INTRODUCTION Choledochal cyst (CC) is closely associated with anomalous arrangement of the pancreaticobiliary duct, which is considered a high-risk factor for biliary tract malignancy. Early diagnosis and early treatment for CC could lead to a good prognosis. This study investigated late complications and long-term outcomes after surgery for CC. PATIENTS AND METHODS Fifty-six patients with CC...

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the ability of a prototype Compton camera (CC) to measure prompt gamma rays (PG) emitted during delivery of clinical proton pencil beams for prompt gamma imaging (PGI) as a means of providing in vivo verification of the delivered proton radiotherapy beams. A water phantom was irradiated with clinical 114 MeV and 150 MeV proton pencil beams. Up to 500 cGy...

Many researchers argue that students must be meaningfully engaged in the learning resources for effective learning to occur. However, current online learners still report a problematic lack of attractive and challenging learning resources that engage them in the learning process. This endemic problem is even more evident in online collaborative learning approaches whose resources lack of authen...

background: clomiphen citrate (cc) is the first line therapy for women with infertility and poly cystic ovary syndrome( pcos). however, 20-25% of women are resistant to cc and do not ovulate. objective: the objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of sequential treatment of metformin and incremental doses of letrozole in induction of ovulation in cases of cc-resistant pcos patients....

The concept of a topographical map of the corpus callosum (CC) has emerged from human lesion studies and from electrophysiological and anatomical tracing investigations in other mammals. Over the last few years a rising number of researchers have been reporting functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) activation in white matter, particularly the CC. In this study the scope for describing CC...

Ultra-high-energy (UHE) neutrinos (>1016eV) can be measured cost-effectively using in-ice radio detection, which has been explored successfully in pilot arrays. A large detector is currently being constructed Greenland with the potential to measure first UHE neutrino, and an order-of-magnitude more sensitive planned IceCube-Gen2. For such shallow stations, we present end-to-end reconstruction o...

The most common implanted material in the human body consists of silicone. Breast augmentation and breast reconstruction using silicone-based implants are procedures frequently performed by reconstructive and aesthetic surgeons. A main complication of this procedure continues to be the development of capsular contracture (CC), displaying the result of a fibrotic foreign body reaction after the ...

1. Mardini S, Salgado CJ, Kim Evans KF, Chen HC. Reconstruction of the esophagus and voice. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2010;126(2):471–85. 2. Rampazzo A, Gharb BB, Spanio di Spilimbergo S, Chung KP, Chen HC. Voice reconstruction with free ileocolon flap transfer: implications for the lower respiratory tract. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011;127(5):1916–24. 3. Chen HC, Kuo HC, Chung KP, Chen SH, Tang YB, Su ...

Injury of the acromioclavicular (AC) joint can occur as the result of direct or indirect trauma. The treatment of these injuries has remained controversial. The first reported surgical procedure for internal fixation of AC dislocation was performed by Cooper in 1861 using silver wire to secure the AC joint. Since then, a wide variety of techniques have been used. In 1972, Weaver and Dunn descri...

1. Mardini S, Salgado CJ, Kim Evans KF, Chen HC. Reconstruction of the esophagus and voice. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2010;126(2):471–85. 2. Rampazzo A, Gharb BB, Spanio di Spilimbergo S, Chung KP, Chen HC. Voice reconstruction with free ileocolon flap transfer: implications for the lower respiratory tract. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011;127(5):1916–24. 3. Chen HC, Kuo HC, Chung KP, Chen SH, Tang YB, Su ...