Introduction: Foreign-body aspiration is still considered one of the most important diagnostic and therapeutic issues for physicians. Mortality rates and the prevalence of diseases caused by foreign bodies in the airway are higher in children because of the relatively narrow airway and immature protective mechanisms. The aim of this study was to study the pattern of foreign-body aspiration in t...

AngioVac is a vacuum-based device approved in 2014 for percutaneous removal of undesirable materials from the intravascular system. Although numerous reports exist with regard to the use of the AngioVac device in aspiration of iliocaval, pulmonary, upper extremity, and right-sided heart chamber thrombi, very few data are present demonstrating its use in treatment of right-sided endocarditis. In...

Background: Suction drains are routinely used after modified radical mastectomy and an important factor contributing to increased hospital stay as the patients often discharged only their removal. Amongst various factors that influence amount of postoperative drainage, negative suction pressure applied drain has been reported be great significance. While a high is expected collection reduce dea...

AIM To report a novel method to quantify traction applied to the retina using vitreous cutters during pars plana vitrectomy. METHODS Fresh porcine eyes were positioned in a specially developed holder and transfixed to the retinal layers with a wire and the other end fixed to the load cell of a strain gauge. Five separate 20-gauge electrical drive mechanism vitrectors were introduced into the ...

PURPOSE To assess the efficacy of novel vitreous cutter blades compared with the regular guillotine by means of particle image velocimetry. Tested blades included a regular blade (RB) and newer designs where a circular (hole blade [HB]) or a slit aperture (slit blade [SB]) had been opened proximal to the cutting edge. METHODS Twenty-three-gauge probes were immersed in BSS or egg albumen, and ...

UNLABELLED Body contouring by means of minimally invasive procedures is a growing trend. Current approaches to body contouring often involve a combination of surgical techniques (eg, laser-assisted liposuction) and a series of noninvasive device-based treatments aimed at accelerating recovery and improving aesthetic outcomes. In this case study, we describe a 38-year-old woman who presented wit...

Radial tears during continuous curvilinear capsulorrhexis (CCC) are one of the most unwanted events that a surgeon may experience during cataract surgery. There are many factors that may play a role in inducing radial tears during CCC, such as a shallow anterior chamber, weak zonules as seen in pseudoexfoliative syndrome (PEX), high positive vitreous pressure, intumescent and hypermature catara...

Women on Web is a service that uses telemedicine to help women access mifepristone and misoprostol in countries with no safe care for termination of pregnancy (TOP). This study reviews the telemedicine service. After an online consultation, women with an unwanted pregnancy of up to 9 weeks are referred to a doctor. If there are no contraindications, a medical TOP is conducted by mail. After max...

This paper describes a rapid, high-throughput flow-through membrane immunoassay (FMIA) platform. A nitrocellulose membrane was spotted in an array format with multiple capture and control reagents for each sample detection area, and assay steps were carried out by sequential aspiration of sample and reagents through each detection area using a 96-well vacuum manifold. The FMIA provides an alter...

The authors demonstrate technique for obtaining endometrial fragments in 25 patients sent to Gynecological Cancer Preventive Service of the Arnaldo Vieira de Carvalho Cancer Institute, during the period of September 1991 through January 1992, presenting abnormal uterine hemorrhage. Technique consists in vacuum aspiration with the support of a No. 12 uretral sonde, provided with one lateral open...