BACKGROUND/AIMS There is no consensus for laparoscopy first in patients with rectal cancer and synchronous liver metastases, whose metastases are confined to the liver. This study aimed to evaluate its indications for one-stage surgery in laparoscopy. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eighteen patients with rectal cancer and synchronous liver metastases, who had undergone laparoscopic colorectal resectio...

Progesterone receptor membrane component 1 (PGRMC1) and PGRMC2 are expressed in rat granulosa cells and spontaneously immortalized granulosa cells (SIGCs) but their biological roles are not well defined. The present studies demonstrate that depleting either Pgrmc1 or Pgrmc2 in SIGCs increases entry into the cell cycle but does not increase cell proliferation. Rather, PGRMC1 and/or PGRMC2-deplet...

BACKGROUND In prostate cancer, detection of seminal vesicle involvement is important because it influences the treatment planning and prognosis of the patients. OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to determine the value of prostate MRI with endorectal coil in the detection of seminal vesicle involvement in patients with prostate cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total number of 238 biop...

BACKGROUND We evaluate the usefulness of 1H endorectal resonance spectroscopy to characterize prostate pathology. METHODS With an endorectal surface coil we have studied 20 individuals with normal (1), benign hyperplastic (9) and malignant (10) prostates. RESULTS The major findings of our studies were that the patients with cancer have a significantly lower citrate-to-choline ratio (cit/cho...

We present a novel visual attention tracking technique based on Shared Attention modeling. Our proposed method models the viewer as a participant in the activity occurring in the scene. We go beyond image salience and instead of only computing the power of an image region to pull attention to it, we also consider the strength with which other regions of the image push attention to the region in...

BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS Insertion of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is standard care for many patients with oropharyngeal (ENT) and esophageal malignancies in order to ensure enteral feeding. The current pull-through insertion technique involves direct contact with the tumor and case reports have demonstrated the presence of metastases at insertion sites. The aim of the current s...

Previous station pull through techniques of anal canal pressure measurement have not truly represented the differences among individuals and between sexes in the length and pressure profile of the anal canal. Furthermore, the techniques commonly used in anal canal pressure determination have not been adequately compared or standardised. Therefore, a mechanised rapid pull through technique using...

The cases of three full-term infant girls with both Hirschsprung's disease (HD) and Ondine's curse (OC) are presented, and the relevant literature is reviewed. All three patients required endotracheal intubation and assisted ventilation during the first 24 hours of life because of respiratory distress. The diagnosis of HD was subsequently established at age 13, 16, and 20 days, respectively. Th...