Background: Few data regarding survival or pattern of recurrence after laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) on cirrhosis have been reported so far. Methods: A retrospective analysis of a prospectively maintained database of 109 laparoscopic interventional procedures performed for HCC in cirrhotic liver between 2000 and 2008 was conducted. Results: Sixty-five pat...

AIM In an earlier study we have shown that transcervical chorionic villus sampling in excess of 90 mg increases the risk for hemangiomas of infancy three- to four-fold compared to amniocentesis. In the present study we investigated whether transabdominal chorionic villus sampling (TA-CVS), in which the samples are smaller, carries the same risk. MATERIAL AND METHODS Retrospectively, data were...

Background: Few data regarding survival or pattern of recurrence after laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) on cirrhosis have been reported so far. Methods: A retrospective analysis of a prospectively maintained database of 109 laparoscopic interventional procedures performed for HCC in cirrhotic liver between 2000 and 2008 was conducted. Results: Sixty-five pat...

Background: Few data regarding survival or pattern of recurrence after laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) on cirrhosis have been reported so far. Methods: A retrospective analysis of a prospectively maintained database of 109 laparoscopic interventional procedures performed for HCC in cirrhotic liver between 2000 and 2008 was conducted. Results: Sixty-five pat...

PURPOSE To determine the optimal target anisometropia for pseudophakic monovision. METHODS Thirty-five bilaterally pseudophakic patients who received monofocal intraocular lenses were included in the study. Binocular corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA) and binocular distance-corrected near visual acuity (DCNVA) and stereoacuity were measured after simulating 1.00, 1.50, and 2.00 diopters ...

With this book, the authors take up the challenging task of proposing a text-book on the relatively new and still evolving set of techniques known altogether under the name of “Intelligent Control” (IC). According to the authors’ aims, this textbook should provide the “fundamentals and general know-how in designing, implementing and operating intelligent control systems,” and, more specifically...