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The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy and tolerability of carboxytherapy in the cosmetic correction of dark circles. Carboxytherapy is a cosmetic technique based on the subcutaneous injection of carbon dioxide that improves the quality and elasticity of the dermis by increasing the oxygen release to the tissue through an enhancement of the Bohr effect. A prospective clinical trial was conducted on 35 patients requesting the correction of dark cicles. Our protocol was based on weekly treatment sessions and lasted 3 weeks. Each treatment session was based on the bilateral injections of the tear-through defect. Pre- ∖treatment photographs and 6-month post-procedural follow-up photographs were examined and analysed through a face objective assessment scale. All 35 patients were treated. The average scores showed a significant reduction of the skin discoloration without major side effects (p less then 0.00001). This study proves that it is possible to carry out multiple injections during the same session to increase the application time of the carbon dioxide and to decrease the number of sessions. These results allowed us to validate a 3-sessions injection protocol to increase the patient compliance.Our study aimed to evaluate perioperative complications following our institutional pre- and intraoperative management in cleft palate repair with Robin sequence (RS). RS patients who underwent cleft palate repair between 2000 and 2020 were retrospectively analysed. RS children with complete documentation and whose initial treatment involved the Tuebingen palatal plate (TPP) were included. Clinical records and operative charts were reviewed with regard to clinical characteristics as well as the neonatal and perioperative course. Results before and after adjustment of the anesthesiology protocol in 2014 were compared. 143 RS patients (41% male, 59% female) were included. Median pretherapeutic mixed-obstructive apnea index (MOAI) after birth was 9.4/hour (IQR 20.0). TPP treatment was associated with normalisation of the MOAI and adequate weight gain until surgery. At surgery, median age was 10 months (IQR 3), MOAI 0.1/h (IQR 0.5), and weight 8.7 kg (IQR 1.7). In 93% of cases (n = 133), the postoperative course was uneventful. Refinement of the anesthesiology protocol showed positive effects on the perioperative course and led to a reduction in perioperative events (10.7% vs. 2.9%). No severe perioperative complications occurred. We recommend the adoption of TPP treatment in the therapy of RS children. Our favourable results show that early TPP treatment minimizes perioperative complications in cleft palate repair by effectively and sustainably correcting upper airway obstruction.Osimertinib is a third-generation epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) that has recently been established as a standard treatment option for chemotherapy-naive patients with EGFR mutation-positive non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, only about one-half of patients who have received prior treatment with a first- or second-generation EGFR-TKI are eligible for osimertinib therapy because its indication in the second-line setting is limited to metastatic NSCLC positive for the T790M resistance mutation of EGFR. The dose-escalation part of a study in which patients received osimertinib at doses of 20 to 240 mg once daily after the development of resistance to first- or second-generation EGFR-TKIs revealed a response rate of 21% and a median progression-free survival of 2.8 months for individuals whose tumors were negative for EGFR T790M. We have now designed a phase II study of osimertinib for patients with EGFR mutation-positive NSCLC who develop isolated central nervous system progression (T790M-negative or unknown) after first- or second-generation EGFR-TKI therapy (cohort 1) or who develop systemic disease progression (T790M-negative) after first- or second-generation EGFR-TKI therapy and platinum-based chemotherapy (cohort 2). A total of 70 patients (cohort 1, n = 17; cohort 2, n = 53) will be enrolled in this study, which originated from a suggestion of a dedicated network for patients with lung cancer in Japan.Over the past 2 decades, an increased number of diabetic Charcot neuroarthropathy reconstructions have been performed. Despite advances in implant technology, arthrodesis complication rates remain high. This study examined the biomechanical properties (4-point bending, cantilever bending, and thread pullout resistance) of intramedullary implants designed for midfoot reconstruction. Large implants included A1 (7.4 mm cannulated stainless steel beam), B1 (6.5 mm solid titanium bolt), and C1 (7.0 mm cannulated titanium beam). Smaller implants included A2 (5.4 mm cannulated stainless steel beam) and C2 (5.0 mm solid titanium bolt). Four-point bending testing compared flexural properties of the body of the implants. Cantilever-bending testing was performed with the maximum bending moment being applied off the main thread of the implant to assess the thread portion. Thread pullout strength was tested by fixing the implants to a Sawbone block on a platform, and the distal portion of the implant in a clamp connected es and improved clinical outcomes in patients with diabetic Charcot neuroarthropathy.Aneurysmal bone cysts (ABCs) are rare in the foot, accounting for 4% to 6.3% of all ABCs found in the body. Approximately 80% of patients diagnosed with an ABC are in the second decade of life. While benign, pain and deformity are often the presenting symptoms. This report's objective is to describe, to our knowledge, the first reported case of a pediatric navicular ABC in association with pediatric flatfoot deformity that was successfully treated with curettage and bone grafting. An additional goal of the report is to highlight how the diagnosis of these osseous tumors can easily be missed given the overlap in symptoms with pediatric flatfoot deformity. An 11-year-old female presented to clinic with a chief complaint of painful, flatfoot deformity and discomfort to the medial midfoot after walking for more than 2 city blocks. The patient was conservatively treated for pediatric flatfoot deformity at an outside institution and advised that a surgical flatfoot reconstruction would be necessary to relieve her symptomology. On examination, the patient exhibited focal pain to the medial aspect of the navicular. Radiographs revealed an ill-defined, expansile, sclerotic lesion of the navicular, and MRI demonstrated a multicystic lesion filling the navicular, consistent with an ABC. PRT4165 E3 Ligase inhibitor Treatment included curettage and packing with allograft. At 1-year follow-up, the patient is well, with minimal pain and return to full activity without functional limitations. Local recurrence of an aneurysmal bone cyst following curettage and bone grafting is as high as 22% with patient age and lesion size comprising the main risk factors. This report demonstrates successful curettage of an ABC within the navicular and preservation of osseous articulations in a pediatric patient. At 1-year follow-up, the patient had minimal pain with no evidence of recurrence.

