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The role of drainage after excision and primary closure of pilonidal sinus: a meta-analysis
We carried out a systematic review of the literature to identify the association between the use of drain and the incidence of infections and recurrences after surgery. MEDLINE, SCOPUS and ISI databases were s...
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Outpatient inguinal hernia repair under local anaesthesia: feasibility and efficacy of ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block
The aim of this prospective randomized study was to determine the utility of transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block to improve the efficacy of conventional local anaesthesia for hernia repair in order to achi...
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Rapid onset of Wernicke’s syndrome after gastric balloon positioning
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Late micronutrient deficiency and neurological dysfunction after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a case report
Although the micronutrient deficiencies and the related neurological manifestations are widely reported after malabsorbitive weight loss surgery, little is known about cerebral dysfunction secondary to micronu...
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Open AccessEffectiveness of endovascular thrombolysis in acute mesenteric vein thrombosis
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Screening of pancreaticoduodenal endocrine tumours in patients with MEN 1: multidetector-row computed tomography vs. endoscopic ultrasound
The authors compared multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT) and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in the identification of pancreaticoduodenal endocrine tumours (PETs) in patients with multiple endocrine neopl...
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Diagnostic and prognostic implications of the World Health Organization classification of neuroendocrine tumors
Background: Neuroendocrine differentiation of tumors is often difficult to establish. In the same manner, the evaluation of the prognostic role of neuroendocrine differentiation may const...
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The biological characterization of neuroendocrine tumors: The role of neuroendocrine markers
Neuroendocrine tumors (NET) may originate in different organs, from cells embriologically different but expressing common phenotypic characteristics, such as: the immuno-re-activity for markers of neuroendocri...
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Role of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate levels on body composition after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding in pre-menopausal morbidly obese women
In humans, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEAS) has been postulated to have anabolic and lipolytic properties that could potentially counteract the catabolic effect of cortisol. DHEAS secretion is reduced in morbid ...
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Continuous positive airway pressure improves the quality of sleep and oxygenation in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
We tested the effects of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in 8 patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). The comparison of a nocturnal polygraphic study performed during spontaneous brea...
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Hemodynamics in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Patients Treated by Coninuous Positive Airway Pressure
Heart failure has been considered as a possible consequence of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS): it has been pointed out that the recurrence of obstructive apneas and of the related hypoxemic episodes c...
