Author: Christine Richardson MedicalNewsToday Causes of breast pain may be cyclical, meaning linked to hormonal changes, or noncyclical, meaning related to a type of injury. Breast cancer is not usually painful, but if a person experiences unexplained breast pain or unusual breast changes, they should consult a doctor. Breast pain, or mastalgia, is not usually […]
Read MoreAuthor: Caitlin Geng MedicalNewsToday Trigeminal neuralgia is a rare nerve disorder that affects the face. It causes sudden and severe pain in the face, which people describe as a shooting, electric shock-like pain in the teeth, jaw, gums, and other areas of the face. Trigeminal neuralgia is also known as tic douloureux. Some describe it […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club AUTHORS: Kuo-Chuan Hung, Ying-Jen Chang et al. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2022 Jan; 18(1): 135-147 BACKGROUND The impact of intravenous lidocaine in adults undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgeries (LBS) remains unclear. OBJECTIVES This study aimed at investigating the effect of intravenous lidocaine on postoperative opioid consumption and recovery following LBS. SETTING Meta-analysis. METHODS […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club AUTHORS: Omer Gokhan Doluoglu, Ali Kaan Yildiz et al. Urol J. 2021 Dec 25 PURPOSE We aimed to investigate the effects of obturator nerve block (ONB) on obturator reflex, incomplete resection, perforation, progression and recurrence of tumor, presence of muscle tissue in the specimen, need for a second transurethral resection (TURBT) of […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club AUTHORS: Shruti Handa, David A Keith et al. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2021 Dec; 132(6): 653-661 OBJECTIVE To characterize patients with chronic neuropathic orofacial pain in accordance with the International Classification of Orofacial Pain (ICOP first edition) criteria. STUDY DESIGN A retrospective chart review of 108 patients was […]
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