Upper gastrointestinal bleeding: audit of a single center experience in Western India
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is defined as bleeding proximal to the ligament of Treitz. The most important aspect of management of GI bleeding is to locate the site and cause of bleeding.
Jignesh B. Rathod+3 more
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Position paper: a general framework for applying machine learning techniques in operating room [PDF]
In this position paper we describe a general framework for applying machine learning and pattern recognition techniques in healthcare. In particular, we are interested in providing an automated tool for monitoring and incrementing the level of awareness in the operating room and for identifying human errors which occur during the laparoscopy surgical ...
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Serum dioxin concentrations and endometriosis: a cohort study in Seveso, Italy. [PDF]
Dioxin, a ubiquitous contaminant of industrial combustion processes including medical waste incineration, has been implicated in the etiology of endometriosis in animals.
Brambilla, Paolo+13 more
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Testing for Mycoplasma genitalium in pelvic inflammatory disease: A clinical audit
Abstract The records of women attending Gold Coast health hospital sites were retrospectively analysed to determine if women diagnosed with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) were being tested for Mycoplasma genitalium (MG). Only 11.4% of 299 women were tested for MG despite 74.2% being tested for Chlamydia trichomonas (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG)
Victoria Beesley, Caroline Thng
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Review on the Role of BRCA Mutations in Genomic Screening and Risk Stratification of Prostate Cancer
(1) Background: Somatic and germline alterations can be commonly found in prostate cancer (PCa) patients. The aim of our present study was to perform a comprehensive review of the current literature in order to examine the impact of BRCA mutations in the
Nikolaos Kalampokis+8 more
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Laparoscopy : the early attempts ; spotlighting Georg Kelling and Hans Christian Jacobaeus [PDF]
The traditional gap between surgeons and internists was much wider 100 years ago than nowadays. At the beginning of the twentieth century, neither group was particularly open to the idea of scholarly exchange.
Litynski, Grzegorz S.
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Optical techniques for 3D surface reconstruction in computer-assisted laparoscopic surgery [PDF]
One of the main challenges for computer-assisted surgery (CAS) is to determine the intra-opera- tive morphology and motion of soft-tissues. This information is prerequisite to the registration of multi-modal patient-specific data for enhancing the ...
A. Bartoli+137 more
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Aims To evaluate morcellation practices among Fellows of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG). Materials and methods RANZCOG Fellows were invited to complete an online survey. This anonymous, cross‐sectional survey consisted of 29 questions regarding demographics and morcellation practices.
Alison Bryant‐Smith+2 more
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The anaesthetic management of pelvic laparoscopy [PDF]
R. K. Calverley, Leonard C. Jenkins
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Abdominal-pelvic pain in female patients with endometriosis - a review of the literature [PDF]
Abdominal-pelvic pain is the dominant symptom in endometriosis, one of the most common pathologies that affect women, being also a multifactorial disorder.
Andronache, Liliana Florina+8 more
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