The objective of the study is to describe our experience in the surgical management of foramen magnum meningiomas with regard to the clinical-radiological findings, the surgical approach and the outcomes after mid-term ...

This literature review considers the treatment of an anophthalmic socket and the controversial aspects of the implants used to restore the lost volume after enucleation or evisceration, including the different materials ...

At present, surgical site infections (SSI) persist as key clinical problems, being one of the most important causes of intra-hospitalary morbidity and mortality, with a high prevalence. In addition, SSI constitute a heavy ...

Background: Because of ethical and medico-legal aspects involved in the training of cutaneous surgical skills on living patients, human cadavers and living animals, it is necessary the search for alternative and effective ...

Purpose: To analyze the anesthetic drugs interference with wound healing when used in the surgical bed. Methods: Macro and microscopic aspects of healing of surgical wounds were evaluated after instillation of topical ...

OBJECTIVE: To study the microanatomy of the brainstem related to the different safe entry zones used to approach intrinsic brainstem lesions. METHODS: Ten formalin-fixed and frozen brainstem specimens (20 sides) were ...

Surgical training has changed radically in the last few decades. The traditional Halstedian model of time-bound apprenticeship has been replaced with competency-based training. Advanced understanding of mastery learning ...

Intestinal carcinomas are rare in dogs. The prognosis and survival time are dependent of the histological type, the invasion of the intestinal wall by the malignant cells and the ability of primary neoplasm to produce ...