OBJECTIVES The aim of this clinical note is to report one case of incidental superficial renal mass during an organ explantation. METHODS The renal donor was a 56-years-old male patient death for subaracnoidea haemorrhage without urological history. RESULTS The anatomopathologic intraoperative study of the renal masses informed about the fatty nature of the tissue, and the renal implantatio...

We report a case of a patient who had persistent local pain after explanting a subcutaneous Holter system. After surgical intervention, macroscopically, we found several nodular calcified formations. Microscopically, there was a dense fibromuscular tissue, encapsulating degenerated material. To our knowledge, this severe local reaction after implantation of subcutaneous cardiac devices has not ...

AIMS After decades of experience and strongly improved technology, service time of pacemaker generators is expected to increase. To test this hypothesis, we conducted a retrospective review of a large cohort of patients with a pacemaker. METHODS We reviewed data collected between 1984 and 2006 in the first national Dutch pacemaker registry. This registry covered 96% of all generators implante...

It has been generally believed that advanced congestive heart failure (HF) is progressive, but there is increasing evidence that mechanical unloading with the use of left ventricular assist system (LVAS) occasionally reverses the progress of HF and permits device explantation. This "bridge to recovery" strategy is attracting interest, not only for the treatment of severe HF, but also in the stu...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate surgical healing rates, implant failure, implant removal, and the need for surgical revision with regards to plate type in midshaft clavicle fractures fixed with 2.7-mm anteroinferior plates utilizing modern plating techniques. METHODS This retrospective exploratory cohort review took place at a level I teaching trauma center and a single l...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the long-term efficacy of hydroxyapatite cement in craniofacial reconstruction, specifically examining the role (if any) of radiation, implant location, and cement type. STUDY DESIGN A retrospective chart review was conducted of all patients presenting to the senior surgeon (Y.D.) for craniofacial reconstruction from September 1997 to April 2004. METHODS Data were col...

In Exp. 1,101 suckled beef cows were administered two injections of prostaglandin F2 alpha (PGF2 alpha) 11 d apart. Cows in Group 1 received no additional treatment. Cows in Groups 2 and 3 received 250 micrograms of GnRH plus 47-h calf removal. Cows in Group 3 also received a norgestomet ear implant that was inserted 4 d after the first PGF2 alpha injection and left in situ for 8 d. The second ...

I read Hans Rekers’ 2013 letter about removal of a fractured Nexplanon implant with interest, as I have in my practice come across a Nexplanon implant that was completely fractured through its core and sheath in two discrete locations (Figure 1), a scenario that I had not encountered previously. A 44-year-old woman had had a Nexplanon implant inserted 3 years previously. She was amenorrhoeic fo...