BACKGROUND XEN glaucoma implant (XEN gel stent, Aquesys, Inc) is a new minimally invasive device approved for the treatment of glaucoma. CASE PRESENTATION A 45 year old female was being followed and treated for primary open angle glaucoma in our tertiary referral center. Due to failure of medical treatment in controlling the glaucoma, surgery was offered to the patient. The XEN 45 μ-fistula i...

The number of women with breast implants is increasing. Radiologists must be familiar with the normal and abnormal findings of common implants. Implant rupture is a well-known complication after surgery and is the main cause of implant removal. Although mammography and ultrasonography are the standard first steps in the diagnostic workup, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the most useful imag...

OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence of postoperative rotation of flattened hydroxyapatite enucleation implants. METHODS A retrospective review of patients receiving flattened hydroxyapatite enucleation implants was performed to determine the incidence and severity of postoperative implant misalignment. RESULTS Flattened hydroxyapatite implants had been placed in 16 patients. Five were note...

The aim of this case report is to present a technique for removing the denture which locked to ball-attachment because of excessive hard relining resin material flows around the ball-attachment. An alternative method was used in the present case. A cylindrical resin was removed with a diamond bur at the level of matrix and by this way the matrix was removed safely. The advantage of the presente...

Background: The most feared complication of fracture management is non-union. Non-union can be the following types, hypertrophic, oligotrophic, atrophic, and septic. In view a non-union, exchange nailing preferred so routinely performed for non-unions fractures tibia. Case Presentation: Here, we present case an implant failure from atraumatic event in atrophic non-union tibia, which was treated...

Background Acellular dermal matrix was introduced in breast reconstruction in 2001 and is gradually becoming a standard component for immediate breast reconstruction and nipple-sparing mastectomy. The reconstructive technique allows for improved aesthetic outcomes. However, there seems to be uncertainty regarding complication rates. The aim of this review was to systematically evaluate complica...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to assess the postoperative complications related to cochlear implants and to discuss the differences observed between adult and paediatric populations. Cochlear implant complications were defined as any pathological events observed during the postoperative period, whether or not they were directly related to the surgical technique. We therefore recorded...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To compare complication rates between patients whose cochlear implants were secured by a bony tie-down technique versus those secured by a periosteal tie-down technique. STUDY DESIGN A retrospective review of 302 consecutive patients undergoing cochlear implantation (327 implants), including both adults and children, at a single institution by a single surgeon. METHODS...

aAssociate Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, University of Nevada Las Vegas. bProfessor, Restorative and Prosthetic Dentistry, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. (J Prosthet Dent 2012;108:401-403) 1 Instrument kit with available inserts, from left to right: 0.050in. hexagon straight (Zimmer part # HX1.25D), 0.048-in. 24 mmL hex ...

Implant dentistry has been a breakthrough invention for the rehabilitation of partially and completely edentulous patients few decades, but an advancing complication associated with implant procedures is accidental ingestion or aspiration dental components (implants, cover screws, abutments, instruments etc.) A radiographic evaluation essential to confirm presence foreign body. Generally, that ...