Publications by authors named "D V Rubtsov"

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  • This study examines the effectiveness and safety of cold piecemeal endoscopic mucosal resection (C-EMR) for removing colorectal lesions of varying sizes (10-50 mm) and types (serrated and adenomatous).
  • C-EMR was performed on 242 lesions in 151 patients, finding a 6.2% recurrence rate overall, with higher rates for larger adenomas (16.1%) compared to large sessile serrated lesions (4.1%) and smaller adenomas (3.0% for medium, 1.4% for medium SSLs).
  • The study concludes that while C-EMR is safe for all lesion types and
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) consists of Crohn's disease (CD) and Ulcerative colitis (UC). The main goal of treatment is to obtain mucosal healing via endoscopy. More recently, intestinal ultrasounds, along with biochemical markers, have been increasingly popular as point-of-care testing to monitor treatment response.

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  • This systematic review and meta-analysis focuses on the under-researched area of biological therapy for primary sclerosing cholangitis-inflammatory bowel disease (PSC-IBD) and its historical lack of effective treatment options.
  • The review analyzed studies from various sources published up until September 2023, evaluating the roles of biologics and antibiotics, and 9 studies were included with 4 qualifying for deeper analysis.
  • The findings indicated that common treatments like infliximab, adalimumab, vedolizumab, and tofacitinib were not effective in improving disease markers, highlighting the need for more research and better treatment strategies in PSC-IBD.
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Background: The incidence of thyroid cancer is increasing worldwide without a simultaneous rise in mortality. It is thought that the incidence of non-clinically significant thyroid cancers are on the rise as a result of more sensitive diagnostic imaging.

Aim: To determine the number of inappropriate requests for thyroid ultrasound (US), the quality of radiology reporting for thyroid nodules based on accepted guidelines and the resultant number of thyroid cancers identified because of these investigations.

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Background: Grass glucuronoarabinoxylan (GAX) substitutions can inhibit enzymatic degradation and are involved in the interaction of xylan with cell wall cellulose and lignin, factors which contribute to the recalcitrance of biomass to saccharification. Therefore, identification of xylan characteristics central to biomass biorefining improvement is essential. However, the task of assessing biomass quality is complicated and is often hindered by the lack of a reference for a given crop.

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