PURPOSE To study the impact on radiation exposure to staff through the use of an original perineal shield during low-dose-rate prostate brachytherapy. MATERIAL AND METHODS We designed a 1 mm thick stainless steel shield that duplicates and is able to slide directly over a standard commercialized prostate brachytherapy grid. We then analyzed the post-procedure exposure in 15 consecutive patien...

Background In radiotherapy, especially when treating children, minimising exposure of healthy tissue can prevent the development adverse outcomes, including second cancers. this study we propose a validated Monte Carlo framework to evaluate complete patient during paediatric brain cancer treatment. Materials and methods Organ doses were calculated for treatment diffuse midline glioma (50.4 Gy w...

BACKGROUND There is a controversy regarding the efficacy of rectus sheath block (RSB). The aim of the present study was to evaluate analgesic efficacy and safety of three different methods of RSB in postoperative pain management after midline laparotomy. METHODS A prospective, randomized, controlled, open-label clinical trial with 4 parallel groups was conducted in a tertiary care hospital in...

The Drosophila CNS contains a variety of glia, including highly specialized glia that reside at the CNS midline and functionally resemble the midline floor plate glia of the vertebrate spinal cord. Both insect and vertebrate midline glia play important roles in ensheathing axons that cross the midline and secreting signals that control a variety of developmental processes. The Drosophila midlin...

The aim of this study is to reveal the morphometry mental nerve describe a safe zone for minimizing damage during transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy-vestibular approach (TOETVA). This was performed on 12 cadavers. Localization foramen according teeth, distances buccogingival sulcus-lip (BG-L), foramen-midline (MF-Midline), - sulcus (MF BG), commissure branching point (Cm Br), vertical projectio...

One of the key issues in studying transcriptional regulation during development is how to employ genome-wide assays that reveals sites of open chromatin and transcription factor binding to efficiently identify biologically relevant genes and enhancers. Analysis of Drosophila CNS midline cell development provides a useful system for studying transcriptional regulation at the genomic level due to...

Abstract Aim Minimally invasive colorectal surgery reduces surgical trauma with better preservation of abdominal wall integrity, but the extraction site is still at risk incisional hernia (IH). This study aimed to determine pooled incidence IH for each type site, and compare rates after midline, non-midline Pfannenstiel extraction. Methods A systematic review meta-analysis was conducted using P...