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The Influence of Surgeons' Gender on Surgical Outcomes in Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy: A Japanese Nationwide Retrospective Cohort Study

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This study analyzed 58 503 laparoscopic right hemicolectomies for colon cancer in Japan between 2018 and 2022, comparing outcomes between male and female surgeons. No significant differences were found in surgical mortality or severe complications. Tailored surgical training programs for female surgeons may further enhance surgical outcomes.
Akihisa Matsuda   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Injecting equipment schemes for injecting drug users : qualitative evidence review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This review of the qualitative literature about needle and syringe programmes (NSPs) for injecting drug users (IDUs) complements the review of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness.
Akhionbare, Kate   +3 more
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Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery in the Era of Robotics: Evolution, Eclipse, or Equilibrium?

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Minimally invasive colorectal surgery has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past three decades. Laparoscopy, once viewed with skepticism, is now firmly established as a standard approach, supported by robust randomized trials demonstrating oncologic safety and improved recovery compared to open surgery.
Amanjeet Singh   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

"To Write a Great Story": Margiad Evans' Illness Narratives [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Margiad Evans’s Ray of Darkness (1952) attempts to make sense of the onset of her epilepsy. Recognising her own compulsion to tell the story of her illness, she believes simultaneously that the condition separates her from the understanding of healthy ...
Asbee, Sue
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Transgressive technologies? Strategies of discursive containment in the representation and regulation of assisted reproductive technologies in Aotearoa/New Zealand [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Drawing on a case study of the contemporary representation and regulation of assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) in Aotearoa/New Zealand, this article traces the cultural anxieties evident in public, political, and media discussion and debate ...
Michelle, Carolyn
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Intraoperative Evaluation of Bladder Perfusion Using Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Imaging During Total Pelvic Exenteration After Interruption of Blood Flow From the Internal Iliac Vessels

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Intraoperative ICG fluorescence imaging demonstrated that bladder perfusion was maintained through blood flow from the pubic side, even after complete division of the internal iliac vessels during total pelvic exenteration. ABSTRACT Background In lateral lymph node dissection (LLND) for locally advanced or recurrent rectal cancer, concomitant resection
Mamoru Uemura   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spartan Daily, September 5, 1974 [PDF]

open access: yes, 1974
Volume 63, Issue 1https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/spartandaily/5887/thumbnail ...
San Jose State University, School of Journalism and Mass Communications
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Serum Bile Acids Are Useful Indicators of Intrahepatic Recurrence After Initial Curative Hepatectomy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim Bile acids accumulation in hepatocytes causes liver damage and contributes to the development of hepatocellular carcinoma. However, the association between serum bile acid levels and postoperative intrahepatic recurrence in hepatocellular carcinoma remains unclear.
Tomoaki Bekki   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

01-06 "The $6.1 Million Dollar Question" [PDF]

open access: yes
What is the dollar value of saving a human life? Cost-benefit analysis of health and environmental regulation requires such a number, yet the concept raises numerous ethical and philosophical questions. There are good general reasons to reject the entire
Francisco Aguayo, Kevin P. Gallagher
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HIV Prevention in the Era of Expanded Treatment Access [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Makes recommendations on how to forge a comprehensive response to the global AIDS epidemic by integrating prevention interventions into expanding treatment programs, and on new approaches to prevention that will be required as treatment access ...

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