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The Norwegian Watch and Wait study: Norwait for rectal cancer. A report from a failed study—a word of caution
The paucity of prospective data on the subject of Watch and Wait for rectal cancer prompted the implementation of Norwait, a population-based study...
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Radiomics combined with clinical and MRI features may provide preoperative evaluation of suboptimal debulking surgery for serous ovarian carcinoma
PurposeTo develop and validate a model for predicting suboptimal debulking surgery (SDS) of serous ovarian carcinoma (SOC) using radiomics method,...
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Impact of CT-relevant skeletal muscle parameters on post-liver transplantation survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
BackgroundThe specific CT-related skeletal muscle parameters predictive of postoperative survival in liver transplant (LT) patients with...
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Evolution of Titanium Interbody Cages and Current Uses of 3D Printed Titanium in Spine Fusion Surgery
Purpose of ReviewTo summarize the history of titanium implants in spine fusion surgery and its evolution over time.
Recent FindingsTitanium...
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A position-enhanced sequential feature encoding model for lung infections and lymphoma classification on CT images
PurposeDifferentiating pulmonary lymphoma from lung infections using CT images is challenging. Existing deep neural network-based lung CT...
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Needle tracking in low-resolution ultrasound volumes using deep learning
PurposeClinical needle insertion into tissue, commonly assisted by 2D ultrasound imaging for real-time navigation, faces the challenge of precise...
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Safety and Efficacy of Covered Self-Expandable Metallic Stent for Choledochojejunal Anastomotic Stricture: A Multi-Center Retrospective Cohort Study
BackgroundBenign choledochojejunal anastomotic stricture (CJS) is a complication of pancreaticoduodenectomy and choledochojejunostomy. Typically...
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Hyponatremia Is Associated with Mortality in Acute Pancreatitis Patients
BackgroundDisorders of serum sodium are common among general patients and are associated with poor outcomes. The prognostic value of serum sodium...
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On-treatment decline in MELD score predicts one-month transplant-free survival in rodenticidal hepatotoxicity patients treated with low-volume plasma exchange
Background and AimPlasma exchange (PLEX) improves survival in patients with rodenticidal hepatotoxicity. However, predictors of treatment response...
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Continuous Glucose Monitoring Captures Glycemic Variability After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in Patients with and Without Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Prospective Cohort Study
PurposeTo evaluate glycemic variability (GV) using continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) in individuals with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus...
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BRAF-mutant mismatch repair deficient invasive colon cancer regressing to sessile serrated lesion
A 69-year-old female was presented with a history of sigmoid colon cancer, uterine cancer, and intrahepatic carcinomas. After computed tomography...
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Association of day of surgery and distance traveled with length of stay in patients undergoing robotic-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) at a tertiary medical center
The objective of this study is to analyze the association between surgical day of the week and distance traveled with prolonged length of stay (LOS)...
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A scarce combination of arterial variants: an occipital artery originating from the internal carotid artery associated with a linguofacial trunk
The occipital artery (OA) typically originates from the external carotid artery (ECA). Variations of the ECA has been well described in the current...
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Engineering for a clear image: a comparative focus on accommodation
The eye requires the ability to focus images near and far and throughout evolution numerous mechanisms have developed to allow this accommodation....
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Longitudinal Increases in Time to Surgery for Patients with Breast Cancer: A National Cohort Study
BackgroundLonger time to surgery (TTS) is associated with worse survival in patients with breast cancer. Whether this association has encouraged more...
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Detection of pulmonary nodules in chest radiographs: novel cost function for effective network training with purely synthesized datasets
PurposeMany large radiographic datasets of lung nodules are available, but the small and hard-to-detect nodules are rarely validated by computed...
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Pediatric thoracic outlet syndrome: a systematic review with metadata
IntroductionThoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) typically considered a condition of the adult population; it is often disregarded in children and...
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An evaluation of morphometry and dehiscence of facial canal: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies
IntroductionThe facial canal (FC) is an extensive bony canal that houses the facial nerve and occupies a central position in the petrous part of...
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