Max Super Speciality Hospital

Relocation, laser dusting and suction (RELOADUS): An international collaborative observational study for laser management to prevent strictures of symptomatic impacted upper ureteric stones

Background Ureteric stricture formation following ureteroscopy and laser management of stones is known. Objective To evaluate the feasibility, safety, stone clearance outcomes and rate of upper ureteric stricture formation after implementation of the Relocation, laser dusting and...

Stroke in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Management Strategies

Stroke is among the most consequential neurologic complications of cardiac surgery for congenital heart disease, occurring in 1% to 5% of the general pediatric cardiac surgical population and rising above 7%, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation-supported patients, and cardiac tra...

A standardized clinical algorithm for patient selection in cellular therapy across nineteen solid and hematological malignancies: An algorithm development study

ABSTRACT Background: Cellular therapies—chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T), tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL), T-cell receptor (TCR)-engineered, gamma-delta (γδ) T-cell, and high-dose interleukin-2—have transformed the management of refractory malignancies. Over 6,000 int...

Indigo Thrombectomy System: A Case Series of Catheter-directed Fibrinolysis in High-risk Pulmonary Embolism

Abstract High-risk and intermediate–high-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) is usually treated by systemic fibrinolysis or catheter-based therapy. Intracranial hemorrhage can occur in 1%–3% of patients receiving systemic fibrinolysis. Catheter-based techniques are a safer alternative t...

Recognizing and Addressing Fertility Issues among Childhood Cancer Patients and Survivors in India – A Multi Stakeholder Position Statement and Call to Action

Abstract Survival rates in childhood and adolescent cancers have improved substantially over the past decades, leading to a growing population of long-term survivors. In India, an estimated 76,000 children and adolescents are diagnosed with cancer annually, and approximately one-...

Use of a planned dual-gateway technique for endoscopic ultrasound-guided management of a large symptomatic pancreatic pseudocyst associated with complete pancreatic duct disruption in chronic pancreatitis

Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided drainage is the preferred treatment for symptomatic pancreatic pseudocysts.In patients with complete pancreatic duct disruption, prolonged transmural drainage may be needed to prevent recurrence after removal of lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMS...

Early Clinical Safety and Performance of a Novel Paclitaxel-Coated Balloon Catheter in Superficial Femoral and Popliteal Arteries

Abstract This study aimed to assess the clinical safety and performance of the novel paclitaxel-coated balloon (PCB) catheter in the superficial femoral artery (SFA) and/or the popliteal artery (PA) in patients with de novo or non-stented restenotic lesions during routine clinica...