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What is the role of the omentum in regenerating the liver?

Medicine & Health / Research

created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

In their recent work to be published on March 7, 2009 in the World Journal of Gastroenterology, Dr. Singh and his colleagues from the Cook County Hospital in Chicago (USA) first activated the omentum using a foreign body t ...





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The Medical Minute: Preservation of fertility -- gynecologic cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In recent years, several new innovations have been employed in the treatment for women with gynecologic cancer in an effort to preserve fertility. These innovations consist of conservative ovarian staging, embryo/oocyte cryopreservation, ...


Reconstructing mandibular defects with bioengineered tooth and bone

Medicine & Health / Other

created Apr 06, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Current strategies for jaw reconstruction require multiple procedures, first to repair the bone defect to offer sufficient support, and then to place the tooth implant. The entire procedure can be painful and time-consuming, ...


Study provides clues to prevent spread of ovarian cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 13, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A drug that blocks production of an enzyme that enables ovarian cancer to gain a foothold in a new site can slow the spread of the disease and prolong survival in mice, according to a study by researchers from the University ...


A strange case of upper obstructive syndrome

A strange case of upper obstructive syndrome

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 22, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Aorto-duodenal fistulae (ADF) are the most frequent aorto-enteric fistulae (80%) and the most frequent presenting sign of ADF is upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGI). A 59-year-old male patient, who underwent ...



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