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Improvising hepatic venous outflow and inferior vena cava reconstruction for combined heart and liver and sequential liver transplantations

Asian Journal of Surgery, 2013
Liver transplantation is a standard treatment for patients with familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (FAP) with disease progression. Given the multiorgan involvement by amyloidosis, the heart is often involved.
See Ching Chan, Lik Cheung Cheng, Ka Lai Ho, Kenneth S.H. Chok, William W. Sharr, Wing Chiu Dai, Chung Mau Lo   +6 more
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Sequential Objective Structured Clinical Examination based on item response theory in Iran [PDF]

Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions, 2017
Purpose In a sequential objective structured clinical examination (OSCE), all students initially take a short screening OSCE. Examinees who pass are excused from further testing, but an additional OSCE is administered to the remaining examinees. Previous
Sara Mortaz Hejri, Mohammad Jalili
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Pediatric Idiopathic Multicentric Castleman Disease Is Often Severe But Responsive to Siltuximab

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease (iMCD) is a potentially fatal immunologic disorder marked by widespread lymphadenopathy and inflammation. Siltuximab, an interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) inhibitor, is the only FDA‐approved treatment for adult patients with iMCD.
Bridget Austin, Sheila K. Pierson, Kelley C. Dacus, Mateo Sarmiento Bustamante, Saishravan Shyamsundar, Larissa Borys, Kayla McHugh, Abiola Irvine, Yoojin Jo, Adam Bagg, Mary Jo Lechowicz, Daisy Alapat, Amy Chadburn, Megan S. Lim, Gordan Srkalovic, Frits van Rhee, David C. Fajgenbaum, Joshua D. Brandstadter   +17 more
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Language, Culture, and Cancer: Qualitative Insights Into Communication Disparities Among Spanish‐Speaking Caregivers of Children With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Latino children are projected to make up nearly one‐third of United States (US) children by 2060, and many of their caregivers speak Spanish. Prior survey research has documented communication difficulties for Spanish‐speaking caregivers of children with cancer, but contemporary qualitative data are limited.
Jenny Ruiz, Alejandra Curbelo‐Paz, Sonia Morales, Elizabeth Contreras, Amy Houtrow, Scott H. Maurer, Judy C. Chang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sequential Traitor Tracing [PDF]

IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, 2000
Summary: We consider a new type of traitor tracing scheme, called sequential traitor tracing, that protects against rebroadcasting of decrypted content. Sequential traceability (TA) schemes trace all up to \(c\) traitors and remove the shortcomings of dynamic tracing schemes.
Safavi-Naini, R., Wang, Yejing
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PERFORMANCE OF SELECTED COCONUT VARIETIES/ HYBRIDS UNDER SEQUENTIAL COCONUT TODDY AND NUT PRODUCTION SCHEME OR SCTNP

CORD, 2002
The response to sequential coconut toddy and nut production (SCTNP) scheme of four coconut varieties/hybrids at PCA-Zamboanga Research Center, San Ramon, Zamboanga City showed that the dwarf x tall hybrids, Malayan red dwarf x Baybay tall (MRD x BAYT ...
M.I. Secretaria, R.M. Ebuna, S.S. Magat, J.N. Maravilla, G.A. Santos, G.B. Baylon   +5 more
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Biphasic Clinical Course of Pediatric Cytomegalovirus‐Associated Immune Thrombocytopenia: Early Poor Treatment Response but Favorable Long‐Term Outcomes

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a recognized trigger of immune thrombocytopenia (ITP); however, its incidence and impact on disease course in children remain controversial. Therefore, we aimed to characterize the clinical course of pediatric patients with CMV‐associated ITP.
Oded Gilad, Ohad Atia, Osama Tanous, Dafna Brik Simon, Michal Dvori, Miriam Cohen, Tracie A. Goldberg, Efraim Bilavsky, Joanne Yacobovich, Orna Steinberg‐Shemer   +9 more
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Chemotherapy for Spinal Cord Intramedullary Pediatric Low‐Grade Glioma—A Systematic Literature Review

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric intramedullary low‐grade gliomas (PIMLGGs) are rare neoplasms that present unique clinical and management challenges. Although surgery remains the primary tool for tissue diagnosis and decompression, complete gross‐total resection is frequently unfeasible due to the infiltrative nature of these lesions.
Olga M. Sergeenko, Segev Gabay, Jonathan Roth, Amit Ringel, Rina Dvir, Shlomi Constantini   +5 more
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Sequential Varicella and Herpes Zoster in an Immunocompetent Adult

Clinical Case Reports
Varicella and herpes zoster, caused by primary infection and reactivation of varicella‐zoster virus (VZV) respectively, can present with a wide spectrum of cutaneous and systemic complications.
Bibek Sharma, Supriya Paudel
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Abatacept for Prophylaxis of Acute and Chronic Graft‐Versus‐Host‐Disease in Children Undergoing Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation—A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Cohort Studies

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Graft‐versus‐host disease (GvHD) remains one of the most significant complications of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Abatacept, a selective T‐cell costimulation modulator, is a relatively novel prophylactic agent, though pediatric data remain limited.
Matthijs D. Kruizinga, Anne B. Verbeek, Caroline A. Lindemans, Emilie P. Buddingh   +3 more
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