Morbidity of 200 Consecutive Cases of Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Living Donor Nephrectomies: A Single-Center Experience by Pedro W. Baron, Ramzi Ben-Youssef, Okechukwu N. Ojogho, Arputharaj Kore, D. Duane Baldwin

“…None of the laparoscopic procedures required conversion to an open procedure, and none of the donors required perioperative blood transfusion. The median recipient serum creatinine at 6 months after transplant was 1.2 mg/dL for each group. …”
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Granulocyte-Monocyte Apheresis in Steroid-Dependent, Azathioprine-Intolerant/Resistant Moderate Ulcerative Colitis: A Prospective Multicenter Study by Gianni Imperiali, Arnaldo Amato, Maria Maddalena Terpin, Ivo Beverina, Aurora Bortoli, Massimo Devani, Chiara Viganò, Study Group on IBD (GSMII)

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Bidirectional role of neutrophils in tumor development by Haoxin Luyang, Feng Zeng, Yan Lei, Qian He, Yanhong Zhou, Juan Xu

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Aweak phenotype associated with novel ABO*A allele variant c.106delinsGG by Sanmukh Ratilal Joshi, Glenda Millard, Mayuri Vekariya, Priya Radadiya, Manisha Rajapara, Hiren Dhanani, Gaurav Shastri, Prabhat Sharma, Brett Wilson, Yew-Wah Liew

“…The Aweak phenotype with the novel allele has not been displayed on International Society of Blood Transfusion database, though c.106delinsGG is listed in the UCSC genome browser under rs782544248.…”
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Case report: Suspected propofol associated Heinz body anemia in five mechanically ventilated dogs: a historical case series by Emily M. Ireland, Claire R. Sharp, Ellie M. Leister, Susan Boyd

“…All five dogs survived to discharge, with one dog requiring a blood transfusion.DiscussionWhile propofol-induced HB anemia is a recognized phenomenon in cats, to the author’s knowledge, this is the first case series detailing multiple occurrences in dogs. …”
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Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia in a Sudanese Patient by Omer Ali Mohamed Ahmed Elawad, Ahmed Abdalazim Dafallah Albashir, Mohammed Mahgoub Mirghani Ahmed, Ahmed Ali Mohamed Ahmed Elawad, Osman Eltieb Elbasheer Mohamed

“…She was treated with intravenous frusemide, iron supplement, tranexamic acid, blood transfusion, and nasal packing. Conclusions. HTT usually passes unnoticed in Sudan. …”
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Novel gene manipulation approaches to unlock the existing bottlenecks of CAR-NK cell therapy by Fatemeh Dehghan, Yekta Metanat, Mandana Askarizadeh, Ehsan Ahmadi, Vahid Moradi

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Evaluation of ultrasonography and plethysmography in detecting blood loss and volume replacement in a platelet apheresis model by Kıvanç KARAMAN, Furkan Çağrı OĞUZLAR, Sinan SİTEMBÖLÜKBAŞI, Erşan KAYA

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Clinical analysis of different intestinal reconstruction methods after primary cytoreductive surgery combined with rectal resection for advanced ovarian cancer by Huimin Wang, Xiaocen Li, Ying Jiang, Jinxin Chen, Rong Cao, Jingru Zhang

“…The primary intestinal anastomosis group exhibited a larger blood transfusion volume, higher incidence rates of anastomotic leak and electrolyte disturbance, and longer times to first flatus, first feeding and drain removal than the other two groups (p < 0.05).ConclusionsColostomy can be adopted for advanced ovarian cancer patients with a large ascites volume, hypoproteinemia, large intraoperative blood and fluid loss volumes, multiple intestinal resections, anastomoses located below the peritoneal reflection, high PCI and suboptimal cytoreductive surgery. …”
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Giant Intrahepatic Subcapsular Haematoma: A Rare Complication following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy—A Case Report and Literature Review by Eltaib Saad, Lauren O’Connell, Anne M. Browne, W. Khan, R. Waldron, K. Barry, Iqbal Z. Khan

“…We report on a 59-year-old female with symptomatic cholelithiasis on a background of morbid obesity who underwent an elective LC with an uncomplicated intraoperative course; however, she experienced a refractory hypotension within one hour postoperatively with an acute haemoglobin drop requiring fluid resuscitation and blood transfusion. A triphasic computed tomography scan revealed a large intrahepatic subcapsular haematoma (ISH) measuring 21 cm×3.1 cm×17 cm surrounding the lateral surface of the right hepatic lobe without active bleeding. …”
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Evidence from mendelian randomization identifies several causal relationships between primary membranous nephropathy and gut microbiota by Jianwei Wu, Jing Zhang, Gang Huang, Yinglian Zhong, Yi Yang, Peng Deng

