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941 Percutaneously Implanted in Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS) Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface, July 19, 2011

942 Anterior inferior cerebellar artery aneurysms: six cases and a review of the literature Neurosurgical Review, July 18, 2011

943 Combined Surgical and Endovascular Access of the Superficial Middle Cerebral Vein to Occlude a High-Grade Cavernous Dural Arteriovenous Fistula: Case Report Neurosurgery, July 18, 2011

944 Transgressing the Ventricular Wall During Subthalamic Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery for Parkinson Disease Increases the Risk of Adverse Neurological Sequelae Neurosurgery, July 18, 2011

945 Multiple Cerebral Infarction and Cardiomyopathy With Pheochromocytoma The Neurologist, July 18, 2011

946 Long-Term Outcomes of Spinal Cord Stimulation With Paddle Leads in the Treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and Failed Back Surgery Syndrome Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface, July 18, 2011

947 Predictors of seizure freedom after surgery for malformations of cortical development Annals of Neurology , July 15, 2011

948 Intracranial Artery Dissection in an Adolescent With Marfan Syndrome Pediatric Neurology , July 15, 2011

949 Whole Genome Analysis From Microdissected Tissue Revealed Adult Supratentorial Grade II-III Gliomas Are Divided Into Clinically Relevant Subgroups by Genetic Profile Neurosurgery, July 15, 2011

950 Percutaneous posterior tibial nerve stimulation as an effective treatment of refractory lower urinary tract symptoms in patients with multiple sclerosis: preliminary data from a multicentre, prospective, open label trial Multiple Sclerosis Journal, July 15, 2011    Clinical Article

951 Mid-term Results of Endovascular Coiling of Wide-Necked Aneurysms Using Double Stents in a Y Configuration Neurosurgery, July 14, 2011    Clinical Article

952 The Impact of Minimizing Brain Retraction in Aneurysm Surgery: Evaluation Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging Neurosurgery, July 14, 2011

953 Long-term Outcomes After Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Patients With a Nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenoma Neurosurgery, July 14, 2011

954 Abscess of the Medulla Oblongata in a Toddler: Case Report and Technical Considerations Based on Magnetic Resonance Imaging Tractography Neurosurgery, July 14, 2011

955 Using the SAFE Principles When Evaluating Electrical Stimulation Therapies for the Pain of Failed Back Surgery Syndrome Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface, July 14, 2011

956 Risk Factors for Stroke During Surgery for Carotid Body Tumors World Journal of Surgery, July 13, 2011

957 Iatrogenic seizures during intracranial EEG monitoring Full Text Epilepsia, July 13, 2011

958 Harvey Cushings Approaches to Tumors in His Early Career: From the Skull Base to the Cranial Vault Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B: Skull Base, July 13, 2011

959 The effects of systemic chemical sympathectomy on local bone loss induced by sciatic neurectomy Journal of Orthopaedic Science, July 12, 2011

960 Focal cortical dysplasia type IIb: Completeness of cortical, not subcortical, resection is necessary for seizure freedom Full Text Epilepsia, July 12, 2011

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Clinical Pearls in Surgery

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Epidural anesthesia reduces post-CABG pain

As published in the Journal of Cardiac Surgery, thoracic epidural anesthesia (TEA) plus general anesthesia (GA) is superior to GA alone in managing post-operative CABG pain. Forty patients undergoing elective CABG were randomized to receive TEA (0.25% bipivacaine [10-20 mg/h]) intra-operatively and for 24 h post-operatively plus GA or GA alone. Post-operative pain at rest and with coughing was significantly less for up to 1 month post-operatively in the TEA + GA group compared to the GA alone group. Furthermore, analgesic use, mechanical ventilation time, ICU stay time, and hospital stay time were reduced in the TEA + GA group compared to the GA alone group.

