World Journal of Emergency Surgery (2017) 12:22 DOI 10.1186/s13017-017-0132-7 REVIEW Open Access Management of intra-abdominal infections: recommendations by the WSES 2016 consensus conference Massimo Sartelli1*, Fausto Catena2, Fikri M. Abu-Zidan3, Luca Ansaloni4, Walter ...
Whether the rectum can be safely preserved largely depends on the rectal polyp burden at time of colectomy. The overall incidence of rectal cancer after IRA in FAP is 6.1–11.2% [37,38]. Church et al. showed that the risk of rectal cancer after IRA was 10.8% for patients with more ...
Several forms of medical treatment for alleviating the symptoms of endometriosis have been offered over the years. Remarkably, all the existing therapeutic regimens, from danazol to GnRH agonist (GnRH-a) – with and without addback – progestins and the oral contraceptive (OC) pill, appear to ...
Background Cancer is a critical obstacle to the improvement of quality of life, representing a leading cause of death worldwide [1]. The World Health Organization (WHO) report in 2021 [2] has shown that tumors are the first or second leading cause of death before the age of 70 years in...
Keywords: theranostics; nuclear oncology; molecular imaging; 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT; prostate cancer 1. Introduction Gallium-68-prostate specific membrane antigen (68Ga-PSMA) positron emission tomography/ computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging is revolutionizing the management of prostate cancer since its ...
Introduction Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic and widespread disease, with a global prevalence of 9.3% in 2019. Worryingly, its prevalence is expected to increase in the near future, by 25% in 2030 and by 51% in 2045 [1]. Several long-term complications are associated with DM, such ...
National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA * Correspondence: karel@mail.nih.gov; Tel.: +1-301-402-4594; Fax: +1-301-402-0884 Received: 13 June 2019; Accepted: 1 July 2019; Published: 3 July 2019 Abstract: Pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas (PPGLs...