Niger J Clin Pract
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Cancer is a major public health problem and is the second leading cause of death around the world. The incidence rates of some cancer types rise dramatically with certain risk factors, a fact that is exemplified by the high susceptibility to lung cancer as a result of tobacco smoking. The frame of cancer as a preventable disease and the challenges of its treatment emphasize the need for specific risk preventive measures. Therefore, attempts are continuously carried out to provide a better understanding of the cancer incidence patterns and how the most common risk factors are implicated. ⋯ The association between the spread of the studied risk factors and the high trends of the corresponding cancer types highlights the importance of targeted preventive measures and serve as a guide for evidence-based prevention strategies.
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The rate of cesarean section (CS) has been gradually increasing throughout the world. The impact of CS on the issue of breastfeeding success therefore merits attention. ⋯ This study has revealed that breastfeeding success was associated more with breastfeeding problems than with other difficulties experienced after a CS. To prevent breastfeeding problems before they occur, newborns who are without complications should be kept in skin-to-skin contact (SSC) with their mothers immediately after the CS, breastfed within the first 1 hour after birth, and remain in SSC until the end of the first breastfeeding. Most importantly, to increase breastfeeding success after CS, creative staffing solutions need to be employed.
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Case Reports
Use of Diode Laser for Lip Repositioning, Evolution of the Conventional Technique. A Case Report.
LipStaT® lip repositioning surgery using a diode laser for the management of gummy smiles offers promising and consistent long-term results. ⋯ The use of a 940 nm diode laser proved to be an effective treatment option for patients with a gummy smile, allowing control of intraoperative bleeding and improvement of the healing process obtaining predictable long-term results.
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Case Reports
Spontaneous Partial Percutaneous Extrusion of Swallowed Metallic long Spoon: A Case Report.
Foreign body ingestion is a commonly encountered clinical challenge. Most of these objects pass spontaneously, but long objects could be retained leading to uncommon complications. There seem to be no record of percutaneous extrusion of ingested spoon in literature. ⋯ Patient had an uneventful postoperative recovery. Clinicians should be mindful that ingested large foreign bodies may be delayed in presentation. Whereas our index patient had open surgery, minimally invasive retrieval approaches could be considered when comparable cases are encountered.
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A 54-year-old female patient with complaints of abdominal pain for 2 months was admitted to the General Surgery clinic of our tertiary care hospital. Abdominal ultrasound (US) and computed tomography revealed cholelithiasis, liver hydatid cyst, and hypodense multicystic mass lesion in the pancreatic body. ⋯ Pancreatic hydatid cyst can be rarely seen isolated or can develop synchronously to liver hydatid cyst, and should be kept in mind in a differential diagnosis. If the perioperative diagnosis is confirmed and in case of the absence of a pancreatic ductal fistula, surgical morbidity and mortality can be reduced by applying cystotomy and external drainage procedures.