RARE TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA OF THE LACRIMAL SAC

Rare transitional cell carcinoma of the lacrimal sac

Purpose: Transitional cell carcinomas of the lacrimal sac are rare with 15-eg2373cl less than 55 cases reported in the literature.These tumors typically present with a medial canthal mass and epiphora.Observations: Here we describe a 63-year-old male who presented originally with complaints of dry eye and chronic epiphora.Over the next six months t

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The short-term efficacy and safety of artificial total disc replacement for selected patients with lumbar degenerative disc disease compared with anterior lumbar interbody fusion: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

PurposeTo systematically compare the efficacy and safety of lumbar total disc replacement (TDR) with the efficacy and safety of anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) for the treatment of lumbar degenerative disc disease (LDDD).MethodsThe electronic databases PubMed, Web of Science and the Cochrane Library were searched for the period from the est

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