Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410012
Monitoring of the Left Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve during Mediastinoscopy is Feasible and Safe
Wolfram Karenovics, Sebastien Guigard, Besa Zenelaj, Marc Licker and Frederic Triponez
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: December 29, 2014
Objective: Left Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve (RLN) palsy is a well known complication of cervical mediastinoscopy and is not infrequent if specifically looked for. Electro-physiological monitoring of the RLN is common practice in thyroid surgery and has greatly improved outcomes. We applied the same technique during cervical video-mediastinoscopy. Patients and methods: Between October 2012 and October 2013 patients undergoing mediastinoscopy were enrolled prospectively for intra-operative monitorin...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410011
Cancer Disease: A New Hypothesis of Interpretation and Therapeutic Approach
G. Di Donna and R. Di Muro
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: November 30, 2014
The authors propose a new research hypothesis about cancer pathology, starting from the hypothesis of considering cancer as a process of adaptation to changed conditions, which can be internal or external to the organism, with the aim of reaching the survival of the species. The authors, in the present work, put forward an hypothesis which is based on the observation of natural phenomenon, referred to the previously described mutations, some as natural evolutionary phenomena which are geneticall...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410010
Breast Augmentation by Vaseline Oil: A Case Report of Still a Dangerous Practice
Remi Foissac, Olivier Camuzard, Jonathan Fernandez, Thierry Balager and Berengere Chignon-Sicard
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: November 23, 2014
Injection of mineral oils for breast augmentation has disappeared in most developed countries for over 40 years because of major complications secondary to its infiltration in breast tissue. We present the case of a woman of 32 years old, who had received intramammary massive injections of vaseline oils 2 years ago with important breast pains. The management was surgical with excision of maximum of vaseline nodules and immediate reconstruction with a subpectoral implant covered up at its lower p...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410009
Symptomatic Phytobezoar Presenting 5 Years after laparoscopic Rouxen-Y Gastric Bypass
Adeleke Adesina, Farook Taha, Adeshola Fakulujo, Alex Gandsas and Rebecca Jeanmonod
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: November 22, 2014
There are over 100,000 bariatric surgeries in the United States each year, with the majority of these Roux-en-Y procedures. Most complications of this surgery present early with nonspecific symptoms such as abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and dysphagia. Some complications, however, can occur years after surgery. We report the case of a patient presenting 5 years after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGBP) with intermittent abdominal pain, vomiting, and local bowel ischemia secondary t...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410008
First Bite Syndrome: An Underestimated Complication of Carotid Body Tumor Surgery
Dilek Yilmaz and Jaap F. Hamming
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: November 22, 2014
Carotid Body Tumours (CBTs) are paragangliomas located at the carotid bifurcation, treated surgically or by follow-up. First Bite syndrome (FBS) is a rare complication of CBT surgery, with only a few reports in literature. We present a case of a 34-year-old female patient who developed FBS after CBT surgery to raise awareness for this rare and underestimated complication affecting quality of life....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410007
General Practitioners' Willingness to Pay for Continuing Medical Education in A Fee-for-Service Universal Coverage Health Care System
Shahzia Lambat Emery, Reto Auer, Nicolas Senn, Isabella Locatelli and Jacques Cornuz
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: November 18, 2014
Background: Sponsoring of medical meetings by life science companies has led to reduced participation fees for physicians but questions potential drawbacks. Ongoing discussions are proposing to ban such sponsoring which may increase participation fees. Objectives: To evaluate factors associated with general practitioners' willingness to pay for medical meetings, their support of a binding legislation prohibiting sponsoring and their opinion on alternative financing options. Methods: An anonymous...