OBJECTIVES The aim of this study is to compare efficacy, early postoperative morbidity and patient comfort of two laser wavelengths and fibre types in treatment of great saphenous vein (GSV) incompetence resulting in varicosities of the lower limb. DESIGN Prospective randomised clinical trial. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixty patients (106 limbs) were randomised into two groups. They were treate...

tau.amegroups.com © Translational Andrology and Urology. All rights reserved. The article by Yafi et al. reports on a well-designed survey of Sexual Medicine Society of North America members regarding complications following intralesional injection with collagenase clostridium histolyticum (CCH) for Peyronie’s disease (PD) (1). Only 100 of the 693 (14%) members responded to the report, which ma...

A 38-year-old with ankylosing spondylitis presented to a sports medicine clinic following traumatic cycling accident. Physical exam found pain, swelling and ecchymosis overlying the proximal thigh. Point of care ultrasound revealed an underlying large hematoma causing closed degloving tissue or Morel-Lavallée lesions. MRI confirmed size lesion diagnosis made previously. The patient was treated ...

INTRODUCTION Barbed suture lifting is a minimally invasive surgical technique for facial rejuvenation. This study examined the efficacy and associated risks with this procedure, using a new synthetic, monofilament suspension thread named "Happy Lift™ Revitalizing" (Promoitalia International S.r.l, Naples, Italy). METHODS All the patients had average aging signs and required a lifting of modes...

A 21-year-old Japanese man who was a professional bicycle motocross rider injured his perineum during a competition. Chief complaints were gross hematuria, perineal pain, and subcutaneous ecchymosis of the scrotum. Urethrocystography revealed a torn bulbar urethra and extravasation in the same region. Scrotal ultrasonography revealed small calcifications in the bilateral testes. Here, we report...

Frontal sinus fractures (FSF) are relatively uncommon and can be challenging for trauma surgeons to manage. Patients with FSF typically present with facial swelling, pain, and nasofrontal ecchymosis. Here we present a rare case of a patient with FSF and anterior table fracture where the main presenting symptom was bilateral frontal paralysis. We outline our management strategy and review the cu...

Fracture of the surgical neck of humerus in young patients is a relatively rare injury. We reviewed the available material on the topic and identified puckering at the shoulder in high-energy fracture of the surgical neck as a finding which has been reported infrequently but signifies a need for open reduction. We present a review of the literature on the subject and our similar experience in t...