Unroofing and Curettage for the Treatment of Acute and Chronic Pilonidal Disease
World Journal of Surgery, 10/19/2009
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Kepenekci I et al. – Unroofing and curettage for pilonidal sinus disease is an easy and effective technique. The vast majority of the patients, including those with abscess as well as those with chronic disease ... with this simple procedure, after which even recurrences can be managed successfully with the same procedure. Relying on these results, the authors advocate unroofing and curettage as the procedure of choice in the management of pilonidal disease.
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What you should know about heterotopic pregnancy
OBG Management, 10/09/2009
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or laparoscopy with removal of the ectopic pregnancy, followed by dilation and curettage (D&C). The curettage removes the decidual cast and clots and is intended to prevent postoperative bleeding. However, curettage could destroy any intrauterine pregnancy that is not yet diagnosed. Therefore, D&C
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Amniotic fluid embolism during curettage for a pregnancy arrest. Case report
Annales Françaises d'Anesthésie et de Réanimation, 10/28/2009
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Fekhkhar K et al. – Amniotic fluid embolism is always a serious complication during the peripartum period. The authors report the case of an amniotic fluid embolism during curettage for a pregnancy arrest at 13
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Gingival curettage study comparing a laser treatment to hand instruments
Lasers in Medical Science, 10/05/2009
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Lin J et al. – Diode laser subgingival curettage resulted in statistically significant improvements in PD, SBI, GI and CAL with less discomfort and treatment time compared to treatment with the hand instruments
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Outcome of intralesional curettage for low-grade chondrosarcoma of long bones
European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 11/16/2009
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Hanna SA et al. – Intralesional curettage is an effective treatment strategy for low–grade intramedullary chondrosarcoma of long bones, with excellent oncological and functional results. Careful case
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Use of Suction Curettage in Operative Hysteroscopy
Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, 11/20/2009
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Cheng C et al. – Suction curettage used to aid removal of relatively large MPs, SPs, and SMs during operative hysteroscopy is efficient, effective, and easy.
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Anaphylatic shock from succinylcholine, complicated by a rhabdomyolysis
Annales Françaises d'Anesthésie et de Réanimation, 10/28/2009
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woman, with a contact dermatitis to nickel, experienced a life threatening anaphylaxis after induction of general anaesthesia for an emergency curettage. Muscular ischaemia was the consequence of the shock, the external compression due to the compression stockings probably being an additional factor
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Juvenile aggressive ossifying fibroma of the maxilla
Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, 10/16/2009
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in children and young adults. Reported here is a case of recurrent juvenile aggressive ossifying fibroma of the maxilla in a 15–year–old male treated with enucleation and curettage. A 10–month follow–up showed no signs of recurrence.
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Cementless total hip arthroplasty for the management of tuberculosis coxitis
Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, 10/02/2009
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can be safely performed in advanced tuberculosis of the hip for providing symptomatic relief and functional improvement of the hips. Complete curettage and resection of the infected tissue and postoperative antituberculous chemotherapy with a minimum of 1–year duration are very important in
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Giant cell tumor of the extremity: A review of 349 cases from a single institution
Cancer Treatment Reviews, 11/05/2009
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Errani C et al. – The results of the present study suggest that an "aggressive curettage" reduces the recurrence rate in a disease whose aggressiveness is not easy to predict. Special attention must be given to giant cell tumors not only in the
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