Published in Aging
Despite improvements in surgical procedures and comprehensive therapies, pancreatic cancer remains one of the most aggressive and deadly human malignancies. It is therefore necessary to determine which cellular mediators associate with prognosis in pancreatic cancer so as to improve the treatment of this disease. In the present study, mRNA array an...
Published in Medicina
Background and Objective : There is a lack of reliable epidemiological data on the long-term survival after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the Lithuanian population. The aim of the study was to evaluate the long-term (36 months) survival after AMI among persons aged 25–64 years, who had experienced AMI in four time-periods 1996, 2003–2004, 20...
Published in Medicina
Trisomy 18 is a genetic disease resulting from an extra chromosome 18, characterized by a broad clinical spectrum, poor prognosis and low rates of survival. This is the case of a 12 year-old girl diagnosed with full trisomy 18, and multiple malformations, including Dandy-Walker Syndrome and congenital heart defects on long term survival. At nine mo...
Published in Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE
The increasing number of cardiac implantable electronic device complications represents a current problem. Abandoned leads are difficult to manage, even because indications to transvenous lead extraction (TLE) cannot be generalized. The aim of the study was to assess the late consequences of previous abandoned leads. We did a retrospective analysis...
Published in Thoracic cancer
Research on the impact of examined lymph node (ELN) count on node-negative esophageal cancer (EC) especially pT1N0M0 EC is inadequate. This study was designed to analyze the prognostic impact of ELN count on pT1N0M0 EC. Data of resected pT1N0M0 EC patients between 1988 and 2015 were extracted from the United States Surveillance, Epidemiology, and E...
Published in Frontiers in Oncology
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the outcomes and toxicity experienced by cervical cancer patients with positive lymph nodes (LNs) who were treated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and intracavitary brachytherapy (ICBT) plus concurrent chemotherapy. We retrospectively evaluated 108 cervical cancer patients with computed to...
Published in Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A
Background: Short-term outcomes after laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy (LPD) seem promising, but long-term outcomes of LPD for pancreatic cancer (PC) warrant further investigation. Methods: A systematic research of various databases was performed to identify studies analyzing long-term outcomes in LPD versus open pancreaticoduodenectomy (OPD) f...
Published in Hepatobiliary surgery and nutrition
While the long-term survival rate among patients with pancreatic and periampullary carcinomas remains low, it can be influenced by various factors. The purpose of this retrospective study was to investigate the effects of body mass index (BMI) on postoperative complications and patient survival after pancreatic resections for underlying malignancy ...
Published in Journal of prosthodontics : official journal of the American College of Prosthodontists
To evaluate marginal bone loss (MBL) of dental implants inserted in active lichen planus patients. The study included 59 subjects divided into 3 groups depending on their lichen planus diagnosis and administration of a low dose of corticosteroids: 17 healthy individuals, 20 controlled lichen planus patients controlled using low doses of systemic co...
Published in The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology
Perihilar cholangiocarcinoma is a rare disease with unfavorable prognosis resulting in low survival rates. This study aims to retrospectively assess the beneficial histopathological features and surgical procedures in long-term survivors (i.e., patients surviving perihilar cholangiocarcinoma for at least 2 y). In total, 322 patients with perihilar ...
