AIM To establish the ability of magnetic resonance(MR) and computer tomography(CT) to predict pathologic dimensions of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors(pan NET) in a caseload of a tertiary referral *** patients submit...
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AIM To establish the ability of magnetic resonance(MR) and computer tomography(CT) to predict pathologic dimensions of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors(pan NET) in a caseload of a tertiary referral *** patients submitted to surgery for pan NET at the Surgical Unit of the pancreas Institute with at least 1 preoperative imaging examination(MR or CT scan) from January 2005 to December 2015 were included and data retrospectively collected. Exclusion criteria were: multifocal lesions, genetic syndromes, microadenomas or mixed tumors, metastatic disease and neoadjuvant therapy. Bland-Altman(BA) and Mountain-Plot(MP) statistics were used to compare size measured by each modality with the pathology size. passing-Bablok(PB) regression analysis was used to check the agreement between MR and *** Our study population consisted of 292 patients. Seventy-nine(27.1%) were functioning pan NET. The mean biases were 0.17 ± 7.99 mm, 1 ± 8.51 mm and 0.23 ± 9 mm, 1.2 ± 9.8 mm for MR and CT, considering the overall population and the subgroup of non-functioning-pan NET, respectively. Limits of agreement(LOA) included the vast majority of observations, indicating a good agreement between imaging and pathology. The MP further confirmed this finding and showed that the two methods are unbiased with respect to each other. Considering ≤ 2 cm non-functioning-pan NET, no statistical significance was found in the size estimation rate of MR and CT(P = 0.433). PBR analysis did not reveal significant differences between MR, CT and *** MR and CT scan are accurate and interchangeable imaging techniques in predicting pathologic dimensions of pan NET.
Although the outcome of newborns with surgical congenital diseases(e.g.,diaphragmatic hernia;esophageal atresia;omphalocele;gastroschisis) has improved rapidly with recent advances in perinatal intensive care and surg...
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Although the outcome of newborns with surgical congenital diseases(e.g.,diaphragmatic hernia;esophageal atresia;omphalocele;gastroschisis) has improved rapidly with recent advances in perinatal intensive care and surgery,infant survivors often require intensive treatment after birth,have prolonged hospitalizations,and,after discharge,may have longterm sequelae including gastro-intestinal comorbidities,above all,gastroesophageal reflux(GER).This condition involves the involuntary retrograde passage of gastric contents into the esophagus,with or without regurgitation or *** is a well-recognized condition,typical of infants,with an incidence of 85%,which usually resolves after physiological maturation of the lower esophageal sphincter and lengthening of the intra-abdominal esophagus,in the first few months after *** the exact cause of abnormal esophageal function in congenital defects is not clearly understood,it has been hypothesized that common(increased intra-abdominal pressure after closure of the abdominal defect) and/or specific(e.g.,motility disturbance of the upper gastrointestinal tract,damage of esophageal peristaltic pump) pathological mechanisms may play a role in the etiology of GER in patients with birth *** of knowledge could positively impact the long-term prognosis of patients with surgical congenital *** present manuscript provides a literature review focused on pathological and clinical characteristics of GER in patients who have undergone surgical treatment for congenital abdominal malformations.
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