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Noninvasive Ventilation with Heliox for Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Preterm Infant: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Chen Long, Wang Li, Li Wanwei, Li Jie, Shi Yuan

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Analysis of the Complete Genomes of Enterovirus 71 Subtypes in China by Lei Wang, Yuzhu Dai, Jun Cheng, Changgui Sun, Yu Chen, Dawei Cui

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Reply to: comment on “Early cancer detection by serum biomolecular fingerprinting spectroscopy with machine learning” by Shilian Dong, Dong He, Qian Zhang, Chaoning Huang, Zhiheng Hu, Chenyang Zhang, Lei Nie, Kun Wang, Wei Luo, Jing Yu, Bin Tian, Wei Wu, Xu Chen, Fubing Wang, Jing Hu, Xiangheng Xiao

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Several factors that predict the outcome of large B‐cell lymphoma patients who relapse/progress after chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T‐cell therapy can be identified before cell a... by Alice Sýkorová, František Folber, Kamila Polgárová, Heidi Móciková, Juraj Ďuraš, Kateřina Steinerová, Aleš Obr, Adriana Heindorfer, Miriam Ladická, Ľubica Lukáčová, Erika Čellárová, Ivana Plameňová, David Belada, Andrea Janíková, Marek Trněný, Tereza Jančárková, Vít Procházka, Andrej Vranovský, Margaréta Králiková, Jan Vydra, Lukáš Smolej, Ľuboš Drgoňa, Martin Sedmina, Eva Čermáková, Robert Pytlík

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Erratum to “Unexpected High Response Rate to Traditional Therapy after Dendritic Cell-Based Vaccine in Advanced Melanoma: Update of Clinical Outcome and Subgroup Analysis” by Laura Ridolfi, Massimiliano Petrini, Laura Fiammenghi, Anna Maria Granato, Valentina Ancarani, Elena Pancisi, Emanuela Scarpi, Massimo Guidoboni, Giuseppe Migliori, Stefano Sanna, Francesca Tauceri, Giorgio Maria Verdecchia, Angela Riccobon, Linda Valmorri, Ruggero Ridolfi

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Safety of Simultaneous Hepatectomy and Splenectomy in the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Complicated with Hypersplenism: A Meta-analysis by Xuefeng Liu, Zhiqiang Chen, Meng Yu, Wei Zhou, Xuting Zhi, Tao Li

“…Outcomes including postoperative complications, perioperative mortality, intraoperative blood transfusion, and albumin (ALB) content at postoperation day (POD) 7 did not differ significantly between the two groups. …”
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FABP6 Expression Correlates with Immune Infiltration and Immunogenicity in Colorectal Cancer Cells by Wenping Lian, Zhongquan Wang, Yajie Ma, Yalin Tong, Xinyu Zhang, Huifang Jin, Shuai Zhao, Ruijing Yu, Shaotan Ju, Xinyun Zhang, Xiaona Guo, Tao Huang, Xianfei Ding, Mengle Peng

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Multidisciplinary Management of a Giant Plexiform Neurofibroma by Double Sequential Preoperative Embolization and Surgical Resection by Roberto Vélez, Sergi Barrera-Ochoa, David Barastegui, Mercedes Pérez-Lafuente, Cleofe Romagosa, Manuel Pérez

“…This case report describes a 22-year-old female with a giant plexiform neurofibroma of the lower back and buttock who underwent pre-operative embolization and intraoperative use of a linear cutting stapler system to assist with haemostasis during the surgical resection. Minimal blood transfusion was required and the patient made a good recovery. …”
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Clinical features and direct medical cost of splenic injury in China: a cross-sectional study by Yan Liu, Yubo Ma, Qiu Zhang, Yong Chen, Ji-Hong Zhou, Yong Qi

“…In GLM analysis, male, old age, length of stay, severe splenic injury grade, OM, intensive care unit, blood transfusion and tertiary hospitals were associated with higher DMC, while female and NOM was associated with lower DMC.Conclusions In China, management of splenic injury was the most important factor impacting the total DMC. …”
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