Transplantation

Prognostic Risk Factors Associated with Recurrence and Metastasis After Radical Resection in Patients with Hepatolithiasis Complicated by Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma.

The objective of this study was to analyze the predictive significance of different prognostic factors associated with recurrence and metastasis after the radical resection in patients with hepatolithiasis complicated by intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (HLA/IHCC). A total of 138 patients with HLA/IHCC admitted during April 2006-April 2009 were selected for this study and they were divided into two...

Implementation of a User-Friendly, Flexible Expert System for Selecting Optimal Set of Kidney Exchange Combinations of Patients in a Transplantation Center.

INTRODUCTION: For end-stage renal disease patients, kidney transplantation is the only long-term solution. The number of deceased donors is limited. Living kidney donation is subject to strict regulations, limiting possible donors only to the extended family of the patient for preventing the organ trade. There may be incompatibilities between the patients and their related donors, such as ABO bloo...

Fetal thymus volume estimation by virtual organ computer-aided analysis in normal pregnancies.

OBJECTIVES: The thymus has a pyramidal shape, which is best shown in coronal planes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential of virtual or...

Minimally invasive kidney transplantation: perioperative considerations and key 6-month outcomes.

BACKGROUND: Minimally invasive approaches to kidney transplantation (KT) have been described recently. However, information concerning perioperative m...

Generation of Natural-Language Textual Summaries from Longitudinal Clinical Records.

Physicians are required to interpret, abstract and present in free-text large amounts of clinical data in their daily tasks. This is especially true f...

Regularised extreme learning machine with misclassification cost and rejection cost for gene expression data classification.

The main purpose of traditional classification algorithms on bioinformatics application is to acquire better classification accuracy. However, these a...

Sequence based human leukocyte antigen gene prediction using informative physicochemical properties.

Prediction of different classes within the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) gene family can provide insight into the human immune system and its response...

The quantitative prediction of HLA-B*2705 peptide binding affinities using Support Vector Regression to gain insights into its role for the Spondyloarthropathies.

Computational methods are increasingly utilised in many immunoinformatics problems such as the prediction of binding affinity of peptides. The peptide...

Clinical outcomes of transoral robotic surgery for supraglottic squamous cell carcinoma: experience of a french evaluation cooperative subgroup of gettec.

BACKGROUND: Transoral, minimally invasive, organ preservation surgeries are increasingly used to treat laryngopharyngeal carcinomas to avoid the toxic...

In-use Stability of Ceftaroline Fosamil in Elastomeric Home Infusion Systems and MINI-BAG Plus Containers.

The objective of this study was to determine in-use stability of ceftaroline fosamil infusion solution of concentrations up to 12 mg/mL in elastomeric...

[A case report of hepatitis B virus reactivation in a hepatitis B core antibody-positive, hepatitis B surface antigen-negative hemodialysis patient].

Reactivation of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) has been reported in patients receiving immunosuppressive therapy or chemotherapy. We report a case of HBV...

EFFECTS OF PREOPERATIVE ENOXAPARIN ON BLEEDING AFTER CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY.

BACKGROUND: Low molecular weight heparins are replacing unfractionated heparin in practice prior to cardiac surgery. This study examines postoperative...

[MODERN TECHNOLOGIES OF THE SAVING OF PATIENT'S BLOOD AND REDUCTION OF THE USE OF DONOR BLOOD DURING OPERATIONS ON THE ASCENDING AORTA AND AORTIC ARCH].

Questions of saving of the patient's blood and limitation of the use of donated blood in the aortic surgery remain relevant in contrast with intervent...

PAVE LOW III: interior lighting reconfiguration for night lighting and night vision goggle compatibility.

The PAVE LOW III aircraft is a modified HH-53H helicopter that has a low altitude--below 30.48 m (100 ft)--night/day rescue mission. The desired night...