(Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020;223:322–329) Placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) is associated with notable surgical risks, especially in cases of placenta previa-percreta. Surgical blood loss the key cause morbidity or mortality surgery for PAS. Multidisciplinary management PAS has developed and improved, leading clinicians to reexamine use interventional radiology techniques ligation anterior division...

conclusions if medical treatment gets started early in the course of empyema, prognosis would be excellent. besides, there was no significant difference in short- and long-term outcomes between medical or surgical interventions. objectives the aim of this study was to compare the duration of admission, duration of intravenous antibiotic therapy, time to response to treatment, and outcomes of me...

hoffa fracture is a rare injury consisting of unicondylar tangential posterior fracture of the distal femur and only very few cases have been reported in the literature. these fractures are due to high energy trauma and conservative treatment generally yields poor results, but rigid internal fixation allows early functional rehabilitation and decreases the incidence of complications. the purpos...

Background and Aims: Scaphoid fractures are the most common fractures of the wrist. This study compared the outcomes of two surgical internal fixation techniques, using either Herbert screws (HS group) or multiple pins (MP group), in the treatment of scaphoid fractures. Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on 41 patients (23 in HS and 18 in MP groups) with unilateral scaphoid fract...

Osteoporosis has become a major medical problem as the aged population of the world rapidly grows. Osteoporosispredisposes patients to fracture, progressive spinal deformities, and stenosis, and is subject to be a major concernbefore performing spine surgery, especially with bone fusions and instrumentation. Osteoporosis has often beenconsidered a contraindication for spinal surgery, while in s...

Background: Epilepsy surgery has become a successful treatment option for patients with drug-resistant epilepsies. Objectives: This study aimed to assess temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) surgery outcome and its association with epilepsy duration, the presence of pre-surgical generalized tonic-clonic seizure (GTCS), and brain MRI findings. Materials & Methods: This retrospective study was perfo...

BACKGROUND Effective communication skills and professionalism are critical for physicians in order to provide optimum care and achieve better health outcomes. The aims of this study were to evaluate residents' self-assessment of their communication skills and professionalism in dealing with patients, and to evaluate the psychometric properties of a self-assessment questionnaire. METHODS A mod...