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The lack of appropriate guidelines and justified practice in most developing countries is a serious limitation to efforts to qualify the services provided. In this paper, we evaluate and assess the clinical practice of an assisted reproductive technique of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) in Jordan.

Retrospectively, we identified women who achieved a successful pregnancy by ICSI over a period of ten years. Information related to the ICSI procedure, foetus abnormalities, maternal complications and delivery outcomes were included. A control group of normal pregnancies were incorporated.

In total, 291 cases were included as successful cases of ICSI with a success rate of 14.1%. For the control group, 466 pregnant women with normal pregnancies were included. No statistical difference was observed between both groups in foetus malformation. In normal pregnancy women, 42.1% delivered through caesarean section (CS) while 87.6% of ICSI patients underwent CS. AZD0095 inhibitor Women with ICSI had significantly higher rates of multiple gestations, and their neonates were lower in birthweight. Women in the ICSI group tended to deliver females compared to the control group. Pregnancy-related hypertension was more commonly reported in the normal pregnancy group, while gestational diabetes, antepartum haemorrhage and preterm labour were more common in ICSI group.

Services for the management of infertility are increasing in the Middle East. The clinical outcomes in Jordan is approaching that of other developed regions, although the success rate is lower than in other regions. Further studies and efforts should be carried out to maximize effective and successful practice in such low-income areas.

Services for the management of infertility are increasing in the Middle East. The clinical outcomes in Jordan is approaching that of other developed regions, although the success rate is lower than in other regions. Further studies and efforts should be carried out to maximize effective and successful practice in such low-income areas.

Some studies have shown that prophylactic lateral neck dissection (pLND) may be beneficial for patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC); however, none of the Western guidelines currently recommends this procedure. Since 2007, the decision to perform pLND at our institution has been made on a case-by-case basis with different risk factors in mind. In this study, we investigated the significance and indications of pLND in patients with PTC.

We identified patients at stage N0 or N1a and M0 with PTC who underwent surgery from 2007 to 2017. We compared lateral compartment recurrence-free survival (RFS) and distant RFS between patients who did and did not undergo pLND (pLND and non-pLND groups).

pLND was performed in 494/3177 (15.5%) patients with PTC (tumor size [T] ≥2cm, cN0 or N1a, M0). Overall, no significant difference in lateral compartment RFS was detected between the pLND and non-pLND groups. On multivariate analysis, T≥3cm and positive extrathyroidal extension were independent predictors for recurrence to the lateral compartment. In the subset analysis of T≥3cm with positive extrathyroidal extension (n=127), the lateral compartment RFS rate of the pLND group was significantly better (p<0.01) than that of the non-pLND group (p<0.01). In this subset, pLND reduced recurrence to the lateral compartment by 20.7% during the 5-year follow-up. However, pLND did not improve distant RFS.

pLND significantly improved lateral node RFS in patients having PTC ≥3cm with significant extrathyroidal extension. For such patients, pLND at initial surgery may be considered to avoid second surgery.

pLND significantly improved lateral node RFS in patients having PTC ≥3 cm with significant extrathyroidal extension. For such patients, pLND at initial surgery may be considered to avoid second surgery.Optical-resolution photoacoustic microscopy (OR-PAM) has demonstrated high-spatial-resolution imaging of optical absorption in biological tissue. To date, most OR-PAM systems rely on mechanical scanning with confocally aligned optical excitation and ultrasonic detection, limiting the wide-field imaging speed of these systems. Although several multifocal OR-PA (MFOR-PA) systems have attempted to address this limitation, they are hindered by the complex design in a constrained physical space. Here, we present a two-dimensional (2D) MFOR-PAM system that utilizes a 2D microlens array and an acoustic ergodic relay. Using a single-element ultrasonic transducer, this system can detect PA signals generated from 400 optical foci in parallel and then raster scan the optical foci patterns to form an MFOR-PAM image. This system improves the imaging resolution of an acoustic ergodic relay system from 220 to 13 μm and enables 400-folds shorter scanning time than that of a conventional OR-PAM system at the same resolution and laser repetition rate. We demonstrated the imaging ability of the system with both in vitro and in vivo experiments.Due to the large number of degrees of freedom offered by nanoscale scatterers, a single flat optic can project different images at different distances depending on the polarization of the light, opening up opportunities for optical encryption and augmented reality systems.

CERAMENT|G is an absorbable gentamicin-loaded biocomposite used as an on-site vehicle of antimicrobials for the treatment of chronic osteomyelitis. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the sole effect of CERAMENT|G, i.e. without additional systemic antimicrobial therapy, in relation to a limited or extensive debridement of osteomyelitis lesions in a porcine model.

Osteomyelitis was induced in nine pigs by inoculation of 10

colony-forming units (CFUs) of

into a drill hole in the right tibia. After one week, the pigs were allocated into three groups. Group A (n = 3) received no treatment during the study period (19 days). Groups B (n = 3) and C (n = 3) received limited or extensive debridement seven days postinoculation, respectively, followed by injection of CERAMENT|G into the bone voids. The pigs were euthanized ten (Group C) and 12 (Group B) days after the intervention.

All animals presented confirmatory signs of bone infection post-mortem. The estimated amount of inflammation was substantially greater in Groups A and B compared to Group C.