Annals of surgery
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The aim of this study was to perform a meta-analysis on the accuracy of endoscopic biopsies, EUS, and 18F-FDG PET(-CT) for detecting residual disease after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) for esophageal cancer. ⋯ Current literature suggests insufficient accuracy of endoscopic biopsies, EUS, and 18F-FDG PET(-CT) as single modalities for detecting residual disease after nCRT for esophageal cancer.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Endovascular Aneurysm Repair With Inferior Mesenteric Artery Embolization for Preventing Type II Endoleak: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial.
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) embolization during endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) in patients at high risk of type II endoleak (T2EL) in randomized controlled trial (RCT). ⋯ Our results demonstrated the effectiveness of IMA embolization during EVAR in high-risk patients for the prevention of T2EL, which is suggested for avoiding aneurysmal sac enlargement related to T2EL.