World Neurosurg
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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the mechanism of pituitary fibrosis in elderly people. ⋯ Pituitary fibrosis was found in the elderly group, and the pathological change was antagonized by decreasing the proinflammatory cytokine levels using QNZ and further increasing GH secretion.
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Side-to-side anastomosis is the most challenging anastomosis owing to the difficult intraluminal suturing technique, which requires practice in the microsurgical laboratory before application in patients in the operating room. The objective of this study was to describe 2 side-to-side microvascular anastomosis training models using rat cervical vessels. ⋯ CCA-CCA and CCA-EJV side-to-side anastomosis models using rat cervical vessels are feasible and effective side-to-side anastomosis training models.