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This study demonstrates that a preoperative FIB‐4 index ≥ 5.0 independently predicts severe complications and endogenous organ failure (EOF) following hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma. By capturing structural liver fragility and systemic vulnerability, the FIB‐4 index enhances surgical risk stratification beyond traditional functional markers ...
Masanori Nakamura +9 more
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A Forgotten Disease in Children: Lemierre Syndrome
Lemierre’s syndrome is a life-threatening disease following oropharyngeal infections. A thirteen-year-old female patient presented with fatigue, facial edema, and shortness of breath. In the computerized tomographic examination, an abscessed area extends
Zekiye Aybüke Şen Ersöz +5 more
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ABSTRACT Inflammatory bowel disease management has undergone a major transformation with the introduction of treat‐to‐target strategies and highly effective biologic and small‐molecule therapies. Although these advances have reduced the overall requirement for surgery, operative intervention remains essential for selected patients with ulcerative ...
Yoshiki Okita +4 more
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ABSTRACT Aim Long‐term stoma‐free outcomes after diverting stoma closure in patients who underwent sphincter‐preserving rectal cancer surgery with double‐stapling technique (DST) reconstruction following radiation‐based neoadjuvant treatment remain unclear.
Hidetaka Ichikawa +7 more
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Abbreviated Abstract This nationwide retrospective cohort study of 5458 colorectal cancer surgeries across 32 Japanese institutions examined the effects of laparoscopic surgery, adhesion prevention materials (APMs), and stoma creation on the 5‐year risk of small bowel obstruction (SBO).
Takeshi Yamada +19 more
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Robot‐assisted pelvic exenteration (RPE) was performed with acceptable perioperative outcomes in selected patients with primary rectal cancer. It may serve as a complementary approach at institutions with sufficient experience in PE, whereas open surgery remains essential for extensive or technically demanding disease.
Shoma Yamamoto +3 more
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We demonstrate the direct‐laser patterning of a gold thin film on polymethyl methacrylate to fabricate a temperature sensor for dentures. The temperature sensor‐embedded smart dentures are evaluated in an oral environment, enabling in‐situ monitoring for elderly healthcare.
Han Ku Nam +7 more
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Staphylococcus aureus strains that produce Panton-Valentine leukocidin are known to cause community infections. We describe an outbreak of skin abscesses caused by Panton-Valentine leukocidin–producing methicillin-susceptible S.
Elodie Couvé-Deacon +8 more
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Characterization and Analysis of PHEX Variants in Patients With Hypophosphatemia in Argentina
ABSTRACT Confirming the underlying molecular etiology of hereditary hypophosphatemia (HH) to provide recurrence risk counseling is highly important. Our aims were to describe the detected variants and their distribution across Argentina and to contrast them with published data.
Silvia Ávila +3 more
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