Is Occult Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding a Definite Indication for Capsule Endoscopy? A Retrospective Analysis of Diagnostic Yield in Patients with Occult versus Overt Bleeding [PDF]
Background/Aim. Usefulness of capsule endoscopy (CE) for diagnosing small-bowel lesions in patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB) has been reported.
Ikue Watari +6 more
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Development of a score for prediction of occult malignancy in stroke patients (occult-5 score). [PDF]
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Malignancy associated acute ischemic stroke (AIS) requires specific diagnostic work-up, treatment and prevention to improve outcome.
Buffle, Eric +20 more
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Pretreatment Blood Markers in the Prediction of Occult Neck Metastasis: A 10-Year Retrospective Study [PDF]
Introduction The purpose of this study was to clarify the role of inflammatory blood markers in the management of early-stage (T1-T2) oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) of the tongue in patients with a clinically negative neck.
Salgado, Inês +6 more
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The Practice of Occult Theology [PDF]
The practice of Occultism knows no place and time. Even though the world has undergone radical changes marked by advances in science and technology, there are still people who want to practice Occultism.
Purwoko Agung Nugroho +1 more
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Fecal occult blood and fecal calprotectin as point-of-care markers of intestinal morbidity in Ugandan children with Schistosoma mansoni infection. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Calprotectin is a calcium-binding cytoplasmic protein found in neutrophils and increasingly used as a marker of bowel inflammation. Fecal occult blood (FOB) is also a dependable indicator of bowel morbidity.
Stothard J. Russell +38 more
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BackgroundBilateral lesions are common in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). For patients with unilateral PTC, occult carcinoma that is not detected preoperatively, but pathologically after surgery, might remain in the contralateral lobe.
Fan Zhang +5 more
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Occult hepatitis B infection among individuals belonging to the aboriginal Nicobarese tribe of India
Introduction: The long-lasting persistence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genomes in the liver (with or without detectable HBV DNA) of individuals with negative for HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) is termed occult HBV infection (OBI). The present study is a part
Haimanti Bhattacharya +3 more
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Saranjana in Historical Record: The City's Invisibility in Pulau Laut, South Kalimantan
Saranjana is a mystical city that is a myth for the people of Pulau Laut, South Kalimantan. Rumours about this mysterious city became increasingly excited because its existence, but not recorded on the map of Indonesia.
Mansyur Mansyur
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Prevalence of occult HBV infection among blood donors in Huzhou City,Zhejiang Province
ObjectiveTo explore the prevalence and characteristics of occult hepatitis B virus infection (OBI) among blood donors in Huzhou region.MethodsA total of 31 348 blood donors collected from October 2018 to February 2020 were selected for detecting HBV ...
MO Yanping, SHI Xubin, FEI Jingxian
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Background/Aim: The immunopathogenesis of occult Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a matter of great controversy and has been suggested to involve a complex balance between cytokines with pro- and anti-inflammatory activity.
Yahia Z Gad +4 more
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