Clinical and Imaging Features of a Focal Intrahepatic Biliary Stricture Visualized Only as Duct Dilatation.

Purpose: We assessed the proportion of patients with a focal intrahepatic stricture (FIHS) that was a precursor lesion or malignancy and visualized only as a duct dilatation.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective study assessed patients who underwent surgery or biopsy for an FIHS on CT or MRI between January 2010 and March 2022. The number and proportion of non-precursor benign lesions, precursors, and malignancies were calculated.

Declining incidence of cerebral palsy in South Korea.

Presuming that the incidence of cerebral palsy (CP) in Korea is decreasing due to medical advances, we analyzed the trends and risk factors of CP in changing circumstances. We identified all women who delivered a singleton between 2007 and 2015 using the Korea National Health Insurance (KNHI). Information on pregnancy and birth was obtained by linking the KNHI claims database and data from the national health-screening program for infants and children.

Draft Genome Sequence of Clostridium butyricum Strain 16-3, Isolated from Neonatal Feces.

Here, we report the genome sequence of Clostridium butyricum strain 16-3, which was isolated from infant feces. The genome contains circular contigs of 3,861,515 bp and 769,300 bp, with G+C contents of 28.8% and 28.

Complete Genome Sequence of sp. Strain HMM57, Isolated from Sedimentary Layers of Crustose Coralline Algae.

Here, we report the genome sequence of sp. strain HMM57, which was isolated from sedimentary layers of crustose coralline algae in Jeju Island, South Korea. The genome is complete and consists of 4,159,450 bp, with a GC content of 38.