Surgery General
Apr 12, 2021
Not many observational studies on the prognostic role of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) in pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) have been conducted. This study aims to investigate the outco...
Apr 12, 2021
To assess the incidence of new-onset diabetes after transplantation (NODAT) for the first year post-transplantation and the predictive value of high-sensitivity C-reactive Protein (hs-CRP) before tran...
Apr 12, 2021
Background Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) can promote tryptophan metabolism to kynurenine and modulate regulatory T cells (Tregs), thereby maintains lower efficiency to induce tolerance. Our aim is...
Apr 12, 2021
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a rare, slow-growing skin cancer that is primarily treated with surgery. Because this cancer can spread deep into the skin and surrounding tissue in an irregu...
Apr 12, 2021
Lipoabdominoplasty (LABP) is a frequently performed surgical procedure in the field of plastic surgery that often requires physical therapy in order to minimize postoperative complications, augment th...
Apr 12, 2021
Craniofacial necrotising fasciitis is a complex condition, with high mortality given its propensity to descend via the deep neck spaces into the chest and mediastinum. Management requires optimal anti...
Apr 12, 2021
Prevention of surgical site infections (SSIs), which due to their long-term consequences are especially critical in orthopedic surgery, entails compliance with over 20 individual measures. However, li...
Apr 12, 2021
Biotribology is one of the key branches in the field of artificial joint development. Wear and corrosion are among fundamental processes which cause material loss in a joint biotribological system; th...
Apr 12, 2021
In recent years, the Internet of Things technology has flourished, and there have been corresponding practical results in various fields. In medical care, the introduction of Internet of Things techno...
Apr 12, 2021
To describe morphological characteristics of the brainstem nuclei in response to chronic vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) in patients with refractory epilepsy.VNS is a treatment option for individuals wi...
Apr 12, 2021
We evaluated the feasibility of use and effects on postoperative atelectasis and complications of lower inspired oxygen fraction (FIO) compared to conventional oxygen therapy.Single center, randomized...
Apr 12, 2021
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane (ESP) block on postoperative pain in radical prostatectomy, which leads to both visceral and somatic pain.Pro...
Apr 12, 2021
The objective of this study was to compare surgical and short-term postoperative outcomes of transvaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (vNOTES) versus conventional vaginal (CV) uter...
Apr 12, 2021
We aimed to develop prediction models for estimating the long-term survival in patients who have undergone surgery for esophageal cancer.Few prediction models have been developed for the long-term sur...
Apr 12, 2021
A previous report proposed ultrasonography-based classification as a promising means of predicting pediatric spontaneously resolving appendicitis. The present study investigated the long-term prognosi...
Apr 09, 2021
“New technologies allowing patients to communicate with healthcare professionals (HCPs) are being marketed to healthcare facilities as efficient and effective forms of communication,” explains Kim...
Apr 08, 2021
“The relationship between mild primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) and cardiovascular (CV) disease has not been fully understood,” explains Stella Bernardi, MD, PhD. “Previous research has shown ...
Apr 08, 2021
Inhibitors of calcineurin phosphatase activity (CNIs) such as cyclosporin A (CsA) are widely used to treat tissue transplant rejection and acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD), for which inhibition...
Apr 08, 2021
Approximately 7% of unrelated hematopoietic stem cell donors are asked to donate stem cells a subsequent time to the same or a different recipient. Recent studies have shown that donation-related symp...
Apr 08, 2021
Gaucher disease (GD) is a rare autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder, in which biallelic pathogenic variants in the Glucosidase beta acid (GBA) gene result in defective functioning of glucosy...