Modern Approach to Hepatocellul ...
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) used to be considered a universally fatal disease. Today, however, we have tools to identify patients at risk for HCC ...
Can the Intestinal Dysmotility ...
Gastrointestinal dysmotility is commonly noted in the intensive care unit and postoperative settings. Characterized by delayed passage of stool and ...
Growth Assessment in Clinical P ...
Differences in growth curves can influence the diagnosis of under- and overnutrition, and the interpretation of adequate growth following nutrition ...
Quality of Care in Inflammatory ...
Advances in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are published routinely in medical journals. Some treatments are sufficiently helpful ...
A Clinical Perspective on Gastr ...
The incidence of gastric neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) has increased exponentially based on widespread use of endoscopy and a greater pathological a ...
Current State of Ventricular As ...
Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) support is an accepted treatment of patients with end-stage heart failure. The increased applicability and exc ...
Therapeutic Use of MicroRNAs in ...
The discovery of regulatory non-coding (nc) RNAs has opened a new world in cell biology. Within this class of ncRNAs, microRNAs (miRNAs) have been f ...
Acute Study of Clinical Effecti ...
Nesiritide, a synthetic drug form of human Btype natriuretic peptide, is approved for the early treatment of dyspnea in acute decompensated heart fa ...
Treatment of Newly Diagnosed My ...
Melphalan plus prednisone (MP) has long been considered the gold-standard treatment for elderly patients with newly diagnosed myeloma, and it still ...
HCV Response-Guided Therapy: Sh ...
The treatment of chronic HCV has traditionally been for a fixed duration based on genotype. We now recognize that patients respond to treatment alon ...
Mechanisms of Antiangiogenic-In ...
Antiangiogenic therapy has emerged as an important concept in the treatment of solid tumors. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) represents an ...
Dual-Acting Angiotensin Recepto ...
Lowering blood pressure by pharmacologic intervention reduces the incidence of cardiovascular events. Nevertheless, despite the widespread availabil ...
Comprehensive Approaches to the ...
For every two people starting on combination antiretroviral therapy (cART), five become infected with HIV. Current prevention strategies are inadequ ...
Tinnitus-related Distress: A Re ...
This article reviews recent articles relevant to tinnitus-related distress (TRD). Recent studies provide evidence that 1) chronic tinnitus, which oc ...
A Unifying Hypothesis for Scler ...
We propose that a recent change in the conception of the role of type 1 interferon and the identification of adventitial stem cells suggests a unify ...
Surgical Simulation in Pediatri ...
The drive to achieve improved patient outcomes and patient safety has led to innovation in surgical education. The century-old teaching paradigms of ...
Emerging Concepts for Pelvic Or ...
The objective of this review is to discuss emerging concepts in pelvic organ prolapse, in particular, “What is cure?” In a post-trial data analysis ...
Methane on Breath Testing Is As ...
Background A growing body of literature suggests an association between methane and constipation. Studies also link degree of methane production to ...
Incidence of Esophageal Carcino ...
Background Obesity, gastroesophageal reflux, and Barrett’s esophagus have all been linked to esophageal adenocarcinoma. In addition, the decline in ...
Accuracy of Magnetic Resonance ...
Background Patients with pancreas divisum may develop pancreatitis. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is the gold standard for d ...
Alpha-Defensin DEFA1A3 Gene Cop ...
Background and Purpose of Study Extensive copy number variation is observed for the DEFA1A3 gene encoding alpha-defensins 1–3. The objective of this ...
Benefit of follow-up CT in emer ...
To determine the benefit of a short-term follow-up abdominopelvic computed tomography (APCT) examination among emergency department (ED) patients wi ...
Multidetector CT imaging in mes ...
Mesenteric ischemia is a complex and devastating disease which still remains a diagnostic challenge to the clinicians due to non-specific clinical a ...
Stress hormone levels in saliva ...
Objective Using shogi, a representative table game popular in Japan, to model a stress situation, we investigated the modulatory effects of player c ...
Physicians’ recommendations to ...
Objectives Striking a balance between the rapid availability of a novel vaccine while ensuring its safety, quality, and efficacy is a major challeng ...