Crimson Publishers-Surgical Medicine Open Access Journal

New Medical Therapies for The Treatment of Myelomeningocele by Aamir Jalal Al Mosawi* in Crimson Publishers: Open access journal of surgery impact factor Background: There is no curative or satisfactory effective therapy for the nervous tissue damage associated with myelomeningocele which generally results in a serious disability. The aim of this paper is to describe retrospectively the treatment of four patients with myelomeningocele, three of them were treated with new therapies. Patients and methods: During one-year period from June,2018 to June 2019, four patients with myelomeningocele were observed. Three of the patients were referred for us for treatment and received new therapies aiming at treating the nervous tissue damage associated with myelomeningocele and improving the associated neurological dysfunction. The fourth observed patient was treated by other physicians mainly with physiotherapy and received no specific medical therapy. All the patients had hydroceph...

Thinking About the Importance of and Developing Physician and Surgical Leaders by Joe Doty* in Crimson Publishers: Surgical Medicine Open Access Journal This is literally a thought piece for those interested in the future of medicine and healthcare . How often do medical school deans, department chairs, and program directors ask themselves: “How well are we doing in preparing our students, residents and fellows to be leaders in healthcare?” And if they are asking that question, what do they mean by leaders? Another way to ask the question is to consider how much of UME and GME prepares students and residents to be leaders in healthcare? And yes, again, what is meant by the word leaders? When we say leaders are, we looking for the most talented and gifted surgeon ? Are we looking for the physician with the most publications or the most grants? Is a department chair a leader simply because they are a department chair? https://crimsonpublishers.com/smoaj/fulltext/SMOAJ.000548....

Foreign Body Aspiration in Children: A Review of 10Years by Gunther Pabst* in Crimson Publishers: Journal of Surgical Medicine Objective: A review of all cases of suspected foreign body aspiration in children transferred to an ENT referral center for endoscopy for 10years. Methods: In the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery 96 cases of endoscopy for presumed foreign body aspiration in children during the time period of 10years were retrospectively analyzed. The results were compared with a review of the actual literature. Result: During the most recent time period in 69 out of 96 patients an aspiration was confirmed, and the foreign bodies removed. The mean patient age was 2.3years. Organic foreign bodies, especially peanuts, were most common. In 70% of the cases endoscopy was performed within the first 24hours. The main bronchus was most frequently affected with an almost equal distribution of both sides. Six foreign bodies were found in the esopha...

Anatomic Descriptive Technique Using the Posterior Leaflet of Mitral Valve to Tailor and Construction of a Posterior Bi-Leaflet for Correction of Mitral Valve Insufficiency by Mário César Santos de Abreu* in Crimson Publishers: Surgery Open Access Journal Introduction: The mitral insufficiency as a result of the rheumatic fever in young population has important complications augmenting the morbidity and mortality of the valvar disease. In order to prevent mitral valve replacement, we designed a technique for correction of the mitral insufficiency, based in duplicating the coaptation surface of the posterior mitral leaflet . Objectives: Describe anatomically the proposition technique for correction of the mitral insufficiency preserving the mitral valve. Material and Methods: The technique designed is based in augmenting the coaptation surface of the mitral valve duplicating the posterior leaflet of the mitral valve; the approach to the mitral valve is via left atrium and...