The co-occurrence of a giant Morgagni hernia (MH) and a large hiatal hernia (HH) is exceedingly rare. We describe key operative steps of simultaneous surgical treatment of a large MH and HH, including ...

Introduction: Lumbar degenerative disease (LDD) is increasingly common, and causes back and leg pain that impairs quality of life. Lumbar interbody fusion (LIF) is effective for patients with neural ...

Introduction: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), a chronic metabolic disease, affects millions of people worldwide, causes numerous complications, (eg, cardiovascular dise ...

Introduction: Simple radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a standard minimally-invasive treatment for lower extremity varicose veins (LEVV), yet concerns regarding recurrence and efficacy in severe cases ...

Introduction: Uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery (URATS) combines the precision of robotic systems with the minimal invasiveness of single-incision surgery. However, its widespread adoption ...

Introduction: Thulium laser enucleation of the prostate (ThuLEP) and bipolar transurethral resection of the prostate (bipolar TURP) are established surgical therapy alternatives that have proved ...

Clinically, this makes sense, because systems of care (revascularization pathways, imaging, rhythm management, device therapy, and follow-up structures) have improved, often in ways that do not simply ...

Authors’ reply. We would like to thank Szarpak et al 1 for their interest in and insightful comments on our recently published article on the evolving phenotype of heart failure ...

Venous thromboembolism (VTE), which most especially includes deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and represents a ...

The Fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) index, computed from age, aspartate aminotrasfertase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels, and platelet count, was originally developed in 832 pa ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is being increasingly understood not as an isolated electrophysiologic disorder, but as a clinical surface expression of a systemic, comorbidity-driven atrial cardiomyopathy.

Willingness to use personal protective equipment and adopt personal protective behaviors against COVID‑19 in the unvaccinated population: a cross‑sectional study Katarzyna Kieruzal, Przemysław Kasiak, ...