Prevalence, risk factors, and prognostic implications of intraoperative bleeding during CF-LVAD implant by Ibrahim Mortada, MD, Christos Kourek, MD, PhD, Rupesh Kshetri, MD, Arun Singhal, MD, Anthony Panos, MD, Alexandros Briasoulis, MD, PhD, Mohammed Mhanna, MD, MPH, Shareef Mansour, MD, Kristine Yumul, MD, Paulino Alvarez, MD, Ernesto Ruiz Duque, MD

“…Our study aims at identifying potential predictors of intraoperative bleeding, defined as 4 or more units of packed red blood cells transfused during surgery. A single-center retrospective cohort study of adult patients older than 18 years old who underwent CF-LVAD implantation between 2009 and 2024. …”
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Low-Dose Ketamine Infusion for Perioperative Pain Management in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial by Mitchell T. Seman, Shawn H. Malan, Matthew R. Buras, Richard J. Butterfield, Kristi L. Harold, James A. Madura, David M. Rosenfeld, Andrew W. Gorlin

“…Perioperative low-dose ketamine infusions significantly reduced opioid consumption in morbidly obese patients undergoing laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery.…”
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Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting lung cancer based on acoustic–clinical features by Zhou Lu, Zhou Lu, Jiaojiao Sha, Xunxia Zhu, Xiaoyong Shen, Xiaoyu Chen, Xin Tan, Rouyan Pan, Shuyi Zhang, Shi Liu, Tao Jiang, Jiatuo Xu

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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

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Diagnostic Value of Glycosylated Extracellular Vesicle microRNAs in Gastric Cancer by Wang S, Ma C, Ren Z, Zhang Y, Hao K, Liu C, Xu L, He S, Zhang J

“…Shunda Wang,1,* Cuidie Ma,2,* Zhihua Ren,3,* Yufei Zhang,2 Kun Hao,4 Chengxiu Liu,4 Lida Xu,4 Shun He,5 Jianwei Zhang1 1Department of Pancreatic and Gastric Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, People’s Republic of China; 2College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital Fo Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, People’s Republic of China; 4Beijing Hotgen Biotech Co., Ltd, Beijing, 102600, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Endoscopy, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Shun He, Department of Endoscopy, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, People’s Republic of China, Email heshuns@126.com Jianwei Zhang, Department of Pancreatic and Gastric Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, People’s Republic of China, Email panchutong@163.comIntroduction: Early diagnosis is crucial for improving the prognosis of patients with gastric cancer (GC). …”
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Use of extracorporeal shockwave therapy combined with standard rehabilitation following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a systematic review with meta-analysis by Jaehyung Shin, Hye Chang Rhim, James Kim, Raymond Guo, Ramy Elshafey, Ki-Mo Jang

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Deep Lateral Wall Partial Rim-Sparing Orbital Decompression with Ultrasonic Bone Removal for Treatment of Thyroid-Related Orbitopathy by Álvaro Bengoa-González, Alicia Galindo-Ferreiro, Enrique Mencía-Gutiérrez, Hortensia Sánchez-Tocino, Agustín Martín-Clavijo, María-Dolores Lago-Llinás

“…Complications of the surgery included zygomatic hypoaesthesia in 14 (40%) patients in the early postoperative period and chewing alterations in 10 (28.5%) of the patients. …”
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Immunogenicity in humans of a transdermal multipeptide melanoma vaccine administered with or without a TLR7 agonist by Craig L Slingluff, Gina R Petroni, Walter C Olson, Kimberly A Chianese-bullock, Donna Deacon, Mark Smolkin, William W Grosh, Max O Meneveau, Kevin T Lynch, Elise P Salerno, Elizabeth Woodson, James W Patterson

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Post sleeve gastrectomy-enriched gut commensal Clostridia promotes secondary bile acid increase and weight loss by Shaoqian Zhao, Huibin Lin, Wen Li, Xiaoqiang Xu, Qihan Wu, Zhifeng Wang, Juan Shi, Yufei Chen, Lingxia Ye, Liuqing Xi, Lijia Chen, Mingyang Yuan, Junlei Su, Aibo Gao, Jiabin Jin, Xiayang Ying, Xiaolin Wang, Yaorui Ye, Yingkai Sun, Yifei Zhang, Xiaxing Deng, Baiyong Shen, Weiqiong Gu, Guang Ning, Weiqing Wang, Jie Hong, Jiqiu Wang, Ruixin Liu

“…The gut microbiome is altered after bariatric surgery and is associated with weight loss. However, the commensal bacteria involved and the underlying mechanism remain to be determined. …”
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Interactions between Oral Tissues and External Light and Matters by S. Nammour, H. S. Loh, R. De Moor, C. P. Eduardo

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The 'Difficult' Colonic Polyp by Christopher B Williams

“…Only a few very large broad-based or sessile polyps require referral to the surgeon; even some of these can be managed endoscopically if the patient is unfit or unwilling for surgery, but willing to undergo multiple repeat endoscopies.…”
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Holding the Inflammatory System in Check: TLRs and NLRs by Eda K. Holl, Irving C. Allen, Jennifer Martinez

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Albumin and mortality: addressing critiques and reaffirming findings by Augusto Di Castelnuovo, Licia Iacoviello, Francesco Violi

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Surgical Treatment of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension by Fraser Rubens, Phil Wells, Steven Bencze, Michael Bourke

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Editorial: Advances of brain metastasis in breast cancer by Wenjie Lv, Adam Brufsky, Takahiro Ochiya

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Management of Hemorrhagic Pseudoaneurysmal Arteriovenous Fistula of the Sphenopalatine Artery by Ajeet Gordhan

“…n-Butyl cyanoacrylate (n-BCA) embolization of a hemorrhagic pseudoaneurysmal arteriovenous fistula of the sphenopalatine artery in a patient with paranasal sinus squamous cell carcinoma treated with regional surgery and radiation has, to our knowledge, not been previously reported.…”
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“Heat of the Moment: The Overlooked Key to Cartilage Engineering’’ by Theofanis Stampoultzis, Yanheng Guo, Dominique P. Pioletti

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Stem Cells for Cartilage Regeneration: A Roadmap to the Clinic by Celeste Scotti, Alberto Gobbi, Norimasa Nakamura, Giuseppe M. Peretti

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Tips to improve patient’s experience in consultation by Laura A. Esquivel-Tunubala, Herney A. García-Perdomo, Carlos A. Pineda-Cañar

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Oral Tissues Interactions with Lights and Matters by Samir Nammour, Umberto Romeo, Carlos de Paula Eduardo, Toni Zeinoun

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