Preoperative Nutritional Therapy Reduces the Risk of Anastomotic Leakage in Patients with Crohn’s Disease Requiring Resections by Zhen Guo, Dong Guo, Jianfeng Gong, Weiming Zhu, Lugen Zuo, Jing Sun, Ning Li, Jieshou Li

“…The rate of anastomotic leakage is high in surgeries for Crohn’s disease, and therefore a temporary diverting stoma is often needed. …”
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Comprehensive Complication Index Predicts Cancer-Specific Survival of Patients with Postoperative Complications after Curative Resection of Gastric Cancer by Ru-Hong Tu, Jian-Xian Lin, Ping Li, Jian-Wei Xie, Jia-Bin Wang, Jun Lu, Qi-Yue Chen, Long-long Cao, Mi Lin, Chao-Hui Zheng, Chang-Ming Huang

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Preoperative Thrombocytopenia May Predict Poor Surgical Outcome after Extended Hepatectomy by Mohammad Golriz, Omid Ghamarnejad, Elias Khajeh, Mohammadsadegh Sabagh, Markus Mieth, Katrin Hoffmann, Alexis Ulrich, Thilo Hackert, Karl Heinz Weiss, Peter Schirmacher, Markus W. Büchler, Arianeb Mehrabi

“…It is a novel idea that platelet counts may be associated with postoperative outcome following liver surgery. This may help in planning an extended hepatectomy (EH), which is a surgical procedure with high morbidity and mortality. …”
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Fibrin Glue Enhances Adipose-Derived Stromal Cell Cytokine Secretion and Survival Conferring Accelerated Diabetic Wound Healing by Ursula Hopfner, Matthias M. Aitzetmueller, Philipp Neßbach, Michael S. Hu, Hans-Guenther Machens, Zeshaan N. Maan, Dominik Duscher

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Peritoneal lavage with sterile water reduces IL-1 levels and postoperative adhesions following laparotomy in rats by Ryan Fernandi, I Ketut Sudartana, Made Agus Dwianthara Sueta, I Made Mahayasa, Ketut Putu Yasa, I Gusti Agung Bagus Krisna Wibawa

“…Peritoneal lavage with normal saline is common in abdominal surgeries, yet recent studies indicate that it increases intraperitoneal adhesion risks. …”
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Intratumor heterogeneity of HPV integration in HPV-associated head and neck cancer by Noah Sasa, Toshihiro Kishikawa, Masashi Mori, Rie Ito, Yumie Mizoro, Masami Suzuki, Hirotaka Eguchi, Hidenori Tanaka, Takahito Fukusumi, Motoyuki Suzuki, Yukinori Takenaka, Keisuke Nimura, Yukinori Okada, Hidenori Inohara

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GPR176 Is a Biomarker for Predicting Prognosis and Immune Infiltration in Stomach Adenocarcinoma by Lin Ni, Shuming Chen, Jianyong Liu, He Li, Hu Zhao, Chunhua Zheng, Yawei Zhang, Hancong Huang, Junjie Huang, Bing Wang, Chengzhi Lin

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Author Correction: Lower urinary dysfunction as a long-term effect of childhood vincristine treatment, with potential influences by sex and dose by Nao Iguchi, Ali Teimouri, Duncan T. Wilcox, Anna P. Malykhina, Nicholas G. Cost

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Complement in Human Disease by Michael A. Flierl, Daniel Rittirsch, Markus S. Huber-Lang, Philip F. Stahel

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ALKBH5 suppresses gastric cancer tumorigenesis and metastasis by inhibiting the translation of uncapped WRAP53 RNA isoforms in an m6A-dependent manner by Ziqi Zheng, Feizhi Lin, Baiwei Zhao, Guoming Chen, Chengzhi Wei, Xiaojiang Chen, Runcong Nie, Ruopeng Zhang, Zhoukai Zhao, Zhiwei Zhou, Yuanfang Li, Weigang Dai, Yijia Lin, Yongming Chen

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Combination of Ciprofloxacin and Metronidazole in Severe Perianal Crohn’s Disease by MJ Solomon, RS McLeod, BI O’Connor, AH Steinhart, GR Greenberg, Z Cohen

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Amyloid Goiter Associated with Amyloidosis Secondary to Rheumatoid Arthritis by Gungor Uzum, Fatih Oner Kaya, Ayse Kubat Uzum, Meltem Kucukyilmaz, Mehmet Emin Gunes, Yigit Duzkoylu, Cem Leblebici, Oguz Koc, Yavuz Selim Sari

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Surgical Management of an Aspergillus Empyema in a 3-Year-Old Child by Meletios A. Kanakis, Konstantinos Th. Petsios, Nicholas M. Giannopoulos, Dimitrios Bobos, Sofia Hatzianastasiou, Lida C. Sianidou, Achilleas Lioulias

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A Case of Brain Abscess Caused by Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw by Kenji Yamagata, Hiroki Nagai, Osamu Baba, Fumihiko Uchida, Naomi Kanno, Shogo Hasegawa, Toru Yanagawa, Hiroki Bukawa

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Unruptured Cerebral Aneurysms: Evaluation and Management by Norman Ajiboye, Nohra Chalouhi, Robert M. Starke, Mario Zanaty, Rodney Bell

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Unilateral Pulmonary Agenesis and Gastric Duplication Cyst: A Rare Association by Amir Halilbasic, Fahrija Skokic, Nesad Hotic, Edin Husaric, Gordana Radoja, Selma Muratovic, Nermina Dedic, Meliha Halilbasic

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The Inhibitory Role of B7-H4 in Antitumor Immunity: Association with Cancer Progression and Survival by Changjun He, Haiquan Qiao, Hongchi Jiang, Xueying Sun

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Sporadic Intra-Abdominal Desmoid: A Rare Presentation as a Hepatic Mass by Shahana Gupta, Udipta Ray, Souvik Chatterjee, Sanjeev Kumar, Ayusman Satapathy, Shamita Chatterjee, Tamal Kanti Choudhury

“…We report an unusual presentation of a sporadic intra-abdominal desmoid tumour, possibly arising from the diaphragm, masquerading as a hepatic mass in a young female without any history of surgery or trauma. Histopathology ruled out a hepatic origin of the tumour as was inferred from pre- and intraoperative evaluation. …”
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One-Stage Hybrid Repair of Multiple Degenerative Aneurysms by George N. Kouvelos, Nektario K. Papa, Eleni M. Arnaoutoglou, Christina Bali, Miltiadis I. Matsagkas

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Elevated Admission Base Deficit Is Associated with a Complex Dynamic Network of Systemic Inflammation Which Drives Clinical Trajectories in Blunt Trauma Patients by Othman Abdul-Malak, Yoram Vodovotz, Akram Zaaqoq, Jesse Guardado, Khalid Almahmoud, Jinling Yin, Brian Zuckerbraun, Andrew B. Peitzman, Jason Sperry, Timothy R. Billiar, Rami A. Namas

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