Early Postoperative Outcomes and Medication Cost Savings after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in Morbidly Obese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Bethany J. Slater, Nina Bellatorre, Dan Eisenberg

“…HOMA-IR improved after only two weeks following surgery (16.5 versus 6.6, 𝑃<0.001). Average number of diabetic medications decreased from 2.2 to <1, within 2 weeks after surgery; corresponding to a diabetes medication cost savings of 80%, 91%, 99%, and 99.7% after 2 weeks, 2 months, 6 months, and 12 months, respectively. …”
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Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Originating from Transverse Colon Mucinous Adenocarcinoma: A Case Report and Literature Review by Yingbo Gong, Xin Wang, Zhi Zhu

“…Multiple lung metastases appeared 8 months after surgery. The patient died 29 months after surgery because of an inability to eat and poor nutrition. …”
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Does the Intensity of IGG4 Immunostaining Have a Correlation with the Clinical Presentation of Riedel’s Thyroiditis? by C. A. Simões, M. R. Tavares, N. M. M. Andrade, T. M. Uehara, R. A. Dedivitis, C. R. Cernea

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Current Indications for Surgical Repair in Patients with Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Ascending Aortic Ectasia by Christian D. Etz, Martin Misfeld, Michael A. Borger, Maximilian Luehr, Elfriede Strotdrees, Friedrich-Wilhelm Mohr

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Efficacy of Human-Recombinant Epidermal Growth Factor Combined with Povidone-Iodine for Pressure Ulcers and Its Influence on Inflammatory Cytokines by Zunjiang Zhao, Dalun Lv, Baode Zhang, Liu Yong, Rongtao Zhang, Xiukun Wang

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Effects of High Altitude on Sleep and Respiratory System and Theirs Adaptations by Turhan San, Senol Polat, Cemal Cingi, Gorkem Eskiizmir, Fatih Oghan, Burak Cakir

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Sagittal Craniosynostosis with Uncommon Anatomical Pathologies in a 56-Year-Old Male Cadaver by Andrey Frolov, Craig Lawson, Joshua Olatunde, James T. Goodrich, John R. Martin III

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Bilateral Lower Cervical Bifurcation of the Common Carotid Artery by Lokman Uzun, Numan Kokten, Adem Kilicaslan, Bulent Tasel, M. Tayyar Kalcioglu, Muhammet Tekin

“…Ill-defined vascular anomalies may lead to massive hemorrhage and eventually death during head and neck surgery. Imaging of the neck by magnetic resonance Imaging (MRI), CT, or angiography is helpful for diagnosis. …”
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Inflammatory Mediator Profiling Reveals Immune Properties of Chemotactic Gradients and Macrophage Mediator Production Inhibition during Thioglycollate Elicited Peritoneal Inflammat... by Derek Lam, Devon Harris, Zhenyu Qin

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Innate Immune Signaling in the Pathogenesis of Necrotizing Enterocolitis by David J. Hackam, Amin Afrazi, Misty Good, Chhinder P. Sodhi

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Validation of a Novel Landmark-guided Intra-articular Postero-medial Surgeon-administered Injection Technique by Nicolas S. Piuzzi, MD, Andrew I. Spitzer, MD, Jason Mussell, PhD, Ignacio Pasqualini, MD, Stan Dysart, MD, Jeffrey Gonzales, MD, Michael A. Mont, MD, Jess H. Lonner, MD, William Mihalko, MD, PhD

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A rare case of postoperative hemorrhage following laparoscopic cholecystectomy - A case report by Mei-Ling Chen, Ruo-Tong Cai, Haitham Salameen, Xiu-Lin Wang, Peng Chen, Xiong Ding, Yun-Bing Wang

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Nodular Regenerative Hyperplasia Secondary to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Colorectal Liver Metastases by Maartje A. J. van den Broek, Steven W. M. Olde Damink, Ann Driessen, Cornelis H. C. Dejong, Marc H. A. Bemelmans

“…Patients with chemotherapy-induced hepatic injury undergoing liver surgery have higher risks of post-resectional morbidity. …”
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Risk factors for ischemic osteonecrosis of the femoral head after internal fixation with multiple cannulated screws for Pauwels type III femoral neck fracture by Yang Shuo

“…The results of logistic regression analysis revealed that age (> 55 years), PWB time after surgery (≤ 3 months), BMI (≥ 24 kg/m2), time from injury to surgery (> 2 days), and preoperative DM were independent risk factors for postoperative ischemic ONFH (p < 0.05). …”
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Ligation of Left Renal Vein for Spontaneous Splenorenal Shunt to Prevent Portal Hypoperfusion after Orthotopic Liver Transplantation by Lampros Kousoulas, Kristina Imeen Ringe, Michael Winkler, Frank Lehner, Nicolas Richter, Juergen Klempnauer, Fabian Helfritz

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A True Aneurysm of the Zygomatic Orbital Artery: First Case Report in the Literature by Valentina Molinaro, Elisa Pagliasso, Gianfranco Varetto, Claudio Castagno, Lorenzo Gibello, Pietro Rispoli

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The Causal Relationship between Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases and Aortic Aneurysm: A Bidirectional Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study by Sijia Sun, Jie Li, Mengxian Sun, Jie He, Songtao Tan, Ge Wang, Yuan Zheng, Xiaoping Fan

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A Thickened Coracohumeral Ligament and Superomedial Capsule Limit Internal Rotation of the Shoulder Joint: Report of Three Cases by Masashi Koide, Junichiro Hamada, Yoshihiro Hagiwara, Kenji Kanazawa, Kazuaki Suzuki

“…Two cases in which there is recalcitrant severe restriction of internal rotation after manipulation under anesthesia (MUA) were finally treated with arthroscopic surgery. Although MUA could release the posterior capsule, internal rotation did not improve in our cases. …”
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SHMT2 Overexpression Predicts Poor Prognosis in Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma by Shanglei Ning, Siquan Ma, Abdul Qahar Saleh, Lingyu Guo, Zixiao Zhao, Yuxin Chen

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Achilles Rupture Repair: Modified Gift-Box With a Proximal Myotendinous Backup Fixation Technique by Nicholas D. Cominos, B.S., Joseph S. Tramer, M.D., Andrew J. Peace, M.D., Matthew A. Zaborowicz, M.D., Erik B. Eller, M.D., Lafi S. Khalil, M.D.

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