Surgical resection of symptomatic calcinosis in a patient with systemic sclerosis [PDF]
Introduction: Systemic sclerosis is a rare, autoimmune, progressive disease that affects connective tissues and internal organs by inflammation, which can cause calcinosis cutis.
Caio Pundek Garcia +4 more
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Operative mortality in resource-limited settings: the experience of Medecins Sans Frontieres in 13 countries. [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To determine operative mortality in surgical programs from resource-limited settings. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: A retrospective cohort study of 17 surgical programs in 13 developing countries by 1 humanitarian organization, Médecins ...
Chu, K M, Ford, N, Trelles, M
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Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of secondary cytoreductive surgery in Asian patients with recurrent ovarian cancer and to assess prognostic variables on overall post-recurrence survival time.
Rani Akhil Bhat +5 more
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Antibacterial prophylaxis of surgical site infections in oral surgery: not only and not always systemic antibiotics [PDF]
Antibacterial prophylaxis is a set of treatment measures, including antibiotic prophylaxis, under surgeon’s responsibility. If local measures are always to be applied, antibiotic prophylaxis administration needs a careful case selection in order to avoid
Pippi, Roberto
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Robotic total colectomy and ileorectal anastomosis [PDF]
The benefits of minimally invasive approaches in colorectal surgery have been well demonstrated. However, some hesitancy remains with regards to the utilization of the robotic platform for total colectomies, mostly due to the perceived need for multiple ...
Jonathan Yu Jin Chua +2 more
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Open and / or laparoscopic surgical treatment of liver hydatic cysts [PDF]
Hydatid disease is a severe parasitic disease with a widely ranging distribution. In the human being the liver is the most frequent organ affected. 1 The treatment should be individualized to the morphology, size, number and location of the cysts, that ...
Al Karowda‘a E. A. +9 more
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Endoscopy : an evolving speciality [PDF]
The practice of endoscopy has been rapidly changing due to new emerging technologies and novel techniques. There has been more focus on colonoscopy training with the development of structured programmes including simulators.
Arebi, Naila +2 more
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The gingival Stillman's clefts: histopathology and cellular characteristics [PDF]
Stillman's cleft is a mucogingival triangular-shaped defect on the buccal surface of a root with unknown etiology and pathogenesis. The aim of this study is to examine the Stillman's cleft obtained from excision during root coverage surgical procedures ...
Cassini, MARIA ANTONIETTA +4 more
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Moving in the Dark: Enlightening the Spatial Population Ecology of European Cave Salamanders
We assessed individual interactions, movement ecology and activity patterns of a subterranean population of Speleomantes strinatii, applying spatial capture–recapture modeling to a photographic dataset of 104 individuals. ABSTRACT Space use and movement are fundamental aspects of organisms' ecology, mirroring individual fitness, behavior, and life ...
Giacomo Rosa +2 more
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First impressions of Telesurgery robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy using the Edge medical robotic platform [PDF]
Purpose: We reported, as a referral center in prostate cancer, our perspectives and experience performing Telesurgery using robotic surgery and 5G network.
Marcio Covas Moschovas +5 more
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