Ultrasound-guided antegrade fem ...
Purpose The aim of this study was to compare ultrasoundguided access of the superficial femoral artery and the common femoral artery. Material and ...
Assessment of tissue perfusion ...
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) with microbubble contrast agents is a new imaging technique for quantifying tissue perfusion. CEUS presents seve ...
Improved detection of in-stent ...
Objective The aim of this study was to assess whether visualisation of in-stent changes can be improved with high-resolution, steady-state, blood po ...
Step and shoot coronary CTangio ...
Objective To evaluate the effect of heart rate variability (HRV) and heart rate (HR) on intra-image پgmotionپh and inter-image پgstairstepپh artefac ...
Patient acceptability of CT col ...
Objectives To determine patient acceptability of barium enema (BE) or CT colonography (CTC). Methods After ethical approval, 921 consenting patients ...
Quantitative analysis and predi ...
Objectives To quantitatively evaluate regional lymph nodes in rectal cancer patients by using an automated, computeraided approach, and to assess th ...
Making renal stones change size ...
Objectives The objectives of this study were to quantify the impact of image post-processing parameters on the apparent renal stone size, and to qua ...
Expert’s comment concerning Gra ...
Prevention or correction of severe kyphotic deformity in addition to eradication of the infective focus has become the modern standard of management ...
Amaurosis after spine surgery: ...
Postoperative vision loss (POVL) associated with spine surgery is a well known, albeit very rare complication. POVL incidence after spinal surgery r ...
The patient-specific functional ...
The primary objective of this study was to determine which questionnaire, the Roland Morris disability questionnaire (RMDQ) or the patient-specific ...
Esophageal smooth muscle cells ...
Background: Esophagus tissue engineering using the hybrid-construct approach involves assembly of the esophageal components to engineer the organ. T ...
Fibrin glue and porcine-derived ...
Background: Rupture of an umbilical hernia carries a risk of high mortality for patients with liver failure complicated by ascites. There is no cons ...
Life-threatening gastric dilata ...
Background: Gastric dilatation can turn into a life-threatening condition including bleeding, necrotic intestinal wall, intra-abdominal rupture and ...
Duodenal stump after duodenal s ...
Background: Duodenal switch operation is an effective procedure in patients with pathologic transpyloric duodenogastric bile reflux and subsequent a ...
Therapeutic potential of stem c ...
Liver transplantation is the only life-saving procedure for patients with end-stage liver disease. However, its potential benefits are hampered by m ...
Second-line chemotherapy for ga ...
Chemotherapy for gastric cancer has been advancing fairly well. It has been indicated that not only advances in first-line chemotherapy but also tho ...
First-line fluorouracil-based c ...
Background Treatment with an oral fluoropyrimidine plus cisplatin is widely used for advanced gastric cancer, but patients with severe peritoneal me ...
Bacteremia and endotoxemia afte ...
Background Because the invasive procedure of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) entails a large mucosal defect which is left open, with extensiv ...
A phase II study of biweekly mi ...
Background Preclinical studies have shown that mitomycin C (MMC) acts synergistically with irinotecan (CPT- 11). In this phase II study, we evaluate ...
Multimodal treatment for resect ...
Surgical resection has been traditionally the mainstay of treatment for localized esophageal cancers. However, survival after surgery alone for adva ...
Atrial fi brillation after esop ...
Purpose. The relevance of new-onset atrial fi brillation (AF) after esophagectomy remains poorly defi ned. This study’s primary goal is to better de ...
Successful early resection of c ...
Two adult patients with previous transient cerebral ischemic attacks (TIAs) or chest oppression were referred for further investigation. A swaying p ...
Thoracoscopic resection of a th ...
29-year-old man had been diagnosed with an anterior mediastinal cyst 6 years earlier and was undergoing follow-up. At a follow-up visit, a newly de ...
Aging kidneys in an aging popul ...
The ‘demographic imperative’ of a progressively aging society will place unprecedented demands on the health care system in the 21st century. Althoug ...
Macular edema and visual outcom ...
Background Cystoid macular edema (CME) is a wellknown complication after cataract surgery, and diabetic retinopathy is reported to be an important r ...