Efficacy and Prognostic Factors for Y-90 Radioembolization (Y-90) in Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumors with Liver Metastases by Erica S. Tsang, Jonathan M. Loree, Janine M. Davies, Sharlene Gill, David Liu, Stephen Ho, Daniel J. Renouf, Howard J. Lim, Hagen F. Kennecke

“…Prior therapies included surgery (63%), local ablative therapy (25%), somatostatin analogue (69%), and systemic therapy (35%). …”
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Patient-derived response estimates from zero-passage organoids of luminal breast cancer by Róża K. Przanowska, Najwa Labban, Piotr Przanowski, Russell B. Hawes, Kristen A. Atkins, Shayna L. Showalter, Kevin A. Janes

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Development and design validation of a novel network meta-analysis presentation tool for multiple outcomes: a qualitative descriptive study by Lehana Thabane, Jason W Busse, Behnam Sadeghirad, Gordon H Guyatt, Mohit Bhandari, Romina Brignardello-Petersen, Fernando Kenji Nampo, Carlos A Cuello-Garcia, Raveendhara R Bannuru, Mark R Phillips, Yu Jia Guo, Sofia Bzovsky

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Evaluation of Office and Ambulatory Central Blood Pressure and Augmentation Index by Two Methods and Their Changes After Lifestyle or Medical Interventions in Hypertension by Helga Gyöngyösi, Dóra Batta, Andrea László, Péter Torzsa, Beáta Kőrösi, Zsófia Nemcsik-Bencze, Orsolya Cseprekál, András Tislér, János Nemcsik

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Effect of ripasudil after trabeculectomy with mitomycin C: a multicentre, randomised, prospective clinical study by Kazuyuki Hirooka, Eri Nitta, Yoshiaki Kiuchi, Masaki Tanito, Shunsuke Nakakura, Tetsuya Baba, Hideaki Okumichi, Aisyah Muhlisah, Ariyanie Nurtania, Hiromitsu Onoe, Yotaro Matsuoka

“…Background To investigate if there are improvements in trabeculectomy outcomes supporting filtration bleb formation caused by Rho-associated protein kinase (ROCK) inhibitors.Methods This prospective, multicentre, randomised, open-label clinical study examined open-angle glaucoma patients who underwent trabeculectomy or trabeculectomy combined with cataract surgery followed by 3-month postoperative ripasudil treatments. …”
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Elastosonographic Evaluation of Endometrium in Postmenopausal Bleeding by İsmail Burak Gültekin, Orhan Altınboğa, Serap Gültekin, Elif Akkaş Yılmaz, Gökşen İnanç İmamoğlu, Afra Alkan, Tuncay Küçüközkan

“…All patients with a history of previous uterine surgery (including myomectomy) and/or endometrial interventions such as endometrial ablation, polyp removal, hysteroscopic interventions (except solely diagnostic procedures) and endometrial sampling within one year were excluded from the study because of the possibility of endometrial changes that may interfere with elastosonographic starin ratios. …”
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Evaluation of Digital PCR as a Technique for Monitoring Acute Rejection in Kidney Transplantation by Hyeseon Lee, Young-Mi Park, Yu-Mee We, Duck Jong Han, Jung-Woo Seo, Haena Moon, Yu-Ho Lee, Yang-Gyun Kim, Ju-Young Moon, Sang-Ho Lee, Jong-Keuk Lee

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Exploring the Association Between Triglyceride-Glucose Indices and Their Derivatives With Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Insights From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surve... by Zhou Y, Xue F

“…Yating Zhou,* Fei Xue* Kunshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunshan City, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Fei Xue, Department of Surgery, Kunshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zuchongzhi South Road, Kunshan City, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215300, People’s Republic of China, Email 2090168460@qq.comBackground: Simple and affordable methods for evaluating Insulin Resistance (IR) have been suggested, such as the Triglyceride-Glucose (TyG) index and its variants, including the TyG-Body Mass Index (TyG-BMI), TyG-Waist Circumference (TyG-WC), and TyG-Waist-to-Height Ratio (TyG-WHtR). …”
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The UK Breast Cancer in Pregnancy (UKBCiP) Study. Incidence, diagnosis, management and short-term outcomes of breast cancer first diagnosed during pregnancy in the United Kingdom:... by Marian Knight, Andrew Brand, Claudia Hardy, Philip Banfield, Julie Jones

“…During pregnancy, 30 women (36%) underwent surgery and 37 (44%) received chemotherapy. Three women had major maternal morbidity during pregnancy. …”
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Natural killer cells occupy unique spatial neighborhoods in HER2- and HER2+ human breast cancers by Femke A. I. Ehlers, Katie E. Blise, Courtney B. Betts, Shamilene Sivagnanam, Loes F. S. Kooreman, E. Shelley Hwang, Gerard M. J. Bos, Lotte Wieten, Lisa M. Coussens

