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Open AccessPreservation of the round ligament to accommodate transient portal hypertension after major hepatectomy
Posthepatectomy liver failure (PHLF) remains a leading cause of death after extensive liver resection. Apart from the size and function of the remaining liver remnant, the development of postresection portal h...
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Pfortaderthrombosen – therapeutische Möglichkeiten
Die Pfortaderthrombose ist eine seltene Erkrankung, die eine Thrombose im Zustromgebiet der Pfortader in die Leber beschreibt bzw. in der Leber selbst in den entsprechenden Pfortaderästen lokalisiert ist. Oftm...
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Open AccessEffect of platelet inhibition with perioperative aspirin on survival in patients undergoing curative resection for pancreatic cancer: a propensity score matched analysis
The importance of platelets in the pathogenesis of metastasis formation is increasingly recognized. Although evidence from epidemiologic studies suggests positive effects of aspirin on metastasis formation, th...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Moon phases and Moon signs do not influence morbidity, mortality and long-term survival, after living donor kidney transplantation
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Open AccessMoon phases and moon signs do not influence morbidity, mortality and long-term survival, after living donor kidney transplantation
Approximately 11% of the German population are convinced that certain moon phases and moon signs may impact their health and the onset and clinical course of diseases. Before elective surgery, a considerable n...
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Automated low flow pump system for the treatment of refractory ascites: a single-center experience
Ascites is a common complication of liver cirrhosis and represents the main cause of hospitalization among patients with cirrhosis. First-line therapy for those patients is the use of diuretics and dietary sod...
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Erratum zu: Pankreaskarzinom im hohen Alter
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Viszerale Organexplantation
Der eklatante Mangel an Spenderorganen führt zu einer vermehrten Akzeptanz von Organen mit erweiterten Spenderkriterien. Hierdurch gewinnt insbesondere der Prozess der Organspende und -entnahme an Bedeutung. E...
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Pankreaskarzinom im hohen Alter
Der deutliche Zuwachs der älteren Bevölkerung der westlichen Welt bedeutet in den kommenden Jahren konsekutiv einen steigenden Anteil an Patienten mit der Diagnose Pankreaskarzinom. Bis zum Jahr 2020 ist mit e...
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Inhibition of Src tyrosine kinase reverts chemoresistance toward 5-fluorouracil in human pancreatic carcinoma cells: an involvement of epidermal growth factor receptor signaling
Resistance to chemotherapy is believed to be a major cause of treatment failure in pancreatic cancer. Thus, it is necessary to explore alternative therapeutic modalities to overcome drug resistance in pancreat...
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Open AccessOverexpression of melanoma inhibitory activity (MIA) enhances extravasation and metastasis of A-mel 3 melanoma cells in vivo
The secreted MIA protein is strongly expressed by advanced primary and metastatic melanomas but not in normal melanocytes. Previous studies have shown that MIA serum levels correlate with clinical tumour progr...
