Efficiency of 6- and 12-punctures biopsies to detect prostate cancer in patients with PSA< 10 ng/mL and normal digital rectal examination [PDF]
International Brazilian Journal of Urology, 2003 OBJECTIVE: Establish the efficiency of 6- and 12-punctures transrectal ultrasound-guided needle biopsies in low risk patients for prostate cancer. Six-punctures (sextant) biopsies were compared to 12-punctures biopsies, assessing which is the best ...
Luiz E. Slongo +4 more
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Clinical Impact and Safety of Non-Target Punctures (NTP) during Portal Vein Access in TIPS Procedure
Biomedicines, 2023 Background: Although non-target puncture (NPT)-related complications are well known to clinicians performing TIPS, there is no NTP-focused study to assess the true clinical sequalae of NTP-related complications. In this study, the aim was to evaluate the
Sasikorn Feinggumloon +7 more
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Where do moving punctures go? [PDF]
, 2006 Currently the most popular method to evolve black-hole binaries is the ``moving puncture'' method. It has recently been shown that when puncture initial data for a Schwarzschild black hole are evolved using this method, the numerical slices quickly lose ...
Brügmann, Bernd +5 more
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Systematics and distributions of the genera Cyrtusa Erichson, Ecarinosphaerula Hatch, Isoplastus Horn, Liocyrtusa Daffner, Lionothus Brown, and Zeadolopus Broun of the United States and Canada (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Leiodinae: Leiodini) [PDF]
, 2013 The following genera of Leiodini (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Leiodinae) of the continental United States and Canada are reviewed: Cyrtusa Erichson, with two species; Isoplastus Horn, with two species (one new); Liocyrtusa Daffner, with three species ...
Cook, Joyce, Peck, Stewart B.
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Reducible braids and Garside theory [PDF]
, 2010 We show that reducible braids which are, in a Garside-theoretical sense, as simple as possible within their conjugacy class, are also as simple as possible in a geometric sense.
Benardete +6 more
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Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2005 Estudo comparativo inferencial que teve o objetivo de avaliar o desempenho dos profissionais de enfermagem na execução da punção venosa periférica; verificar as convergências e identificar os fatores de risco a complicações.
Maricy Morbin Torres +2 more
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Percutaneous epididymal sperm aspiration (PESA) in men with obstructive azoospermia
International Brazilian Journal of Urology, 2003 OBJECTIVES: Assessing the efficiency of repeated percutaneous epididymal sperm aspiration (PESA) in men with obstructive azoospermia, and also the possibility of cryopreservation of remaining material for future use in intracytoplasmic sperm injection ...
Sidney Glina +5 more
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New World Limnichinae IV. \u3ci\u3eEulimnichus\u3c/i\u3e Casey. B. Descriptions of New Species (Coleoptera: Limnichidae) [PDF]
, 2017 Thirteen new species of Eulimnichus are described: Eulimnichus visendus, corrinae, langleyae, coheni, improcerus, pellucidus, sharpi, incultus, rugulosus, nrsticus, acutus, subitus, and spangleri.
Wooldridge, David P
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Nurses' Use of Ultrasound Location for Puncturing Arteriovenous Fistulas in Hemodialysis
Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, 2022 Puncturing an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) in chronic hemodialysis (HD) patients is a source of difficulty even for experienced dialysis nurses. The objective of this study was to compare the failure rate of AVF puncture by the usual technique (visual or ...
Ayoub Khanoussi, Mohamed Naciri
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Safety and efficacy of novel oblique-viewing scope for B2-endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy [PDF]
Clinical EndoscopyBackground/Aims Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided hepaticogastrostomy (EUS-HGS) performed at the intrahepatic bile duct segment 3 (B3) is widely used for biliary drainage.
Sho Ishikawa +12 more
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