Feasibility and benefit of decompressive percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (dPEG) in advanced cancer patients with malignant bowel obstruction.

Bowel obstruction is a common complication in advanced cancer patients. Patients are restricted in quality of life (QOL) due to nausea, vomiting, or abdominal pain. Prospective data on the feasibility and benefit of decompressive percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (dPEG) are scarce.

Detection of duodenal villous atrophy on endoscopic images using a deep learning algorithm.

Background And Aims: Celiac disease with its endoscopic manifestation of villous atrophy (VA) is underdiagnosed worldwide. The application of artificial intelligence (AI) for the macroscopic detection of VA at routine EGD may improve diagnostic performance.

Methods: A dataset of 858 endoscopic images of 182 patients with VA and 846 images from 323 patients with normal duodenal mucosa was collected and used to train a ResNet18 deep learning model to detect VA.

Temporary hemiepiphysiodesis for correcting idiopathic and pathologic deformities of the knee: A retrospective analysis of 355 cases.

Background: Hemiepiphysiodesis is a well-established treatment option in cases of pathologic deformities and leg discrepancies during evolution. The aim of this study was to evaluate the postoperative angular measurement, correction correlated with age at operation time, and postoperative complication rate.

Material And Methods: A total of 355 patients were treated with 887 8-plates between April 2007 and January 2013.