Systemic Venous Inflow to the Liver Allograft to Overcome Diffuse Splanchnic Venous Thrombosis by Cristian Lupascu, Tom Darius, Pierre Goffette, Jan Lerut

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Current Uses of Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) in the Dental Field: A Comprehensive Review by Maria Justina Roxana Virlan, Daniela Miricescu, Alexandra Totan, Maria Greabu, Cristiana Tanase, Cristina M. Sabliov, Constantin Caruntu, Bogdan Calenic

“…There is solid evidence that the development of PLGA microparticles and nanoparticles may be beneficial to a wide range of dental fields such as endodontic therapy, dental caries, dental surgery, dental implants, or periodontology. The aim of the current paper was to review the recent advances in PLGA materials and their potential uses in the dental field.…”
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An Immature Type II Dens Invaginatus in a Mandibular Lateral Incisor with Talon’s Cusp: A Clinical Dilemma to Confront by Anshul Gangwar, Deepa Singal, K. Y. Giri, Anshita Agarwal, S. Sruthi Keerthi

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Multidisciplinary Management of Soft Tissue Sarcoma by Lukas M. Nystrom, Nickolas B. Reimer, John D. Reith, Long Dang, Robert A. Zlotecki, Mark T. Scarborough, C. Parker Gibbs

“…Advances in imaging and radiation therapy have made limb salvage surgery the standard of care, with local control rates greater than 90% in most modern series. …”
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Funding the New Biologics – CCOHTA Report on the Cost Effectiveness of Infliximab for Crohn’s Disease: Pearls and Pitfalls by John K Marshall

“…The time horizon for the analysis was short (one year), because of a lack of longer-term efficacy data, and might have led to an underestimation of the benefits from averting surgery. Because the analysis was performed from the perspective of a Canadian provincial ministry of health, only direct medical costs were considered. …”
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Active Liver Bleed Caught During FAST Exam from Spontaneous Hemangioma Rupture: A Case Report by Raul Rodriguez, Nicole Aviles

“…Computed tomography subsequently confirmed an active subcapsular bleed of the liver, and patient was taken emergently to surgery for hemostasis from a ruptured liver hemangioma. …”
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Can a Patient use an App at Home to Measure Knee Range of Motion? Utilizing a Mobile App, Curovate, to Improve Access and Adherence to Knee Range of Motion Measurements by Nirtal Shah, Corey Grunberg, Zahra Hussain

“…# Introduction Knee range of motion is a critical measure of progress after knee injury and knee surgery. However, many patients do not understand the importance of knee range of motion and most do not have a way to self-monitor their knee range of motion at home. …”
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Bone within bone as a calcified chronic extra-dural hematoma mimicking ossified chronic subdural hematomas: a rare case report in pediatric patients by Mohan Karki, Yam Bahadur Roka, Abhinash Jha

“…She was discharged on 15th day of surgery and doing well on follow-up visit. Conclusion We conclude that surgical evacuation of hematoma along with removal of calcified innermost layer is safe and effective for calcified CEDH.…”
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Relevance of Germline Mutation Screening in Both Familial and Sporadic Head and Neck Paraganglioma for Early Diagnosis and Clinical Management by Mario A. Hermsen, María A. Sevilla, José Luis Llorente, Marjan M. Weiss, Anneliese Grimbergen, Eva Allonca, Cristina Garcia-Inclán, Milagros Balbín, Carlos Suárez

“…Background: Head and neck paraganglioma (PGL) are benign tumors that can cause important direct or surgery induced morbidity. Almost all familial and 11–29% of sporadic PGL are caused by inactivating germline mutations in succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) genes. …”
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Proximal Femoral Morphology and the Relevance to Design of Anatomically Precontoured Plates: A Study of the Chinese Population by Kun-Jhih Lin, Hung-Wen Wei, Kang-Ping Lin, Cheng-Lun Tsai, Pei-Yuan Lee

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Spinach ameliorates dietary oxidized tallow-induced NAFLD by regulating inflammatory cytokines, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors, and antioxidant systems by Neelab, Alam Zeb, Muhammad Jamil

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Massive Multinodular Head and Neck Recurrence of Parotid Gland Pleomorphic Adenoma: A Case Report by Pierre Philouze, Nicolas Sigaux, Anne Frédérique Manichon, Jean-Christian Pignat, Marc Poupart

“…The optimal initial management of parotid pleomorphic adenomas reduces the risk of recurrence and malignant transformation. Surgery of recurrence can be difficult in multinodular disseminated forms. …”
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Spontaneous Ruptured Pyomyoma in a Nulligravid Female: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by S. Read, J. Mullins

“…Definitive diagnosis is only possible with surgery. Pathology shows a degenerating fibroid with hemorrhage, necrosis, cystic degeneration, and/or inflammatory change. …”
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Partial PFO Closure for Persistent Hypoxemia in a Patient with Ebstein Anomaly by S. A. Zuberi, S. Liu, J. W. Tam, F. Hussain, D. Maguire, M. Kass

“…Patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation are recommended to have tricuspid valve surgery with concomitant atrial septal defect closure. …”
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Decitabine-Induced Changes in Human Myelodysplastic Syndrome Cell Line SKM-1 Are Mediated by FOXO3A Activation by Wen Zeng, Hanjun Dai, Ming Yan, Xiaojun Cai, Hong Luo, Min Ke, Zeming Liu

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RESEARCH WORK AT HIGHER MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS IN SIBERIA AT THE END OF THE 50s – THE BEGINNING OF THE 90s OF THE XXTH CENTURY by V. V. PETRIK

“…The paper explores the most significant achievements of medical scientists of the region in the leading fields of medical science: therapy, surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, dentistry, genetics, microbiology and other areas. …”
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A Case Report of Complete Resolution of Auricular Mucormycosis in an 18-Month-Old Diabetic Child by Mariam Aljehani, Hatem Alahmadi, Mansour Alshamani

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Options of biological substances application in rectal fistulas treatment (Review of the literature) by A. M. Kuzminov, S. A. Frolov, D. V. Vyshegorodtsev, V. Yu. Korolik, Sh. T. Minbayev, I. S. Bogormistrov, M. O. Chernozhukova

“…Treatment of rectal fistulas remains burning issue in coloproctology due to unsatisfactory results of surgery resulting in high relapse rate, usually regardless of applied surgical method and high risk of severe complications as anal sphincter incompetence. …”
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TAS-102 Monotherapy and Combination Therapy with Bevacizumab for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer by Cheng-Jiang Liu, Ting Hu, Ping Shao, Wu-Yang Chu, Yu Cao, Feng Zhang

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Total Colectomy with Subtotal Proctocolectomy of High Risk Colorectal Cancer Patients by Fadhil Ahmed Mohialdeen

“…The medical records of 42 colorectal patients whom underwent surgery between 2006 and 2017 of the above hospitals diagnosed as colorectal cancer diseases were retrospectively reviewed. …”
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