We provide the first description of a series of 9 severe gynecological infections (mastitis and pelvic cellulitis) occurring in the French national cohort of women with STAT3 deficiency. Each episode had unique features in terms of clinical presentation, microbial documentation, location, treatment duration, and related persistent esthetic damage.
Objectives The purpose of this retrospective observational study is to report author's experience in computed-tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous vertebroplasty (PV) of the cervicothoracic junction. Methods The records of all consecutive patients treated by PV at levels C7, T1, T2, and T3 in a tertiary cancer center during year 2020 were extracted from the Institutional electronic archive. Following data were collected: demographics, indication for PV, procedure features, outcomes, and complications. Technical success was defined as when the trocar was placed into the vertebral body, allowing the injection of polymethyl-metacrylate (PMMA). Results Eleven patients were identified who received PV on 14 levels. Mean procedure duration was 57 ± 22 min (range ). A ''trans-pedicular approach at the targeted level'' was used in 1 vertebra (7%), a ''costotransverse approach, at the targeted level'' was used in 1 vertebra (7%), a ''transpedicular approach via the level below'' was used in 3 vertebrae (22%), and a ''costotransverse approach via the level below'' was used in 9 vertebrae (64%). Meantime to deploy each trocar was 20 ± 5 min (range ). Technical success was achieved in 14/14 (100%) of vertebrae. Mean postoperative hospitalization duration was 1.9 ± 1.7 days (range [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]). According to CIRSE classification, no adverse event occurred. PMMA leakage occurred in two patients; both remained asymptomatic. Conclusion This study provides arguments in favor of safety and efficiency of CT-guided vertebroplasty of levels C7, T1, T2, and T3, for both trocar deployment and monitoring of the vertebral body filling during the PMMA injection.
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