BACKGROUND: Toenails are promising biomarkers of long-term metal exposure in epidemiological studies, but their accuracy may be compromised by systematic and random errors associated with heterogeneous toenail sample masses, ...

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to identify benchmark values for robotic right hepatectomy (RH) based on a low-risk cohort treated at expert centers. BACKGROUND: Robotic liver surgery is emerging as a preferred minimally ...

INTRODUCTION: Gallbladder cancer (GbCa) is a highly aggressive malignancy with a poor prognosis. Radical surgical resection remains the primary curative approach. The advent of minimally invasive surgery (MIS), including ...

INTRODUCTION: Atrial fibrillation (AF) carries residual thromboembolic and cardiovascular risk despite oral anticoagulation (OAC). The stress hyperglycaemia ratio (SHR), derived from admission glucose and glycated haemoglobin ...

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to evaluate the biological effects of one conventional calcium silicate-based cement (MTA Angelus) and three resin-modified formulations (TheraCal PT, TheraBase Ca, and TheraCal LC) on human ...

OBJECTIVE: Real-world analysis of the clinical profile, treatments, major adverse cardiovascular and renal events (MACE and MARE) in patients with different stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) as defined by KDIGO ...

BACKGROUND: Primarily unresectable liver tumors may be approached by the Associating Liver Partition and Portal vein Ligation for Staged Hepatectomy (ALPPS) procedure. Post-hepatectomy liver failure (PHLF) poses the most ...