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The Norwegian Watch and Wait study: Norwait for rectal cancer. A report from a failed study—a word of caution
The paucity of prospective data on the subject of Watch and Wait for rectal cancer prompted the implementation of Norwait, a population-based study...
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Impact of CT-relevant skeletal muscle parameters on post-liver transplantation survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
BackgroundThe specific CT-related skeletal muscle parameters predictive of postoperative survival in liver transplant (LT) patients with...
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Evolution of Titanium Interbody Cages and Current Uses of 3D Printed Titanium in Spine Fusion Surgery
Purpose of ReviewTo summarize the history of titanium implants in spine fusion surgery and its evolution over time.
Recent FindingsTitanium...
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A position-enhanced sequential feature encoding model for lung infections and lymphoma classification on CT images
PurposeDifferentiating pulmonary lymphoma from lung infections using CT images is challenging. Existing deep neural network-based lung CT...
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Measuring and Understanding Market Exclusivity Length for New Prescription Drugs in France, Australia, and the USA
BackgroundOriginator drug manufacturers use several strategies to delay generic competition in the USA, but it remains unclear whether this results...
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Rationale and tips and tricks for transgastric robotic pancreaticogastrostomy by the double purse-string technique
Pancreaticogastrostomy (PG) is a viable option for selected patients needing a pancreatic anastomosis. The double purse-string technique can...
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The function of long non-coding RNA IFNG-AS1 in autoimmune diseases
The prevalence of autoimmune diseases ranks as the third most common disease category globally, following cancer and heart disease. Numerous studies...
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Efficacy and safety of topical azithromycin therapy in patients with blepharitis and meibomian gland dysfunction
PurposeTo assess the effects of 1% azithromycin ophthalmic solution (AZM) in patients with bacterial blepharitis accompanied by meibomian gland...
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Continuous Glucose Monitoring Captures Glycemic Variability After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in Patients with and Without Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Prospective Cohort Study
PurposeTo evaluate glycemic variability (GV) using continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) in individuals with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus...
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Needle tracking in low-resolution ultrasound volumes using deep learning
PurposeClinical needle insertion into tissue, commonly assisted by 2D ultrasound imaging for real-time navigation, faces the challenge of precise...
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Association of day of surgery and distance traveled with length of stay in patients undergoing robotic-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) at a tertiary medical center
The objective of this study is to analyze the association between surgical day of the week and distance traveled with prolonged length of stay (LOS)...
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Engineering for a clear image: a comparative focus on accommodation
The eye requires the ability to focus images near and far and throughout evolution numerous mechanisms have developed to allow this accommodation....
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Natural compounds-based nanomedicines for cancer treatment: Future directions and challenges
Several efforts have been extensively accomplished for the amelioration of the cancer treatments using different types of new drugs and less...
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Longitudinal Increases in Time to Surgery for Patients with Breast Cancer: A National Cohort Study
BackgroundLonger time to surgery (TTS) is associated with worse survival in patients with breast cancer. Whether this association has encouraged more...
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A scarce combination of arterial variants: an occipital artery originating from the internal carotid artery associated with a linguofacial trunk
The occipital artery (OA) typically originates from the external carotid artery (ECA). Variations of the ECA has been well described in the current...
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Detection of pulmonary nodules in chest radiographs: novel cost function for effective network training with purely synthesized datasets
PurposeMany large radiographic datasets of lung nodules are available, but the small and hard-to-detect nodules are rarely validated by computed...
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Pediatric thoracic outlet syndrome: a systematic review with metadata
IntroductionThoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) typically considered a condition of the adult population; it is often disregarded in children and...
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Breathing difficulties in a nonagenarian: a self report
This is a self report. It is age related because I am 96 years old; about 5 years ago I was asymptomatic in this respect. I describe the difficulties...
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An evaluation of morphometry and dehiscence of facial canal: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies
IntroductionThe facial canal (FC) is an extensive bony canal that houses the facial nerve and occupies a central position in the petrous part of...