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Open AccessHemorrhoidal disease among doctors from grade-A tertiary hospitals in big cities of China: results from web-based doctors as patients survey
Doctors are at high risk of develo** hemorrhoidal disease (HD), but it is unclear whether doctors are aware of this risk. The OASIS (dOctors AS patIentS) study was performed to examine the prevalence, awaren...
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Open AccessPulse pressure variation guided goal-direct fluid therapy decreases postoperative complications in elderly patients undergoing laparoscopic radical resection of colorectal cancer: a randomized controlled trial
The use of goal-directed fluid therapy (GDFT) has been shown to reduce complications and improve prognosis in high-risk abdominal surgery patients. However, the utilization of pulse pressure variation (PPV) gu...
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Open AccessAssociation between weight-adjusted-waist index and gallstones: an analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
The weight-adjusted-waist index (WWI) is a novel obesity index, and gallstones are associated with obesity. This study aimed to investigate the possible relationship between WWI and gallstones.
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Open AccessDecoding tumor stage by peritumoral and intratumoral radiomics in resectable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
To evaluate the potential application of radiomics in predicting Tumor-Node-Metastasis (TNM) stage in patients with resectable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC).
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Open AccessAcute pancreatitis in intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm: a single-center retrospective cohort study with systematic review and meta-analysis
Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) is a cystic tumor of the pancreas arising from abnormal papillary proliferation of ductal epithelial cells, and is a precancerous lesion of pancreatic malignancy....
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Open AccessRisk factors for the mortality of hepatitis B virus-associated acute-on-chronic liver failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Hepatitis B virus-associated acute-on-chronic liver failure (HBV-ACLF) has been confirmed as a prevalent form of end-stage liver disease in people subjected to chronic HBV infection. However, there has been ra...
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Photodynamic therapy improves the outcome of immune checkpoint inhibitors via remodelling anti-tumour immunity in patients with gastric cancer
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) plays an immunoregulatory role in tumours. Here, we conducted a retrospective patient analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of PDT plus immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in gastri...
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Open AccessThe long-term efficacy of transoral incisionless fundoplication with Medigus Ultrasonic Surgical Endostapler (MUSE) for gastroesophageal reflux disease
To evaluate the long-term efficacy of transoral incisionless fundoplication (TIF) with Medigus Ultrasonic Surgical Endostapler (MUSE) for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
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Open AccessEffect of wet-heparinized suction on the quality of mediastinal solid tumor specimens obtained by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration: a retrospective study from a single center
Mediastinal lesions are diagnosed sometimes by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA). Wet-heparinized suction technique has been used to improve the quality of abdominal solid tumor sam...
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Open AccessResponse evaluation of hepatocellular carcinoma treated with stereotactic body radiation therapy: magnetic resonance imaging findings
To summarize the magnetic resonance imaging manifestations of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with and without progression after stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) and evaluate the treatment effect usin...
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Open AccessTumor size as a significant prognostic factor in T1 gastric cancer: a Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database analysis
It has previously been observed that the prognostic value of tumor size varied according to different stages patients enrolled in gastric cancer. We aimed to investigate the influence of T stage on the prognos...
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Open AccessThe effects of chemotherapy, primary tumor location and histological subtype on the survival of stage III colon cancer patients
Colon cancer (CC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide and has a poor prognosis. Surgery followed by adjuvant chemotherapy is the standard treatment strategy for stage III CC patients. Primary tumor loc...
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Open AccessLiver Disease and Poor Adherence Limit Hepatitis C Cure: A Real-World Australian Treatment Cohort
In 2016, direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatment for hepatitis C (HCV) became available through Australia’s universal health care system, with the aim of HCV elimination. We report real-world effectiveness of ...
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Open AccessUsefulness of the combined orthodontic rubber band and clip method for gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection
Effective traction is an important prerequisite for successful endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD). The combined orthodontic rubber band (ORB) and clip method was effective in colorectal cancer ESD. To date...
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Open AccessPerformance and comparison of artificial intelligence and human experts in the detection and classification of colonic polyps
The main aim of this study was to analyze the performance of different artificial intelligence (AI) models in endoscopic colonic polyp detection and classification and compare them with doctors with different ...
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Open AccessExosomal microRNAs in the DLK1-DIO3 imprinted region derived from cancer-associated fibroblasts promote progression of hepatocellular carcinoma by targeting hedgehog interacting protein
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the sixth most commonly diagnosed cancer and third leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide in 2020. Exosomes derived from cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs-exo) can ...
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Open AccessMolecular subty** based on TRP family and prognostic assessment for TRP-associated lncRNAs in pancreatic adenocarcinoma
Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels have high permeability to Ca2+ ions because they are non-selective ion channels. TRP channels have been implicated in tumor onset and progression, proliferation, and mi...
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Correction: Analysis of Phenotypic Variables and Differentiation Between Untypical Crohn’s Disease and Untypical Intestinal Tuberculosis
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Open AccessCorrection: No significant relationship exists between tumor size and prognosis in distant metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma: a propensity score matching analysis based on SEER database
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Open AccessClinical and imaging features preoperative evaluation of histological grade and microvascular infiltration of hepatocellular carcinoma
To predict the histological grade and microvascular invasion (MVI) in patients with HCC.