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The Immune Microenvironment: New Therapeutic Implications in Organ Fibrosis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This review summarizes recent advances in understanding the immune microenvironment's role in fibrosis, focusing on phenotypic/functional alterations of immune cells and their dynamic interactions with other cellular constituents within tissues. The authors further explore therapeutic opportunities and challenges in targeting immune microenvironment ...
Xiangqi Chen, Chuan Wu, Fei Tang, Jingyue Zhou, Li Mo, Yanping Li, Jinhan He   +6 more
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Surgical Procedure of Lateral Lymph Node Dissection for Advanced Lower Rectal Cancer

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Lateral lymph node dissection (LLND) is an effective surgical approach for lower rectal cancer. This paper outlines key points from the Japan Society of Gastroenterological Surgery consensus meeting, including standardized LLND techniques and procedural highlights.
Mamoru Uemura, Jun Watanabe, Akio Shiomi, Takashi Akiyoshi, George J. Chang, Yukihide Kanemitsu, Ichiro Takemasa, Yoshiharu Sakai, Masahiko Watanabe, Itaru Endo   +9 more
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Computed tomographic appearance of circumcaval and circumuterine ureter in a cat

Veterinary Medicine and Science, 2020
Background Circumcaval ureter is a rare congenital anomaly resulting from the persistence of embryonic venous system. This anomaly is characterized by running of affected ureter around caudal vena cava (CVC). Case presentation In this report, circumcaval
Jitrapun Jirasakul, Ninlawan Thammasiri, Damri Darawiroj, Nan Choisunirachon, Chutimon Thanaboonnipat   +4 more
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Design, Control, and Clinical Applications of Magnetic Actuation Systems: Challenges and Opportunities

Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.
This review aims to provide a broad understanding for interdisciplinary researchers in engineering and clinical applications. It addresses the development and control of magnetic actuation systems (MASs) in clinical surgeries and their revolutionary effects in multiple clinical applications.
Yingxin Huo, Lidong Yang, Tiantian Xu, Dong Sun   +3 more
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Retrocaval ureter with vesicoureteric reflux, a very rare entity

African Journal of Urology, 2017
Introduction: A circumcaval ureter is a rare congenital anomaly in which the ureter passes behind inferior vena cava. VUR is rarely found in association with retrocaval ureter. Diagnosis and management are difficult.
M.C. Arya, L. Kumar, R. Kumar, R. Mittal
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Uterine adenocarcinoma with abdominal metastases in an ovariohysterectomised female cat [PDF]

, 2011
An adenocarcinoma of the uterine stump with abdominal metastases is described in a 12-year-old incompletely ovariohysterectomised female Domestic Short Haired (DSH) cat.
Belter LF, Meier H, O'Rourke MD, Preiser H, Schmidt RE   +4 more
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Compound Heterozygous Variants in ZSWIM7 Gene Linked to Infertility and Its Role in Gonadal Development

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study aims to elucidate the role of the ZSWIM7 gene in the etiology of infertility, focusing on its potential association with premature ovarian insufficiency and azoospermia. We investigated an 18‐year‐old female patient who presented with primary amenorrhea, hypoplasia of the uterus and ovaries, Tanner stage II breast and pubic hair ...
Denise M. Christofolini, Guilherme Pinn, Thainá Vilella, Maria I. Melaragno, Mariana Moysés‐Oliveira, Luciano Pompei, Rare Genomes Project Consortium, Bianca Bianco, Caio P. Barbosa   +8 more
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Retrocaval ureter with ureteral calculus: Case report

Urology Case Reports, 2020
Retrocaval ureter, which also called circumcaval ureter, is a rare abnormal development where the vena cava compresses the upper segment of ureter leading to different grades of hydronephrosis.
Maher Al-Hajjaj, Ali Alali Aljool
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Unilateral isolated incompletely duplicated ureter

Journal of Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, 2014
The aim of this study was to report a congenital anomaly in a cadaveric dissection. During routine undergraduate dissection in a middle-aged male cadaver, we found that on the left side, there was a presence of an incompletely duplicated ureter.
Yuganti P Vaidya, Jwalant E Waghmare, Aaditya M Tarnekar, Moreshwar R Shende   +3 more
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Blind-ending bifid ureter – a case report of rare congenital anomaly and its sonographic appearance

Journal of Ultrasonography, 2022
We report a case of a blind-ending bifid ureter in a 67-year-old woman with ascites initially diagnosed with B-mode and Color Doppler ultrasonography and afterwards verified with contrast-enhanced abdominal computed tomography. A literature review of the
Łyczek Wojciech, Migda Bartosz
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