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Endometrioma Cyst: To Remove or Not?

Endometriomas account for 35% of benign ovarian cyst. Convincing evidence has emerged showing the reduced responsiveness to gonadotropins after ovarian cystectomy. Surgery should be envisaged only in the presence of large cyst or with severe symptoms. For endometriomas less than 3 cm cyst, aggressive removal of same may lead to a poor response during ovulation inductions.

To remove or not to remove: Review of cases of medial migration of tympanostomy tubes.

OBJECTIVE Few cases of medial migration of tympanostomy tubes have been reported and its optimal management has not been well delineated especially in asymptomatic patients. The aim of this review is to present all cases of medialized tympanostomy tubes reported in the literature in order to provide the most beneficial management option. METHODS Eligible articles were identified through a com...

Does Trading Remove or Bring Frictions?

To Remove or Not to Remove? The Challenge of Extracting the Template to Make the Cavities Available in Molecularly Imprinted Polymers (MIPs)

Template removal is a critical step in the preparation of most molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs). The polymer network itself and the affinity of the imprinted cavities for the template make its removal hard. If there are remaining template molecules in the MIPs, less cavities will be available for rebinding, which decreases efficiency. Furthermore, if template bleeding occurs during analyti...

Transoral or parapharyngeal approach to remove sporadic skull base schwannoma.

Sporadic schwannomas of the skull base are rare. We present two cases with sporadic schwannoma of this region that pose diagnostic and therapeutic problems. The first patient (female, 40 years of age) developed an extensive vagal schwannoma with deviation of the internal carotid to the medial side. A transoral extirpation of the tumour was chosen to allow for surgery without visible scars. A se...