Obligate and facultative anaerobic bacteria are prevalent in cystic fibrosis (CF) airways. Increases in anaerobe relative abundance have been associated with CF pulmonary exacerbations (PEx); however, the impact of antibiotic treatment of anaerobes during PEx is unknown. We hypothesized that PEx treated with antibiotics with activity against anaerobes would improve outcomes compared to antibiotics without anaerobic activity.

This was a single-center, retrospective study of people with CF, ages 6 years and older, treated with intravenous (IV) antibiotics for PEx. IV antibiotics were classified as either broad or minimal anaerobic activity. PEx treated with broad anaerobe coverage were propensity-score matched to PEx treated with minimal anaerobic coverage. The primary outcome, % of baseline % predicted forced expiratory volume in one second (ppFEV

) recovered, was compared between antibiotic categories with a linear mixed model. The secondary outcome, time to next PEx, was assessed using a Prentice Williams Petersen model.

514 PEx from 182 patients were included. Broad anaerobe coverage was used in 27% of PEx, and was used more often for older patients (p<0.001) with worse baseline ppFEV

(p<0.001), and with Achromobacter (p<0.001) or Burkholderia infections (p=0.002). In the matched PEx, broad anaerobe coverage was not a significant predictor of % of baseline ppFEV

recovered (∆ppFEV

=-2.4, p=0.09). Broad anaerobe coverage was also not a significant predictor of time to next PEx (HR 0.89, 95% CI 0.7-1.13, p=0.35).

In this single center, retrospective study, antibiotics with broad activity against anaerobes were not associated with improved outcomes of CF PEx.

In this single center, retrospective study, antibiotics with broad activity against anaerobes were not associated with improved outcomes of CF PEx.Durum wheat (tetraploid) and bread wheat (hexaploid) are two closely related species with potentially different adaptation capacities and only a few distinct technological properties that make durum semolina and wheat flour more suitable for pasta, or bread and bakery products, respectively. Interspecific crosses and new breeding technologies now allow researchers to develop wheat lines with durum or bread quality features in either a tetraploid or hexaploid genetic background; such lines combine any technological properties of wheat with the different adaptation capacity expressed by tetraploid and hexaploid wheat genomes. Here, we discuss what makes bread and durum wheat different, consider their environmental adaptation capacity and the major quality-related genes that explain the different end-uses of semolina and bread flour and that could be targets for future wheat breeding programs.

The decreased penile length in patients born with BE results partly from pubic symphysis diastasis and the separation of the corporal bodies, which causes a shortened penis as the corporal length is lost in traversing the distance between the pubic rami. However, in some cases there is an intrinsic penile abnormality and dorsal chordee. Furthermore, multiple surgeries has in some cases, resulted in cutaneous and subcutaneous scarring, which contributed to the problem of the short phallus and dorsal tethering to the abdominal wall (figure).

Herein we evaluated the outcome of penile lengthening, repair of penile upward tethering to the abdominal wall and dorsal curvature in males born with bladder exstrophy and epispadias (BEE).

We reviewed the records of 34 patients (11-29 years old) born with BE (31pts.) and epispadias (3 pts.). The parents and/or the young men were referred because of their dissatisfaction with and complains of short penile length, and upward tethering/chordee. The penile lengthening w successfully in the majority of patients.

As children born with BEE transition to adolescence and adulthood, the external genitalia acquire greater importance. The short phallus and/or dorsal chordee and/or upwards tethering can be corrected successfully in the majority of patients.

Neurogenic bowel dysfunction (NBD) affects over 80% of individuals with spina bifida causing bowel incontinence and/or constipation. NBD is also associated with decreased quality of life, depression, anxiety, and decreased employment/educational attainment. Because NBD is a life-altering condition without a cure, understanding the utility of different health states related to NBD would aid clinicians as they try to counsel families regarding management options and to better understand the quality of life associated with disease management.

To elicit utility scores for NBD using an online community sample.

A cross-sectional anonymous survey was completed by 1534 voluntary participants via an online platform (Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk, http//www.mturk.com/)), representing an 87% response rate. The survey presented hypothetical scenarios that asked respondents to imagine themselves as an individual living with NBD or as the caretaker of a child with NBD. The time trade-off (TTO) method was used to estimate a utility score, and outcomes for each scenario were calculated using median and IQR.