AIMS--To investigate the secretion of the tumour marker CA 125 by cultured human
mesothelial cells; to determine if secretion of CA 125 could be observed by activating the …

Background Studies comparing laparoscopic and open appendicectomy are difficult to
interpret owing to several types of bias, and the results often seem of limited clinical …

Background Marking the axilla with radioactive iodine seed and sentinel lymph node (SLN)
biopsy have been proposed for axillary staging after neoadjuvant systemic therapy in …

Background Present theory is that uncomplicated and complicated appendicitis are different
entities. Recent studies suggest it is safe to delay surgery in patients with uncomplicated …

In this study, 29 patients were hospitalized with a diabetic foot infection and were treated
with piperacillin/tazobactam. Of these 23 patients who were evaluated for efficacy of …

We investigated the role of human mesothelium in an in vitro model of peritonitis with
emphasis on the secretion of the neutrophil chemoattractant interleukin-8 (IL-8) and the …

Increased adherence to and subsequent migration of leukocytes across cultured human
peritoneal mesothelial cell monolayers takes place after pretreatment of the mesothelial …

Interleukin-8 (IL-8) is a chemoattractant that is highly selective for neutrophils. This study
was designed to investigate the presence of IL-8 in peritoneal fluid of patients with acute …

With the increasing use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the physician is more
frequently confronted with nonpalpable breast lesions that are only visible on MRI. In these …

Introduction Prognostic gene expression signatures can be used in combination with
classical clinicopathological factors to guide adjuvant chemotherapy decisions in ER …