background patients presenting with a mass require tissue biopsy for histological diagnosis and treatment. fine needle aspiration (fna) is offered as an atraumatic, well tolerated, and inexpensive method for obtaining a biopsy from these lesions. objectives in this study we evaluated the accuracy of fna as an atraumatic method among patients with nonthyroidal masses for diagnosis of neoplastic ...

OBJECTIVE To compare the ease of use of atraumatic needles with standard needles for diagnostic lumbar puncture and the incidence of headache after their use. DESIGN Double blind, randomised controlled trial. SETTING Investigation ward of a neurology unit in a university hospital. PARTICIPANTS 116 patients requiring elective diagnostic lumbar puncture. INTERVENTIONS Standardised protoco...

Atraumatic suppurative mediastinitis is an uncommon infection. A case with an associated purulent pericarditis caused by Eikenella corrodens is reported.

I present a technique designed to ensure an atraumatic patent basal iridectomy for phakic refractive lens implantation. The technique divides the iridectomy procedure into 2 steps. First, the stromal layer is removed by surgical excision. Then, the pigment layer is removed by gentle vacuum aspiration with a 25 gauge cannula. Atraumatic, small, basal peripheral iridectomies that are functional a...

PURPOSE To compare glenoid retroversion and functional outcomes between patients with traumatic onset of posterior shoulder instability (PSI) and patients with atraumatic onset of PSI. METHODS Patients with PSI who underwent arthroscopic posterior capsulolabral anchor repair, were active in sports, and had undergone surgery a minimum of 2 years earlier were included. Traumatic onset was defin...

Rationale. Atraumatic mesh bandages are most commonly used for treatment of wounds and burns. To date, considerable experience has been gained in the use Branolind N clinical practice burn wounds.Aim. Comparative evaluation results various atraumatic dressings effectiveness bandage patients with Materials Methods. In 222 burns, comparative laboratory (180 patients) cotton-gauze hydrophilic-base...