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An Unusual Cause of Abdominal Ascites. [PDF]
, 2018 Abdominal ascites is most commonly caused by portal hypertension from liver cirrhosis. When present, portal hypertension is associated with an elevated serum-ascites albumin gradient (SAAG) ≥1.1 g/dL. In contrast, a SAAG < 1.1 g/dL suggests malignancy,
Chak, Eric W +2 more
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Peritoneal Canceromatosis in Malignant Tumors of Various Localizations. Achievements and Prospects
Креативная хирургия и онкология, 2021 Peritoneal carcinomatosis is viewed by many experts as a terminal illness with an unfavourable course and prognosis. Existing therapies are controversial and exhibit ambiguous efficacy.
Sh. Kh. Gantsev +3 more
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Data-Driven Distributionally Robust Surgery Planning in Flexible Operating Rooms Over a Wasserstein Ambiguity [PDF]
arXiv, 2021 We study elective surgery planning in flexible operating rooms (ORs) where emergency patients are accommodated in the existing elective surgery schedule. Specifically, elective surgeries can be scheduled weeks or months in advance. In contrast, an emergency surgery arrives randomly and must be performed on the day of arrival.
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Outcome of Nephrectomies in Malta since 2000 [PDF]
, 2014 Aim: To audit the oncological results and perioperative surgical outcome of nephrectomies performed in Malta since year 2000. Method: A retrospective index case list of all nephrectomies carried out by three urological surgeons at St Luke’s and Mater ...
Bugeja, Simon +4 more
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Peritoneal carcinosis of ovarian origin [PDF]
, 2010 Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the second most common genital malignancy in women and is the most lethal gynecological malignancy, with an estimated five-year survival rate of 39%.
Fagotti, A +7 more
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CHALLENGES IN CHOICE OF THE TREATMENT STRATEGY FOR PATIENTS WITH RECURRENT PSEUDOMYXOMA PERITONEI
Сибирский онкологический журнал, 2019 Pseudomixoma peritonei is a rare type of peritoneal carcinomatosis accompanied by accumulation of mucus and high recurrence rate and in some cases complicated with intestinal obstruction.
A. G. Abdullaev +2 more
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Disease Extent at Secondary Cytoreductive Surgery is Predictive of Progression-free and Overall Survival in Advanced Stage Ovarian Cancer: an NRG Oncology/Gynecologic Oncology Group study [PDF]
, 2016 Purpose GOG 152 was a randomized trial of secondary cytoreductive surgery (SCS) in patients with suboptimal residual disease (residual tumor nodule >1 cm in greatest diameter) following primary cytoreductive surgery for advanced stage ovarian cancer ...
Copeland, Larry J. +10 more
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Clinical and Non-clinical Effects on Surgery Duration: Statistical Modeling and Analysis [PDF]
arXiv, 2018 Surgery duration is usually used as an input to the operation room (OR) allocation and surgery scheduling problems. A good estimation of surgery duration benefits the operation planning in ORs. In contrast, we would like to investigate whether the allocation decisions in turn influence surgery duration.
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Scientific ReportsClear cell renal cell carcinoma, one of the most common types of renal cell carcinoma, has been increasing in incidence year by year. This study aims to investigate the impact of radiotherapy on the prognosis of patients with metastatic clear cell renal ...
Xuwen Li +9 more
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