Gastroenterology

Comparative analysis focusing on surgical and early oncological outcomes of open, laparoscopy-assisted, and robot-assisted approaches in rectal cancer patients.

PURPOSE: Because there are few comparative studies of open, laparoscopy-assisted (LA), and robot-ass...

Study on laparoscopic spleen preserving distal pancreatectomy procedures comparing splenic vessel preservation and non-preservation.

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study is to investigate whether two types of laparoscopic spleen-pre...

Short- and mid-term outcomes of robotic-assisted total mesorectal excision for the treatment of rectal cancer. Our experience after 198 consecutive cases.

BACKGROUND: Robot-assisted total mesorectal excision is a safe alternative for rectal cancer treatme...

Functional results of robotic total intersphincteric resection with hand-sewn coloanal anastomosis.

BACKGROUND: In recent decades there has been an increasing trend toward sphincter-preserving procedu...

Automatic Multiple-Needle Surgical Planning of Robotic-Assisted Microwave Coagulation in Large Liver Tumor Therapy.

The "robotic-assisted liver tumor coagulation therapy" (RALTCT) system is a promising candidate for ...

Machine Learning Classification of Cirrhotic Patients with and without Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy Based on Regional Homogeneity of Intrinsic Brain Activity.

Machine learning-based approaches play an important role in examining functional magnetic resonance ...

Clinical and oncologic outcomes of totally robotic total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer: initial results in a center for minimally invasive surgery.

PURPOSE: A robotic system was mainly designed to allow precise dissection in deep and narrow spaces....

Robotic versus laparoscopic low anterior resection for rectal cancer: a meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND: The objective of this meta-analysis was to compare the clinical and oncologic outcomes o...

Computer-Aided Endoscopic Diagnosis Without Human-Specific Labeling.

GOAL: Most state-of-the-art computer-aided endoscopic diagnosis methods require pixelwise labeled da...

Locality Sensitive Deep Learning for Detection and Classification of Nuclei in Routine Colon Cancer Histology Images.

Detection and classification of cell nuclei in histopathology images of cancerous tissue stained wit...

Robotic hepatectomy: initial experience of a single institution in Singapore.

INTRODUCTION: In this study, we report our initial experience with robotic hepatectomy.

da Vinci robotic versus laparoscopic surgery in rectal cancer: a meta-analysis of postsurgery complications.

Totally robotic rectal resection: an experience of the first 100 consecutive cases.

INTRODUCTION: Robotic surgery provides an alternative option for a minimal access approach. It provi...

Single-Port Laparoscopic Liver Resection: Largest Turkish Experience.

Single-port laparoscopic surgery has the advantage of a hidden scar and reduced abdominal wall traum...

Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Modeling of Enrofloxacin Against Escherichia coli in Broilers.

The purpose of the present study was to establish a pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) modeling...

Quantitative assessment of colorectal morphology: Implications for robotic colonoscopy.

This paper presents a method of characterizing the distribution of colorectal morphometrics. It uses...

Adipokines, inflammatory mediators, and insulin-resistance parameters may not be good markers of metabolic syndrome after liver transplant.

OBJECTIVE: The role of adipokines in liver transplantation (LTx) recipients who have metabolic syndr...

Mitigating Effect of Resveratrol on the Structural Changes of Mice Liver and Kidney Induced by Cadmium; A Stereological Study.

Exposure to cadmium (Cd) has harmful effects on the liver and kidney. Resveratrol (RES) is an herbal...

Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Total Mesorectal Excision (TME) for Sphincter-Saving Surgery: Is There Any Difference in the Transanal TME Rectal Approach? : A Single-Center Series of 120 Consecutive Patients.

BACKGROUND: Robotic total mesorectal excision (R-TME), a novel way for minimally invasive treatment ...

Construction and characterization of recombinant adenovirus carrying a mouse TIGIT-GFP gene.

Recombinant adenovirus vector systems have been used extensively in protein research and gene therap...

Selective Toxicity of Persian Gulf Sea Cucumber (Holothuria parva) and Sponge (Haliclona oculata) Methanolic Extracts on Liver Mitochondria Isolated from an Animal Model of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

BACKGROUND: Natural products isolated from marine environments are well known for their pharmacodyna...