Latent Abnormal Pathology Affects Long-Term Graft Function in Elder Living Renal Allograft Recipients by Linlin Ma, Lei Zhang, Yu Du, Zelin Xie, Yawang Tang, Jun Lin, Wen Sun, Hongbo Guo, Rumei Bi, Mengmeng Zhang, Xi Zhu, Ye Tian

“…Clinical data were retrospectively measured at 3, 6, 12, and 24 months after renal transplants. …”
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Impact of corticosteroids on the efficacy of CD19/22 CAR-T cell therapy in pediatric patients with B-ALL: a single-center study by Jing Yang, Jing Zhang, Xinyu Wan, Jiaoyang Cai, Jiaoyang Cai, Tianyi Wang, Xiaomin Yang, Wenjie Li, Lixia Ding, Lili Song, Yan Miao, Xiang Wang, Yani Ma, Chengjuan Luo, Jingyan Tang, Longjun Gu, Jing Chen, Jun Lu, Yanjing Tang, Benshang Li

“…IntroductionCorticosteroids are used for toxicity management, raising concerns about whether they may affect the anti-leukemic effects of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cells.Methods and resultsIn this study, we retrospectively analyzed patients (fined two subgroups based on disease burden. …”
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Development of Novel Nomograms to Predict 5- and 7-Year Biochemical-Recurrence-Free Survival in High-Risk Prostate Cancer Patients After Carbon-Ion Radiotherapy and Androgen Depriv... by Takanobu Utsumi, Hiroyoshi Suzuki, Masaru Wakatsuki, Kana Kobayashi, Atsushi Okato, Mio Nakajima, Shuri Aoki, Taisuke Sumiya, Tomohiko Ichikawa, Koichiro Akakura, Hiroshi Tsuji, Shigeru Yamada, Hitoshi Ishikawa

“…Background: The aim of this study was to develop nomograms predicting 5- and 7-year biochemical-recurrence (BCR)-free survival in high-risk prostate cancer (PCa) patients treated with carbon-ion radiotherapy (CIRT) and androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). Methods: We retrospectively evaluated 785 high-risk PCa patients treated with CIRT and ADT. …”
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Comparing Efficacies of Biopsy and Rapid Urease Testing for H. Pylori at a Single Institution by Kathleen Hill, Aiden V. Ohning, Jonathan P. Mallory, Stella Self, Christine M. G. Schammel, Jenny Meredith, John Reddic, Patrick Kent, Jenny B. Knight

“…For the study, 200 patients (100 H. pylori + and 100 H. pylori -) from a single institution that underwent gastric biopsies were selected and retrospectively evaluated for H. pylori status. Demographics and clinicopathologic data were collected, including diagnostic tests performed, treatment, and outcomes. …”
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Secondary amputation: a qualitative study of quality of life in patients after primary limb salvage surgery and after later ablative sarcoma treatment by Veronika Vetchy, Carmen Trost, Reinhard Windhager, Gerhard Hobusch

“…Patients who have undergone secondary amputation might retrospectively prefer a different approach. Design: Interview study. …”
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Usefulness of Acoustic Monitoring of Respiratory Rate in Patients Undergoing Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection by Takayoshi Suzuki, Shingo Tsuda, Hirohiko Nakae, Jin Imai, Kana Sawamoto, Maiko Kijima, Yoko Tsukune, Tetsufumi Uchida, Muneki Igarashi, Jun Koike, Masashi Matsushima, Toshiyasu Suzuki, Tetsuya Mine

“…The usefulness of acoustic RR monitoring was assessed by retrospectively reviewing the patients’ records for age, gender, height, weight, past history, serum creatinine, RR before ESD, and total dose of sedative. …”
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Surgical Outcomes and Clinicopathological Characteristics of Patients Who Underwent Potentially Noncurative Endoscopic Resection for Gastric Cancer: A Report of a Single-Center Exp... by Hiroaki Ito, Haruhiro Inoue, Haruo Ikeda, Noriko Odaka, Akira Yoshida, Hitoshi Satodate, Manabu Onimaru, Daisuke Takayanagi, Esperanza Grace Santi, Shin-ei Kudo

“…We investigated optimal management for the patients with potentially noncurative EGC after endoscopic resection. Methods. We retrospectively examined clinicopathological data and surgical outcomes of all patients with clinically solitary gastric adenocarcinoma who underwent curative surgery after a single peroral endoscopic resection at the Digestive Disease Center of Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital between April 2001 and December 2012. …”
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The Effect of Guidance regarding Home Exercise and ADL on Adolescent Females Suffering from Adverse Effects after HPV Vaccination in Japanese Multidisciplinary Pain Centers by Takahiro Ushida, Masahiko Shibata, Masaki Kitahara, Shoji Yabuki, Masahiko Sumitani, Takanori Murakami, Masako Iseki, Masako Hosoi, Hiroaki Shiokawa, Tomoko Tetsunaga, Hiroyuki Nishie, Sei Fukui, Motohiro Kawasaki, Sinsuke Inoue, Makoto Nishihara, Shuichi Aono, Tatunori Ikemoto, Takashi Kawai, Young-Chang Arai

“…One hundred and forty-five patients suffering from the AEs were reviewed retrospectively and 105 patients of them were provided guidance on home exercise and activities of daily living based partially on a cognitive-behavioral approach. …”
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Association of JMJD2B and Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1 Expressions with Poor Prognosis in Osteosarcoma by Xujian Liu, Qianqian Zhang, Yi Zhao, Jianjun Xun, Hongzeng Wu, Helin Feng

