Detection of early neoplastic lesions is crucial for improving the survival rates of patients with gastric cancer. Optical enhancement mode 2 is a new image-enhanced endoscopic technique that offers b...
In this prospective multicenter randomized controlled trial, patients were randomly assigned to optical enhancement mode 2 or WLI groups. Detection of suspicious neoplastic lesions during the examinat...
A total of 1211 and 1219 individuals were included in the optical enhancement mode 2 and WLI groups, respectively. The detection rate of neoplastic lesions was significantly higher in the optical enha...
Optical enhancement mode 2 was more effective than WLI for detecting neoplastic lesions in the stomach, and can serve as a new method for screening early gastric cancer in clinical practice....
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Previous studies suggested that the location of the primary tumor in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is associated with clinical features and prognosis, but results are conflicting. The purpose of ...
This study investigated the prognostic value of the geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) in patients undergoing curative gastrectomy for remnant gastric cancer (RGC)....
This multicenter retrospective study included 105 patients with RGC of ≥ 65 years of age who underwent curative gastrectomy at 10 institutions in Japan between January 2000 and December 2016. Postoper...
Receiver operating curve analyses indicated that the optimal cutoff value of the GNRI for OS was 95.4. Patients were categorized into high and low GNRI groups based on the optimal GNRI cutoff value. T...
The GNRI is a promising predictor of both short- and long-term outcomes in older patients with RGC....
To study outcome after cochlear implantation using the Cochlear Implant (CI) outcome assessment protocol based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) model (CI...
Raw data of a prospective, longitudinal, multicenter study was analyzed. Seventy-two CI candidates were assessed preoperatively and six months postoperatively using the CI-ICF protocol. Following tool...
There was a significant improvement of speech discrimination in quiet (p = 0.015; p < 0.001) and in noise (p = 0.041; p < 0.001), sound detection (p < 0.001), tinnitus (p = 0.026), listening (p < 0.00...
This study highlights the positive impact of cochlear implantation on auditory performance, communication, and subjective well-being. The CI-ICF protocol provides a holistic and comprehensive view of ...
Clinical clearance of a child's cervical spine after trauma is often challenging due to impaired mental status or an unreliable neurologic examination. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the gold sta...
We conducted a ten-center, five-year retrospective cohort study (2017-2021) of all children (0-18y) with a cervical spine MRI after blunt trauma. MRI images were re-reviewed by a study pediatric radio...
We identified 2,663 children less than 18 years of age who underwent an MRI of the cervical spine with 1,008 injuries detected on full-sequence studies. The sensitivity and negative predictive value o...
LSMRI is reliably detects clinically significant ligamentous injury in children after blunt trauma. To decrease anesthesia use and minimize MRI time, trauma centers should develop LSMRI screening prot...
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Data comparing the clinical outcomes of novel β-lactam-β-lactamase inhibitors given in combination versus monotherapy for the treatment of multidrug-resistant (MDR) P. aeruginosa infections are lackin...
This retrospective cohort study included patients who received novel β-lactam-β-lactamase inhibitors as monotherapy or in combination for the treatment of MDR P. aeruginosa infections. The study was c...
118 patients and 82 patients were included in monotherapy and combination therapy arms, respectively. The cohort represented an ill population with 56% in the intensive care unit and 37% in septic sho...
Novel β-lactam-β-lactamase inhibitors when used in combination with other antibiotics did not add clinical benefit compared to their use as monotherapy in the treatment of MDR P. aeruginosa infections...
One-stage endoscopic management, where papillary interventions and stone removal are simultaneously performed, has been reported to be an effective treatment for acute cholangitis caused by common bil...
We retrospectively studied 577 patients who underwent one- or two-stage endoscopic management for acute cholangitis between May 2010 and December 2020. The patients were divided into one- and two-stag...
The technical and clinical success were similar in both groups, although the length of hospital stay was significantly shorter in the one-stage group. Although there was no difference in the early adv...
Although one-stage endoscopic management is useful and safe with reducing hospital stays, diligent postoperative follow-up with consideration to recurrence of CBDS is essential....
Paravertebral abscess represents a prevalent manifestation of thoracic tuberculosis, often necessitating surgical intervention. In this study, we introduced a novel approach by employing bilateral end...
We conducted a retrospective analysis on patients diagnosed with thoracic tuberculosis and paravertebral abscess (TB-PA) who underwent bilateral endoscopic debridement combined with local antitubercul...
The surgical procedures were successfully completed for all subjects, with an average intraoperative bleeding volume of (25.2 ± 8.9) ml, an average surgical time of (68.4 ± 14.0) minutes, an average f...
The application of BED+LAD in the treatment of TB-PA proved to be a safe, effective, and feasible approach....
There is still no consensus on the length of the non-bearing period required for tibial plateau fractures (TPFs) treated surgically. Several studies showed that full weight bearing immediately postope...
We extracted the data of 432 patients who suffered TPF from January 2011 to December 2020 from a database which is named TRON. We excluded patients with insufficient follow-up postoperatively, AO type...
There were no significant statistical differences between the EWB group and NWB group after matching. The mean follow-up period was 28.0 (range 12-73) months. All cases did not require reoperation or ...
We found that early weight bearing could contribute to increased condylar widening. While our short-term follow-up didn't reveal any significant clinical differences, this highlights the need for long...
Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is well-established strategy for the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF). Despite randomized controlled trials and real-world data showing the promise of p...
FARA-Freedom, a prospective, non-randomized, multicenter study, enrolled patients with PAF undergoing de novo PVI with PFA, which were followed for 12 months with weekly transtelephonic monitoring (TT...
The study enrolled 179 PAF patients (62 ± 10 yr, 39% female) at 13 centers. At index procedure, all PVs were successfully isolated with the pentaspline PFA catheter. Procedure and left atrial dwell ti...
In this prospective, non-randomized, multicenter study, PVI using a pentaspline PFA catheter was effective in treating PAF patients despite rigorous endpoint definitions and high monitoring compliance...
