How Well Do We Handle the Sample Preparation, FT-ICR Mass Spectrometry Analysis, and Data Treatment of Atmospheric Waters?

FT-ICR MS (Fourier-transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry) analysis has shown great potential to aid in the understanding of the extremely high molecular diversity of cloud water samples. The main goal of this work was to determine the differences in terms of formula assignment for analytical (i.e.

White bile in patients with malignant biliary obstruction is an independent factor of poor survival.

White bile is defined as a colorless fluid occasionally found in the biliary tract of patients with bile duct obstruction. Its significance is not clearly established. Our objective was to analyze the prognostic value of white bile in a series of patients with biliary obstruction due to biliary or pancreatic cancer.

Sustained Remission After Treatment Withdrawal in Autoimmune Hepatitis: A Multicenter Retrospective Study.

Background: In patients with autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), relapse rates between 25 and 100% after treatment withdrawal have been reported. The optimal strategy for immunosuppressive treatment withdrawal is controversial.

Aim: To identify the predictive factors of histological remission and to assess the relapse rate after treatment withdrawal in AIH patients with prolonged biochemical response.

Relapse factors for ileal neuroendocrine tumours after curative surgery: a retrospective French multicentre study.

Aim: To evaluate the characteristics of postoperative relapse, predictive factors and time to relapse after curative surgery for well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumours of the ileum, without hepatic or other distant metastases.

Methods: Clinical data of patients entered into the Groupe d'étude des Tumeurs Endocrines database were collected and analysed retrospectively to identify factors predictive of relapse.

Results: Among 100 patients followed for a median of 56.