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Oncology
Riordan Azam, David Lim, Belinda Curpen, Anne-Marie Mulligan, Nicole Look Hong
Summary: Current imaging techniques show poor correlation with final surgical pathology, leading to potential uncertainty in surgical excision and exclusion of non-surgical management candidates. Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a good candidate for ongoing trials due to stronger correlations between pathology and imaging.
ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Vasileia Angelou, Aliki Fiska, Anastasia Tsingotjidou, Michael Patsikas, Lysimachos G. Papazoglou
Summary: The aim of this study is to describe the surgical anatomy of the feline gastrointestinal tract and provide surgical tips for veterinary surgeons. The knowledge of surgical anatomy in this region is of high importance due to the frequent surgical procedures performed on the gastrointestinal tract of cats by veterinary surgeons.
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Physics, Multidisciplinary
Helene Delanoe-Ayari, Nicolas Bouchonville, Marie Courcon, Alice Nicolas
Summary: Animal cells are active and contractile objects. By combining theoretical analysis and experiments, we found that passive stresses and active stresses inside cells are proportional, with cells exerting forces on the surface through localized adhesion points.
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
(2022)
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Diego Hernando, Yuxin Zhang, Ali Pirasteh
Summary: Diffusion MRI plays a significant role in evaluating abdominal and pelvic disease processes, with quantitative diffusion MRI offering improved standardization of tissue characterization, despite facing challenges such as acquisition artifacts, signal modeling limitations, and biological variability.
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Martin D. Holland, Andres Morales, Sean Simmons, Brandon Smith, Samuel R. Misko, Xiaoyu Jiang, David A. Hormuth, Chase Christenson, Roy P. Koomullil, Desiree E. Morgan, Yufeng Li, Junzhong Xu, Thomas E. Yankeelov, Harrison Kim
Summary: The DP4 phantom is reliable, portable, and capable of significantly improving the reproducibility of qDCE-MRI measurements.
Review
Surgery
Michael Gerard Waldron, Conor Judge, Laura Farina, Aoife O'Shaughnessy, Martin O'Halloran
Summary: Through the evaluation of barrier materials, we found that multiple barriers showed promising results in animal studies, and several barriers achieved success and fulfilled desirable qualities in human trials. However, there is currently no widely utilized barrier worldwide, although potential barriers have been identified to reduce the burden of postoperative adhesions and associated sequelae.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Sarah E. Herrick, Bettina Wilm
Summary: Post-surgical adhesions are internal scar tissue that affect the peritoneal lining of the abdominal cavity. Mesothelial cells, which form this lining, have important regulatory functions beyond just forming a barrier. Research is ongoing to understand the molecular mechanisms and gene expression associated with serosal repair and adhesion formation, with a focus on how local tissue specialization may influence the response of peritoneal cells to injury.
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Biology
Jia Wang Chua, Moogaambikai Thangaveloo, Debbie Xiu En Lim, Leigh E. Madden, Anthony R. J. Phillips, David L. Becker
Summary: This study examined the dynamic expression of the gap junction protein Cx43 in an ischemic button model of surgical adhesions. The results suggest that targeting Cx43 may be a potential therapeutic strategy for preventing or reducing the severity of post-surgical peritoneal adhesions.
Review
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Marcela De La Hoz Polo, Amandeep Sandhu, Elika Kashef, Christopher Aylwin, Duncan Bew, Maribel Manikon, Elizabeth Dick
Summary: A variety of medical devices are used to support and manage severely injured and unstable trauma or emergency patients in the acute setting. It is crucial for these devices to be correctly positioned in order to improve patient outcomes. However, there is currently limited formal training for radiologists in reporting on the imaging of these devices, leading to potential inaccuracies in their descriptions.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
(2021)
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Biology
Jing Li, Zongqian Deng, Nanyan Shen, Zhou He, Lanyun Feng, Yingjie Li, Jia Yao
Summary: This study proposes a marker-less surgical registration method with high precision and efficiency, calibrating the system with a multi-vision system to improve computational efficiency. Experimental results demonstrate the potential clinical application of this method in abdominal surgery.
COMPUTERS IN BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Surgery
Thomas K. Jensen, Ismail Gogenur, Mai-Britt Tolstrup
Summary: Burst abdomen is a common complication after abdominal surgery. The study found that standardized surgical primary repair can reduce the rate of fascial redehiscence, with no significant impact on 30- and 90-day mortality rates.
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Adam Johansson, James M. Balter, Yue Cao
Summary: A new GI 4D MRI technique is presented in this study, which can clearly visualize periodic gastrointestinal motion without interference from respiratory motion. This technique may help define internal target volumes for treatment planning, aid in planning organ at risk volume definition, or support motion model development for gastrointestinal motion tracking algorithms.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Felipe Giron, Carlos Eduardo Rey Chaves, Lina Rodriguez, Roberto Javier Rueda-Esteban, Ricardo E. Nunez-Rocha, Juan Daniel Pedraza, Danny Conde, Marco Vanegas, Ricardo Nassar, Gabriel Herrera, Juan David Hernandez
Summary: Intestinal obstruction is a common surgical pathology related to previous surgeries. This study aimed to describe the factors related to morbidity and mortality in surgical management of intestinal obstruction. The results showed that laparoscopic approach had shorter intestinal transit time and faster restart of oral intake after surgery. Increased heart rate and longer intensive care unit length of stay were associated with mortality. Laparotomy, need for intensive care unit stay, and duration of stay were correlated with morbidity. Increased heart rate in the emergency room, decreased intravenous fluid intake, longer intensive care unit stay, and delay in resuming oral intake were associated with poor outcomes. Laparoscopic approach appeared to be a safe and feasible option for selected patients with intestinal obstruction.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
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Pediatrics
Shuangshuang Gai, Lixiu Wang, Weizeng Zheng, Bin Xu, Qiong Luo, Jiale Qin
Summary: This study evaluated the diagnostic ability of prenatal ultrasound for fetal intra-abdominal cysts and developed a predictive method for pre- and postnatal outcomes. The results showed that measuring cyst diameter can predict fetal outcomes and identify cases that may require surgical intervention or spontaneous regression.
FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS
(2022)
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Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Z. -N. Wang, M. -S. Wang, X. Xi
Summary: This study analyzed the potential correlation between chronic endometritis (CE) and intrauterine adhesions (IUA) and their associated risk factors. The risk of severe IUA was higher in patients with a higher number of abortions, higher number of indolent abortions, and CD138 positivity. Patients with CE had higher recurrence rates of IUA after surgery.
EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)