AIM: To analyze the risk of cardiovascular complications in patients with indication for surgical treatment of Chagasic esophageal achalasia and to correlate th
Background T cell factor- 4 (TCF- 4) plays an important role in development and carcinogenesis. Recently, the role of TCF- 4 has been described in colon cancer
Background Acinetobacter baumannii is one of the main gram-negative bacilli in clinical practice. Nosocomial infections caused by multi-drug resistance Acinetob
Outpatient percutaneous liver biopsy is a common practice in the differential diagnosis and treatment of chronic liver disease. The major complication and morta
Background Ageing is associated with increased incidence of dyslipidemia. To investigate potential molecular mechanisms, the effects of age and fibrate adminis
AIM: To investigate the value of spiral CT pneumocolon in preoperative colorectal carcinoma.METHODS: Spiral CT pneumocolon was performed prior to surgery in 64