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Results of Radical Surgical Treatment of Cholangiocarcinoma [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Radical operations of cholangiocarcinomas are connected with the great number of post-operative complications, and lethality reaches 15-30 %. The most debatable questions remain the choice of the operation type depending on localization and spreading of ...
Avdosyev, Y. (Yuriy)   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Deaths of Children in Out‐of‐Home‐Care: What do Inquest Reports Reveal About the Framing of Child Protection Practice?

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In Western Australia (WA), a coronial inquest into the death of a child who had been in care is mandatory. An inquest is a public hearing, a fact‐finding process to determine the cause of the death, prevent future deaths from occurring in similar circumstances and to comment on the public health implications.
Celine Harrison   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Management of Adult Choledochal Cyst Coexisting with Gallbladder Carcinoma: A Case Report and Review of Literature

open access: yesNigerian Journal of Surgery, 2016
Choledochal cyst is a relatively rare condition. Even rarer is a choledochal cyst in association with a gallbladder carcinoma. This study reports a rare case of gallbladder carcinoma coexisting with a choledochal cyst in a Nigerian patient.
Olusegun Isaac Alatise   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Treatment of a mixed acinar-endocrine carcinoma with uptake on 68Gallium-DOTATOC positron emission tomography-computed tomography : a case report [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The case of a 35-year old female patient with a diagnosis of metastatic mixed acinar-endocrine carcinoma (MAEC) is investigated in the present study.
De Both, Anneleen   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Maternal detection of neonatal jaundice during birth hospitalization using a novel two-color icterometer

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2017
Background Mothers are frequently the first to observe the onset of jaundice in their newborn infants before the decision to seek treatment. However, simple-to-use tools that could facilitate early detection of jaundice and assist mothers to seek ...
B. Olusanya   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Self‐Administered Taste Testing Without Water: Normative Data for the 53‐Item Waterless Empirical Taste Test (WETT)

open access: yesInternational Forum of Allergy &Rhinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), more than 20 million Americans suffer from chronic taste problems. Unfortunately, quantitative testing is rarely performed, self‐reports are inaccurate, and “taste” is often confused with olfaction‐dependent flavors.
Richard L. Doty   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Development and Validation of the Smell‐Qx Questionnaire, Based on a Systematic Review of the Literature and the COMET Initiative on the Development of Core Outcome Sets for Clinical Trials in Olfactory Disorders

open access: yesInternational Forum of Allergy &Rhinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Olfactory dysfunction affects up to 22% of the population. Accurate assessment is vital for diagnosis and tracking outcomes, often using patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs). Aims We aimed to develop and validate a novel questionnaire for assessing olfactory and gustatory dysfunction.
Matt Lechner   +31 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of Octreotide and Allopurinol on Liver Histology and Functions in Surgical Jaundice: An Experimental Study

open access: yesAlbanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 2019
Aim: Mechanical jaundice may lead to adverse metabolic effects in surgical patients. Our aim was to investigate the effects of octreotid and allopurinol on liver histology and functions in rats with experimantally created mechanical jaundice. Methods:
Özgür Ekinci   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Early Discharge of Infants and Risk of Readmission for Jaundice

open access: yesPediatrics, 2015
OBJECTIVES: To examine the association between early discharge from hospital after birth and readmission to hospital for jaundice among term infants, and among infants discharged early, to investigate the perinatal risk factors for readmission for ...
S. Lain, C. Roberts, J. Bowen, N. Nassar
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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