The Impact of Breast Clinic on the Mastectomy and Axillary Clearance Rates at a Tertiary Hospital in an Eastern Caribbean Nation: A Comparative Study by Shariful Islam, Imran Aziz, Jitendra Shah, Jacob Oba, Patrick Harnarayan, Arlene Jammie Rampersad, Vijay Naraynsingh

“…There are 5 surgical units at our hospital and in one of those units the lead surgeon had a special interest in surgical oncoplastic breast surgery. That unit formed the breast clinic in August 2012. …”
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Network Pharmacology Reveals Polyphyllin II as One Hit of Nano Chinese Medicine Monomers against Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma by Meng-Zhe Yang, Bei-Bei Zhang, Jian-Chun Huang, Xian-Yu Bai, Zhen-Qiang Liang, Xiang Yi, Ning Xu, Yuan-Jiao Huang, Ai-Jun Jiao

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Factors for Predicting Favorable Outcome of Percutaneous Epidural Adhesiolysis for Lumbar Disc Herniation by Sang Ho Moon, Jae Il Lee, Hyun Seok Cho, Jin Woo Shin, Won Uk Koh

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Establishing Differences in Thermographic Patterns between the Various Complications in Diabetic Foot Disease by Alfred Gatt, Owen Falzon, Kevin Cassar, Christian Ellul, Kenneth P. Camilleri, Jean Gauci, Stephen Mizzi, Anabelle Mizzi, Cassandra Sturgeon, Liberato Camilleri, Nachiappan Chockalingam, Cynthia Formosa

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Prospective Study of Surgical Management of Midshaft Clavicle Fractures by Pawan Kumar, Mritunjay Kumar

“…Even when significantly displaced, conventionally these fractures are treated without surgery. Conservative treatments either by sling/figure of eight bandage/clavicular brace are favored by patients, but the results are much inferior to what was reported previously. …”
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Impact of the Siewert Classification on the Outcome of Patients Treated by Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy for a Nonmetastatic Adenocarcinoma of the Oesophagogastric Junction by Laurence Moureau-Zabotto, Eric Teissier, Didier Cowen, David Azria, Steve Ellis, Michel Resbeut

“…For OGJA treated with preoperative CRT and surgery, ORR and CRMR were lower for patients with Siewert I tumors in comparison with Siewert II/III tumors.…”
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Exploring the protective role of caffeine against Taraxacum-Induced ribotoxic stress mediated through autophagy and mitochondrial depolarization by Chien-Jung Lin, Shu-Ting Liu, Zih-Syuan Wu, Shih-Ming Huang, Teng-Wei Chen

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Transient Hemodynamic Changes upon Changing a BCPA into a TCPC in Staged Fontan Operation: A Computational Model Study by Fuyou Liang, Hideaki Senzaki, Zhaofang Yin, Yuqi Fan, Koichi Sughimoto, Hao Liu

“…The findings may help physicians to assess the perioperative risk of the TCPC surgery based on preoperative measurement of cardiovascular function.…”
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Infantile BCG osteomyelitis ultimately diagnosed as a result of trauma by Katsuhiko Tabata, MD, Osamu Miyazaki, MD, Ayako Imai, MD, Reiko Okamoto, MD, Mikiko Miyasaka, MD, Yoshiyuki Tsutsumi, MD, Yoko Anami, MD, Atsuhito Seki, MD, Tatsuki Ikuse, MD, PhD, Toshinao Kawai, MD, PhD, Takashi Ishikawa, MD, PhD, Chizuko Haga, MD, Takako Yoshioka, MD, Shunsuke Nosaka, MD

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A review on intrathecal administration of medications for leptomeningeal metastases in solid tumors by Xuemei Wang, Chi Yao, Li Quan, Junxiang Zhou

“…The treatment approach for LMD includes a combination of supportive care, surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, and intrathecal (IT) therapy, among other modalities. …”
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Biomolecular condensates: Formation mechanisms, biological functions, and therapeutic targets by Xin Niu, Lei Zhang, Yuchen Wu, Zhi Zong, Bin Wang, Jisheng Liu, Long Zhang, Fangfang Zhou

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Hospital Surgical Volume, Utilization, Costs and Outcomes of Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection for Testis Cancer by Hua-yin Yu, Nathanael D. Hevelone, Sunil Patel, Stuart R. Lipsitz, Jim C. Hu

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Effects of Delta-Like Noncanonical Notch Ligand 1 Expression of Human Fetal Liver Hepatoblasts on Hematopoietic Progenitors by Jörg C. Gerlach, Robert L. Thompson, Bruno Gridelli, Eva Schmelzer

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Desmoplastic Fibroma Recurrence Associated with Tuberous Sclerosis in a Young Patient by A. M. Espinoza-Coronado, J. P. Loyola-Rodríguez, J. H. Olvera-Delgado, J. O. García-Cortes, J. F. Reyes-Macías

“…It was observed that the patient had an aggressive recurrence of DF at four months after surgery treatment. Due to these clinical findings, resective osseous surgery and curettage were carried out. …”
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Successful Myringoplasty - Do The Site & Size Of TM Perforation Matter? by Areesha Manzoor, Mirza Khizar Hameed, Irshad Ali, Nudrat Khalil, Ansa Umara, Seema Naveed

“…Conclusion: Myringoplasty is an effective surgery for sealing Tympanic Membrane perforations resulting in better quality of life. …”
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Long-term Clinical Results of Vitrectomy and Scleral Buckling in Treatment of Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment by I. Schmidt, N. Plange, G. Rößler, H. Schellhase, A. Koutsonas, P. Walter, B. Mazinani

“…The purpose of this research is to assess the long-term results after pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) and scleral buckle (SB) surgery in patients with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD). …”
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Beneficial microbiome and diet interplay in early-onset colorectal cancer by Zhengyuan Zhou, Linda Kleis, Ana Depetris-Chauvin, Stefanie Jaskulski, Victoria Damerell, Karin B Michels, Biljana Gigic, Ute Nöthlings, Gianni Panagiotou

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Celiac Artery Compression After a Spine Fracture, and Pericardium Rupture After Blunt Trauma: A Case Report from a Single Injury by Joongsuck Kim, Hyun Min Cho, Sung Hwan Kim, Seong Hoon Jung, Jeong Eun Sohn, Kwangmin Lee

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Absence of Posterior Vitreous Detachment Is a Risk Factor of Severe Bleb-Related Endophthalmitis by Kazuhiko Umazume, Jun Suzuki, Yoshihiko Usui, Katsuhiko Maruyama, Yoshihiro Wakabayashi, Hiroshi Goto

“…Bleb-related endophthalmitis (BRE) after glaucoma surgery is an infection caused by bacteria in the avascular bleb gaining access into the eye. …”
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Neuroprotective Effects of Collagen-Glycosaminoglycan Matrix Implantation following Surgical Brain Injury by Jia-Hui Chen, Wei-Cherng Hsu, Kuo-Feng Huang, Chih-Huang Hung

“…The rats were divided into three groups as follows: (1) sham (SHAM), (2) surgery-induced lesion cavity (L), and (3) CG matrix implantation following surgery-induced lesion cavity (L+CG). …”
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