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Cochlear implantation in vestibular schwannoma: A game changer? A narrative review by Luis Lassaletta, Miryam Calvino, Isabel Sánchez-Cuadrado, José Manuel Morales-Puebla, Javier Gavilán

“…On the other hand, there is growing evidence in favor of the 'wait and see' approach as opposed to surgery or irradiation for most small VS. The aim of this paper is to discuss the current role of CIs in patients with VS, addressing the most controversial topics such as the variability of outcomes, the emerging clinical scenarios, the lack of consistent prognostic factors, and the need for an intraoperative tool to aid decision-making in challenging cases. …”
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Identification of a distinctive immunogenomic gene signature in stage-matched colorectal cancer by Pankaj Ahluwalia, Ashis K. Mondal, Ashutosh Vashisht, Harmanpreet Singh, Ahmet Alptekin, Kalyani Ballur, Nivin Omar, Meenakshi Ahluwalia, Kimya Jones, Amanda Barrett, Vamsi Kota, Ravindra Kolhe

“…Despite advances in diagnosis and treatment, including surgery, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy, accurate clinical markers are still lacking. …”
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Hypothyroidism is Not Associated with Keratoconus Disease: Analysis of 626 Subjects by Zsuzsa Flaskó, Elena Zemova, Timo Eppig, László Módis, Achim Langenbucher, Stefan Wagenpfeil, Berthold Seitz, Nóra Szentmáry

“…Previous thyroid medication, previous ocular surgery, and patients with suspected keratoconus (topographic keratoconus classification, [TKC]: 0 < 1). …”
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FMT reduces systemic inflammatory response in severe acute pancreatitis by increasing the abundance of intestinal Bifidobacteria and fecal bacteria by Yanning Mao, Yandong Huang, Weiwei Zhang, Huiping Liang, Fengming Liu, Qi Luo, Chunqin Xu, Yi Qin, Jiawen Liu, Shaobo Tang, Huaying Liu, Xiaolong Ge

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Age- and Sex-Specific Risks of Major Cardiovascular Complications and All-Cause Mortality Following Elective Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in the Netherlands: A Dutch Hospital Data Reg... by Mark J.R. Smeets, MD, Maaike G.J. Gademan, PhD, Rob G.H.H. Nelissen, MD, PhD, Suzanne C. Cannegieter, MD, PhD, Banne Nemeth, MD, PhD

“…Overall risks for venous thromboembolism, arterial thromboembolism, bleeding, and all-cause mortality were estimated at 30 and 90 days following surgery. Time trends were assessed by plotting 90-day risks by year. …”
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Effect of invasive acupuncture on awakening quality after general anesthesia: systematic review and meta-analysis by Fan-dong Bu, Shang-kun Si, Shang-kun Si, Shang-kun Si, Dong-bin Zhang, Yong-liang Chi

“…Acupuncture, a common treatment in Traditional Chinese Medicine, is widely used around surgery. However, there is no enough evidence to show it improves recovery after anesthesia. …”
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Development and Validation of a Routine Electronic Health Record-Based Delirium Prediction Model for Surgical Patients Without Dementia: Retrospective Case-Control Study by Emma Holler, Christina Ludema, Zina Ben Miled, Molly Rosenberg, Corey Kalbaugh, Malaz Boustani, Sanjay Mohanty

“… BackgroundPostoperative delirium (POD) is a common complication after major surgery and is associated with poor outcomes in older adults. …”
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Comparison of In Vitro Fertilization Outcomes between Normal and T-Shaped Uteri, Diagnosed by Hysterosalpingography in Women with infertility: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Fattaneh Pahlavan, Shohreh Irani, Mehri Mashayekhi, Samira Vesali, Fatemeh Niknejad, Firoozeh Ahmadi, Narges Bagheri-Lankarani

“…Patients with uterine fibroid, polyp, metabolic disorders, previousuterine surgery were excluded. Based on the hysterosalpingography (HSG) images, the patients were categorizedas: “T-shaped uterus” or “normal uterus”. …”
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Pathogenesis-directed therapy of methylphenidate-induced oxidative heart damage in rats by Izzet Emir, Seval Bulut, Bahadır Suleyman, Renad Mammadov, Nurinisa Yucel, Betul Cicek, Gulce Naz Yazici, Durdu Altuner, Murat Gunay, Halis Suleyman

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Hubungan Grading Histopatologi dan Infiltrasi Limfovaskular dengan Subtipe Molekuler pada Kanker Payudara Invasif di Bagian Bedah RSUP. Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Vashti Resti Putri Firdaus, Aswiyanti Asri, Daan Khambri, Wirsma Arif Harahap

“…Determine the distribution and frequency of hystopatology grading, lymphovascular infiltration, and molecular subtype in invasive breast cancer at surgery department Dr. M. Djamil Hospital Padang period January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2013. …”
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