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Role of linear endosonography in the diagnosis of biopsy‐negative malignant esophageal strictures: Exploring the unexplored

JGH Open, 2020
Background and Aim Endoscopic biopsy is standard for the diagnosis of esophageal malignancy. However, few cases present with smooth stricture with repetitive negative biopsy results.
Amol S Dahale, Siddharth Srivastava, Ujjwal Sonika, Ashok Dalal, Aditi Goyal, Puja Sakhuja, Sanjeev Sachdeva, Amarender S Puri   +7 more
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Cardiogenic shock mortality according to Aetiology in a Mediterranean cohort: Results from the Shock‐CAT study

ESC Heart Failure, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 1336-1345, April 2025.
Abstract Aims Mortality in cardiogenic shock (CS) remains elevated, with the potential for CS causes to impact prognosis and risk stratification. The aim was to investigate in‐hospital prognosis and mortality in CS patients according to aetiology. We also assessed the prognostic accuracy of CardShock and IABP‐SHOCK II scores.
Cosme García‐García, Teresa López‐Sobrino, Esther Sanz‐Girgas, Maria R. Cueto, Jaime Aboal, Pablo Pastor, Irene Buera, Alessandro Sionis, Rut Andrea, Judit Rodríguez‐López, Jose Carlos Sánchez‐Salado, Carlos Tomas, Jordi Bañeras, Albert Ariza, Josep Lupón, Antoni Bayés‐Genís, Ferran Rueda, Grup de Treball de Cures Agudes Cardiològiques Societat Catalana de Cardiologia   +17 more
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A Randomized Comparative Study of the Use of Individual Modality and Combination of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and Digital Single-Operator Cholangioscopy (DSOC) for Diagnosis of Indeterminate Biliary Strictures

Advanced Biomedical Research
Background: To determine the superiority of the combination of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and digital single-operator cholangioscopy (DSOC) in the same sitting over the individual modality alone in patients with indeterminate ...
Dheeraj Kumar, Vishwa M. Dayal, Sanjeev K. Jha, Ashish K. Jha, Ravi K. Kumar   +4 more
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Antegrade repositioning of Memokath stent in malignant ureteroileal anastomotic stricture

Asian Journal of Surgery, 2017
Ureteric strictures are common and can be due to benign or malignant causes. Various surgical treatments can be used from minimally invasive endoscopic retrograde JJ stent insertion, balloon dilatation, ureterolithotomy, to open surgical exploration and ...
Keng Lim Ng, Ouzrieah Nawawi, Bee Kuan Lim, Thi Ha Htun, Norman Dublin, Azad Hassan Razack   +5 more
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Biliary Brush Cytology for the Diagnosis of Malignancy: A Single Center Experience [PDF]

, 2010
Differentiation between benign and malignant biliary strictures is critical to the provision of adequate treatment. Brush cytology during the endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is the most commonly used method for obtaining tissue ...
Branko Bilić, Gordana Kaić, Karmen Trutin Ostović, Milan Kujundžić, Tajana Štoos-Veić, Žarko Babić   +5 more
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High dose rate brachytherapy as monotherapy for localised prostate cancer : a hypofractionated two-implant approach in 351 consecutive patients [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: To report the clinical outcome of high dose rate brachytherapy as sole treatment for clinically localised prostate cancer. METHODS: Between March 2004 and January 2008, a total of 351 consecutive patients with clinically localised prostate ...
Baltas, Dimos, Chatzikonstantinou, Georgios, Milickovic, Natasa, Ratka, Markus, Tselis, Nikolaos, Tunn, Ulf W., Zamboglou, Nikolaos   +6 more
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Oral Microbiota: Findings, Classification, Clinical Significance, and Therapeutic Interventions for Human Systemic Diseases

iMetaMed, EarlyView.
Oral microbiota: findings, classification, clinical significance, and therapeutic interventions for human systemic diseases ABSTRACT The oral microbiota is an ecological community of commensal, symbiotic, and pathogenic microorganisms that colonizes the oral cavity.
Miao Zhang, Meihang Du, Wenjiang Zhang, Renhuan Huang, Wanting Li, Tongqi Li, Junping Bai, Ning Zhang, Jungang Chen, Jing Zhou, Bing Wang, Liwei An, Hideaki Kagami, Yiming Zhang   +13 more
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Primary sclerosing cholangitis: a pre-malignant condition [PDF]

, 2017
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic, progressive, cholestatic liver disease with no known cure. It is a serious condition, and diagnosis comes with an increased risk of developing cancer of the gallbladder, bile ducts or liver. Symptoms can
Mortimore, Gerri
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Organoids and organ‐on‐a‐chip models for investigating the pathophysiology of the human reproductive system

Interdisciplinary Medicine, EarlyView.
Organoids and organ‐on‐a‐chips are advancing reproductive system research. In the female reproductive system, applications include cancer organoid models, placental chips, and hormone simulation models. For the male reproductive system, research focuses on drug resistance mechanisms, co‐culture platforms, and infertility studies. These refined in vitro
Hongqi Zhang, Shiwen Deng, Fangfang Jin, Jiayao Qu, Xiang Fan, Peng Chen, Xinrong Fan   +6 more
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The Role of Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangioscopy in Patients with Hilar Strictures

Gut and Liver, 2007
Background/Aims: Various diagnostic advantages of percutaneous transhepatic cholangioscopy (PTCS) for the determination of the range of tumor and for the characterization of cholangioscopic findings have been reported. The aim of our study is to evaluate
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