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Multidisciplinary Treatment of Paragangliomas in the Vascular Area of the Epigastric Region
Guang Hua Liu and Yi Zhao contributed equally to this work.
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Other Formed Elements in Urine
In urine sediment, in addition to various cells, casts, and crystals, there may also exist substances such as mucus threads, bacteria, fungi and parasites. These substances can be observed using bright field m...
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Descriptive Statistics of Continuous Variables
Two main components of classical statistical methods are descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. Descriptive statistics describe the main features of a collection of data quantitatively. Their purpo...
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The Role of Vitamin C in the Prevention and Treatment of Cancers
is a water-soluble vitamin, and is contained in many vegetables, fruits and other foods. Vitamin C possesses many bioactivities, such shows anticancer action against , such as colorectal cancer, breast...
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Current and Emerging Modalities
Radiation therapy (RT) has been utilized for the treatment of malignancies since the late 1890s and remains an important part of cancer therapy today. RT causes DNA damage leading to cell death primarily in tu...
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Special Type of Surgical Resection for Gastric Cancer
The patient is a 70-year-old male who was admitted to the hospital after being diagnosed with gastric cancer. Three months ago, he underwent three cycles of neoadjuvant chemotherapy. The patient experienced ab...
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The Comprehensive Treatment for Gastric Cancer
The patient, a 26-year-old female, was admitted due to persistent dull upper abdominal pain lasting for 2 months, with exacerbation over the past week. Initially, she experienced intermittent epigastric dull p...
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Subcoracoid Im**ement and Endoscopic Coracoplasty
The space between the coracoid process and the humeral head is often called “subcoracoid space,” which contains subscapularis. Subcoracoid im**ement is an under-reported cause of anterior shoulder pain becau...
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In Vivo Detection of Cholesterol Crystals in Atherosclerotic Plaque with Optical Coherence Tomography
The development, growth, and aggregation of cholesterol crystals (CCs) within the atherosclerotic core are believed to play a causal role in disease progression as well as plaque erosion and rupture that leads...
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Clinical Chemistry Laboratory Automation
Total laboratory automation (TLA) refers to the integration of different testing platforms, pre-analysis, and post-analysis sample processing modules through automated transmission tracks and information netwo...
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Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a group of age-related macular diseases induced by a variety of factors. The common characteristic of AMD is the pathological changes in the nutritional structure of m...
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The POCT Market
The POCT market is large and has enjoyed sound growth. From 2008 to 2018, the sales volume of the global POCT market doubled, with an average annual compound growth rate of 7.5%. The global POCT sales volume i...
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Ovarian Sclerosing Stromal Tumor
Female patient, 26 years old, came to our gynecology outpatient department due to menstrual irregularity. Ultrasound examination showed a solid space-occupying lesion in the right adnexa area. She underwent fu...
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Adjunctive Measures: Neuromonitoring, Perfusion Monitoring, Foley
Intraoperative care begins prior to surgery with a detailed discussion with the anesthesia and neuromonitoring teams. Special attention should be paid to the patient’s comorbid medical conditions, and consider...
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Recurrent Ovarian Granulosa Cell Tumor
Female patient, 58 years old, was admitted to the hospital with a pelvic mass found for 7 days, 4 years after chemotherapy after ovarian granulosa cell tumor cytoreductive surgery. Postoperative pathology afte...
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Global Expansion: Pancreas Transplantation in China
The history of pancreas transplantation in China started in 1982. Since then, more than 600 pancreas transplants have been performed, a number that is far lower than the number of other solid organ transplants...
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Robotic Operating Room Configuration
The area of the da Vinci Robotic Operating Room is recommended to be around 60 m2 to easily move the equipment flexibly. In the overall layout, fully consider the use of doors, power sockets, and overhead structu...
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Borderline Epithelial Tumor of the Ovary
Female patient, 37 years old, underwent routine health checkup, and bilateral cystic adnexal masses were incidental findings in an ultrasound examination. Regular menstruation, no abnormal vaginal bleeding and...
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Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy in Pediatric Patients
Pediatric urolithiasis is a relatively rare disease in urology. According to the American Urological Association (AUA) 2016 Surgical Treatment Guidelines, surgery is recommended for patients who are unable to ...
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Review
Point-of-care testing (POCT) is a subfield of in vitro diagnostics (IVD), where portable analytical instruments and supporting reagents are used to obtain test results quickly at the sampling site. POCT is a d...
