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Complete mesocolic excision versus standard resection for colon cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of perioperative safety and an evaluation of the use of a robotic approach
Complete mesocolic excision (CME) has been associated with improved oncological outcomes in treatment of colon cancer. However, widespread adoption is limited partly because of the technical complexity and per...
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Open AccessDevelopment of a model of three-dimensional imaging for the preoperative planning of TaTME
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Application of objective clinical human reliability analysis (OCHRA) in assessment of technical performance in laparoscopic rectal cancer surgery
Laparoscopic rectal resection is technically challenging, with outcomes dependent upon technical performance. No robust objective assessment tool exists for laparoscopic rectal resection surgery. This study ai...
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Colorectal cancer is reliably excluded in the frail and elderly population by minimal preparation CT
This study aimed to retrospectively assess the accuracy of minimal preparation computed tomography (MPCT) in the detection of colorectal cancer (CRC) within the frail and elderly population and to evaluate the...
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Effect of bisacodyl on postoperative bowel motility in elective colorectal surgery: a prospective, randomized trial
Postoperative ileus is a common condition after abdominal surgery. Many prokinetic drugs have been evaluated including osmotic laxatives. The data on colon-stimulating laxatives are scarce. This prospective, r...
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Randomized controlled trial investigating the effect of music on the virtual reality laparoscopic learning performance of novice surgeons
Findings have shown that music affects cognitive performance, but little is known about its influence on surgical performance. The hypothesis of this randomized controlled trial was that arousing (activating) ...
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Kinetics of the Removal of Heavy Metal Hydroxides by Dissolved-Air Flotation in the Presence of Sodium Oleate as a Collector
The kinetics of removal of heavy metal hydroxides from their aqueous suspensions by dissolved-air flotation, both in the presence and absence of sodium oleate as a collector was studied. The systems considered...
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Nitrates Removal from Surface River Water by Means of a Biosorption System
A study was carried out on the application of biologically activated carbon to remove nitrates from surface river waters. In one series of experiments the support in attached growth reactors was commercially a...
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Chromatographic analysis of mycotoxins on thin-layers of rice starch
Chromatographic separation and UV detection of twelve mycotoxins on thin-layers of rice starch are presented. The effect of solvent systems on the fluorescence of mycotoxins and the mechanism of the chromatogr...
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Mycotoxin separation on thin layer of corn starch
Twelve mycotoxins were separated on corn starch thin layers with the solvent systems: benzene, toluene, xylene and mixture of benzene-toluene-cyclohexane-ethanol (abs.) (3:3:5:0.1). Rf-values were determined. The...