Self-enucleation represents an extreme but fortunately rare form of deliberate self-harm. Case reports of patients who self-enucleate reveal some common features. A case of auto-enucleation in a young schizophrenic patient and a short discussion on deliberate self-harm are presented.

PURPOSE The thulium laser is the most recently introduced technology for the surgical treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Until recently, most thulium laser enucleation of the prostate (ThuLEP) was performed by use of the three-lobe technique. We introduce a novel one-lobe enucleation technique for ThuLEP called the "All-in-One" technique. We report our initial experiences here. ...

Optic fibre regeneration was studied by [3H]proline autoradiography and by mapping electrophysiologically the direct visuotectal projections to the contralateral and ipsilateral tecta 12-16 weeks after sectioning the right optic nerve in Xenopus two to four weeks after metamorphosis. The experiments were carried out in three groups: (A) optic nerve section in newly metamorphosed animals with em...

INTRODUCTION Laser treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) through enucleation techniques has become increasingly more utilized in the field of urology. Laser enucleation of the prostate (LEP) is a transurethral procedure that employs several different types of lasers to dissect the adenoma from the surgical capsule in a retrograde fashion. MATERIALS AND METHODS We review basic laser ...

PURPOSE Retinoblastoma is typically diagnosed before 5 years of age and is often treated by enucleation (surgical removal) of the cancerous eye. Here, we sought to characterize morphological changes of the cortex following long-term survival from early monocular enucleation. METHODS Nine adults with early right-eye enucleation (≤48 months of age) due to retinoblastoma were compared to 18 bino...

Endophthalmitis has devastating sequelae resulting in blindness and even loss of eyeball. Although the prognosis of endophthalmitis has much improved with the advances of antibiotics and vitreoretinal surgery, of the number of patients that required evisceration or enucleation is still significant. We retrospectively reviewed the charts of 210 eyes of 210 patients with endophthalmitis andcompar...

In this study, we developed a microfluidic chip with a magnetically driven microrobot for oocyte enucleation. A microfluidic system was specially designed for enucleation, and the microrobot actively controls the local flow-speed distribution in the microfluidic chip. The microrobot can adjust fluid resistances in a channel and can open or close the channel to control the flow distribution. Ana...

BACKGROUND Enucleation in young children often results in retarded orbital growth ipsilaterally. The need for an implant that will naturally grow with the child, like Dermis-fat Graft (DFG), for managing the anophthalmia has been of interest over the years. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the use of DFG as an implant for volume replacement post-enucleation. STUDY DESIGN A prospective non-comparative ...

PURPOSE To review the frequency and cause of traumatic enucleation at the University of Wisconsin. METHODS A 12-year retrospective chart review (2000-2012) from the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics of patients who underwent enucleation following ocular trauma with specimens submitted to the University of Wisconsin Eye Pathology Laboratory. RESULTS A total of 188 eyes enucleated ...

PURPOSE To determine the changes in the adenosine A(1) and benzodiazepine receptor density and in glucose metabolism in the visual centers of the rat brain following monocular enucleation or eyelid suture on postnatal day 10 (PN10). METHODS Following monocular enucleation or eyelid suture on PN10 rats, the alterations in adenosine A(1) and benzodiazepine receptor density, and in glucose metab...