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Open AccessPReoperative very low-Energy diets for obese PAtients undergoing non-bariatric surgery Randomized Evaluation (PREPARE): a protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial
Patients with obesity presenting in need of surgical intervention are at 2-to-sixfold higher risk of prolonged hospitalization, infectious morbidity, venous thromboembolism, and more. To mitigate some of these...
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Patient and surgeon preferences for early ileostomy closure following restorative proctectomy for rectal cancer: why aren’t we doing it?
Early ileostomy closure (EIC), \(\le\) ≤ 2 weeks from creat...
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Open AccessNatural history, trajectory, and management of mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients in the United Kingdom
The trajectory of mechanically ventilated patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is essential for clinical decisions, yet the focus so far has been on admission characteristics without consideration...
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Robotic partial nephrectomy for clinical T2a renal mass is associated with improved trifecta outcome compared to open partial nephrectomy: a single surgeon comparative analysis
Utilization of partial nephrectomy (PN) for T2 renal mass is controversial due to concerns regarding burden of morbidity, though most cited data are from open PN (OPN). We compared surgical quality and functio...
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Open AccessPrimary outcomes of the VIDI study: phase 2, double-masked, randomized, active-controlled study of ASP8232 for diabetic macular edema
ASP8232 is a potent and specific small molecule vascular adhesion protein-1 (VAP-1) inhibitor. This study evaluated the effect of ASP8232 on excess retinal thickness when given alone or in combination with ran...
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Robotic Rectal Resection
The short-term benefits of minimally invasive laparoscopic colectomy for colon cancer are advantageous compared to open resection and include speedier recovery time, briefer hospital stay, decreased need for a...
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Develo** a robotic colorectal cancer surgery program: understanding institutional and individual learning curves
Robotic colorectal resection continues to gain in popularity. However, limited data are available regarding how surgeons gain competency and institutions develop programs.
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Managing Cardiovascular Risk in Overweight Children and Adolescents
The scientific, medical, and lay communities are currently confronted with a serious medical and public health problem related to the marked non-remitting worldwide epidemic of obesity. This ever-increasing pr...
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Glioneuronal tumor with neuropil-like islands of the spinal cord with diffuse leptomeningeal neuraxis dissemination
A 54-year-old Caucasian female presented with a 1 year history of intermittent numbness of the left leg progressing to bilateral, lower extremity sensory loss that advanced to include impaired vibration and pr...
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High-dose radiotherapy to 78 Gy with or without temozolomide for high grade gliomas
Objectives To describe outcomes associated with high-dose radiotherapy with and without temozolomide for high grade central nervous system (CNS) neoplasms. Methods Retrospective chart review of 60 patients diagno...
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Presentations of Adult Celiac Disease in a Nationwide Patient Support Group
Recent epidemiological studies primarily from Europe document that adult celiac disease often lacks the classic presentation of steatorrhea and weight loss. There are few surveys of adult celiac disease in the...
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Picture archiving and communication systems project management using web-based tools
As the technology of picture archiving and communications systems (PACS) improves and implementation becomes more widespread, the project management of deploying substantially large, multiple-facility systems ...