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The surgical treatment of unilateral vocal cord paralysis (UVCP): qualitative review analysis and meta-analysis study
The objectives of this meta-analysis were to summarize the key surgical procedures for UVCP and to evaluate which of these is associated with better results in terms of vocal improvement.
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Open AccessAdipocytes sustain pancreatic cancer progression through a non-canonical WNT paracrine network inducing ROR2 nuclear shuttling
Solid epidemiological evidences connect obesity with incidence, stage and survival in pancreatic cancer. However, the underlying mechanistic basis linking adipocytes to pancreatic cancer progression remain lar...
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Melatonin triggers p53Ser phosphorylation and prevents DNA damage accumulation
Several epidemiological studies have shown that high levels of melatonin, an indolic hormone secreted mainly by the pineal gland, reduce the risks of develo** cancer, thus suggesting that melatonin triggers ...
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Primary carcinoma of the subglottic larynx
Primary cancer of the subglottic region is very rare and delay in diagnosis often leads to a poor prognosis. We retrospectively reviewed 49 patients with primary cancer of the subglottic larynx observed from ...
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Multiple neurinomas of the parapharyngeal space
The authors describe a rare case of three neurinomas arising in the parapharyngeal space. In spite of the large extension of the neoplasms, the only symptom reported by the patient was some dysphagia. Magnetic...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Viscerosynthesis Using the Valtrac Ring in Oesophaged Gastric Duodenal Surgery
In 1991 the first upper digestive anastomosis using the Valtrac biofragmentable anastomosis ring (BAR; Davis and Geck, USA) was performed and published at the second Department of Surgical Oncology “Regina Ele...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Cytogenetic Studies in Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Identification of a Fragile Site on Human Chromosome 16
A familial origin of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy was postulated from the first observations of the disease. In 1949 Evans described a syndrome having a distinct clinical, electrocardiographic, and pathological...
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Paralytic poliomyelitis in Italy (1981–85)
Fifteen cases of presumptive poliomyelitis occurring in Italy between 1981–85 were studied in order to differentiate between paralysis caused by poliovirus and that of different etiology. Out of seven confirme...