Association of perioperative blood pressure with long-term survival in rectal cancer patients
Chinese Journal of Cancer, 2016 Background Several studies suggested that hypertension is positively related to cancer incidence and mortality. In this study, we investigated the association between perioperative blood pressure (BP) and long-term survival outcomes in patients with ...
Hui-Chuan Yu +8 more
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Outlier identification in radiation therapy knowledge-based planning: A study of pelvic cases. [PDF]
, 2017 PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to apply statistical metrics to identify outliers and to investigate the impact of outliers on knowledge-based planning in radiation therapy of pelvic cases.
Aggarwal +23 more
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Practice parameters for the treatment of colonic diverticular disease: Italian Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery (SICCR) guidelines [PDF]
, 2015 The mission of the Italian Society of Colorectal Surgery (SICCR) is to optimize patient care. Providing evidence-based practice guidelines is therefore of key importance.
Annibale, Bruno +7 more
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Current Oncology, 2023 Background: To evaluate the association between perfusion parameters derived from dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) with prognostic factors in primary rectal cancer patients.
Hye Ri Kim, Seung Ho Kim, Kyung Han Nam
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Gravitational waves from Extreme Mass Ratio Inspirals in non-pure Kerr spacetimes [PDF]
, 2006 To investigate the imprint on the gravitational-wave emission from extreme mass-ratio inspirals in non-pure Kerr spacetimes, we have studied the ``kludge'' waveforms generated in highly-accurate, numerically-generated spacetimes containing a black hole ...
C. W. Misner +10 more
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Adequacy of Lymph Node Staging in Colorectal Cancer: Analysis of 250 Patients and Analytical Literature Review [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Colorectal Research, 2013 Background The extent of lymph node involvement is the most important prognostic factor in resected locoregional colorectal cancer. Currently, examination of at least 12 lymph nodes is recommended for adequate colorectal cancer staging.
Leila Ghahramani +3 more
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Survival in Cases of Intestinal Tumors
Journal of Coloproctology, 2021 Objective To assess the survival rate of patients with colorectal cancer at Hospital Universitário Alzira Vellano, in the municipality of Alfenas, state of Minas Gerais (MG), Brazil, from 2007 to 2016. Methodology A search was conducted in the
Maurício Daniel dos Santos +7 more
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Analysis of rhythmic rectal contractions during filling cystometry in women
International Brazilian Journal of Urology, 2009 Purpose: Rhythmic or random rectal contractions independent of bladder activity are frequently observed during cystometry and usually attributed either to a neurological disease, or to ageing.
Françoise A. Valentini +3 more
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Operative strategy for fistula-in-ano without division of the anal sphincter [PDF]
, 2013 We would like to thank Mr ER MacDonald for his contribution in data collection during the early years of the study. The material in this paper was presented as a poster at the annual meeting of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons held in ...
Abbas MA +8 more
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Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Colon and Rectum: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Journal of Investigative Surgery, 2022 Background - Objective: Primary colorectal squamous cell carcinoma is an extremely rare neoplasm with an incidence of 0.1 to 0.25 per 1,000 diagnosed colorectal carcinomas.The objective of this study was to evaluate its biological behavior and highlight ...
Dimitrios Schizas +7 more
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