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Redefining the Role of Splenectomy in Scirrhous Gastric Cancer: Toward a Selective Multimodal Strategy

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Scirrhous gastric cancer, characterized by diffuse infiltration and a high propensity for peritoneal dissemination, remains one of the most aggressive subtypes of gastric cancer. Despite a relatively high incidence of splenic hilar lymph node (No. 10) metastasis, the oncologic benefit of splenectomy remains controversial, while its association
Tsutomu Hayashi, Takaki Yoshikawa
wiley   +1 more source

Post-abortion contraceptive uptake, choices, and factors associated with it among women seeking abortion services in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

open access: yesFrontiers in Global Women's Health
BackgroundIn Africa, over one-third of women experience multiple abortions, often due to inadequate access to effective modern contraceptives. This highlights a critical gap in understanding the patterns and predictors of post-abortion contraceptive (PAC)
Gizachew Worku Dagnew   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of Postoperative Infectious Complications on Long‐Term Survival After Curative Resection for Colorectal Cancer: A Multicenter Study in the Minimally Invasive Era

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Postoperative infectious complications (PICs) have been associated with poor long‐term outcomes after colorectal cancer surgery, but evidence in the modern minimally invasive era remains limited. In this multicenter cohort of 5377 patients undergoing curative resection, PICs were independently associated with worse overall survival and relapse‐free ...
Takehito Yamamoto   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Essential Updates in the Surgical Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Current Topics From 2024 to Mid‐2026

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Appropriateness of User Fees for Reproductive Health in Malawi

open access: yes, 2004
The introduction of cost-sharing strategies, such as user-fees, for health care in developing countries has received increasing attention due to declining Government expenditure on health and reduced donor funding.
Hennink, Monique, Madise, Nyovani
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Laparoscopic Surgery Is Associated With Reduced Small Bowel Obstruction Risk After Colorectal Cancer Surgery: A Nationwide Cohort Study of 5458 Patients

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
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
wiley   +1 more source

How access to contraception affects fertility and contraceptive use in Tunisia [PDF]

open access: yes
To a great extent, fertility decline in Tunisia can be explained by the rise in the age at which women marry, probably because they are better educated and because social legislation has given them more rights.
Guilkey, David K., Cochrane, Susan
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HOPE Kids 2: Phase 3, Randomized Trial of Voxelotor in Children With SCD and Conditional Cerebral Blood Flow Velocities

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Hematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Children with SCD have elevated stroke risk, correlated with cerebral blood flow velocity (CBFV). HOPE Kids 2 was a phase 3, multicenter, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trial evaluating the effect of voxelotor on CBFV. Participants aged 2 to < 15 years with SCD (HbSS/HbSβ0) and conditional CBFV (170 to < 200 cm/s) were randomized 1:1 to ...
Halima Bello‐Manga   +58 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond denomination: The relationship between religion and family planning in rural Malawi [PDF]

open access: yes
Despite the centrality of religion and fertility to life in rural Africa, the relationship between the two remains poorly understood. The study presented here uses unique integrated individual- and congregational-level data from rural Malawi to examine ...
Sara Yeatman, Jenny Trinitapoli
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Contraceptive use in women with hypertension and diabetes: cross-sectional study in northwest Ethiopia

open access: yesInternational Journal of Women's Health, 2015
Tensae Tadesse Mekonnen,1 Solomon Meseret Woldeyohannes,2 Tegbar Yigzaw3 1Department of Midwifery, Tseda Health Science College, 2Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, University of Gondar, Gondar, 3Jhpiego-Ethiopia ...
Mekonnen TT, Woldeyohannes SM, Yigzaw T
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