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Smart Catheters for Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Therapy

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This study presents a comprehensive review of smart catheters, an emerging class of medical devices that integrate embedded sensors, robotics, and communication systems, offering increased functionality and complexity to enable real‐time health monitoring, diagnostics, and treatment. Abstract This review explores smart catheters as an emerging class of
Azra Yaprak Tarman   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advances in the multifunctionality of cell membrane-encapsulated nanoparticles in the treatment of colorectal cancer

open access: yesFrontiers in Immunology
Cell membrane-camouflaged nanoparticles (CNPs) have emerged as promising multifunctional platforms for colorectal cancer therapy, integrating drug delivery, immunomodulation, photothermal ablation, and anti-inflammatory effects.
Zhengdong Qiu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Case Report of a Mediastinal Fistula with Liver Abscesses as a Complication of Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
We report a case of mediastinal fistula with liver abscesses detected by thoracic and abdominal computed tomography as a complication of aortic valve replacement ...
Eduardo Bossone   +3 more
core   +1 more source

3D‐Printed Gastrointestinal Stents: In Vivo Evaluation in a Swine Small Bowel Perforation Model

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Gastrointestinal fistulae and perforations can lead to severe complications including sepsis and patient death. In this work, the efficacy of 3D‐printed gastrointestinal stents composed of poly‐lactic‐acid (PLA) was evaluated in an in vivo swine model.
Gweniviere Capron   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Thoracic duct fistula and renal transplantation [PDF]

open access: yes, 1979
Thoracic duct drainage (TDD) was established for 21-115 days in 40 kidney recipients with an average removal per patient day of 4.7 1 lymph and 1.88 billion cells. Cellular and humoral immunity were depressed. TDD and immunosuppressive drugs were started
Franks, JJ   +9 more
core   +2 more sources

Bioprinted Constructs in the Regulatory Landscape: Current State and Future Perspectives

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
Bioprinting has rapidly emerged as a transformative technology in biomedical research, offering unprecedented potential to replicate complex tissues. Despite its promise, clinical translation remains limited due to regulatory hurdles. This review explores global regulatory frameworks, comparing approaches in the EU, U.S., China, and Australia, and ...
Francesca Perin   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Case of Low Rectovaginal Fistula of Obstetric Origin: Treatment by Fistulotomy and Reconstitution or Advancement Flap?

open access: yesFrontiers in Surgery, 2020
Many small low rectovaginal fistulas represent incompletely healed (third degree) perineal lacerations i. e., involving the sphincters. An individualized, systematic approach to these fistulas based on their size, location, and etiology provides a more ...
Elroy Patrick Weledji   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Physical Intelligence in Small‐Scale Robots and Machines

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
“Physical intelligence” (PI) empowers biological organisms and artificial machines, especially at the small scales, to perceive, adapt, and even reshape their complex, dynamic, and unstructured operation environments. This review summarizes recent milestones and future directions of PI in small‐scale robots and machines.
Huyue Chen, Metin Sitti
wiley   +1 more source

Chronic schistosomiasis infection and obstetric fistula repair outcomes in Lubango, Angola: A retrospective chart review

open access: yesReproductive, Female and Child Health
Objective To assess the association between chronic schistosomiasis infection, determined by bladder biopsies, and vesicovaginal (VVF) repair outcomes at an urban hospital in Angola.
Esther A. Chin   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Endovascular Treatment of a Lumbar Spinal Epidural Arteriovenous Fistula with Radiculopathy: A Case Report

open access: yes대한영상의학회지, 2021
Spinal epidural arteriovenous fistulas (SEDAVFs) are rare spinal vascular malformations that are difficult to diagnose and treat. SEDAVFs can be asymptomatic; however, symptoms can arise from the compression of adjacent nerve roots by dilated vein and ...
Hyun Hwang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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