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Restoration of High Frequency Auditory Perception After Robot-Assisted or Manual Cochlear Implantation in Profoundly Deaf Adults Improves Speech Reco…

2021

Background and Purpose: Robot-assisted cochlear implantation has recently been implemented in clinical practice; however, its effect on hearing outcomes is unknown. The aim of this preliminary study was to evaluate hearing performance 1 year post-implantation whether the electrode array was inserted manually or assisted by a robot.Methods: Forty-two profoundly deaf adults were implanted either manually (n = 21) or assisted by a robot (RobOtol®, Collin, Bagneux, France) with three different electrode array types. Participants were paired by age, and electrode array type. The scalar position of the electrode array in the cochlea was assessed by 3D reconstruction from the pre- and post-implant…

Predictors of health-related quality of life in Serbian patients with head and neck cancer.

2021

The aim of this study was to identify predictors of the Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in patients with head and neck cancers (HNCs). In total, 345 patients with HNCs were interviewed. A self-report questionnaire was administered to collect data about demographic characteristics, health status, smoking, alcohol consumption habits, and HRQoL. It were used the EORTC Instruments - Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30-questions (QLQ-C30), Quality of Life Questionnaire - Head and Neck Module 35-questions (QLQ-H&N 35) and OHIP-14 instrument for HRQoL assessments. Clinical information and treatment data were collected from medical records. Five groups of HRQoL predictors were identified: …

RAB18 Loss Interferes With Lipid Droplet Catabolism and Provokes Autophagy Network Adaptations

2020

Autophagy is dependent on appropriate lipid supply for autophagosome formation. The regulation of lipid acquisition and the autophagy network response to lipid-limiting conditions are mostly elusive. Here, we show that the knockout of the RAB GTPase RAB18 interferes with lipid droplet catabolism, causing an impaired fatty acid release. The resulting reduced lipid-droplet-derived lipid availability influences autophagy and provokes adaptive modifications of the autophagy network. These adjustments include increased expression and phosphorylation of ATG2B as well as augmented formation of the ATG12-ATG5 conjugate. Moreover, ATG9A shows an enhanced phosphorylation at amino acid residues tyrosi…

Pētījums par frekvences un elektroda materiāla ietekmi radiofrekvences ķirurģijā izmantojot cūkas ādas audus in vitro un in vivo

2016

Lai izvērtētu radiofrekvences ķirurģijas ietekmi incīziju veikšanai ādas audos, ir nepieciešams veikt pētījumus gan in vivo gan in vitro apstākļos. Ir nepieciešams izvērtēt dažādu frekvenču, elektrodu materiālu un griešanas ātruma ietekmi uz audiem veicot ķirurģisko operāciju. Latvijas Universitātes Medicīnas fakultātes Eksperimentālā Ķirurģijas centra vadībā, un sadarbībā ar MedTecResearch centru Vācijā, Krakovā un institūtu “Leibniz-Institute für Nutztierbiologie” Vācijā, Dummerstrofā tika veiktas incīzijas 12 laboratorijas cūku ādā sedācijas apstākļos. Brūču dzīšanas process tika izvērtēts sestajā un divpadsmitajā dienā pēc operācijas veikšanas. Tika salīdzināta termālā karstuma ietekme …

Repeated kidney re-transplantation—the Eurotransplant experience: a retrospective multicenter outcome analysis

2020

Transplant international (2020). doi:10.1111/tri.13569

FATTORI PROGNOSTICI DELLA RECIDIVA LOCALE DOPO CHIRURGIA CONSERVATIVA PER CARCINOMA DELLA MAMMELLA. NOSTRA ESPERIENZA

1994

One of the most important problems linked to the conservative surgery of breast cancer consists of local recurrences (LR), even if it has now been proven that the appearance of LR has no influence on overal survival of the patients operated for breast cancer. We have considered 108 patients suffering from breast cancer and treated with quadrantectomy plus axillarydissection. In these patients were found 4 LR (3.7%), that in two cases appeared in the residual mammary gland and in other two cases were found on the skin scar. The mean time of occurrence of the LR was of 43 month (range 18-90 month). The authors have correlated the appearance of LR with some caracteristics of the tumor, as the …

Intrarater Reliability and Analysis of Learning Effects in the Y Balance Test

2023

While the general reliability of the Y balance test has been previously found to be excellent, earlier reviews highlighted a need for a more consistent methodology between studies. The purpose of this test–retest intrarater reliability study was to assess the intrarater reliability of the YBT using different methodologies regarding normalisation for leg length, number of repetitions, and score calculation. Sixteen healthy adult novice recreational runners aged 18–55 years, both women and men, were reviewed in a laboratory environment. Mean calculated scores, intraclass correlation coefficient, standard error of measurement, and minimal detectable change were calculated and analysed between …

Is resective surgery still the best practice for ONJ stage III? A case report of a conservative therapy

2017

Maintenance of anticoagulant and antiplatelet agents for patients undergoing vitreoretinal surgery

2009

International audience; Purpose: To establish the prevalence of anticoagulant, aspirin, and clopidogrel use in patients undergoing vitreoretinal surgery, and to compare the outcome of peribulbar anesthesia between users and non-users. Materials and Methods: We conducted a retrospective case series in one academic center between January and June 2009. We analyzed the chart of 239 eyes who underwent posterior segment surgery with peribulbar anesthesia. Data included age, reasons for anticoagulant and/or antiplatelet agents, operative procedure, history of diabetes mellitus, high blood pressure, axial globe length, pre and post operative visual acuity, complications rates during and after anes…

Anatomical and functional macular changes after rhegmatogenous retinal detachment with macula off

2011

International audience; Purpose: To evaluate the correlation between morphologic changes in the outer retina and visual function after successful repair of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment with macula off. Methods: Thirty patients (30 eyes) with successful repair of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RD) after macula off and a minimum 6-month follow-up after the surgery were examined. Preoperative characteristics of the RD (visual acuity and duration) were collected. Postoperative visual acuity measurement with ETDRS scale and fundus autofluorescence (FAF) were performed. Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography (HRA OCT) of outer retina was performed to analyse the number of disrupted…