Rescuing the Rescuer: Fractured Dormia Basket and a Second Basket Rescue Technique

AbstractRemoval of a parotid duct calculus using a Dormia basket is described and the literature reviewed. To our knowledge, this procedure has not previously been reported.

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Usage of Forceps and Dormia basket in the Management of Ureteric Stone: Comparison between Holmium: YAG Laser and Pneumatic Lithotripsy in a Referral Hospital, Bangladesh

Bangladesh Medical Journal ◽

10.3329/bmj.v48i1.50188 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 48 (1) ◽

pp. 26-30

Author(s):

Md Ashif Chowdhury ◽

Shahidul Islam ◽

SM Shameem Waheed ◽

Faruk Hossain ◽

AKM Mashiul Munir ◽

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Keyword(s):

Laser Lithotripsy ◽

Military Hospital ◽

Video Monitor ◽

Ureteric Stone ◽

Yag Laser ◽

Pneumatic Lithotripsy ◽

Dormia Basket ◽

Proximal Migration ◽

Wide Range

Now lithoclast has become more popular tool than various intracorporeal lithotripters for the treatment of ureteric stones. Recently the Holmium:YAG laser has been used with a wide range of potential urological applications, including intracorporeal lithotripsy of ureteric stones. This study was conducted to compare the use of Forceps and Dormia basket in the management of ureteric stone between Holmium: YAG Laser and Pneumatic Lithotripsy. It was a longitudinal follow-up comparative study conducted at Combined Military Hospital, Dhaka. All the respondents were admitted patients in Combined Military Hospital Dhaka, under Urology Ward. A total of 100 patients were enrolled for this study under convenient purposive sampling method. They all were admitted with the complaints of upper ureteric stone who underwent ureteroscopic lithotripsy from October 2010 to September 2012. In 50 patients, Laser Lithotripsy (LL) was used and in other 50 patients Pneumatic Lithotripsy (PL) was used. Same ureteroscope, video monitor, baskets and irrigation devices were used in both the samples. Patients were followed up after 1st and 3rd months interval. Lithotripsy follow-up was done with radiograph and ultrasonography of kidney, ureter and bladder. Patients with migrated fragments or incomplete clearance were underwent an auxiliary procedure such as shock wave lithotripsy. Mean stone size was 1.36 ± 0.36 cm in group Laser lithotripsy (LL) and 1.37± 0.36 cm in group Pneumatic lithotripsy (PL). The immediate stone clearance rate was significantly higher in Group LL (94.0%) than Group PL (76.0%). Proximal migration of fragments were 6.0% in LL group and 24.0% in PL group. Use of stone retrieval equipment (baskets, forceps) was 16.0% and 64.0% in LL and PL group respectively (p<0.05). On the other hand stone fragments clearance requiring auxiliary procedures were 6% and 24% in LL and PL group respectively. The mean lithotripsy time was 40.46 ± 19.25 min and 36.86 ± 14.83 min the LL and PL group respectively. Use of stone retrieval equipment(baskets, forceps) was significantly lower in Holmium: YAG assisted ureteroscopy than pneumatic lithotripsy group. Bangladesh Med J. 2019 Jan; 48 (1): 26-30

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Methods and Role of Embryo Rescue Technique in Alien Gene Transfer

Alien Gene Transfer in Crop Plants, Volume 1 ◽

10.1007/978-1-4614-8585-8_4 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 77-103 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Monika M. Lulsdorf ◽

Alison Ferrie ◽

Susan M. H. Slater ◽

Hai Ying Yuan

Keyword(s):

Gene Transfer ◽

Embryo Rescue ◽

Alien Gene Transfer ◽

Rescue Technique ◽

Alien Gene

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Enhanced Seed Germination of Ilex dumosa R. (Aquifoliaceae) through In Vitro Culture of Cut Pyrenes

HortScience ◽

10.21273/hortsci.46.2.278 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 46 (2) ◽

pp. 278-281 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Natalia R. Dolce ◽

Luis A. Mroginski ◽

Hebe Y. Rey

Keyword(s):

In Vitro Culture ◽

Embryo Rescue ◽

Germination Percentage ◽

Effective Technique ◽

Cutting Surface ◽

Rescue Technique ◽

Growth Room ◽

Scalpel Blade ◽

Culture Protocol

An in vitro culture protocol was developed that increased the germination percentage and decreased the lag time to germination for Ilex dumosa R. pyrenes as a tool for replacing the laborious task of embryo rescue technique. This method involves transversely cutting surface-sterilized pyrenes with a scalpel blade, then placing the micropylar one-third end with the rudimentary embryo (≈0.25 mm long) on solidified (agar 0.65%) quarter-strength salts and vitamins of Murashige and Skoog, 1962 medium with 3% sucrose, and incubating in a growth room at 27 ± 2 °C with a 14-h photoperiod (116 μmol·m−2·s−1). Most of the cut pyrenes (greater than 50%) germinated within the first month after inoculation and achieved maximum germination (≈70%) in 2 months compared with whole pyrenes, which began to germinate 3 months after sowing and required more than 8 months for maximum germination (37%). Moreover, the germination percentage of cut pyrenes was significantly higher than the germination of isolated embryos (34%). Thus, the cut pyrenes culture is a simpler and more effective technique than embryo rescue. Easily, on average, a trained operator is able to culture ≈1000 cut pyrenes per day instead of ≈100 isolated embryos.

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