Crimson Publishers-Surgical Medicine Open Access Journal

Bortezomib-Induced Blepharitis: A Case Report   by Kamal AlZahran in  Crimson Publishers: Open access journal of surgery impact factor Bortezomib is a proteasome inhibitor approved for the treatment of multiple myeloma and has known manageable toxicities. Blepharitis is an inflammatory condition of the eyelid that leads to formation of chalazia both causing visual field disturbance. Bortezomib induced blepharitis has not been well reported in the literature. we present a case of 76-year-old lady with multiple myeloma who developed bortezomibinduced blepharitis and chalazia. Patient was successfully treated after topical ocular therapy, systemic antibiotherapy and omission of bortezomib.  Multiple myeloma is characterized by a neoplastic proliferation of plasma cells in the bone marrow producing a monoclonal immunoglobulin and resulting in extensive skeletal destruction. One of the used treatment regimens for MM being the VCD protocol (Velcade® or Bortezomib...

Same Story with Different Endings in HER2- Positive Breast Cancer: Why the Benefit of Pertuzumab is Robust in the Metastatic Scenario and Modest in the Adjuvant Setting?  by Shantata J Kudchadkar and Jayesh Sagar* in  Crimson Publishers: Open access journal of surgery impact factor While the incorporation of pertuzumab to a chemotherapy and trastuzumab backbone (dual HER2 blockade) yielded a robust improvement in the outcomes of HER2-positive metastatic patients in the CLEOPATRA study, in the adjuvant setting the same magnitude of benefit was not reproduced with the addition of pertuzumab in the overall population of the APHINITY study, being the reasons for this discrepancy unknown so far. In the present manuscript, we discuss biological and clinical differences between metastatic and early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer that may potentially explain the different magnitudes of benefit observed with pertuzumab in the different disease settings. https://crimso...

Enhanced Recovery in Colorectal Surgery: Are we Going Forward or Backward? by Shantata J Kudchadkar and Jayesh Sagar* in  Crimson Publishers: Open access journal of surgery impact factor Enhanced Recovery (ERAS) in Colorectal Surgery is a relatively novel concept in patient care. It involves a multidisciplinary team approach (surgeons, anesthetists, ERAS nurse, nutritionist, physiotherapist, pain team, hospital administration and patient motivation) comprising of certain key aspects in the pre, intra and post-operative settings. The whole objective of ERAS pathway is to reduce the physiological trauma to the patient and optimize organ functions, thus leading to reduced pain, post-operative complications, faster patient recovery, improvement in overall outcome, shorter hospital stays and thus, accounting for decreased health-care costs. However, there is still a need for more patient-specific, better designed large-scale, multi-centre randomized trials to study l...

Pre-Operative IV Iron Infusion for Vascular Patients: Need for More Evidence (Case Series) by Bryce Renwick* in  Crimson Publishers: Open access journal of surgery impact factor  Pre-operative anaemia is present in approximately 30% of patients undergoing noncardiac surgery [1]. The presence of pre-operative anaemia is the strongest predictor of perioperative blood transfusion and is an independent risk factor for post-operative morbidity and mortality [2]. It is well known that Red Blood Cells (RBC) transfusion can increase the surgical length of stay, increase mortality in surgical patients, and expose patients to the risk of circulatory overload, acute lung injury, and immunosuppression [3-5]. Sufficient data exist to support intravenous iron as efficacious and safe. Intravenous iron should be used as front-line therapy in patients who do not respond to oral iron or are not able to tolerate it, or if surgery is planned for <6 weeks after the diagnosis of i...

 Duplex Collecting System of a Right Kidney With an Ectopic Ureter-A Case Report by Chitra R* in Crimson Publishers: Open access journal of surgery impact factor  Ureteral abnormalities represent a complex subset of urologic anomalies that manifest in many ways. Duplication of the ureters is a common anomaly and is frequently encountered by radiologists. Duplication may be either complete or incomplete and is often accompanied by various complications. Here, we report a case of the complete duplicated ureters with an ectopic ureteral opening in to the prostatic urethra in a male cadaver on the right side during routine educational dissection in the academic years (2017-2018) in our department of anatomy at Siddhartha medical college, Vijayawada. Imaging techniques to visualize the ureters are excretory urography and voiding cystourethrography, as well as ultrasound, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. https://crimsonpublishers.com/smoaj/fulltext/SMOAJ.000556...

Hypertension and Dental Implants: A Review by Fotoula Nikolopoulou* in Crimson Publishers: Open access journal of surgery impact factor The objectives of this study are to raise some questions in regard to the current literature, in order to study the correlation of hypertension to implant surgery . It also studies the association of hypertensive drugs with the survival or failure of dental implants . Only one study has been reported, which is associated with implant failure[0,6%] There were not many articles in this field. The findings from this recent review demonstrate that more investigation is needed concerning hypertension and failure or survival of dental implants. https://crimsonpublishers.com/smoaj/fulltext/SMOAJ.000555.php For more articles on crimson publishers Please click on link:    https://crimsonpublishers.com/ For more articles on Surgical Medicine Open Access Journal Please click on link:  https://crimsonpublishers.com/smoaj/index.php Blogger Follow On ...

Pelvi-Acetabular Fixations_ My Worst-Case Scenarios and Lessons Learnt by Rakesh Bhargava* in Crimson Publishers: Open access journal of surgery impact factor Pelvi-aetabular fixation is often complex and perilous. Some iatrogenic decisions or lack of them compounds the situation, posing great difficulties for the surgeon and poor outcomes for the patient. Learning by hindsight is what constitutes experience. Acknowledging your mistakes, though often tough, should not involve reluctance, and lessons learnt need to be passed on. https://crimsonpublishers.com/smoaj/fulltext/SMOAJ.000554.php For more articles on crimson publishers Please click on link:    https://crimsonpublishers.com/ For more articles on Surgical Medicine Open Access Journal Please click on link:  https://crimsonpublishers.com/smoaj/index.php Blogger Follow On Publons  :  https://publons.com/publisher/6342/crimson-publishers Follow On Linkedin :  https://www.linkedin.com/company/crim...