BACKGROUND & AIMS: Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PAC) is often diagnosed at an advanced
and inoperable stage, and standard systemic treatments are generally ineffective. We …

Background: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors are the most common mesenchymal neoplasms
of the human gastrointestinal tract. Objectives: To review our accumulated experience …

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a frequent consequence of vehicle, sport and war related
injuries. More than 90% of TBI patients suffer mild injury (mTBI). However, the pathologies …

Background Chronic pain after inguinal hernia repair occurs in 16% to 62% of patients. The
underlying mechanism probably involves sensory nerve damage and abnormal healing that …

BACKGROUND: A review of the literature reveals conflicting evidence on whether core
biopsy, complemented with concordant imaging, is sufficient in differentiating benign from …

Hierarchal transcriptional regulatory networks function to control the correct spatiotemporal
patterning of the mammalian skeletal system. One such factor, the forkhead box transcription …

Objectives To investigate whether the three nationwide coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19)
lockdowns imposed in Israel during the full first pandemic year altered the traditional …

BACKGROUND: Many patients with various types of colonic pathology undergo invasive
procedures that require mechanical bowel preparation. The most commonly used medications …

COX2 expression correlates with high-grade breast cancer, but the clinical significance and
possible prognostic influence in these patients have not been studied in depth. Our goal was …

Background Sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping has been recently introduced to the field
of gastric cancer. To the best of our knowledge, no study has dealt with the accuracy of SLN …