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Open AccessEvaluating the efficacy of laparoscopic radical antegrade modular pancreatosplenectomy in selected early-stage left-sided pancreatic cancer: a propensity score matching study
Laparoscopic radical pancreatectomy is safe and beneficial for recectable pancreatic cancer, but the extent of resection for early-stage tumors remains controversial.
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Open AccessCombined detection of serum autoantibodies as diagnostic biomarkers in esophagogastric junction adenocarcinoma
We previously found that autoantibodies against a panel of six tumor-associated antigens (p53, NY-ESO-1, MMP-7, Hsp70, PRDX6 and Bmi-1) may aid in early detection of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Here we...
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A faster and simpler way of operation for Meckel’s diverticulum: basal ligation combined with intraoperative frozen section
The key step in Meckel’s diverticulectomy (MD) is to achieve complete resection of MD along with the ectopic epithelium. Currently main treatment methods for Meckel’s diverticulum are either intestinal resecti...
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Tumor-associated macrophage infiltration is highly associated with PD-L1 expression in gastric adenocarcinoma
Programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) is a key protein upregulated by tumor cells to suppress immune responses. Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) play a major role in this immunosuppression, but the relationship...
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IL-23R polymorphisms, HBV infection, and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in a high-risk Chinese population
The interleukin-23 receptor (IL-23R) plays an important role in the T-helper 17 cell-mediated inflammatory process and is also involved in tumor immune surveillance, which may be linked to carcinogenesis in he...
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Food intake and interdigestive gastrointestinal motility in ghrelin receptor mutant rats
Ghrelin is the endogenous ligand for the growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHSR). Ghrelin regulates feeding activity and interdigestive contractions of the stomach in rodents. To investigate the role of en...