Pu Zhang , Weiwang Tuo , Zongbo Zhang , Guodong Chen
{"title":"Treating cervical spondylotic myelopathy by acupuncture combined with tuina therapy: A case report","authors":"Pu Zhang , Weiwang Tuo , Zongbo Zhang , Guodong Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2025.02.262","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2025.02.262","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55454,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Surgery","volume":"48 9","pages":"Pages 5491-5492"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144921504","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhen Xing , Shuqi Zhang , Qinglin Fan , Peng Wang , Huimin Yuan
{"title":"Effects of combining transversus thoracic muscle and serratus anterior plane blocks on postoperative analgesia and the inflammatory response in patients undergoing heart valve replacement surgery: A randomized controlled trial","authors":"Zhen Xing , Shuqi Zhang , Qinglin Fan , Peng Wang , Huimin Yuan","doi":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2025.02.013","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2025.02.013","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55454,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Surgery","volume":"48 9","pages":"Pages 5483-5484"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144921430","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The application of “Hand-as-Foot” in teaching the percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy","authors":"Wenda Xv, Hui Leng, Jiameng Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2025.03.074","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2025.03.074","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55454,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Surgery","volume":"48 9","pages":"Pages 5576-5577"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144921680","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sporadic cases of echinococcosis: A potential public health threat","authors":"Chengxian Yang , Kewei Li , Bo Xiang","doi":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2025.03.075","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2025.03.075","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55454,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Surgery","volume":"48 9","pages":"Pages 5581-5582"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144921682","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pure testicular choriocarcinoma: A case report","authors":"Lei Liu , RunXing Li , Ting Luan, Hui Zhan","doi":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2025.04.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2025.04.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55454,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Surgery","volume":"48 9","pages":"Pages 5585-5586"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144921715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Micrognathia with difficult airway combined with internal jugular vein variation: A case report","authors":"Mengran Xie, Yu Meng, Huanshuang Pei","doi":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2025.05.156","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2025.05.156","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55454,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Surgery","volume":"48 9","pages":"Pages 5471-5472"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144921861","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bibliometric and visual analysis of research hotspots and trends in the development of biomarkers in endometriosis","authors":"Yixian Han , Chang Liu , Dong Liu , Yunwei Ouyang","doi":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2025.03.145","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2025.03.145","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55454,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Surgery","volume":"48 9","pages":"Pages 5532-5533"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144921927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Coinfection with Rickettsia felis and Herpes simplex virus 1 in an elderly man with meningoencephalitis","authors":"Wencui Xia, Heliang Long, Hao Wang, Junfeng Li","doi":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2025.03.144","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2025.03.144","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55454,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Surgery","volume":"48 9","pages":"Pages 5536-5537"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144921929","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cheng-Wei Wu , Chen-Sung Lin , Ka-I Leong , Cheng-Hung How , Hu-Lin Christina Wang , Chieh-Kuo Lin , Chao-Yu Liu
{"title":"Drainless thoracoscopic surgery for primary spontaneous pneumothorax: A propensity-matched study","authors":"Cheng-Wei Wu , Chen-Sung Lin , Ka-I Leong , Cheng-Hung How , Hu-Lin Christina Wang , Chieh-Kuo Lin , Chao-Yu Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2025.05.073","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2025.05.073","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>Drainless thoracoscopic surgery, which avoids chest drainage after surgery, has been controversial for the treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax. This study aimed to demonstrate the postoperative outcomes of drainless thoracoscopic surgery in a select cohort of patients with primary spontaneous pneumothorax.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This retrospective study enrolled patients who underwent thoracoscopic surgery for primary spontaneous pneumothorax between August 2016 and December 2021 at Far-Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan. A group of patients was carefully selected from the cohort to undergo a drainless procedure. Clinical characteristics and postoperative outcomes were compared between propensity score-matched patients with and without chest drains.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Among the 198 patients enrolled, 54 and 144 were assigned to the drainless and drain groups, respectively. After propensity score matching, 54 patients in both the groups had similar clinical characteristics. Compared to the drain group, the drainless group had a shorter hospital stay [Median (Interquartile range), 2 (1–2) versus 2 (2–3), <em>p</em> < 0.001] and lesser postoperative pain [1 (0–2) versus 3 (2–3), <em>p</em> < 0.001], but there were no significant between-group differences in postoperative complications [3 (5.55 %) cases in drainless group versus 2 (3.70 %) in drain group, <em>p</em> = 0.480] and disease recurrence [3 (5.56 %) cases in the drainless group versus 5 (9.26 %) in the drain group, <em>p</em> = 0.727].</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Drainless thoracoscopic surgery is associated with reduced pain and shorter hospital stay without compromising postoperative outcomes including disease recurrence. Hence, it may be advantageous for a carefully selected cohort of patients with primary spontaneous pneumothorax.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55454,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Surgery","volume":"48 9","pages":"Pages 5419-5425"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144921264","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}