Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore which therapeutic strategy is more beneficial for elderly esophageal cancer (EC) patients with distant metastasis, the treatment utilization status and the screening of factors related to prognosis, so as to better guide the treatment of these patients.
Methods: Patients in the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) database were divided into chemoradiotherapy (Group A), chemotherapy (Group B), radiotherapy (Group C), and no treatment (Group D) according to different treatment methods. Propensity score matching (PSM) was performed to adjust for baseline differences between the two groups.
Purpose: Biliary stents combined with percutaneous or endoscopic ultrasound-guided iodine-125 seed implantation into primary tumor have been confirmed to relieve malignant obstructive jaundice (MOJ), and prolong patient's stent patency. The aim of the study was to evaluate meaningful clinical application indications and better guide the application of this technology.
Material And Methods: Patients with MOJ, who have received bile duct stenting combined with iodine-125 (I) seed implantation from October, 2010 to April, 2022, were retrospectively analyzed.
Biomimetics (Basel)
January 2023
Biped robots swing their legs alternately to achieve highly dynamic walking, which is the basic ability required for them to perform tasks. However, swinging of the swinging leg in the air will disturb the interaction between the supporting leg and the ground and affect the upper body's balance during dynamic walking. To allow the robot to use its own intrinsic motion characteristics to maintain stable movement like a human when its lower limbs are affected by unknown disturbances during dynamic walking, the ability to use its arms to resist disturbances is essential.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The objectives of the present study were to evaluate the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided iodine-125 (I) seed implantation in ampullary carcinoma (AC).
Material And Methods: From January 2011 to June 2020, 13 patients were selected for this retrospective study. Thirteen tumors (27.