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NT-proBNP predicts outcome following emergent surgery

As published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia, measurement of N-terminal pro B-type natruiretic peptide (NT-proBNP) pre- and post-operatively predicts outcome in patients > 50 years of age (n=297) undergoing emergent non-cardiac surgery. A pre-operative NT-proBNP > 725 pg/ml was associated with a 4.8-fold RR of non-fatal MI, acute heart failure, or death between surgery and the 3-year post-operative follow up. Similarly, a post-operative NT-proBNP > 1600 pg/ml was associated with a 4.0-fold RR of non-fatal MI, acute heart failure, or death between surgery and the 3-year post-operative follow up. A pre-operative NT-proBNP > 1740 pg/ml was associated with a 6.9 RR for major adverse cardiac events during the post-operative hospital stay.

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Increased risk of skin cancer in RCC treated with multikinase inhibitors

As published in Dermatologic Surgery, RCC patients (n=69) treated with multikinase inhibitors are at increased risk for squamous cell carcinomas and basal cell carcinomas. After a median treatment of 13.5 months, 13.5% and 6.3% of patients treated with sorafenib and sunitinib developed skin cancer, respectively.

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Most Popular Surgery Articles

Last month's top read Top Articles of 2012

1 Aspirin and Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage World Neurosurgery, April 15, 2013

2 Transsphenoidal removal of huge pituitary adenomas with marked suprasellar extension: Results with modified surgical technique Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, April 3, 2013    Review Article

3 Predictors of electrocerebral inactivity with deep hypothermia The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, April 24, 2013    Review Article

4 Repeat head computed tomography after minimal brain injury identifies the need for craniotomy in the absence of neurologic change The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, April 3, 2013    Review Article

5 The Role of Radiosurgery to the Tumor Bed After Resection of Brain Metastases Neurosurgery, April 8, 2013

6 Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Trigeminal Schwannoma: A Clinical Retrospective Study in 52 Cases Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery , April 3, 2013

7 Prevention and treatment of neurovascular in-stent stenoses: review of the concepts Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy , April 16, 2013    Review Article

8 The Relationship between Neurological Worsening and Lesion Patterns in Patients with Acute Middle Cerebral Artery Stenosis Cerebrovascular Diseases, April 12, 2013

9 Predictors of Functional Outcome after Emergency Carotid Artery Stenting and Intra-Arterial Thrombolysis for Treatment of Acute Stroke Associated with Obstruction of the Proximal Internal Carotid Artery and Tandem Downstream Occlusion American Journal of Neuroradiology, April 26, 2013

10 Sporadic intracranial haemangioblastomas: surgical outcome in a single institution series Acta Neurochirurgica, April 23, 2013    Review Article

11 Peritumoral edema following Gamma Knife radiosurgery as the primary treatment for intraventricular meningiomas Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, April 3, 2013

12 Evaluation of the intravenous magnesium sulfate effect in clinical improvement of patients with acute ischemic stroke Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, March 28, 2013

13 Physical Factors Effecting Cerebral Aneurysm Pathophysiology Annals of Biomedical Engineering, April 17, 2013    Review Article

14 The transventricular preforniceal approach for exophytic chiasmatic/hypothalamic astrocytomas extending into the anterior third ventricle Acta Neurochirurgica, April 2, 2013    Review Article

15 Carotid Endarterectomy – safe and effective in a neurosurgeon’s hands: a 25 year single-surgeon experience World Neurosurgery, March 19, 2013

16 Surgical navigation-assisted endoscopic biopsy is feasible for safe and reliable diagnosis of unresectable solid brain tumors Neurosurgical Review, April 11, 2013    Review Article

17 Prevention of Intracranial In-stent Restenoses: Predilatation with a Drug Eluting Balloon, Followed by the Deployment of a Self-Expanding Stent Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, March 28, 2013

18 Large parietal midline defect with unusual ridge-like structure at the rim and persistent falcine sinus Child's Nervous System, April 25, 2013

19 Contralateral extraaxial hematomas after urgent neurosurgery of a mass lesion in patients with traumatic brain injury European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, March 1, 2013

20 Systematic review and meta-analysis of standard vs selective temporal lobe epilepsy surgery Neurology, April 5, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

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