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Open AccessRecurrence Rates and Pharmacological Treatment for Hemorrhoidal Disease: A Systematic Review
Hemorrhoidal disease (HD) is characterized by prolapse of the inflamed and bleeding vascular tissues of the anal canal. Although HD is associated with a high recurrence rate, there is a lack of understanding a...
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Laser ablation of anal fistulae: a 6-year experience in a tertiary teaching hospital in Malaysia
Several studies have investigated the role of laser ablation of anal fistulae in the European setting. However, long-term follow-up results following laser fistula ablations are not widely investigated and no ...
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Open AccessComparison of post-operative bleeding incidence in laser hemorrhoidoplasty with and without hemorrhoidal artery ligation: a double-blinded randomized controlled trial
The effectiveness of hemorrhoidal artery ligation supplementation in reducing the incidence of post laser hemorrhoidoplasty bleeding has not been investigated.
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Pathological Complete Response After Neoadjuvant Therapy in Rectal Adenocarcinoma: a 5-Year Follow-up
Neoadjuvant therapy is the gold standard treatment of locally advanced rectal cancer. It may induce complete sterilization of tumor cell and decreases its local recurrence rate. While 15–20% of patients were f...
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Open AccessLMTK3 confers chemo-resistance in breast cancer
Lemur tyrosine kinase 3 (LMTK3) is an oncogenic kinase that is involved in different types of cancer (breast, lung, gastric, colorectal) and biological processes including proliferation, invasion, migration, c...
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Financial burden of colorectal cancer treatment among patients and their families in a middle-income country
In Malaysia, the healthcare system consists of a government-run universal healthcare system and a co-existing private healthcare system. However, with high and ever rising healthcare spending on cancer managem...
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Pre-surgical Administration of Microbial Cell Preparation in Colorectal Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Disruption of normal gut function is a common side effect post abdominal surgery. It may result in reduced tolerance to oral nutrition and progress to postoperative ileus. Microbial cell preparation is benefic...
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The perceived cancer-related financial hardship among patients and their families: a systematic review
The escalating health-care spending for cancer management has caused cancer patients to struggle further as a result of financial burden. This systematic review was carried out to investigate the prevalence of...