Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive subtype of breast cancer without effective targeted drugs. While breast cancer patients often use acupuncture for the relief of cancer-induced pain or the side effects of chemo- or…
INTRODUCTION: Patients with advanced endometriosis may be at an increased risk of surgical complications following laparoscopic treatment of endometriosis; however, this relationship has not been examined. We sought to identify predictors o…
Thank you for your interest in our study and commentary.1, 2 We applaud your work to improve the adoption of ultrasound for identifying endometriosis preoperatively. We agree that significant improvements have been made in the detection of …
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To compare symptom persistence in women with adenomyosis based on retention or removal of the cervix at the time of hysterectomy. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study and follow-up survey (Canadian Task Force classification …
BACKGROUND: Intravenous leiomyomatosis is a rare, benign, smooth muscle tumor originating in the uterus that may extend through the inferior vena cava into the heart. Intracardiac leiomyomatosis (ICL), present in 10% of patients with intrav…
AIM: To investigate the effects of Annexin A2 (ANXA2) silencing on invasion, migration, and tumorigenic potential of hepatoma cells. METHODS: Human hepatoma cell lines [HepG2, SMMC-7721, SMMC-7402, and MHCC97-H, a novel human hepatocellula…
OBJECTIVE: To explore the method of diagnosis for uterine septum and the clinical effect of hysteroscopic transcervical resection of the septum. METHODS: One-hundred ninety cases of patients with uterine septum who were diagnosed and treat…
BACKGROUND: Small bowel obstruction (SBO) is one of the most common emergent complications of general surgery. Intra-abdominal adhesions are the leading cause of SBO. Because surgery can induce new adhesions, non-operative management is pre…
Elevated levels of lysophosphatidylcholine (lysoPC), present in oxidatively damaged low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL), are implicated in cardiovascular complications. LysoPC is generated by free radical-catalyzed oxidation of polyunsaturated …