Shahbaz, Muhammad Ammar, Asif Wang, Yuliang Farhaj, Zeeshan Qiao, Liang Niu, Jun
ABSTRACT Hypothesis: Endoclip can be used as fiducial marker in urology. Objective: To assess the feasibility, cost effectiveness and reliability of endoclips as novel fiducial markers in precision radiotherapy, as part of a trimodality bladder-preserving treatment (TBPT) of muscle-invasive bladder carcinoma. Materials and Methods: This retrospecti...
Ren, Hu Feng, Tao Wang, Linfeng Liu, Junchuan Zhang, Peng Yao, Guangqing Shen, Yong
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Medical Science Monitor : International Medical Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research
Background The aim of this study was to verify whether the combined classification of increased signal intensity (ISI) on magnetic resonance imaging is more closely related to surgical outcomes than signal quality changes or signal longitudinal extent changes alone and to evaluate whether the combined classification ISI method could be used to pred...
Gopie, F.A. Commiesie, E. Baldi, S. Kamst, M. Kaur, D. de Lange, W.C.M. Pinas, P.S. Stijnberg, D. Wongsokarijo, M. Zijlmans, C.W.R.
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Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases
Background Rifampicin resistant tuberculosis (RR-TB) was frequently detected in Suriname after the introduction of Xpert MTB/RIF in 2012. Subsequent phenotypic drug-susceptibility testing (DST) was not conclusive at that moment, while RR-TB patients treated with first-line tuberculostatics had good treatment outcome. In our study, we analysed this ...
Yu, Feng Zhang, Ruiguo Zhang, Guizhi Meng, Zhaowei Liu, Xiaohua He, Yajing Tan, Jian Wang, Renfei
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Medical Science Monitor : International Medical Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research
Background Although radioiodine therapy (RIT) efficacy is thoroughly validated for Graves disease (GD), there is a lack of research on the predictive factors of RIT, especially the optimal thyroid-absorbed dose (TD) with a shorter effective half-life (Teff ≤5 days). The goal of this study was to explore the predictive value of TD in GD patients rec...
Lin, Peng Zhou, Boliang Yao, Haiying
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Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences
Objectives: In China, for economic reasons, induction regimes for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) often involve domestically produced idarubicin (IDA) rather than imported IDA. Our objective was to compare the effectiveness of induction regimens in combination with cytarabine; involving imported or domestic IDA, or daunorubicin (DNR). Methods: The stu...
FERREIRA, RAPHAELLA PAULA BUSSYGUIN, DANILO SAAVEDRA TROMBETTA, HYGOR MELO, VICTOR JOSE DORNELAS XIMENEZ, DANIELE REZENDE PRETI, VINICIUS BASSO VALLADARES, GERARDO CRISTINO GAVARRETE TOMASICH, FLAVIO DANIEL SAAVEDRA ABREU, PHILLIPE
ABSTRACT Objectives: the surgical approach persists as the main treatment for esophageal cancer. This study compares the patients of the same institution over time at three different times. Methods: this is a retrospective, observational, descriptive study comparing the surgical outcomes obtained by the Division of Surgical Oncology of Erasto Gaert...
Kebke, S Fransson, Helena Brundin, M Mota de Almeida, Fernando José
AIM: To evaluate the 10-year survival rate of root filled teeth treated by general dental practitioners (GDPs), and to identify possible prognostic factors. METHODOLOGY: In 2006, 3 676 individuals had at least one tooth root filled by a GDP within the Norrbotten Public Dental Service, Sweden. Over the next 10 years, 331 individuals died and were ex...
Shahbaz, Muhammad Ammar, Asif Wang, Yuliang Farhaj, Zeeshan Qiao, Liang Niu, Jun
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International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
Endoclip can be used as fiducial marker in urology. To assess the feasibility, cost effectiveness and reliability of endoclips as novel fiducial markers in precision radiotherapy, as part of a trimodality bladder-preserving treatment (TBPT) of muscle-invasive bladder carcinoma. This retrospective study was performed at Weifang People's Hospital (We...
Tao, Yu Zheng, Yi Han, Jia Gang Wang, Zhen Jun Cui, Jin Jie Zhao, Bao Cheng Yang, Xin Qing
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Medical Science Monitor : International Medical Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research
Background An anal fistula plug is a sphincter-sparing procedure that uses biological substances to close an anorectal fistula. This study aimed to evaluate the long-term therapeutic effect of an anal fistula plug procedure in patients with trans-sphincteric fistula-in-ano and to determine the risk factors affecting fistula healing. Material/Method...
GODOY-SANTOS, ALEXANDRE LEME GIORDANO, VINCENZO CESAR NETTO, CESAR DE SPOSETO, RAFAEL BARBAN BITAR, ROGÉRIO CARNEIRO WAJNSZTEJN, ANDRÉ SAKAKI, MARCOS HIDEYO FERNANDES, TÚLIO DINIZ
ABSTRACT Objectives: To describe the surgical treatment of fractures that involves the hallux interphalangeal joint, current indications and management options. Methods: we performed a literature review of relevant clinical studies in multiple databases, including PubMed, MedLine and Scopus, from January 1989 to October 2020. Results: There is cons...