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Quality of life as a predictor for survival in patients with small intestinal neuroendocrine tumours

Journal of Neuroendocrinology, EarlyView.
Abstract Health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) has been shown to predict overall survival (OS) in several different malignancies, but not in patients with small intestinal neuroendocrine tumours (siNET). We evaluated the influence of HRQoL on survival in patients with siNET. We included 85 patients with advanced siNET who completed the validated HRQoL
Håkan Ohlsson, Martin Nilsson, Anna Sundlöv, Marlene Malmström, Martin Almquist   +4 more
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The Association of Appendectomy, Adhesions, Tubal Pathology, and Female Infertility

JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, 2019
Background and Objectives: The aim of the study was to investigate a potential association between previous childhood appendectomy, tube pathology, and female infertility.
Victoria Margaux Becker, S. Silver, R. Seufert, O. Muensterer   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Pope Pius XII to the Guild of St. Luke [PDF]

, 1956
EDITOR\u27S NOTE: The address of Pope Pius XII, given November 12, 1944, to the Italian Guild of St. Luke, was perhaps the most comprehensive of all of his talks on medical morality.
Pope Pius XII,
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Abnormal Homeostasis in the Redox State and Related Signaling Pathways, in Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Neurogastroenterology &Motility, EarlyView.
There is higher oxidative stress and higher expression of transcription factor NF‐κB and the gp91 subunit of NADPH oxidase in IBS, with lower antioxidant regulator Nrf2. There are no differences in the IBS subtypes; however, in IBS‐C, malondialdehyde correlated with IL‐4, and TNF‐α with IL‐10, suggesting an interleukin‐mediated anti low‐grade ...
A. S. Morales‐Guzmán, A. Alarcón‐Aguilar, A. Luna‐López, A. D. Santana‐Vargas, M. Motola‐Kuba, R. Librado‐Osorio, J. A. García‐Álvarez, M. J. Schmulson   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Infectious Complications After Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Pediatric Patients with Perforated Appendicitis: Is There a Difference in the Outcome Using Irrigation and Suction Versus Suction Only? Results of a Multicentric International Retrospective Study. [PDF]

, 2018
Analyzing the recent literature, it seems that the use of irrigation increases the incidence of intra-abdominal abscesses (IAAs) and infectious complications in perforated appendicitis.
Becmeur, Francois, Cortese, Giuseppe, Escolino, Maria, Esposito, Ciro, Masieri, Lorenzo, Saxena, Amulya, Till, Holger, W Holcomb 3rd, George   +7 more
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Lady Parts and Baby Parts: What Is a Fetus?

Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A common‐sense view of mammalian pregnancy treats the fetus as (a) an organism and (b) co‐extensive with the approximately baby‐shaped entity developing in the uterus. In this paper, I draw on metabolic accounts of the organism to show that (a) and (b) cannot both be correct: either the fetus is not an organism, or it is considerably more ...
Alexandria Boyle
wiley   +1 more source

Appendectomy for Therapy-Refractory Ulcerative Colitis Results in Pathological Improvement of Colonic Inflammation: Short-Term Results of the PASSION Study

Journal of Crohn's & Colitis, 2018
Background and Aims The objective of this study was to examine the modulating effect of an appendectomy on the disease course of therapy-refractory ulcerative colitis [UC] patients, and to analyse appendiceal pathological characteristics predictive of ...
S. Sahami, M. Wildenberg, L. Koens, Glen A. Doherty, S. Martin, G. D'Haens, G. Cullen, W. Bemelman, D. Winter, C. Buskens   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Analysis of outcomes of laparoscopic appendectomy and open appendectomy [PDF]

International Journal of Surgery Science, 2019
Background: Open appendectomy is standardized among surgeons and is usually completed using a small right lower quadrant incision and postoperative recovery is usually uneventful. It is the most common general surgical procedure performed all-over the world. And the most common intra-abdominal surgical emergency, with a lifetime risk of 6%. Aim of the
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Appendectomy and risk of Parkinson's disease in two large prospective cohorts of men and women

Movement Disorders, 2018
Background: Prior work on appendectomy and PD has produced mixed results. In this study we examined whether history of self‐reported appendectomy was related to risk of incident Parkinson's disease in the Nurses’ Health Study and the Health Professionals
N. Palacios, Katherine C Hughes, E. Cereda, M. Schwarzschild, A. Ascherio   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Are We Practicing What We Are Taught in Health Professions’ Education? Coproducing Health Care [PDF]

, 2018
Health-care providers and educators are inherently empathetic, compassionate, experienced professionals who entered their profession to assure the complementary missions of public health and health care.
Caron, Rosemary M., O\u27Connor, Ryan Joy   +1 more
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