The Egyptian Heart Journal, 2014 Repair of truncus arteriosus represents a surgical challenge. Many technical modifications were added to improve the surgical outcome, decrease complications and decrease the incidence of re operations especially regarding the RV to PA connections with ...
Al Sayed Salem
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Implant-abutment connection types in dental implant systems
Fogorvosi Szemle, 2020 It is difficult for clinical dentists to keep up with the rapid development of dental implant systems. The surgical issues of implantation are mostly clarified, and no surgical revolution is expected in the near future.
Bálint Kerkovits +2 more
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Challenges in evaluating surgical innovation [PDF]
, 2009 Research on surgical interventions is associated with several methodological and practical challenges of which few, if any, apply only to surgery. However, surgical evaluation is especially demanding because many of these challenges coincide.
Blazeby, Jane M +6 more
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Medical Malpractice Litigation Under National Health Insurance: Essential or Expendable? [PDF]
, 1976 Identification of time-continuous models from sampled data is a long standing topic of discussion, and many approaches have been suggested. The Maximum Likelihood method is asymptotically and theoretically superior to other methods.
Annas, George J. +2 more
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Robot-assisted simple prostatectomy: the evolution of a surgical technique [PDF]
International Brazilian Journal of UrologyPurpose: Enucleation of a large prostate is the best surgical choice for patients refractory to clinical treatment (1,2). Since the first robot-assisted simple prostatectomy (RASP) was described (3,4), some technical modifications (5–7) and different ...
Gilberto J. Rodrigues +6 more
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Excisional treatment in women with cervical adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS): a prospective randomised controlled noninferiority trial to compare AIS persistence/recurrence after loop electrosurgical excision procedure with cold knife cone biopsy: protocol for a pilot study [PDF]
, 2017 Introduction: Adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS) of the uterine cervix is the precursor to invasive endocervical adenocarcinoma. An excisional biopsy such as a cold knife cone biopsy (CKC) should be performed to exclude invasive adenocarcinoma.
Anderson, Lyndal +15 more
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What’s new in the toolbox for constipation and faecal incontinence?
Frontiers in Medicine, 2014 Constipation and faecal incontinence are common complaints predominantly affecting the elderly and women. They are associated with significant morbidity and high healthcare costs. The causes are often multifactorial and overlapping.
Yeong Yeh eLee, Yeong Yeh eLee
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A Bioengineered Nisin Derivative to Control Biofilms of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius [PDF]
, 2015 peer-reviewedAntibiotic resistance and the shortage of novel antimicrobials are among the biggest challenges facing society. One of the major factors contributing to resistance is the use of frontline clinical antibiotics in veterinary practice. In order
Cotter, Paul D. +6 more
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Alternatives to surgical tracheostomy: A critical review
, 2014 Surgical tracheostomy (ST) is the oldest life-saving procedure in records, usually done by otolaryngologists and occasionally by general surgeons, thoracic surgeons, and neurosurgeons.
S. Kindy
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Oncolytic Viruses—Natural and Genetically Engineered Cancer Immunotherapies
Frontiers in Oncology, 2017 There has long been interest in innovating an approach by which tumor cells can be selectively and specifically targeted and destroyed. The discovery of viruses that lyse tumor cells, termed oncolytic viruses (OVs), has led to a revolution in the ...
Sachin R. Jhawar +12 more
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