Feb 28, 2020

The operative scenarios with the highest postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) risk represent situations in which fistula prevention and mitigation strategies have the strongest potential to affect ...

Feb 28, 2020

The aim of the study was to systematically review and meta-analyze the available evidence regarding the association between timing of repair or referral and clinical outcomes in bile duct injury (BDI)...

Feb 28, 2020

Human Ly-6/uPAR-related protein-1 (SLURP-1) is an allosteric negative modulator of the α7-type nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7-nAChR), one of the key receptors promoting nicotine-induced prolif...

Feb 28, 2020

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States; 148,869 lung cancer-associated deaths occurred in 2016 (1). Mortality might be reduced by identifying lung cancer at an early sta...

Feb 28, 2020

Prescription opioid overdose has increased markedly and is of great concern among injured workers receiving workers' compensation insurance. Given the association between high daily dose of prescripti...

Feb 28, 2020

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is primarily used for pain, but might be useful for various other physical symptoms, including nausea, fatigue, dyspnea, and constipation. However, f...

Feb 28, 2020

The purpose of this study was to investigate the presence of chronic diseases in patients with oral leukoplakia (OL) compared to controls matched for age group, gender, smoking and alcohol use.This ca...

Feb 28, 2020

A substantial share of fatal drug overdoses is missing information on specific drug involvement, leading to under-reporting of opioid-related death rates and a misrepresentation of the extent of the o...

Feb 25, 2020

Previous studies indicate that early revascularization appears to reduce mortality among patients with acute MI that is complicated by cardiogenic shock. Approximately 80% of MI patients with cardioge...

Feb 25, 2020

Analysis of specific leukocyte subsets for post-transplant monitoring of chimerism provides greater sensitivity and clinical informativeness on dynamic changes in donor- and recipient-derived cells. L...

Feb 25, 2020

Aortic valve calcification leads to the deposition of calcium phosphate minerals in the extracellular matrix of the aortic valve leaflets. The mineral deposits can severely narrow the opening of the a...

Feb 25, 2020

In tissue engineering, it is a significant idea to make artificial bile ducts in vitro for repairing and replacing diseased bile ducts. This study printed a tubular composite scaffold using polycaprol...

Feb 25, 2020

 While endoscopic management of benign biliary strictures (BBSs) is the standard of care, long-term treatment remains the issue in refractory cases, especially for anastomotic strictures after livin...

Feb 25, 2020

Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a severe complication after a total knee replacement that is primarily associated with soft tissue defects. Finding an appropriate therapy for PJI is a major ch...

Feb 25, 2020

Increasing in popularity, social media provides powerful marketing and networking tools for private practice plastic surgeons. The authors sought to examine social media utilization by academic plasti...

Feb 25, 2020

Unplanned resection of soft-tissue sarcomas (STS) predispose the patients to recurrences and metastases, secondary wide resection is usually warranted.To investigate the outcomes of re-excision of STS...

Feb 25, 2020

Injuries to the radial nerve can occur at any point along its anatomical route, and the etiology quite varies. A particular entity are war injuries of the extremities, which have high morbidity but lo...

Feb 25, 2020

Reconstructing segmental costal cartilage defects resulting from autologous cartilage grafts in plastic surgery remains a challenge. The present study focused on a biomimetic strategy for in situ cost...

Feb 25, 2020

Periprosthetic fractures around total knee arthroplasties (TKA) are well documented in the literature. Fractures of the tibial side occur least frequently and often pose reconstructive challenges to t...

Feb 25, 2020

Immunology, already a discipline in its own right, has become a major part of many different medical fields. However, its relationship to orthopedics and trauma surgery has unfortunately, and perhaps ...