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Open AccessEfficacy and safety of 1% and 2% rebamipide clear solution in dry eye disease: a multicenter randomized trial
To evaluate the efficacy of 1% and 2% rebamipide clear solution in the treatment of dry eye disease (DED).
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Right posterior bile duct stricture after central bisectionectomy or anterior sectionectomy
Before performing anterior sectionectomy (AS) or central bisectionectomy (CBS), the anatomy of the right posterior bile duct (RPBD) must be cautiously assessed owing to the many variations of the RPBD and its ...
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Open AccessLong-term clinical outcomes and predictive factors in patients with chronic ocular graft-versus-host disease
We investigate long-term clinical outcomes and predictive factors associated with poor vision outcomes in patients with ocular graft-versus-host disease (oGVHD). This retrospective cohort study involved 94 pat...
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Open AccessClinical characteristics of dry eye with ocular neuropathic pain features: comparison according to the types of sensitization based on the Ocular Pain Assessment Survey
To compare the clinical characteristics of dry eye patients with ocular neuropathic pain features according to the types of sensitization based on the Ocular Pain Assessment Survey (OPAS).
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Open AccessRetraction Note: Comparison of 0.05% cyclosporine and 3% diquafosol solution for dry eye patients: a randomized, blinded, multicenter clinical trial
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.
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Open AccessExplorative study of serum biomarkers of liver failure after liver resection
Conventional biochemical markers have limited usefulness in the prediction of early liver dysfunction. We, therefore, tried to find more useful liver failure biomarkers after liver resection that are highly se...
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Prevalence and Clinical Significance of Biliary Intraepithelial Neoplasia (BilIN) in Cholangiocarcinoma
Biliary intraepithelial neoplasia (BilIN) is a noninvasive precursor lesion which progresses to cholangiocarcinoma (CC). BilIN is often found synchronously adjacent to the tumor or at the surgical resection ma...
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Open AccessEffect of epidermal growth factor ointment on persistent epithelial defects of the cornea
Healthy corneal epithelium acts as a barrier against damage to the deeper structures in the eye. Failure in the mechanisms of corneal epithelization can lead to persistent epithelial defects of the cornea (PED...
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Open AccessRight-side versus left-side hepatectomy for the treatment of hilar cholangiocarcinoma: a comparative study
Radical resection is the only curative treatment for patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma. While left-side hepatectomy (LH) may have an oncological disadvantage over right-side hepatectomy (RH) owing to the ...
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The learning curve in pure laparoscopic donor right hepatectomy: a cumulative sum analysis
Although the use of pure laparoscopic donor hepatectomy (PLDH) is increasingly common, it remains limited to a few experienced centers and no data on the learning curve are currently available. The aim of this...
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Open AccessRETRACTED ARTICLE: Comparison of 0.05% cyclosporine and 3% diquafosol solution for dry eye patients: a randomized, blinded, multicenter clinical trial
This study is aim to compare the clinical effectiveness between the two most prominent dry eye disease (DED)-specific eye drops, 0.05% cyclosporine (CN) and 3% diquafosol (DQ).
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Pure laparoscopic donor right hepatectomy: perspectives in manipulating a flexible scope
Interest in pure laparoscopic donor hepatectomy (PLDH) is increasing worldwide with the donor’s cosmetic demands and improvements in surgical techniques. Efficient manipulation of flexible scope is mandatory f...
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Effectiveness of photodynamic therapy with verteporfin combined with intrastromal bevacizumab for corneal neovascularization in Stevens–Johnson syndrome
To investigate the effectiveness of combined photodynamic therapy with verteporfin and intrastromal injection of bevacizumab for the treatment of corneal neovascularization in patients with Stevens–Johnson syn...
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Open AccessOxidative stress markers in tears of patients with Graves’ orbitopathy and their correlation with clinical activity score
To investigate the concentrations of oxidative stress markers, 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyquanosine (8-OHdG) and malondialdehyde (MDA), in tears and their correlation with the clinical activity score (CAS) in patients ...
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Effect of diquafosol tetrasodium 3% on the conjunctival surface and clinical findings after cataract surgery in patients with dry eye
To investigate the effects of diquafosol tetrasodium (DT) 3% on conjunctival impression cytologic findings in addition to clinical symptoms and signs after cataract surgery in patients with preexisting dry eye...
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Manifestation of meibomian gland dysfunction in patients with Sjögren’s syndrome, non-Sjögren’s dry eye, and non-dry eye controls
To evaluate the manifestation of meibomian gland dysfunction in patients with Sjögren’s syndrome (SS), non-Sjögren’s syndrome dry eye (non-SS) patients, and non-dry eye controls.
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A case of bilateral keratitis caused by Providencia alcalifaciens: a rarely encountered ocular pathogen
To report a case of keratitis caused by Providencia alcalifaciens.
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Pediatric Living Donor Liver Transplantation Using a Monosegment Procured by Pure 3D Laparoscopic Left Lateral Sectionectomy and In situ Reduction
Improvements in laparoscopic imaging systems and instruments have increased the performance of pure laparoscopic living donor hepatectomy. This operation is no longer limited to left lateral sectionectomy but ...
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Open AccessPure 3D laparoscopic living donor right hemihepatectomy in a donor with separate right posterior and right anterior hepatic ducts and portal veins
Despite increases in the performance of pure laparoscopic living donor hepatectomy, variations in the bile duct or portal vein have been regarded as relative contraindications to this technique [1–3]. This report...
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Open AccessA novel TRPM8 agonist relieves dry eye discomfort
Physical cooling of the eye surface relieves ocular discomfort, but translating this event to drug treatment of dry eye discomfort not been studied. Here, we synthesized a water-soluble TRPM8 receptor agonist ...
