Numbness and Weakness Recovered at a Less Extent in Patients with Lumbar Disc Herniation after Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy by Yuming Wang, Fuqiang Gao, Haibo Zou

“…Our aim was to explore the curative effect of percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy and to compare the various extent of relief among pain, numbness, and weakness. …”
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Accessing medical records for research in South African public hospitals: a reflective narrative by Daphney Nozizwe Conco, Boitumelo Komane, Emelda Boikanyo, Zinhle Khadija Maneli, Mothupi Boikanyo, Sharon Fonn

“…Public hospital records were mostly poorly curated. Conclusion Ethical review is essential for guiding complex research like access to abortion. …”
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Characteristics and Outcomes of 79 Patients with an Insulinoma: A Nationwide Retrospective Study in Finland by Elina Peltola, Päivi Hannula, Heini Huhtala, Saara Metso, Ulla Kiviniemi, Martine Vornanen, Juhani Sand, Johanna Laukkarinen, Mirja Tiikkainen, Camilla Schalin-Jäntti, Johanna Arola, Jukka Sirén, Antti Piiroinen, Minna Soinio, Pirjo Nuutila, Mirva Söderström, Hanna Hämäläinen, Leena Moilanen, David Laaksonen, Elina Pirinen, Fia Sundelin, Tapani Ebeling, Pasi Salmela, Markus J. Mäkinen, Pia Jaatinen

“…Seventy-one (90%) of the patients underwent surgery with a curative aim, two (3%) had palliative surgery, and 6 (8%) were inoperable. …”
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Oligometastatic Disease at Presentation or Recurrence for Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer by Daniel R. Gomez, Yuzuru Niibe, Joe Y. Chang

“…Oligometastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) presents a unique opportunity for potential curative therapy. Improved cancer staging using PET/CT, MRI, and future cellular and molecular staging with circulating tumor cells and/or molecular markers will identify more patients with truly oligometastasis disease that will benefit from definitive local treatment. …”
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A Dog with Pseudo-Addison Disease Associated with Trichuris vulpis Infection by Luigi Venco, Valentina Valenti, Marco Genchi, Giulio Grandi

“…Anthelmintic treatment against the parasite was curative.…”
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Medicinal, nutritional, and nutraceutical potential of Sparassis crispa s. lat.: a review by Neha Sharma, Ashwani Tapwal, Rachna Verma, Dinesh Kumar, Eugenie Nepovimova, Kamil Kuca

“…The broad range of its reported curative effects include anti-tumour, anti-cancer, immune-enhancing, hematopoietic, anti-angiogenic, anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, wound-healing, antioxidant, anti-coagulant, and anti-hypertensive properties. …”
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Femoral Neck Fracture in a Pediatric Patient with Primary Hyperparathyroidism by Mark W. Schmitt, Maxwell J. Modrak, Soumar J. Bouza, Brian G. Smith, Murillo A. Adrados

“…Parathyroidectomy of a hypertrophic adenoma proved curative. Now, five months post left hip surgery, the patient is pain-free and walks without a limp. …”
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MANAGEMENT OF SYNCHRONIC LARGE LIVER METASTASIS IN A NON-OCCLUSIVE COLON TUMOR by Eduardo José Brommelstroet Ramos, Hugo Pinto Marques, Martin Palavecino, Timothy Pawlik, Rene Adam, Olivier Soubrane, Paulo Herman, Ricardo Lemos Cotta-Pereira

“…ABSTRACT In patients with synchronic liver colorectal metastasis, resection of the primary tumor and liver metastases is the only potentially curative strategy. In such cases, there is no consensus on whether resection of the primary tumor and metastases should be performed simultaneously or whether a staged approach should be performed (resection of the primary tumor and after, hepatectomy, or hepatectomy first). …”
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La cabane éclatée. Morcellement des objets immobiliers apparentés à l’art brut by Roberta Trapani

“…Artists, critics, researchers and curators contributed to helping bring about a new world of art. …”
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Thrombolytic therapy and nursing management of a patient with hemichorea-hemiballismus caused by acute cerebral infarction (1例急性脑梗死致偏侧舞蹈症的溶栓治疗和护理体会)... by XIAO Zhouhua (肖周华), YAO Weiling (姚卫灵), WANG Xin (王欣)

