The use of a neutral PD fluid in APD improved patients' inflow pain as well as biocompatibility parameters reflecting enhanced phagocytotic activity of peritoneal macrophages, reduced constitutive inflammatory stimulation (IL-6), reduced AGE accumulation in the peritoneal cavity and better preservation of the mesothelial cell integrity. From the biocompatibility point of view, a neutral fluid with low GDP content can be recommended as the primary choice for APD.

Pre-bent reconstruction plates using patient-specific 3D models can be useful in mandible reconstruction. The TK method was tested in vitro and shown to be as accurate as the standard method. The TK method may shorten the procedure and may be useful for secondary cases and cases where the pathology involves the outer corte of the mandible.

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