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Open AccessMedium and long-term radiographic and clinical outcomes of Dynesys dynamic stabilization versus instrumented fusion for degenerative lumbar spine diseases
Dynesys stabilization (DS) is utilized to preserve mobility at the instrumental segments and prevent adjacent segment pathology in clinical practice. However, the advantages of DS method in medium and long-ter...
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Open AccessRecognizing and monitoring infectious sources of schistosomiasis by develo** deep learning models with high-resolution remote sensing images
China is progressing towards the goal of schistosomiasis elimination, but there are still some problems, such as difficult management of infection source and snail control. This study aimed to develop deep lea...
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Malignant Neoplasms of the Small Intestines
Malignant neoplasms are very rare disease regardless of primary or secondary. The diagnosis of small intestine malignant tumor is challenging. In this chapter, the authors presented various malignant diseases ...
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Benign Neoplasms of the Small Intestines
Benign neoplasms of the small intestine are covered in this chapter. Small intestine tumors accounted for 5% of all gastrointestinal tract tumors. Approximately 60% of these tumors were benign. All these cases...
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Miscellaneous Disorder of the Small Intestines
In this chapter, miscellaneous disorder/diseases were presented. In this chapter, a variety of small bowel disorders/diseases of the small bowel was presented with clinical history, pictures of enteroscopy or ...
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A novel technique of sutureless omentopexy during dual-incision laparoscopic peritoneal dialysis catheter insertion to prevent catheter dysfunction due to omental wrap**
Omental wrap** (OW) is the leading cause of obstruction of the peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheter, which interferes with dialysis treatment. Routinely or selectively performing omentopexy during laparoscopic ...
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Open AccessImpact of baseline renal function on the efficacy and safety of different Anticoagulants in Atrial Fibrillation Patients – A cohort study
Vitamin K antagonists and different direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) have different renal clearance rates. However, the impact of different stages of chronic renal impairment on the efficacy and safety of wa...
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Open AccessSystemic Therapy for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: Current Standards and Emerging Challenges
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), though rare, is the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. KIT or PDGFRα mutation plays as an oncogenic driver in the majority of GISTs. Surgical rese...
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Neurodevelopmental model of schizophrenia revisited: similarity in individual deviation and idiosyncrasy from the normative model of whole-brain white matter tracts and shared brain-cognition covariation with ADHD and ASD
The neurodevelopmental model of schizophrenia is supported by multi-level impairments shared among schizophrenia and neurodevelopmental disorders. Despite schizophrenia and typical neurodevelopmental disorders...
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Open AccessEfficacy of intravascular imaging-guided drug-eluting stent implantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials
Traditional angiography only displays two-dimensional images of the coronary arteries during stent implantation. However, intravascular imaging can show the structure of the vascular wall, plaque characteristi...
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Open AccessTowards a global One Health index: a potential assessment tool for One Health performance
A One Health approach has been increasingly mainstreamed by the international community, as it provides for holistic thinking in recognizing the close links and inter-dependence of the health of humans, animal...
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Open AccessSafety and efficacy of anti-inflammatory therapy in patients with coronary artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
The inflammation hypothesis of atherosclerosis has been put forward for more than 20 years. Although many animal experiments have suggested that anti-inflammatory therapy can inhibit the atherosclerotic proces...
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The association of myopia progression with the morphological changes of optic disc and β-peripapillary atrophy in primary school students
To study the association of myopia progression with the morphological changes of optic disc and β-peripapillary atrophy (β-PPA) in 8–11 years old primary school students.
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Open AccessDifferentiating necrotizing soft tissue infections from cellulitis by soft tissue infectious fluid analysis: a pilot study
We conducted this study to evaluate the characteristics of the infectious fluid in soft tissue infection and investigate the utility of the biochemical tests and Gram stain smear of the infectious fluid in dis...
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Open AccessCorrection to: The impact on renal function after longterm use of anticoagulants in atrial fibrillation patients
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Open AccessThe impact on renal function after long-term use of anticoagulants in atrial fibrillation patients
Long-term oral anticoagulant should be considered or recommended in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and CHA2DS2VASc score ≥ 1 for stroke prevention. Warfarin and different direct oral anticoagulants (DO...
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Evaluating the advantages of treating acute cholecystitis by following the Tokyo Guidelines 2018 (TG18): a study emphasizing clinical outcomes and medical expenditures
Acute cholecystitis (AC) is a common surgical emergency. The Tokyo Guidelines 2018 (TG18) provides a reliable algorithm for the treatment of AC patients to achieve optimal outcomes. However, the economic benef...
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Open AccessCalcaneal lengthening using ipsilateral fibula autograft in the treatment of symptomatic pes valgus in adolescents
Evans calcaneal lengthening osteotomy is used to treat symptomatic flexible flatfoot when conservative treatment fails. Grafts such as autologous iliac bone grafts, allografts, and xenografts are implanted at ...
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Open AccessThe elevated risk of sight-threatening cataract in diabetes with retinopathy: a retrospective population-based cohort study
The effect of diabetic retinopathy (DR) on the development of sight-threatening cataracts was assessed using the National Health Insurance Research Database of Taiwan.
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Alternative application of percutaneous cholecystostomy in patients with biliary obstruction
Percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) is an important modality for acute cholecystitis and has been applied for other clinical scenarios as well. In the present study, we aimed to investigate an alternative use of...
