Abstract Background Aortoesophageal fistula (AEF) is an extremely rare and highly fatal complication leading to a high risk of morbidity and mortality.Successful management of AEF after esophagectomy for esophageal carcinoma has rarely been reported in the literature.Case presentation Here we present a rare case of a 44-year-old female with complic
Sydney Reporting System for Lymph Node Fine-Needle Aspiration and Malignancy Risk Stratification: Is It of Clinical Value?
Lymphadenopathy is a common presentation of Lacrosse Balls both reactive and malignant diseases, and lymph node fine-needle aspiration cytology (LN-FNAC) is an effective and inexpensive screening method.It can prevent unnecessary invasive surgery and excisional biopsy, especially in benign cases.Unfortunately, the lack of universally accepted termi
Where should I send it? Optimizing the submission decision process.
How do scientists decide where to submit manuscripts? Many factors influence this decision, including prestige, acceptance probability, turnaround time, target Cutters audience, fit, and impact factor.Here, we present a framework for evaluating where to submit a manuscript based on the theory of Markov decision processes.We derive two models, one i
Small theropod teeth from the Late Cretaceous of the San Juan Basin, northwestern New Mexico and their implications for understanding latest Cretaceous dinosaur evolution.
Studying the evolution and biogeographic distribution of dinosaurs during the latest Cretaceous is critical for better understanding the end-Cretaceous extinction event that killed off all non-avian dinosaurs.Western North America contains among the best records of Late Cretaceous terrestrial vertebrates in the world, but is biased against small-bo