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Open AccessAssessment of hormonal levels as prognostic markers and of their optimal cut-offs in small intestinal neuroendocrine tumours grade 2
Small intestinal neuroendocrine tumours (siNETs) with a Ki-67 proliferation index between 3 and 20% belong to WHO grade 2. Response to treatment may be monitored by blood chromogranin A (CgA) and urine 5-hydro...
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Incidence of Appendiceal Malignancies in Sweden Between 1970 and 2012
There is limited knowledge about the epidemiology of the major histological subtypes of appendiceal malignancy: adenocarcinoma and neuroendocrine neoplasm of the appendix (A-NEN). The aims of this national coh...
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Open AccessAnorectal Function After Ileo-Rectal Anastomosis Is Better than Pelvic Pouch in Selected Ulcerative Colitis Patients
With a lifelong perspective, 12% of ulcerative colitis patients will need a colectomy. Further reconstruction via ileo-rectal anastomosis or pouch can be affected by patients’ perspective of their quality of l...
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Overrepresentation of HLA-DQ2 in Small Intestinal Neuroendocrine Tumor Patients
To investigate whether celiac disease risk haplotypes HLA-DQ2 and DQ8 also increase the risk for develo** small intestinal neuroendocrine tumor (SI-NET).
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Incidence and risk factors for injuries to the recurrent laryngeal nerve during neck surgery in the moderate-volume setting
Total lobectomy is currently recommended also in benign thyroid disease in order to reduce the risk of goitre recurrence, an approach claimed not to increase post-operative morbidity. The aim of the study was ...
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Epidemiology of Small Bowel Carcinoids in a Defined Population
This retrospective study describes the epidemiology of small bowel carcinoids in a geographically defined population, with no other selection bias.
