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Clin J Gastroenterol
December 2024
Department of Diagnostic Pathology, National Hospital Organization Shizuoka Medical Center, 762-1 Nagasawa, Shimizu, Sunto District, Shizuoka, 411-0904, Japan.
Surgical resection is the only curative treatment for cholangiocarcinoma, but it is often diagnosed at advanced stages, making surgical resection infeasible. Recently, the concept of conversion surgery has expanded the indications for surgical treatment, thanks to advancements in both perioperative management and chemotherapy. However, it remains unclear which patients benefit most from this treatment strategy.
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December 2024
Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Introduction: With reports of expanding epidemiology of blastomycosis across the United States, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence and outcomes associated with blastomycosis in solid organ transplant (SOT) and hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) recipients.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective case series of adult SOT and HCT recipients at a tertiary care medical center between January 1, 2005 and September 30, 2023. Cases were defined as culture-proven blastomycosis.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
December 2024
Stazione Sperimentale Per L'industria Delle Pelli E Delle Materie Concianti S.R.L., 80143, Napoli, Italy.
Leather manufacturing is the process of converting raw animal hides or skins into finished leather. The complex industrial procedures result in a tanning effluent composed of chemical compounds with potentially hazardous impacts on humans and ecosystems. Among the traditional and efficient wastewater treatments, adsorption is an effective and well-known approach, able to manage a wide range of contaminants from wastewater.
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December 2024
Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, No 2 Zheshan West Road, Wuhu, 241000, Anhui, China.
Introduction: Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is an opportunistic pathogen associated with various nosocomial infections and is known for its intrinsic multidrug resistance. This study aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the epidemiology and resistance patterns of S. maltophilia in China from 2014 to 2021.
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December 2024
Department of Neurosurgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Objectives: To report the results of an international patient-reported survey that adds to the growing body of evidence surrounding the role of surgery in the management of a subset of patients with non-hydrocephalic symptomatic pineal cyst.
Design: An international web-based survey of health outcomes in patients with nhSPC.
Subjects: All survey participants who self-reported a diagnosis of symptomatic pineal cyst without hydrocephalus after radiological imaging.
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