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Protrieve sheath utilization for capturing supra-filter thrombus during a retrieval of thrombosed and embedded IVC filter
BackgroundInferior vena cava (IVC) filters, while effective in preventing pulmonary embolism, can increase the risk of IVC thrombosis. IVC filter...
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Impact on infectious outcomes during laparoscopic cholecystectomy with the use of home-made vs commercial gallbladder retrieval bag: a retrospective comparative study in a high-volume center
BackgroundLaparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is one of the most commonly performed emergency procedures, with approximately 600,000 patients...
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Organ donation in the time of COVID-19: the Israeli experience one year into the pandemic—ethical and policy implications
PurposeTo present the response of the Israel National Transplantation Center (NTC) to the evolving challenge of COVID-19, the impact on deceased...
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Support for Ex Vivo Organ Perfusion in Kidney and Liver Transplantation
Purpose of ReviewStatic cold storage has been the gold standard for deceased donor kidney and liver graft preservation. Ex vivo organ perfusion...
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Family veto in organ donation: the experiences of Organ and Tissue Donation Coordinators in Ontario
PurposeIn Ontario, an individual’s registered wish for organ donation is legally valid consent following death. Family veto occurs when the deceased...
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Prediction of successful revision surgery for mesh-related complaints after inguinal hernia and pelvic organ prolapse repair
PurposeWith this retrospective case series, we aim to identify predictors for reduction of pain after mesh revision surgery in patients operated for...
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Intraperitoneal Solid Organ Tuberculosis: Our 12-Year Experience
Tuberculosis is a worldwide health problem with a high prevalence in develo** countries. The intraperitoneal solid organs such as the liver,...
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Transcriptome and metabolome analyses reveal the interweaving of immune response and metabolic regulation in pelvic organ prolapse
Introduction and hypothesisThe pathogenesis of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) remains unknown. Herein, we aim to reveal the molecular profile of POP by...
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Microbiological screening of corneas stored in organ culture medium at Lions Eye Bank of Western Australia from 2011 to 2022
PurposeThe purpose of this study was to analyse the contamination rate of corneal samples stored in OCM at Lions Eye Bank of Western Australia over a...
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Retrieval of Migrated Embedded Sewing Machine Needle from the Tongue
Foreign body in the oral cavity can be encountered by Head and Neck Surgeons in their clinical practice. Here, we report a rare case of an embedded...
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Contained specimen morcellation during robotics-assisted laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy for pelvic organ prolapse
Introduction and hypothesisRobotics-assisted laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy (RALSH) with concomitant apical robotics-assisted POP repair...
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Targeting neutrophils extracellular traps (NETs) reduces multiple organ injury in a COVID-19 mouse model
BackgroundCOVID-19 is characterized by severe acute lung injury, which is associated with neutrophil infiltration and the release of neutrophil...
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Can non-physician advanced retrieval practitioners (ARP) acquire and interpret diagnostic views of the lungs with sufficient quality to aid in the diagnosis of pneumothorax in the pre-hospital and retrieval environment?
BackgroundAs an adjunct to physical examination, ultrasound is a potentially attractive option for diagnosing pneumothoraces in the pre-hospital and...
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Automated and robust organ segmentation for 3D-based internal dose calculation
PurposeIn this work, we address image segmentation in the scope of dosimetry using deep learning and make three main contributions: (a) to extend and...
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Access Leads to Success: Management of Gunshot Injury to Maxillofacial Region with Access Osteotomy for Bullet Retrieval
Head, face and neck are three highly separate frame area that behave in a different way in phrases of gunshot injuries. Interpersonal violence,...
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125 years of head and neck radiotherapy: could organ-sparing radiotherapy of larynx cancer have prevented World War I?
PurposeWe aim to recapitulate the rapid development of head and neck radiotherapy in the context of otorhinolaryngology (ORL) medicine starting...
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Organ donation and transplantation: a multi-stakeholder call to action
Although overall donation and transplantation activity is higher in Europe than on other continents, differences between European countries in almost...
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Upregulation of HLA class II in pancreatic beta cells from organ donors with type 1 diabetes
Aims/hypothesisWe aimed to characterise and quantify the expression of HLA class II (HLA-II) in human pancreatic tissue sections and to analyse its...