“…Based on the intravenous thrombolytic therapy, a comprehensive nursing plan including vital signs monitoring, safe protection, and prevention of fall and disease recurrence should be carried out to improve the curative effect and prognosis of such patients. …”
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Clinical and Histopathological Findings in a Patient of Darier–White Disease with Acrokertasosis Verruciformis of Hopf by Vikash Paudel, Manish Bhakta Pradhan, Brijesh Shrestha, Sumit Paudel

“…Although there are no curative treatments for DD, topical corticosteroids and systemic retinoids may be used to control inflammation and hyperkeratosis. …”
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The Use of Natural Health Products Especially Papaya Leaf Extract and Dandelion Root Extract in Previously Untreated Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia by Leena T. Rahmat, Lloyd E. Damon

“…Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation is the only curative option. Natural health products such as papaya leaf extract and dandelion root extract have been shown to demonstrate anticancer activity in preclinical and clinical studies, respectively. …”
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A Narrative Review on the Pathophysiology and Management for Radiation Cystitis by C. Browne, N. F. Davis, E. Mac Craith, G. M. Lennon, D. W. Mulvin, D. M. Quinlan, Gerard P. Mc Vey, D. J. Galvin

“…Ultimately, most patients require multimodal treatment for curative purposes. Large randomised trials exploring emergent management strategies are required in order to strengthen evidence-based treatment strategies. …”
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Complications after Dynamic Hip Screw Osteosynthesis of Proximal Femoral Fractures at Army Instructional Hospital-Libreville by F. M. Bombah, M. Diawara, B. Y. Ekani, T. Nana, A. Mikiela

“…Postoperative complications are little described and deserve to be studied for better preventive and curative treatment. We report the observations of five (5) patients who presented postoperative complications specific to the DHS system at army instructional Hospital-Libreville. …”
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Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Presenting as the Budd-Chiari Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review by Joanna K Law, Jenny Davis, Anne Buckley, Baljinder Salh

“…A patient with this tumour who presented with Budd-Chiari syndrome (the first to the authors' knowledge in Western literature and only the third patient overall) secondary to extensive thrombosis in his inferior vena cava extending from the right atrium down to his iliac vessels is described. Neither curative nor palliative intervention was deemed to be an option in this patient, who deteriorated rapidly while on anti-coagulants. …”
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The Emerging Role of miRNAs and Their Clinical Implication in Biliary Tract Cancer by Nina Nayara Ferreira Martins, Kelly Cristina da Silva Oliveira, Amanda Braga Bona, Marília de Arruda Cardoso Smith, Geraldo Ishak, Paulo Pimentel Assumpção, Rommel Rodríguez Burbano, Danielle Queiroz Calcagno

“…Surgical resection remains the main curative therapy. Nevertheless, numerous patients experience recurrence even after radical surgery. …”
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Aortic Valve Fibroelastoma Masquerading as Transient Ischaemic Attack by Penelope-Anne Gowland, Ragheb Hasan

“…His neurologic symptoms resolved following the operation. The operation was curative and no further symptoms were reported at followup.…”
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Brain Metastasis Mimicking Brain Abscess in ALK-Positive Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer by Toshio Sakatani, Hidenori Kage, Shunsaku Takayanagi, Kaoru Watanabe, Yoshihisa Hiraishi, Aya Shinozaki-Ushiku, Shota Tanaka, Tetsuo Ushiku, Nobuhito Saito, Takahide Nagase

“…He was admitted for suspected obstructive pneumonia nine months after curative lung resection. Head magnetic resonance imaging revealed a cavitary lesion, which was compatible with brain abscess but rare in brain metastasis. …”
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COMPLICATIONS AFTER HEPATECTOMY by Claudemiro Quireze Junior, Fabricio Ferreira Coelho, Agnaldo Soares Lima, Hugo Pinto Marques, Martin Palavecino, Timothy Pawlik, Rene Adam, Olivier Soubrane, Paulo Herman, Ricardo Lemos Cotta-Pereira

“…ABSTRACT Complete removal of metastatic disease and maintenance of an adequate liver remnant remains the only treatment option with curative intent concerning colorectal liver metastases. …”
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Epidermolysis bullosa by Anđelić Slađana, Stefanović Ivana, Tasić-Uroš Danijela, Milivojčević- Bevc Ivana, Savić Nikola

“…The treatment of EB is complex and usually requires the involvement of several different specialists. Without curative therapy, treatment is oriented towards supportive care, symptom control, and preventing mild to severe complications. …”
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