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Long-term trajectories of bone metabolism parameters and bone mineral density (BMD) in obese patients treated with metabolic surgery: a real-world, retrospective study
Potential negative effects of metabolic surgery on skeletal integrity remain a concern, since long-term data of different surgical approaches are poor. This study aimed to describe changes in bone metabolism i...
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Open AccessAnalysis of resorbable mesh implants in short-term human muscular fascia cultures: a pilot study
Alteration in fascial tissue collagen composition represents a key factor in hernia etiology and recurrence. Both resorbable and non-resorbable meshes for hernia repair are currently used in the surgical setti...
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Open AccessProsthetic repair of left diaphragmatic defect in an elderly patient: a rare case report
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Open AccessShedding some light on the use of mesh in gastroesophageal junction surgery
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Open AccessA rare case of extraovarian primary peritoneal carcinoma in a 72 year-old woman
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ePTFE soft tissue patch reconstruction of hemidiaphragmatic agenesis with late clinical presentation
In this paper we describe a case of a 71-year-old man affected by left hemidiaphragm agenesis who presented an extensive enterothorax after an asymptomatic history for many years. The patient had late developm...
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Crura ultrastructural alterations in patients with hiatal hernia: a pilot study
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Crura ultrastructural alterations in patients with hiatal hernia: a pilot study
Laparoscopic fundoplication for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and hiatal hernia has been validated worldwide in the past decade. However, hiatal hernia recurrence still represents the most frequent lo...
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Feasibility of Primary Inguinal Hernia Repair with a New Mesh
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of primary inguinal repair with open tension-free and sutureless technique using a new polypropylene “patch and plug system” (Prolene 3D patch), and th...
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Open AccessDNA damage and cell cycle arrest induced by 2-(4-amino-3-methylphenyl)-5-fluorobenzothiazole (5F 203, NSC 703786) is attenuated in aryl hydrocarbon receptor deficient MCF-7 cells
The fluorinated benzothiazole analogue 2-(4-amino-3-methylphenyl)-5-fluorobenzothiazole (5F 203, NSC 703786) is a novel agent with potent and selective antitumour properties and, in the form of its L-lysylamide p...
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Open AccessIn vitro evaluation of amino acid prodrugs of novel antitumour 2-(4-amino-3-methylphenyl)benzothiazoles
Novel 2-(4-aminophenyl)benzothiazoles possess highly selective, potent antitumour properties in vitro and in vivo. They induce and are biotransformed by cytochrome P450 (CYP) 1A1 to putative active as well as ina...
