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Giant cecal diverticulum in a child [PDF]
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Fierens, Kjell, Martens, Thomas
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ABSTRACT Background and Objective(s) Few studies evaluate the price elasticity of demand or the relationships between costs of access, patient income, treatment decision making and outcome in rural patients with upper gastrointestinal malignancy. Methods We queried the National Cancer Database to identify rural patients presenting with clinical stages ...
Simon S. Park+5 more
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Case-control study of stroke and the quality of hypertension control in north west England [PDF]
Objective: To examine the risk of stroke in relation to quality of hypertension control in routine general practice across an entire health district. Design: Population based matched case-control study.
Cruickshank, K+8 more
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The Rules of the Coronation: Differentiating Convention from Practice and Custom
Abstract The coronation of a new monarch is a constitutional event governed by unwritten rules. To understand which aspects of the coronation are constitutionally significant—and which are better understood as the product of tradition or novel approaches—this article examines how three types of unwritten rules structure the ceremony: conventions ...
Carolyn S. Harris, Philippe Lagassé
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Traumatic brain injury graphing: A case study of Charles Whitman
Abstract Research has identified violent behavior (i.e., assault, murder, and suicide) as a possible sequela of moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) and repeated mild TBI (rmTBI). However, misconceptions about consciousness and its ability to control an injured brain, the diverse spectrum of potential outcomes, and the role genetics ...
K. A. Strube
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Serious outcomes among emergency department patients with presyncope: A systematic review
Abstract Background Syncope is transient loss of consciousness, and in presyncope, patients experience same prodromal symptoms without losing consciousness. While studies have extensively reported the risk of serious outcome among emergency department (ED) syncope, the outcome for patients with presyncope and their management are not well studied.
Hadi Mirfazaelian+4 more
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Abstract Background Anatomical variations in the mesoappendix and appendicular arteries play a crucial role in the development and management of appendicitis. This study aimed to analyze these variations and their clinical implications. Methods A retrospective analysis of 287 patients who underwent appendectomy was conducted.
Mehmet Torun+3 more
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Low‐ and lower‐middle income countries reporting on prevalance of complicated appendicitis. Abstract Background Acute appendicitis is a common surgical emergency worldwide, with significant variations in prevalence, presentation and outcomes between high‐income countries (HIC) and low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMIC).
Renato Pitesa+4 more
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The Place of Appendicectomy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease—A Review
ABSTRACT The aetiology and pathophysiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are not completely understood; however, a dysregulated intestinal immune system appears key to its pathogenesis. It has been suggested that the appendix is central to nurturing the enteric mucosal system due to its production of lymphoid products and that an appendicectomy ...
Krishanth Naidu+4 more
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