Ligament Tissue Engineering and Its Potential Role in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction by E. W. Yates, A. Rupani, G. T. Foley, W. S. Khan, S. Cartmell, S. J. Anand

“…Whilst repair and regeneration of ligament tissue has been demonstrated in animal studies, further research is needed to improve the biomechanical properties of the engineered ligament if it is to play an important part in the future of human ligament reconstruction surgery. We evaluate the current literature on ligament tissue engineering and its role in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.…”
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Minimally invasive treatment of the cyst of the canal of Nuck with the laparoscopic total extraperitoneal approach by Ülkü Mete Ural, Neriman Şengül, Elif Betül Esmer, Elif Aydın, Selma Erdoğan Düzcü

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The Esthetic Use of Botulinum Toxins in Cancer Patients: Providing a Foundation for Future Indications by Marco Papagni, Monica Renga, Selene Mogavero, Paolo Veronesi, Maurizio Cavallini

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Chronic Constrictive Pericarditis by Hossein Doustkami, Afshin Hooshyar, Nasrollah Maleki, Zahra Tavosi, Iraj Feizi

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A Case of Laparoscopic Sacrohysteropexy: A Uterus Preserving Surgical Procedure for the Treatment of Uterine Prolapse by Özge Senem Yücel, İlker Selçuk, Aslıhan Yazıcıoğlu, Gökhan Boyraz, Gürkan Bozdağ, İbrahim Esinler

“…A woman has a 11% life time risk of undergoing surgery for POP. A case of laparoscopic sacrohysteropexy, a uterus preserving surgical procedure for the treatment of uterine prolapse is presented and 6 month follow up outcomes are reported. …”
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Interleukin-6 “Trans-Signaling” and Ischemic Vascular Disease: The Important Role of Soluble gp130 by Mario Luca Morieri, Angelina Passaro, Giovanni Zuliani

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Gubernaculum Sparing Laparoscopic Orchiopexy in Cryptorchidism with Ipsilateral Congenital Absence of the Vas Deferens: Unique Outcome by Ebtehal Althobaiti, Hattan Badr, Maryam Aloqalaa, Raghdah Alsharif, Naif Alqarni

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Diversity of Epithelial Stem Cell Types in Adult Lung by Feng Li, Jinxi He, Jun Wei, William C. Cho, Xiaoming Liu

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Mechanisms of Inflammation in Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy: From Bench to Bedside by Stavros N. Moysidis, Aristomenis Thanos, Demetrios G. Vavvas

“…Proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) is a vision-threatening disease and a common complication of surgery to correct rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD). …”
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Sarcoid-Like Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy in Gynecologic Malignancy by Bilal H. Lashari, Megumi Asai, Gissele Randleman, Martha Sack, Rajeshkumar Patel

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Paraplegia after Gastrectomy in a Patient with Cervical Disc Herniation: A Case Report and Review of Literature by Qingfu Zhang, Wei Jiang, Quanhong Zhou, Guangyan Wang, Linlin Zhao

“…We present a case of acute paraplegia after elective gastrectomy surgery because of cervical disc herniation. The 73-year-old man has the medical history of cervical spondylitis with only symptom of temporary pain in neck and shoulder. …”
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A Case of Apoplexy of Rathke’s Cleft Cyst Followed by Cerebral Infarction by Yu-ichiro Ohnishi, Yasunori Fujimoto, Koichi Iwatsuki, Toshiki Yoshimine

“…MR angiography revealed poor visibility and stenotic changes of right middle cerebral arteries. Transsphenoidal surgery was performed. Histopathological findings confirmed a hemorrhagic RCC. …”
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Polyarticular Septic Arthritis Caused by Haemophilus influenzae Serotype f in an 8-Month-Old Immunocompetent Infant: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Raheel Ahmed Ali, Sheldon L. Kaplan, Scott B. Rosenfeld

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The Survivin −31 Snp in Human Colorectal Cancer Correlates with Survivin Splice Variant Expression and Improved Overall Survival by Anna G. Antonacopoulou, Konstantina Floratou, Vasiliki Bravou, Anastasia Kottorou, Fotinos-Ioannis Dimitrakopoulos, Stella Marousi, Michalis Stavropoulos, Agelos K. Koutras, Chrisoula D. Scopa, Haralabos P. Kalofonos

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Dog Bite Injuries: Primary and Secondary Emergency Department Presentations—A Retrospective Cohort Study by Carmen A. Pfortmueller, Anastasios Efeoglou, Hansjakob Furrer, Aristomenis K. Exadaktylos

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Small Bowel Obstruction due to Intestinal Xanthomatosis by L. E. Barrera-Herrera, F. Arias, P. A. Rodríguez-Urrego, M. A. Palau-Lázaro

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SHOULDER PAIN, ULTRASOUND CHANGES, AND FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE IN OBESE PATIENTS by Fabiana Alves Costa Menegassi, Glaucus Cajaty Martins, Zartur José Barcelos Menegassi, Sérgio Augusto Lopes de Souza, Bianca Gutfilen, Fábio Ramos Costa

“…Methods: The study included 54 morbidly obese patients receiving follow-up care in a bariatric surgery outpatient clinic, which were compared with a control group consisting of 49 participants. …”
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Cecum Volvulus. Presentation of a Case and Literature Review by Ernesto Pérez Quintana, José Alberto Puerto Lorenzo, Lidia Torres Aja

“…We present the case of a 56-year-old female patient with a history of high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus and chronic constipation, who attended the surgery ward at the Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima University General Hospital in Cienfuegos because several days ago she had had intermittent abdominal pain, a feeling of fullness when eating and without expulsion of feces, on occasions she had had nausea and scarce vomiting with other food. …”
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Financiarisation et classes sociales : introduction au dossier by Benjamin Lemoine, Quentin Ravelli

“…We analyze the dynamics of construction – the work of social classification and « taxonomic surgery » – but also the social games of consolidation and destabilization of these groups. …”
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Hodgkin Lymphoma Mimicking Inflammatory Breast Carcinoma: A Rare Case with Diagnostic Challenge and Novel Treatment by Eleni Thodou, Maria Befani, George Triantafyllidis, Theodosia Choreftaki, George Kanellis, Nikolaos Giannakoulas

“…FNA as a minimally invasive diagnostic tool was crucial in avoiding unnecessary breast surgery and further delay of chemotherapy. It is also the first report highlighting the importance of this novel immunotherapy in the management of refractory Hodgkin lymphoma with breast involvement.…”
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