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Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.A soft robotic simulator is developed to replicate the digital removal of feces (DRF), a sensitive yet essential nursing procedure. Integrating soft actuators, sensors, and a realistic rectal model, the simulator balances functional fidelity with perceptual realism. Engineering evaluations and nurse feedback confirm its potential to enhance training in
Shoko Miyagawa +10 more
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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.Using a multicenter Japanese colorectal cancer cohort from 25 institutions, we analyzed 1464 patients across all disease stages and tumor locations to determine the prevalence and clinicopathological features of MSI‐H/dMMR colorectal cancer. MSI‐H/dMMR tumors accounted for 9.4% of cases overall, were present in 22% of right‐sided colon cancers, and ...
Yoshihiro Morimoto +27 more
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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.The characteristics of patients with anal fistula cancer included a higher proportion of men, younger age, more smokers, and tumor‐related characteristics, including more advanced local progression. Surgical characteristics included a lower rate of minimally invasive surgery, a higher proportion of total pelvic exenterations, and longer postoperative ...
Nobuaki Hoshino +5 more
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Arquivos de Gastroenterologia, 2005 BACKGROUND: The rectoanal inhibitory reflex has an important rule in the fecal continence mechanism. Alterations in this reflex can be associated with compromised anal sphincteric function.
João Gomes Netinho +4 more
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Anal Canal Duplication in an Adult Female—Case Report and Pathology Guiding
Medicina, 2021 Anal canal duplication (ACD) is a very rare condition, diagnosed and treated mostly in childhood. Less than 90 cases have been reported in the literature so far. We are presenting a case of a young woman who underwent surgical excision of the duplication
Tudor Mateescu +4 more
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Surveillance of Anal Canal Cancers [PDF]
Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America, 2017 Anal squamous cell cancer is most frequently a locoregional disease that is amenable to curative therapy in a majority of fit patients. Complete response rates after chemoradiotherapy (CRT) are good, with up to 75% of patients with no evidence of relapse on surveillance.
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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Preoperative malnutrition and systemic inflammation are established determinants of adverse outcomes in colorectal cancer (CRC). Transthyretin (TTR), a rapid‐turnover hepatic protein, reflects both nutritional and inflammatory status; however, its clinical utility may be influenced by age‐ and sex‐related variability.
Ayane Kawata +7 more
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Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface, EarlyView., 2021 Abstract Background Patients with pudendal neuralgia (PN) experience long‐lasting chronic pain, hyperalgesia, and comorbid emotional disorders, such as depression and anxiety. Treatment via conventional pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) current carries a significantly high rate of failure.
Cheng‐Long Wang, Tao Song
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Anal and Perianal Masses: The Common, the Uncommon, and the Rare
Indian Journal of Radiology and ImagingA variety of tumors involve the anal canal because the anal canal forms the transition between the digestive system and the skin, and this anatomical region is made of a variety of different cells and tissues.
Antony Augustine +8 more
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Successful Treatment of Metastatic Anal Canal Adenocarcinoma with mFOLFOX6 + Bevacizumab
Case Reports in Oncology, 2016 Anal canal adenocarcinoma is a relatively rare malignancy without established diagnostic and treatment criteria. Case reports of chemotherapy for anal canal adenocarcinoma with distant metastasis are limited, and there is no convincing evidence for ...
Mototsugu Matsunaga +7 more
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