Updates on Rectal Cancer
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Afte ...
The timing of sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy in patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy remains a debated topic, despite increasing literature ...
Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Aorti ...
Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most common form of congenital heart disease, with frequent and premature occurrence of cardiac events, dominated ...
Updates on Rectal Cancer
In the last few decades there has been a shift in the paradigm of rectal cancer treatment. Surgery, historically the only weapon against rectal mali ...
Hyperplastic Polyps: Are They C ...
Until recently, all serrated polyps were classified simply as hyperplastic polyps and were thought to represent benign lesions with no progression t ...
Pros and Cons of Extrapolating ...
Both the incidence of invasive fungal infections and the number of antifungal agents available to clinicians have expanded significantly over the pa ...
Antifungal Pharmacokinetics and ...
Patients with burn injuries are at high risk of developing invasive fungal infections leading to increased morbidity and mortality. Burn patients un ...
Fluconazole-Resistant Candida: ...
The extensive use of fluconazole in the previous two decades has fostered the emergence of azole-resistant strains, including non-albicans species s ...
Current Perception of Nutrition ...
Historically, physicians have perceived the quality of nutrition training during medical school as inadequate. A literature review suggests that thi ...
Intravenous Iron in Heart Failu ...
Iron deficiency is commonly seen in congestive heart failure (CHF) in both anemic and nonanemic patients. In six studies in which these iron-deficie ...
Late Effects of Childhood Leuke ...
As survival rates for children treated for childhood cancers become significantly better, the focus is increasingly on determining the late effects ...
Hepatitis B Genotypes: Role of ...
Hepatitis B viral genotypes influence natural history, with genotype Cmore likely to develop hepatocellular carcinoma than genotype B, thus influenc ...
Neural Mechanisms of Angiotensi ...
Chronically elevated plasma angiotensin II (AngII) causes a salt-sensitive form of hypertension that is associated with a differential pattern of pe ...
Potential Dopamine-1 Receptor S ...
The role of dopamine receptors in blood pressure regulation is well established. Genetic ablation of both dopamine D1-like receptor subtypes (D1, D5 ...
Neurosurgery for Brain Tumors: ...
Advances in diagnostic imaging modalities and improved access to specialty care have led directly to an increased diagnosis of both metastatic and p ...
Pharmacogenomics and Multiple S ...
Notwithstanding the availability of diseasemodifying treatments including interferon-β, glatiramer acetate, and natalizumab, a considerable proporti ...
Minor, Major, Low-Trauma, and H ...
Osteoporosis is a leading health problem worldwide due to the morbidity and mortality associated with fractures. However, a large number of fracture ...
A Review of Osteoporosis Diagno ...
Fracture rates are known to vary by more than an order of magnitude worldwide; therefore, a single approach cannot be universally applied to all cou ...
Maladaptive Opioid Use Behavior ...
is well established that opioids are broadly effective for chronic pain. Although there is some agreement that stable, moderate dosing is desirable; ...
Growth Factors and Neuropathic ...
A treatment for neuropathic pain is an important unmet medical need because this pain often is refractory to many medical interventions. An importan ...
Neuronal Hyperexcitability: A S ...
Neuronal hyperexcitability produces enhanced pain transmission in the spinal dorsal horn after spinal cord injury (SCI). Spontaneous and evoked neur ...
Common Factors in Empirically S ...
this article, we examine the manuals of empirically supported psychotherapies for borderline personality disorder (BPD) by comparing their common an ...
A Tipping Point in Drug Dosing ...
Minimally effective doses of antipsychotics are likely influenced by several clinical and demographic characteristics of patients, with age being on ...
Review of the Use of Ultrasound ...
Musculoskeletal ultrasound is rapidly advancing, with contemporary machines offering exquisite highresolution pictures of superficial structures suc ...
Review of Clinical Registries o ...
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA), an inflammatory musculoskeletal disease associated with psoriasis, is a complex disease in terms of its clinical presenta ...
Update on Antiphospholipid Synd ...
Thrombotic events that occur in children are relatively rare and are mostly associated with indwelling catheters, infectious processes, surgical pro ...