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    Can end-to-end anastomosis reduce the risks of anastomotic leak compared to side-to-end anastomosis? A comparative study of 518 consecutive patients undergoing laparoscopic total mesorectal excision for low- or mid-rectal cancer

    After laparoscopic total mesorectal excision (TME) for low or mid-rectal cancer, we observed several cases of anastomotic leakage (AL) in patients with side-to-end anastomosis (STE). Thus, from December 2018, we ...

    A. Chierici, A. Frontali, W. Godefroy, G. Spiezio, Y. Panis in Techniques in Coloproctology (2021)

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    Cytogenetic bio-dosimetry techniques in the detection of dicentric chromosomes induced by ionizing radiation: A review

    Ionizing radiation is ubiquitous in the environment. Its source can be natural, such as radioactive materials present in soil and cosmic rays, or artificial, such as the fuel for nuclear power plants. Overexpo...

    G. M. Ludovici, M. G. Cascone, T. Huber, A. Chierici in The European Physical Journal Plus (2021)

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    Lesson learned from the recovery of an orphan source inside a maritime cargo: analysis of the nuclear instrumentations used, and measures realized during the operations

    In this paper, the authors analyze the case study of the recovery of an orphan source of 60Co inside a maritime cargo full of metal wastes in the Italian Harbor of Genova carried out by the Italian Fire Fighters....

    A. Malizia, R. Perna, R. Melmeluzzi, P. Di Marcello in The European Physical Journal Plus (2020)