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Comparing Two Surgical Outcomes: Minithoracotomy or Full Sternotomy in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery [PDF]

, 2019
Cardiovascular diseases and heart-related conditions can be life-threatening; however, some cardiovascular conditions can be managed with open heart surgery.
Badrkhani, Shirin
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KLK7 overexpression promotes an aggressive phenotype and facilitates peritoneal dissemination in colorectal cancer cells

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
KLK7, a tissue kallikrein‐related peptidase, is elevated in advanced colorectal cancer and associated with shorter survival. High KLK7 levels in ascites correlate with peritoneal metastasis. In mice, KLK7 overexpression increases metastasis. In vitro, KLK7 enhances cancer cell proliferation, migration, adhesion, and spheroid formation, driving ...
Yosr Z. Haffani, Tobias Dreyer, Meriem Naim, Rea Lo Dico, Natalia A. Ignatenko, Viktor Magdolen, Dalila Darmoul   +6 more
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A standardized comparison of peri-operative complications after minimally invasive esophagectomy: Ivor Lewis versus McKeown. [PDF]

, 2018
BACKGROUND: While our institutional approach to esophageal resection for cancer has traditionally favored a minimally invasive (MI) 3-hole, McKeown esophagectomy (MIE 3-hole) during the last five years several factors has determined a shift in our ...
Berger, Adam C., Brown, Andrew M., Evans III, Nathaniel R., Palazzo, Francesco, Pucci, Michael J., Rosato, Ernest L., Tatarian, Talar   +6 more
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Predicting Epileptogenic Tubers in Patients With Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Using a Fusion Model Integrating Lesion Network Mapping and Machine Learning

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Accurate localization of epileptogenic tubers (ETs) in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is essential but challenging, as these tubers lack distinct pathological or genetic markers to differentiate them from other cortical tubers.
Tinghong Liu, Qi Wang, Suhui Kuang, Dezhi Cao, Ping Ding, Shaohui Zhang, Haihua Wei, Zhirong Wei, Jinshan Xu, Xinyu Huang, Bing Liu, Shuli Liang   +11 more
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Laparoscopic Pancreaticoduodenectomy After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Case Report and Literature Review

Case Reports in Surgery
This is a case report of an alternate laparoscopic reconstruction possibility in a patient that required a cephalic duodenopancreatectomy (DPC) who previously underwent a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB).
Makai-Popa Silviu-Tiberiu, De Blasi Vito, Moga Marius Alexandru, Arru Luca, Goergen Martine, Azagra Juan Santiago   +5 more
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Did the COVID-19 pandemic change the weight reduction in patients with obesity after bariatric surgery?

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted healthcare services worldwide, including bariatric surgery. There is a concern that the pandemic-induced stay-at-home orders and social restrictions may negatively affect weight reduction ...
Somayeh Mokhber, Ali Sheidaei, Shahrzad Ahmadkaraji, Seyed Amin Setarehdan, Seyed Mohsen Rahimi, Fatemeh Sadat Hosseini-Baharanchi, Ali Mazaherinezhad, Abdolreza Pazouki   +7 more
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Facet-sparing lumbar decompression with a minimally invasive flexible MicroBlade Shaver® versus traditional decompression: quantitative radiographic assessment. [PDF]

, 2012
BackgroundLaminectomy/laminotomy and foraminotomy are well established surgical techniques for treatment of symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis. However, these procedures have significant limitations, including limited access to lateral and foraminal ...
Berven, Sigurd, Block, Jon E, Lauryssen, Carl, Miller, Larry E, Mimran, Ronnie, Sheinberg, Michael, Summa, Christopher   +6 more
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Bayesian Estimation Improves Prediction of Outcomes After Epilepsy Surgery

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We estimated the statistical power of studies predicting seizure freedom after epilepsy surgery. We extracted data from a Cochrane meta‐analysis. The median power across all studies was 14%. Studies with a median sample size or less (n ≤ 56) and a statistically significant result exaggerated the true effect size by a factor of 5.4, while the ...
Adam S. Dickey, Vineet Reddy, Ammar A. Rashied, Nigel P. Pedersen, Robert T. Krafty   +4 more
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Download the full PDF of Jefferson Surgical Solutions Spring 2009, Volume 4, Number 1. [PDF]

, 2009
Download the full PDF of Jefferson Surgical Solutions Spring 2009, Volume 4, Number ...

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Systems and technologies for objective evaluation of technical skills in laparoscopic surgery [PDF]

, 2014
Minimally invasive surgery is a highly demanding surgical approach regarding technical requirements for the surgeon, who must be trained in order to perform a safe surgical intervention.
Aggarwal R, Allen B, Botden SM, Bouarfa L, Brydges R, Chipman JG, Chmarra MK, Climent J, Cristancho SM, Dankelman J, Dath D, Doignon C, Doyle JD, Driscoll PJ, Egi H, Egi H, Enrique J Gómez, Francis NK, Francisco M Sánchez-Margallo, Gallagher AG, Greco E, Groeger M, Gumbs AA, Gunther S, Hassan I, Hessel M, Hwang H, Ignacio Oropesa, Iwata N, Juan A Sánchez-Margallo, Larsen CR, Leblanc F, Maithel S, Mathis KL, Newmark J, Oropesa I, Oropesa I, Pagador JB, Ren H, Ritchie WP, Roberts KE, Schreuder HW, Sokollik C, Speidel S, Sroka G, Stefanidis D, Sánchez-Margallo JA, Sánchez-Margallo JA, Sánchez-Peralta LF, Tokunaga M, Tonet O, van Hove PD, Vassiliou MC, Verdaasdonk EG, Verdaasdonk EG, Voros S, Yamaguchi S, Zhang XL   +57 more
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