From the Chair: Overview [PDF]
Honor Roll! Congratulations to the faculty, staff, residents and fellows here at Jefferson. We have achieved a distinction obtained by less than 0.5% of all American hospitals – this July we were notified that we have joined the U.S.News & World Report ...
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BMI and all cause mortality: systematic review and non-linear dose-response meta-analysis of 230 cohort studies with 3.74 million deaths among 30.3 million participants [PDF]
To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies of body mass index (BMI) and the risk of all cause mortality, and to clarify the shape and the nadir of the dose-response curve, and the influence on the results of confounding from ...
Aune, D +7 more
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Spontaneous cholecystocutaneous abscess
Spontaneous cholecystocutaneous abscesses or fistulae are rare complications of neglected biliary calculous disease which have become extremely rare during the last decades.
W J Metsemakers +3 more
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Systematic genetic analysis of the MHC region reveals mechanistic underpinnings of HLA type associations with disease. [PDF]
The MHC region is highly associated with autoimmune and infectious diseases. Here we conduct an in-depth interrogation of associations between genetic variation, gene expression and disease.
Aguiar +76 more
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Purpose: Hepatobiliary diseases such as fatty liver, gallbladder polyps, gallstones, hepatic hemangiomas, and gallbladder adenomyomatosis are frequently identified through abdominal ultrasound during health checkups. Although often asymptomatic, these
Du Hyun Song, Boncho Ku
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Colecistite aguda por ascaris lumbricoides
Biliary’s ascariasis is the most often ectopic site of this helminthiasis, but invasion of the worms into the gallbladder is quite rare. The autors report a case of a patient with clinical symptoms, compatible with cholecystitis induced by the worm, as ...
Amauri Clemente da Rocha +2 more
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Disease And Humanity: Ba Jin And His Ward Four: A Wartime Novel Of China [PDF]
Family as Ba Jin’s intense concern seems to be a central icon of his literary works, carrying through from his Family (1933) to Cold Nights (1947). After briefly reassessing Ba Jin’s literary contribution in his early phase, this essay will focus more ...
Kong, Haili
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Synthesis, in vitro and in vivo evaluation of 3β-[18F]fluorocholic acid for the detection of drug-induced cholestasis in mice [PDF]
Introduction : Drug-induced cholestasis is a liver disorder that might be caused by interference of drugs with the hepatobiliary bile acid transporters. It is important to identify this interference early on in drug development.
De Lombaerde, Stef +7 more
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Gallbladder Tuberculosis Mimicking Gallbladder Carcinoma: A Case Report and Literature Review
Gallbladder tuberculosis (GT) is extremely rare, and it is difficult to differentiate from other gallbladder diseases, such as gallbladder carcinoma and Xanthogranulomatous Cholecystitis. A correct preoperative diagnosis of GT is difficult.
Yao Liu, Kai Wang, Heng Liu
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Primary prevention of ischaemic cardiovascular disorders with antiplatelet agents.
In those who have already survived myocardial infarction (MI) or stroke, or have had a transient ischaemic episode (TIA), daily low dose aspirin (ASA) reduces the risk of recurrences by an amount that greatly exceeds the risk of serious bleeding ...
Meade, Tom
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