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Effect of Pringle maneuver on prognosis of patients with colorectal cancer liver metastases after liver resection: a meta-analysis
Pringle maneuver (PM) is a double-edged sword in liver resection, which is beneficial in reducing blood loss but also causes ischemia–reperfusion injury which may stimulate the outgrowth of micrometastases. Th...
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Open AccessLaparoscopic common bile duct exploration with primary closure could be safely performed among elderly patients with choledocholithiasis
For patients with choledocholithiasis, laparoscopic common bile duct exploration (LCBDE) is preferred over open surgery. Whether primary closure of the common bile duct (CBD) should be performed upon completio...
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Open AccessRobotic versus laparoscopic major hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma: short-term outcomes from a single institution
Currently, an increasing number of robotic major hepatectomies for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are being performed. Despite the advantages of robotic surgery over laparoscopic procedures, studies comparing ...
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Open AccessDoes the level of inferior mesenteric artery ligation affect short-term and long-term outcomes of patients with sigmoid colon cancer or rectal cancer? A single-center retrospective study
For sigmoid colon or rectal cancer, a definite consensus regarding the optimal level ligating the inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) has not been reached. We performed this study to determine whether the ligatio...
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How is chemical interesterification initiated: Nucleophilic substitution or α-proton abstraction?
Esters of carboxylic acids including 2-methylhexanoic, 2-methylbutyric, 2,2-dimethyl-4-pentenoic, palmitic, and oleic acids were tested as substrates in methoxide-catalyzed interesterification and transesterif...
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Monitoring chemical interesterification
Chemical interesterification has long been used to modify oils and fats into functional products. Many chemical compounds can be used as the catalysts, such as sodium metal and sodium methoxide. With addition ...
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In vivo studies of the biosynthesis of vernolic acid in the seed of Vernonia galamensis
In vivo radiotracer experiments using [1-14C]acetate as the precursor were conducted to investigate the biosynthesis of vernolic acid (12, 13-epoxy-cis-9-octadecenoic acid) in the seeds of Vernon...
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Phenylethyl esters of fatty acids for the analytical resolution of petroselinate and oleate
2-Phenylethyl esters of fatty acids were prepared readily by esterification of free fatty acids or transesterification of other lipids. Compared with methyl esters, phenylethyl esters greatly improve the resol...