NOViSE: a virtual natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery simulator [PDF]
Purpose: Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) is a novel technique in minimally invasive surgery whereby a flexible endoscope is inserted via a natural orifice to gain access to the abdominal cavity, leaving no external scars.
Barrow, A +4 more
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In vivo performance of antibiotic embedded electrospun PCL membranes for prevention of abdominal adhesions [PDF]
The aim of this study was to prepare nonwoven materials from poly(-caprolactone) (PCL) and their antibiotic containing forms by electrospinning, so as to prevent postsurgery induced abdominal adhesions in rats. -Caprolactone was first polymerized by ring-
Bolgen , Nimet +8 more
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Preclinical evaluation of local prolonged release of paclitaxel from gelatin microspheres for the prevention of recurrence of peritoneal carcinomatosis in advanced ovarian cancer [PDF]
Patients with advanced ovarian cancer develop recurrence despite initial treatment response to standard treatment of surgery and intravenous/intraperitoneal (IP) chemotherapy, partly due to a limited peritoneal exposure time of chemotherapeutics ...
Ceelen, Wim +7 more
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Compartmental syndrome and measurement of intra-abdominal pressure: the knowledge of the nurse [PDF]
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the knowledge of nurses about abdominal compartment syndrome and the measurement of intra-abdominal pressure (PIA).
Gleidson Monteiro dos Santos +6 more
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Morphology of the canine omentum, part 2: the omental bursa and its compartments materialized and explored by a novel technique [PDF]
The canine omental bursa is a virtual cavity enclosed by the greater and lesser omentum. While previous representations of this bursa were always purely schematic, a novel casting technique was developed to depict the three-dimensional organization of ...
Ackerknecht +20 more
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Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorders in neuronal xenotransplanted macaques [PDF]
Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLDs) are a heterogeneous group of lymphoid proliferations that occur in the setting of depressed T-cell function due to immunosuppressive therapy used following solid organ transplantation, hematopoietic ...
Aron Badin, R. +12 more
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Fundamento: el trauma abdominal cerrado provoca grandes dilemas diagnósticos y terapéuticos, dado la necesidad de determinar si se lesionó alguna víscera y es necesario operar o no.Objetivo: caracterizar a los pacientes con trauma abdominal cerrado ...
Eugenio Elio Cruz-Pérez +4 more
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Dermoid cyst of the abdominal cavity
Due to the rarity and difficulty of diagnosis, dermoid cysts of the abdominal cavity are recognized only during surgery or at autopsy.
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A comparison of the results from intra-pleural and intra-peritoneal studies with those from inhalation and intratracheal tests for the assessment of pulmonary responses to inhalable dusts and fibres. [PDF]
The aim of this paper is to compare results from inhalation studies with those from intraperitoneal and intrapleural tests, where available, for a number of fibrous and particulate test materials.
Bevan, Ruth +2 more
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Purpose of reviewIntestinal tuberculosis (TB) is increasing due partly to the HIV pandemic. Its clinical presentation mimics inflammatory conditions such as Crohn's disease and malignancies, which are becoming more prevalent, so the diagnosis is ...
Donoghue, HD, Holton, J
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