients; 11 patients underwent living donor transplantation. One patient (2%) died of septic shock on the second postoperative day. Bacterial infection was the most common early (< 3 months) complication in the remaining patients (31/42; 74%), followed by delirium (5/42; 12%) and acute rejection requiring steroid pulse (5/42; 12%). Seven other patients died during median (range) follow-up of 94 (14-142) months various infections (5), leukemia (1), and acute myocardial infarction (1).