Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA
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This study evaluated the long-term acoustic and subjective outcomes of Bonebridge bone conduction implant (BCI) 601 implantation in Taiwanese microtia patients with aural atresia (AA). ⋯ Bonebridge BCI 601 implantation provided long-term acoustic and subjective benefits to microtia patients with AA, particularly those with bilateral AA.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Course-based intra-articular injection of medical chitosan mitigates excessive deposition of triacylglycerides in the synovial tissue of the knee osteoarthritis.
This study aimed to investigate the clinical efficacy of intra-articular injections of medical chitosan for treating knee osteoarthritis (KOA) and measure the lipid metabolism profiles of the synovial tissue. ⋯ Intra-articular injection of medical chitosan significantly prolongs the survival period before knee arthroplasty and reduces the deposition of TAGs metabolites.
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Despite the widespread use of the Wingspan stent system for treating severe medically refractory intracranial artery stenosis (SMR-ICAS), a new Credo stent system was approved because it could integrate stent delivery within the balloon catheter. However, the therapeutic outcomes of these two systems have not been compared. This preliminary study aimed to compare the results of percutaneous angioplasty and stenting (PTAS) in SMR-ICAS patients treated with either Wingspan or Credo stents within the anterior cerebral circulation. ⋯ The technical success, safety, and outcomes of the Credo stent system were comparable to those of the Wingspan stent system in the management of SMR-ICAS patients. Further large-scale studies are warranted to substantiate these findings.
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Surgical resection (SR) is the main treatment for small bowel adenocarcinoma (SBA), but it increases metabolic demand, systemic inflammation, and digestive dysfunction, resulting in major impacts on the postoperative outcomes of patients. In this study, we aimed to investigate the role of the postoperative prognostic nutritional index (PNI), a surrogate marker of inflammation and nutrition, in patients with SBA after resection. ⋯ PNI commonly decreases in patients with SBA who undergo Whipple surgery or develop postoperative pancreatic fistula. Postoperative PNI independently predicts survival and may serve as a clinical marker to optimize patient outcomes.