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ABSTRACT Aim Although randomized trials have discouraged routine prophylactic abdominal drainage after uncomplicated hepatectomy, these drains are still widely used in clinical practice. This study evaluated the association between prophylactic abdominal drain placement and short‐term outcomes after hepatic resection using a nationwide inpatient ...
Keita Kouzu +17 more
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Objectives This study aimed to assess the association between body mass index and perioperative outcomes and survival after radical cystectomy for bladder cancer in an Australian cohort.
Samiha Arulshankar +12 more
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In this multicenter study of 507 patients aged ≥ 80 years who underwent curative gastrectomy for gastric cancer, a low preoperative HALP score was independently associated with poor overall survival. This association remained consistent across multiple complementary analyses, and low HALP was also associated with both cancer‐specific and other‐cause ...
Hiroyuki Inoue +16 more
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Gastric cancer metastasis should be considered according to its anatomical route, because lymphatic, peritoneal, and hematogenous dissemination involve partly distinct molecular mechanisms. This review summarizes metastasis pattern‐associated and pattern‐specific molecules identified using surgical specimens, evaluates their evidence and translational ...
Mitsuro Kanda
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ABSTRACT Aim This study investigated nationwide temporal trends, age‐specific changes, and seasonal variations in appendectomies in Japan using the national database of health insurance claims and specific health checkups (NDB). Methods Data on appendectomies (open [OA] and laparoscopic [LA]) were extracted from the 2018–2023 NDB Open Data.
Shutaro Sumiyoshi +9 more
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Clean Cut is a multimodal, adaptive, checklist‐based infection prevention programme designed to improve compliance with six critical perioperative infection prevention practices. After introducing the programme at five hospitals in Ethiopia, compliance with critical infection prevention standards significantly improved and the relative risk of ...
J. A. Forrester +16 more
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In this multicenter, propensity score–matched study of elderly patients with primary hepatocellular carcinoma, we compared long‐term cause‐specific mortality between laparoscopic (LLR) and open liver resection (OLR) using a competing‐risks framework. Among patients aged ≥ 80 years, LLR was associated with a lower 5‐year cumulative incidence of death ...
Yukio Tokumitsu +19 more
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This study investigated postoperative complications after surgery for medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) in Europe. Hypoparathyroidism, recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy and bleeding requiring reoperation occurred in 170 (26·2 per cent), 62 (13·7 per cent) and 17 (2·6 per cent) patients respectively.
D.‐J. van Beek +18 more
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A unifying device–cardiovascular interface framework is presented to classify implantable cardiovascular technologies as intracardiovascular blood‐contacting systems or extracardiovascular tissue‐only and blood‐handling architectures. Cross‐class comparison across shared semiquantitative criteria, including blood‐contact burden, biomimicry ...
Bergo Nicolò +7 more
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Spinal Involvement in Charge Syndrome: Implications for Management
ABSTRACT CHARGE syndrome (OMIM #214800) is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by mutations in the CHD7 gene in most cases. Although originally defined by the CHARGE acronym (coloboma, heart defects, choanal atresia, growth restriction, genital hypoplasia, and ear anomalies), the recognized phenotype has expanded considerably to include highly ...
Adriana Gomes +5 more
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