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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3397/1410060
Oystein Hoydahl, Hartwig Korner and Tom-Harald Edna
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: December 30, 2017
Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency worldwide, but the diagnosis continues to challenge clinicians. In the light of the constantly increasing demand for evidence-based treatment and avoiding unnecessary surgery, the traditional rates of negative appendectomies up to as high as 25% are no longer considered acceptable. ...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3397/1410059
Management of Incisional Hernias at a Tertiary Centre
Jacob A Akoh
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: December 30, 2017
All patients with incisional hernias who underwent repair at Derriford Hospital, Plymouth between 2009 and 2011 were included in the study. A retrospective review of elective and emergency cases; operative details of the index procedure and hernia repair; and postoperative events and outcome was performed. Analysis was performed using an Excel pivot table and tests of statistical significance performed using GraphPad Prism....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3397/1410058
Clinical Progress of Toremifene and Tamoxifen in Endocrine Therapy for Breast Cancer
Zhu Lizhe, Li Xiongxiong, Yu Shuyao and Ren Yu
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: December 06, 2017
Researches on the breast cancer pathogenesis have been greatly progressed within the past few decades, so does the immunohistochemical classification of breast cancer. Recent clinical trials and studies have shown that endocrine therapy has become a clear target treatment with confirmed efficacy of breast cancer....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3397/1410057
Wataru Izumo, Ryota Higuchi and Masakazu Yamamoto
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: July 31, 2017
Central pancreatectomy is performed to preserve pancreatic function in selected patients with low-grade tumors. We evaluated short-term and long-term pancreatic function and nutritional status after central or distal pancreatectomy....
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