?Abstract?Objective: Depending on the large sample, the advantage and disadvantage of the operation of one stage bilateral thoracoscopic sympathetic blocking (OSBTSB) under local infiltration anesthesia and spontaneous breathing with monitored anesthesia care (MAC) were studied. Methods: Two hundred and five patients of hyperhidrosis or facial blushing were involved in this retrospective study. The methods of […]
Objective: The constraints imposed by the minimal access surgical approach have driven the need for enabling technologies for vessel occlusion and tissue welding. The objective of this study is to determine the values of, and interaction between, temperature, apposition force and clamp time for optimum tissue welding.Methods: A dedicated experimental step up including a specially […]
Ganglioneuroma of the Adrenal Gland and Retroperitoneum. A Report of an Unusual Case and Review of the Literature Introduction: Ganglioneuromas, benign tumors of sympathetic nervous system are rare to arise in adrenal gland. They are usually asymptomatic and hormonally silent. Majority of cases are detected incidentally during work up for other unrelated conditions. Currently histopathologic […]
Introduction: In the face of high caloric intake and low levels of physical exertion, obesity induces sympathetic nervous system activation. This increased autonomic activity is manifested as higher blood pressure in obese patients, and as a result, excess body weight is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity. Furthermore, it has been shown that when patients lose […]
Introduction: Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) promises decreased invasiveness by performing intra-abdominal procedures while avoiding the abdominal wall. Data from a randomized blinded study showed significant divergence of heart rate and diastolic blood pressure for NOTES animals compared to laparoscopy animals. We compared animals undergoing diagnostic or interventional NOTES with animals undergoing standard endoscopy […]