“…The histopathological and clinical characteristics were retrospectively reviewed from 53 osteosarcoma patients. …”
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Clinical Application of CT-Guided Percutaneous Microwave Ablation for the Treatment of Lung Metastasis from Colorectal Cancer by Lin Li, Ketong Wu, Haiyang Lai, Bo Zhang

“…Clinical data were retrospectively analyzed with respect to the efficacy, safety, and outcome. …”
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Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Patients with Solid Tumours by Diamantis P. Kofteridis, Antonios Valachis, Eirini Koutsounaki, Sofia Maraki, Eleni Mavrogeni, Foteini N. Economidou, Dimitra Dimopoulou, Kostas Kalbakis, Vassilis Georgoulias, George Samonis

“…Records of patients with ST and SSTI, cared for at the University Hospital of Heraklion, from 2002 to 2006 were retrospectively studied. Results. A total of 81 episodes of SSTIs, occurring in 71 patients with ST, have been evaluated. …”
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Early Stone Manipulation in Urinary Tract Infection Associated with Obstructing Nephrolithiasis by Megan L. Swonke, Ali M. Mahmoud, Elias J. Farran, Tamer J. Dafashy, Preston S. Kerr, Christopher D. Kosarek, Joseph Sonstein

“…In this case series, we retrospectively review four cases in which patients had a documented UTI secondary to an obstructive ureteral stone. …”
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Assessment of Gastric Phenotypes Using Magnifying Narrow-Band Imaging for Differentiation of Gastric Carcinomas from Adenomas by Masaaki Kobayashi, Satoru Hashimoto, Ken Nishikura, Ken-Ichi Mizuno, Manabu Takeuchi, Yoichi Ajioka

“…To investigate A-B classifications retrospectively, 137 patients (155 lesions) that were diagnosed pretherapeutically with adenoma or borderline lesions by biopsy were enrolled. …”
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Number of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Procedures Required for Short Biliary Cannulation Time by Koichiro Mandai, Koji Uno, Yasutoshi Fujii, Takuji Kawamura, Kenjiro Yasuda

“…To determine the number of ERCP procedures required for short cannulation time of the bile duct. Methods. We retrospectively analyzed 605 ERCP procedures performed for bile duct cannulation in patients with native papilla at our institution between March 2012 and December 2015. …”
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Risk-Stratified Cardiovascular Screening Including Angiographic and Procedural Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in Renal Transplant Candidates by Julian König, Martin Möckel, Eda Mueller, Wolfgang Bocksch, Seema Baid-Agrawal, Nina Babel, Ralf Schindler, Petra Reinke, Peter Nickel

“…Benefits of cardiac screening in kidney transplant candidates (KTC) will be dependent on the availability of effective interventions. We retrospectively evaluated characteristics and outcome of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) in KTC selected for revascularization by a cardiac screening approach. …”
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Vagal Withdrawal and Sympathetic Overactivity Contribute to the Genesis of Early-Onset Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension by G. K. Pal, P. Shyma, S. Habeebullah, Pravati Pal, Nivedita Nanda, P. Shyjus

“…Body mass index (BMI), basal heart rate (BHR), blood pressure (BP) and HRV indices such as LFnu, HFnu, LF-HF ratio, mean RR, SDNN and RMSSD were assessed in normal pregnant women (Control group) and pregnant women having risk factors for PIH (Study group) at all the trimesters pregnancy. Retrospectively, those who did not develop PIH (Study group I) were separated from those who developed PIH (Study group II). …”
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A Comparison of Sexual Dysfunctions in Female Patients with Major Depressive Disorder and Panic Disorder by Tonguç Demir Berkol, Süheyla Doðan Bulut, Esra Alataþ, Dicle Görkem, Esra Çavdar, Ýlker Özyýldýrým

“…The study was carried out retrospectively by analyzed patient files. Results: According to the suggested criteria to identify any sexual dysfunction in the original form of Arizona Sexual Experiences Scale, sexual dysfunction is determined to be more frequent in major depressive disorder group than panic disorder group. …”
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Intraoperative navigated ultrasound in posterior fossa surgery by Bopp Miriam, Saß Benjamin, Pojskic Mirza, Grote Alexander, Nimsky Christopher

“…Data of 23 patients (28 lesions) undergoing navigation supported surgery in the posterior fossa with application of navigated iUS including acquisition of a 3D iUS data set were evaluated retrospectively based on intraoperative ratings on accuracy and tumor segmentation based on preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and iUS data. …”
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Evaluation of an enhanced ResNet-18 classification model for rapid On-site diagnosis in respiratory cytology by Wei Gong, Deep K. Vaishnani, Xuan-Chen Jin, Jing Zeng, Wei Chen, Huixia Huang, Yu-Qing Zhou, Khaing Wut Yi Hla, Chen Geng, Jun Ma

“…Therefore, developing an improved deep learning model to assist clinicians in promptly and accurately evaluating Diff-Quik stained cytology samples during ROSE has important clinical value. Methods Retrospectively, 116 digital images of Diff-Quik stained cytology samples were obtained from whole slide scans. …”
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Prevalence of Noncardiac Findings in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging by Christopher W. May, William T. Mansfield, Andrew B. Landes, Adrian M. Moran

“…We sought to determine the prevalence of clinically significant non-cardiac abnormalities found in pediatric and adult patients undergoing cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI), and understand the impact of age on it’s occurrence. Methods. We retrospectively reviewed all patients undergoing CMRI between May 2004 and July 2007. …”
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