Vol 4, No 19 (October 15, 2016): Annals of Translational Medicine

Original Article

Epidemiology and outcomes of acute abdominal pain in a large urban Emergency Department: retrospective analysis of 5,340 cases
Gianfranco Cervellin, Riccardo Mora, Andrea Ticinesi, Tiziana Meschi, Ivan Comelli, Fausto Catena, Giuseppe Lippi
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Variations in mRNA and protein levels of Ikaros family members in pediatric T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Julie L. Mitchell, Thomas M. Yankee
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Impact of a 12-week aerobic exercise training program on anthropometric and metabolic parameters of a group of type 2 diabetes Cameroonian women aged ≥50 years
Yves Dahjio, Jean Jacques N. Noubiap, Marcel Azabji-Kenfack, Mickael Essouma, Gabriel Ekali Loni, Arnold Onana Ewane, Mesmin Dehayem, Angeline Mvom, Maurice Njock Tadjore, Eugene Sobngwi
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PAX1 and SOX1 methylation as an initial screening method for cervical cancer: a meta-analysis of individual studies in Asians
Yan Chen, Zhaolei Cui, Zhenzhou Xiao, Minhua Hu, Chuanhui Jiang, Yingying Lin, Yansong Chen
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Blood loss in pelvic ring fractures: CT-based estimation
Nils T. Veith, Moritz Klein, Daniel Köhler, Thomas Tschernig, Jörg Holstein, Philipp Mörsdorf, Tim Pohlemann, Benedikt J. Braun
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Modified procedure of uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy with muscle sparing incision
Zhengcheng Liu, Rusong Yang, Feng Shao, Yanqing Pan
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Review Article

Lymph node dissection after pulmonary resection for lung cancer: a mini review
Stylianos Korasidis, Cecilia Menna, Claudio Andreetti, Giulio Maurizi, Antonio D’Andrilli, Anna Maria Ciccone, Francesco Cassiano, Erino Angelo Rendina, Mohsen Ibrahim
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Capsule endoscopy of the small bowel
Mark E. McAlindon, Hey-Long Ching, Diana Yung, Reena Sidhu, Anastasios Koulaouzidis
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Big-data Clinical Trial Column1

A gentle introduction to artificial neural networks
Zhongheng Zhang
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Surgical Technique

Laparoscopic repair of femoral hernia
Xue-Fei Yang, Jia-Lin Liu
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:371
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Anatomy essentials for laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair
Xue-Fei Yang, Jia-Lin Liu
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Case Report

Pulmonary sequestration associated with significant elevation of serum carbohydrate antigen 19-9: report of two cases
Xin Ye, Yili Fu, Bin Hu, Hui Li
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A rare presentation of acute heart failure secondary to aggressive uterine leiomyosarcoma metastatic to the myocardium initially diagnosed as hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
Michael Karass, Pratik Mondal, Mohammad Alkayem, Amole Ojo, Wilbert S. Aronow, Carmelo Puccio
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Early multifocal recurrence of hepatoblastoma in the residual liver after R0 liver resection with ALPPS procedure: a case report
Abid Q. Qazi, Aamir Ali Syed, Ahsun W. Khan, Faisal Hanif
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Editorial

Aspirin for prevention of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS): let’s not throw the baby with the water!
Mehdi Mezidi, Claude Guérin
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miR-126: a potential new key player in hypoxia and reperfusion?
Sabina P. W. Guenther, Sonja Schrepfer
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Role of sepsis in delayed mortality
Amanpreet Kaur, Mitchell M. Levy
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Liquid biopsies for surveillance and monitoring treatment response of bladder cancer
Sabine Riethdorf, Klaus Pantel
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Fatty acid-binding proteins as biomarkers of disease severity and outcome in community-acquired pneumonia
Charles Feldman, Ronald Anderson
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Perspective

Weight gain as a surrogate marker of longer survival in advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients
Erkan Topkan
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Sedation in mechanically ventilated patients—time to stay awake?
Fabio Tanzillo Moreira, Ary Serpa Neto
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Commentary

The long-waited high level evidence in thoracic surgery
Cheng-Che Tu, Po-Kuei Hsu
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Abrupt versus gradual smoking cessation with pre-cessation nicotine replacement therapy for cigarette smokers motivated to quit
Elias M. Klemperer, Karl O. Fagerstrom, John R. Hughes
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Evidence of spin in clinical trials in the surgical literature
Padhraig S. Fleming
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Is stronger better in curing hepatitis C virus infection?
Stanislas Pol
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Viewpoint

Long term mortality following sepsis
Patrick John Kennelly, Ignacio Martin-Loeches
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Letter to the Editor

Be care the risk of under fit in dose-response meta-analysis when using cubic spline
Chang Xu, Chao Zhang, Joey S. W. Kwong
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The use of piecewise linear spline function on dose-response meta-analysis
Chang Xu, Joey S. W. Kwong, Chao Zhang
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Disclosure:

1. The series “Big-data Clinical Trial Column” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Translational Medicine without any sponsorship or funding.