Introduction Inadvertent positioning of a pacing lead in the left atrium (LA) or left ventricle (LV) is a rare but well-recognized complication of pacemaker or defibrillator implantation. Traditional management involves systemic anticoagulation to reduce the risk of thromboembolic complications. Although international consensus guidelines (Heart Rhythm Society, 2009) do not recommend routine pe...

BACKGROUND To assess the clinical feasibility of lingual bone guttering technique for surgical extraction of mandibular third molars. MATERIALS AND METHODS 20 patients with thick lingual cortical plate were included in the study. Surgical extraction of mandibular third molars by lingual bone guttering technique was performed in all the subjects. These subjects were evaluated for integrity of ...

100 consecutive planned Severin intraocular lens insertions following intracapsular cataract extraction are reviewed. Surgical technique, results and complications, including aborted insertions are discussed. The types of patient treated at this military hospital are detailed.

Experience is described of 150 cases in which an intraocular lens of the Binkhorst (iris clip and iridocapsular type) was introduced after cataract extraction. The most serious complications are dislocation and corneal dystrophy.

Infrequent but serious complications have been described in association with temporary epicardial pacing wires. We describe the case of an intraaortic migration of an infected retained atrial temporary epicardial pacing wire and the transfemoral percutaneous interventional approach for its extraction.

INTRODUCTION Impacted third molars are associated with various pathologies like cysts, tumors, dental caries and pericoronitis. Therefore, total extraction is the appropriate treatment in majority of these cases. However, the surgical procedure is not free of complications. Pain, infection, dry socket, nerve injury and disorders along with their complications are witnessed. Injury to Inferior A...

Guide wire fractures during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are very rare, but when they do occur they may lead to life-threatening complications, such as embolization, thrombus formation and perforation. In cases when percutaneous retrieval has failed, surgical extraction of the remnant fragments is recommended. We present a case of remnant guide wire filaments that remained in place ...

The simple extraction of third molars has become a common surgical procedure performed at dental clinics. In addition, bleeding from tooth extraction is considered to be one of the obvious complications. Note, however, that acute airway obstruction from post-extraction hematoma is a rare but potentially fatal complication of an extraction, particularly associated with lower third molars. After ...

Valuable local information is often available on the web, but encoded in a foreign language that non-local users do not understand. Can we create a system to allow a user to query in language L1 for facts in a web page written in language L2? We propose a suite of multilingual extraction ontologies as a solution to this problem. We ground extraction ontologies in each language of interest, and ...

Continuous oral anticoagulant therapy has been used to decrease the risk of thromboembolism for more than half a century, prolonging the lives of thousands of patients. Many physicians recommend interrupting continuous anticoagulant therapy for dental surgery to prevent hemorrhage. In reviewing the available literature, there are no well-documented cases of serious bleeding problems from dental...