Distal Pancreatectomy With En B ...
Purpose Infiltration of the celiac trunk by adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic body has been considered a contraindication for surgical treatment, thu ...
Single-Session Radiofrequency A ...
Purpose This retrospective study examined the feasibility and efficacy of bilateral lung radiofrequency ablation (RFA) performed in a single session ...
Percutaneous Irreversible Elect ...
Objective Irreversible electroporation (IRE) uses direct electrical pulses to create permanent ‘‘pores’’ in cell membranes to cause cell death. In c ...
Pure Ethiodized Oil-based Trans ...
Purpose To evaluate the efficacy of ablation with selective arterial injection of pure ethiodized oil followed by arterial occlusion with 9:1 ethano ...
Serum IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 levels ...
Thyroid status is known to influence growth in mammals. The aim of this study is to investigate the possible relationship between autoimmune subclini ...
How to improve the quality of t ...
The evaluation of liver lesions in patients with chronic hepatopathy is mandatory for assessing prognosis and sometimes for making treatment decision ...
Morbidity and tumor-related mor ...
Introduction The health status of adult survivors of pediatric brain tumors is poorly documented. Documenting their health risks regarding tumor rec ...
Maternal periconceptional facto ...
Purpose Neural tube defects, including spina bifida and anencephaly, are the second most common birth defects with an incidence in Italy of 0.4–1/1, ...
Electrocorticography and seizur ...
Purpose The use of electrocorticographically (ECoG)- guided cortical resection in children with lesional epilepsy is controversial. Given the import ...
Cognitive and social functionin ...
Purpose The aim of this study is to assess cognitive, emotional and social functioning in children and adolescents after the removal of craniopharyn ...
Frameless stereotactic endoscop ...
indicated in a small subgroup of patients with medically intractable seizures. There are several conventional techniques for implantation of hippoca ...
Solitary infantile myofibromato ...
Infantile myofibromatosis is a mesenchymal disorder of early childhood characterized by the formation of tumors in the skin, muscle, viscera, bone, ...
Endoscopic third ventriculostom ...
Object This study compares endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) and ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) in the treatment of pediatric patients with m ...
A population-based case-control ...
(NTD) in Shenyang, we carried out a population-based casecontrol study. Methods We used chi-square test or Fisherپfs exact test to evaluate variati ...
Measurement of melatonin in bod ...
Background and Purpose The circadian rhythm of melatonin in saliva or plasma, or of the melatonin metabolite 6- sulfatoxymelatonin (a6MTs) in urine, ...
Posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus i ...
Objective The germinal matrix hemorrhage in premature infants is related to the immaturity of the subependymal vascular bed. Posthemorrhagic ventric ...
High-dose chemotherapy followed ...
Introduction Trilateral retinoblastoma (TRb) is an intracranial neurogenic tumor associated with unilateral or bilateral retinoblastoma and has very ...
Wnt/beta-Catenin pathway in hum ...
Gliomas are the most common primary intracranial tumors. Understanding the molecular basis of gliomas’ progression is required to develop more effec ...
The synthetic triterpenoid CDDO ...
Survival following diagnosis of liver metastasis remains poor and improved treatment strategies to combat liver metastases are needed. Synthetic tri ...
Elevated serum levels of interl ...
Background Interleukin-18 (IL-18), a pro-inflammatory cytokine, is a predictor of cardiovascular and renal disease in diabetic patients. Postprandia ...
Clinical remission of Henoch–Sc ...
We herein describe an adult male patient who presented with tonsillitis, purpura, hematuria, and proteinuria. The serological analyses revealed elev ...
Tumoral calcinosis associated w ...
A 56-year-old male with chronic renal failure was admitted to the hospital because of progressive hip pain, appetite loss, general fatigue, and hype ...
Effect of the antiplatelet agen ...
Background Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a common complication in patients receiving hemodialysis (HD). Cilostazol is used for the treatment of ...
Rituximab and minimal change ne ...
Minimal change nephrotic syndrome (MCNS) usually responds to steroids but frequently relapses, requiring additional treatment with immunosuppressive ...
Anaerobic clavicular osteomyeli ...
Patients on dialysis are immunocompromised and are therefore susceptible to both common and unusual infectious complications. These infections are o ...