A new surgical technique for preservation of endodontically treated teeth with coronally located vertical root fractures: a prospective case series

Purpose: To describe a new surgical technique for managing Ahmed Glaucoma Valve tube exposure. The technique is simple, safe, easy to perform and may be an interesting alternative to conventional covering of the tube. This technique allows unlike the classical ones to act on the cause and not only on the complication of extrusion. Materials and Methods: This study was a retrospective case series that included four eyes of four patients who presented with an Ahmed Glaucoma Valve tube exposure. Results: Surgery was uneventful in all cases and we did not observe any intraoperative or postoperative complications. After at least 1-year follow-up, no case of tube re-exposure was detected. Conclusions: Many techniques have been proposed in order to cover the extruded tubes, and different materials may be used to reinforce the coverage, but re-exposure of the tube is a possible scenario. Indeed, our technique attempts not only to cover the exposed tube but also to solve the cause of the extrusion.

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Relocation and silastic tension only (RASTO) procedure for very long anal fistula tracts: Initial case series with results of a new surgical technique

International Journal of Surgery Open ◽

10.1016/j.ijso.2020.07.002 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 26 ◽

pp. 1-9

Author(s):

John Alfred Carr

Keyword(s):

Surgical Technique ◽

Anal Fistula ◽

Case Series ◽

New Surgical Technique

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Diagnosis of vertical root fractures in endodontically treated teeth utilising Digital Subtraction Radiography: A case series report

Australian Endodontic Journal ◽

10.1111/aej.12240 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 44 (3) ◽

pp. 286-291 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Georgios Mikrogeorgis ◽

Eleni Eirinaki ◽

Vasileios Kapralos ◽

Andreas Koutroulis ◽

Kleoniki Lyroudia ◽

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Keyword(s):

Case Series ◽

Digital Subtraction ◽

Endodontically Treated Teeth ◽

Digital Subtraction Radiography ◽

Case Series Report ◽

Root Fractures ◽

Series Report

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Robotic vaginally assisted NOTES hysterectomy: the first case series demonstrating a new surgical technique

Gynecological Surgery ◽

10.1007/s10397-015-0923-3 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 57-62 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Jan Baekelandt

Keyword(s):

Surgical Technique ◽

Case Series ◽

First Case ◽

New Surgical Technique

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Tension plate for treatment of olecranon fractures: new surgical technique and case series study

Canadian Journal of Surgery ◽

10.1503/cjs.030313 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 58 (1) ◽

pp. 24-30 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Bruno Lukšic ◽

Ivo Juric ◽

Vladimir Boschi ◽

Zenon Pogorelic ◽

Josip Bekavac

Keyword(s):

Surgical Technique ◽

Case Series ◽

Case Series Study ◽

Tension Plate ◽

Series Study ◽

Olecranon Fractures ◽

New Surgical Technique

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Limbal Approach Phacovitrectomy to Treat Cataract with Clinically Significant Asteroid Hyalosis—Presentation of the Technique and Preliminary Results

Journal of Clinical Medicine ◽

10.3390/jcm10153338 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (15) ◽

pp. 3338

Author(s):

Agnieszka Rozegnał-Madej ◽

Aleksandra Wlaź ◽

Tomasz Żarnowski

Keyword(s):

Surgical Technique ◽

Case Series ◽

Normal Range ◽

Corrected Visual Acuity ◽

Retinal Tears ◽

Asteroid Hyalosis ◽

The Mean ◽

Clinically Significant ◽

New Surgical Technique

Purpose: To assess preliminarily the efficacy and safety of a relatively new surgical modification of phacovitrectomy in eyes with cataract and visually significant asteroid hyalosis (AH). Materials and methods: Prospective, noncomparative, interventional case series of six eyes of six patients (mean age 75.6 years; 1 woman, 5 men) with cataract and visually significant AH treated with a novel surgical technique—a phacoemulsification with anterior vitrectomy through posterior capsulorhexis and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation. Main outcome measures were: best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), intraocular pressure (IOP), IOL centration, complications. Mean follow-up was 39.17 ± 4.31 months. Results: The mean BCVA (Snellen) improved from 0.26 ± 0.18 to 0.73 ± 0.33 at the end of the follow-up. IOP was in the normal range, and no problems with IOL fixation were observed at the end of the follow-up. No post-operative complications, retinal detachment, retinal tears, macular edema or prolonged inflammation were observed. Conclusions: The presented new surgical technique seems to be a safe and efficacious method to treat cataract with visually significant asteroid hyalosis.

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Surgical technique for biological fixation of closed segmental tibial fractures by the Less Invasive Stabilization System (LISS)

SICOT-J ◽

10.1051/sicotj/2018046 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4 ◽

pp. 48 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Osama Gamal ◽

Ahmed Shams

Keyword(s):

Surgical Technique ◽

Case Series ◽

Tibial Fractures ◽

Stabilization System ◽

Less Invasive ◽

The Mean ◽

Prospective Case Series ◽

Distal Fracture ◽

Mean Time

Introduction: This prospective case series study aimed to assess the value of the Less Invasive Stabilization System (LISS) to treat closed Segmental Tibial Fractures (STFs) using a proposed surgical technique.Materials and methods: Between August 2010 and January 2014, 21 consecutive recently (within 1 week) closed STFs that matched the inclusion criteria were enrolled. Patients were treated with the 13-hole LISS plate. All patients were followed up every 2 weeks for the first 2 months, then every month for the rest of the first 6 months and then every 6 months thereafter. Patients were assessed radiologically during the follow-up appointments and clinically at the final visit by the Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS) to evaluate the result.Results: The mean time to union of the proximal fracture was 15.72 ± 2.78 (range: 12–20) weeks and for the distal fracture was 20 ± 2.22 (range: 16–24) weeks, excluding delayed union in three patients. All patients except the three showed radiological observable callus in a mean duration of 4.95 (range: 3–7) weeks. The mean final follow-up LEFS was 72.4 (range: 60–80).Conclusion: The mean time to union of the proximal fracture was shorter than the distal fracture. The use of LISS to treat closed STFs using the proposed surgical technique has proved to give favorable results. Further studies using the described technique are needed to justify the achieved results.Level of evidence: IV (Prospective case series).

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