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Purpose: To investigate whether patients undergoing percutaneous liver mass biopsy (PLMB) can be safely discharged following a two‐hour monitoring period. Methods: A multi‐center prospective analysis was conducted for 375 patients (196 males and 179 females), mean age 63 ± 12.45 years (range 37–89) who underwent PLMB between August 2023 and March 2024. Patients were monitored for 24 h, and complications were classified as minor or major. The timing of complications was categorized into three groups: within the first two hours, between the 2nd and 24th hours, and within 1 week after 24 hours. Results: Minor complications occurred in 18.93% (71/375) and major complications in 2.13% (8/375). Most minor complications (80.2%, 57/71) appeared within the first two hours, 12.7% (9/71) between 2 and 24 h, and 7.1% (5/71) after 24 h. All major complications (62.5%, 5/8) except late‐onset cases, occurred within the first two hours. No major complications occurred between 2 and 24 h. Late‐onset major complications occurred in 37.5% (3/8) after 24 h. Conclusion: The two‐hour monitoring period did not adversely impact patient management regarding minor complications and is safe for identifying all major complications except for late‐onset ones. Extending the post‐biopsy recovery period does not significantly improve patient care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Follicular thyroid cancer is the second‑most common type of thyroid cancer after papillary thyroid cancer. Metastases to the mandible and maxillofacial region are rare. Our study presents a 55‑year‑old patient who underwent total thyroidectomy for follicular thyroid cancer and subsequent radioactive iodine therapy. Sixteen years after diagnosis, elevated thyroglobulin levels suggested disease recurrence. Using advanced imaging techniques – Fluorine‑18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan, bone scintigraphy, and posttreatment I‑131 scan‑an unexpected metastatic site was identified: the left mandibular condyle. A biopsy confirmed the presence of metastatic follicular thyroid cancer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: To evaluate using Doppler ultrasonography (DUS) how pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) affects orbital circulation in diffuse diabetic macular edema (DME) associated with either the epiretinal membrane (ERM) or taut posterior hyaloid (TPH). Methods: The sample included 46 eyes of 42 patients with DME associated with the ERM (n= 22, Group 1) or TPH (n= 24, Group 2). All participants received panretinal laser photocoagulation and antivascular endothelial growth factor injections preoperatively and underwent 23-gauge PPV combined with ERM or TPH removal and internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling. Pre- and postoperative peak systolic velocity (PSV), end-diastolic velocity (EDV), and the resistivity index (RI) of the ophthalmic artery (OA), central retinal artery (CRA), posterior ciliary artery (PCA), and central retinal vein were measured with DUS. Results: Statistically significant decreases in the PSV and EDV of the OA, CRA, and PCA were detected in all groups. In Group 1, the PSV of the OA and CRA as well as the EDV and PSV of the PCA declined significantly. In Group 2, the EDV of the OA and both the PSV and EDV of the CRA and PCA decreased. Postoperatively, the CRA’s PSV and EDV were lower in Group 2, while the preoperative and postoperative RI of the CRA and preoperative RI of the PCA were greater in Group 2 than in Group 1. Changes in the CRA’s RI, PSV, and EDV were greater in Group 2 after surgery. Conclusions: 23-Gauge PPV combined with ERM or TPH removal and ILM peeling in DME reduces blood flow rates of both choroidal and retinal vessels. In eyes with TPH, the RIs of the CRA and PCA were significantly greater preoperatively and the changes in the CRA’s RI, PSV, and EDV were greater postoperatively. The removal of the TPH may play a role in regulating blood flow. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]