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Fulltext Superglue accidentally used as ear drops

Anusha B, Purushotman R, Lina LC, Avatar S

Med J Malaysia, 2012 Apr;67(2):212-3.

Superglue in the ear as a foreign body is an uncommon presentation. We report the case of a lady who accidentally instilled superglue directly onto her tympanic membrane and presented five days later. We successfully removed the glue with acetone and managed to preserve the integrity of the tympanic membrane.

Matched MeSH terms: Cyanoacrylates*

Synthesis of large-area few-layer graphene by open-flame deposition

Edhuan Ismail, Mohd Shukri Sirat, Abd. Malek Abdul Hamid, Raihan Othman, Mohd Mohd Hanafi Ani, Asyadi Azam Mohd Abid

Sains Malaysiana, 2017;46:1011-1016.

Various production methods have been developed for graphene production, but each of them falls short in either the economic or quality aspect. In this paper, we present the flame deposition method, a modified chemical vapor deposition (CVD) that uses an open-flame. In this method, resulting carbon deposits were found to be graphitic in nature, thereby suggesting multilayer graphene growth in a very short reaction time of 5 min. Furthermore, the deposits were transferred onto a cyanoacrylate plastic substrate and its sheet resistance was measured to be 81 ohm/square. The results showed that open-flame deposition exhibits high potential for low-cost, low-energy and high-quality production of graphene.

Matched MeSH terms: Cyanoacrylates

The use of octyl cyanoacrylate (superglue) in hypospadias repair including its use as a fixator for urethral stents

Tan HL, Nah SA, Budianto II, Sehat S, Tamba R

J Pediatr Surg, 2012 Dec;47(12):2294-7.

PMID: 23217892 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.09.022

Octyl cyanoacrylate has been used for many years for simple skin closure, but its use in hypospadias repair and as a urethral stent fixator has not been previously reported. We report our experience.

Matched MeSH terms: Cyanoacrylates/therapeutic use*

Tackers versus glue mesh fixation: an objective assessment of postoperative acute and chronic pain using inflammatory markers

Liew W, Wai YY, Kosai NR, Gendeh HS

Hernia, 2017 08;21(4):549-554.

PMID: 28417279 DOI: 10.1007/s10029-017-1611-1

PURPOSE: Laparoscopic hernioplasty has become a popular choice for inguinal hernia repair since its advent in 1990s. Postoperative pain is an undesirable clinical outcome impairing daily activity of 22.5% of patients. The aim of this study is to evaluate postoperative acute and chronic pain via inflammatory markers as an objective assessment following tacks or glue mesh fixation in TEP repair.

METHODS: Sixty-six (66) patients with unilateral uncomplicated inguinal hernia were randomized into 34 patients in the tacker and 32 patients in cyanoacrylate glue mesh fixation in TEP repair. The extent of surgical trauma was evaluated by measuring inflammatory markers of C-reactive protein, white blood cell count at 48 h, and ESR at 3 months postoperatively. Postoperative acute and chronic pain was assessed by recording the visual analogue scale scores and surgical complications were recorded over 3 months of the study period.

RESULTS: The median CRP and WBC levels at postoperative 48 h in both groups raised significantly from the baseline values (p 0.05). The median ESR level increased significantly at 3 months postoperatively from baseline in the glue mesh fixation group only (p 0.05). There was no significant difference for VAS scores at all timelines between the tacker and glue mesh fixation group (p > 0.05).

CONCLUSION: Cyanoacrylate glue mesh fixation technique as an alternative method to mechanical fixation in TEP repair is comparable to tacker and can be considered to be safe and feasible.

Matched MeSH terms: Cyanoacrylates/therapeutic use

Fulltext Large leaking descemetocele presenting as a traumatic corneal laceration

Logeswary, K., Jemaima Che-Hamzah, Aida Zairani, M.Z.

Journal of Surgical Academia, 2017;7(1):59-61.

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A 47-year-old healthy Indonesian gentleman, presented with blurring of vision on the left eye associated with pain
and redness after history of foreign body entering the eye. A general practitioner prescribed him some eye drops;
however, his symptoms worsened. A corneal laceration wound measuring 0.5 x 3.5mm with a large stromal abscess
measuring 9.0 x 5.0mm with flat anterior chamber was seen on the left eye. Emergency corneal T&S revealed a large
descemetocele and cyanoacrylate corneal glue was applied on the area. C&S showed Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Patient was subsequently undergone penetrating keratoplasty as a definitive measure. This case highlights the rapid
progression of pseudomonas keratitis, presented with a large descemetocele, which can be mistaken as an infected
corneal laceration wound. Corneal cyanoacrylate glueing together with corneal suturing is a viable temporary method
for large descemetoceles awaiting definitive surgery.

Matched MeSH terms: Cyanoacrylates

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