THE ROLE OF EXTENDED RESECTION IN LOCALLY RECURRENT COLORECTAL CANCER WITH INVASION OF THE AORTOILIAC BIFURCATION: A RARE CLINICAL CASE

The role of extended resection in locally recurrent colorectal cancer with invasion of the aortoiliac bifurcation: a rare clinical case

Colorectal carcinoma (CRC) is the third most common cancer and the fourth deadliest.Despite recent advances in screening methods and preoperative imaging techniques, the threat of colorectal cancer remains at an all-time high.Moreover, even after curative treatment, disease recurrence occurs in up to 40% of all cases.However, half of patients with

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Natural Image Decay With a Decay Effects Generator

We present a novel framework for simulating time-varying decay effects for natural images.Conventional methods assume the input image includes enough decay information and uses the color or texture information of the decayed regions to transfer its effect to the non-decayed regions.Unlike these approaches, our framework generates diverse patterns o

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Rapid ethnographic assessment for potential anti-malarial mass drug administration in an outbreak area of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Abstract Background In the Dominican Republic, a recent outbreak of malaria in the capital, Santo Domingo, threatens efforts to eliminate the disease.Mass drug administration (MDA) has been proposed as one strategy to reduce transmission.The success of MDA is contingent upon high levels of acceptance among the target population.To inform the design

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Sedation using dexmedetomidine and remifentanil with local anesthesia for intraoperative speech monitoring: a case report

Abstract Background and objective Some surgical procedures such as laryngoplasty require patients to Old Fashioned Glasses remain conscious during the intraoperative phase in order to enable speech monitoring.Dexmedetomidine and remifentanil were used in this study, since they promote appropriate patient collaboration with facilitated awakening, an

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