Background: Hypergranulation tissue (HGT) is recognized as a common complication after vaginoplasty, however it is not well represented in the literature. Silver nitrate is a common, first-line treatment for HGT. In this study, we examine silver...
Background: Surgery is the standard of care for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), with stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) reserved for patients who are not surgical candidates or decline surgery. The role of SBRT for medically...
Background: Thoracic aortic pathology most commonly reviewed at our institution includes aortic aneurysms, acute dissection and acute aortitis, all which are associated with distinct histologic and morphologic features. Spatial transcriptomics...
Objective:
Compare differences in demographics, comorbidities, and ED visits or hospitalizations in Black versus White AIBD patients evaluated and treated at Duke Dermatology between 2012-2021.
Background:
Previous cross-sectional studies...
Background: Red blood cells (RBCs), in addition to carrying oxygen, generate and export vasoregulatory mediators as a function of their metabolic context. S- nitrosothiol (SNO) is exported to effect hypoxic vasodilation, a fundamental vascular...
Background: In infants with neurological symptoms, ischemic stroke and bacterial meningitis are possible. To rule out meningitis, clinicians often perform a lumbar puncture. However, there is minimal research describing the cerebrospinal fluid...
Objective: Previous nontechnical skills simulation curricula in surgery have largely focused on teaching communication skills or empathy in isolation from technical skills, with feedback from one rater perspective. We aimed to develop and pilot an...
There is increasing recognition of the importance of medical student wellbeing. The purpose of this study was to determine the characteristics that are associated with lower wellness in medical students.
An anonymous, IRB-approved survey was...
Evaluation of pain often relies on subjective patient reported outcomes (PROs) such as the Brief Pain Inventory. Supplementing such measures with objective endpoints can provide a deeper assessment of acute and chronic pain. In the present study,...
Background: The distribution of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) across the world appears to be uneven, which may in part be explained by environmental factors. β-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA), a neurotoxin produced by cyanobacteria, and...