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Is there a place for optimizing thoracic radiotherapy in limited-stage small cell lung cancer after twenty years?
(Baishideng Publishing Group, 2021-01)
Abstract
Thoracic radiotherapy (TRT) is one of the main treatments in limited-stage small cell lung cancer (LS-SCLC). Hyperfractionated TRT (45 Gy, 1.5 Gy twice daily) has been the standard of care (SOC) since Turrisi and ...
Hepatitis B virus vaccine and chronic kidney disease. The advances
(Sociedad española de nefrología, 2021-03)
Abstract
Background: Hepatitis B is an important agent of liver disease in patients with chronic kidney disease and chronic HBV infection promotes the development of CKD in the adult general population. Patients with CKD ...
Diabetes mellitus, maternal adiposity, and insulin-dependent gestational diabetes are associated with COVID-19 in pregnancy: the INTERCOVID study
(Elsevier, 2022-07)
Abstract
Background: Among nonpregnant individuals, diabetes mellitus and high body mass index increase the risk of COVID-19 and its severity.
Objective: This study aimed to determine whether diabetes mellitus and high ...
From textbook to patient: a practical guide to train the end-to-side microvascular anastomosis
(T Taylor and Francis Group, 2023-02)
Abstract
Microvascular anastomosis is one of the most challenging neurosurgical techniques. Mastering this technique allows to perform intracranial bypass with arteries of small caliber usually placed in deep narrow ...
Reducing medication errors for adults in hospital settings
(Cochrane Collaboration, 2021-11)
Abstract
Background: Medication errors are preventable events that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while the medication is in the control of the healthcare professional or patient. ...
[Leukemia associated to human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection and intrafamily transmission in Santiago del Estero]
(Medicina Buenos Aires, 2021)
Abstract in English, Spanish
Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) is an hematological disease caused by human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) that develops after 20 years of incubation preferentially when the ...
Recurrent dislocation of peroneal tendons. Minimally invasive technique for the deepening of the groove
(Medigraphic, 2020-03)
Abstract in English, Spanish
Introduction: Since William Clancy (1979) and Richard Ferkel (1997) publications, the technique of peroneal groove deepening in patients with chronic dislocation, has been used with very ...
Increased risk of preneoplastic colonic lesions and colorectal carcinoma in acromegaly: multicenter case-control study
(Springer, 2021-02)
Abstract
Purpose: Current international guidelines recommend colonoscopy in patients with acromegaly at the time of diagnosis, even though the risk of developing colorectal neoplasm is still controversial. The main objective ...
The Latin American Association for the Study of the Liver (ALEH) position statement on the redefinition of fatty liver disease
(Elsevier, 2021-01)
Abstract
The Latin American Association for the Study of the Liver (Asociación Latinoamericana para el Estudio del Hígado; ALEH) represents liver professionals in Latin America with the mission of promoting liver health ...
Is perineal hypermobility an independent predictor of obstructive defecation?
(Springer, 2021-09)
Abstract
Introduction and hypothesis: Symptoms of obstructed defecation (OD) and anatomical abnormalities of the posterior compartment are prevalent in urogynecological patients. The aim of this study was to determine ...