Objective The purpose of this article is to review MRI technique, relevant anatomy, and MRI
classification systems for the assessment of perianal fistulising disease. We present a …

Background: The incidence of cervical spine injuries associated with facial fractures varies
from study to study. There is general agreement that immediate management of cervical …

BACKGROUND: Following the nonoperative management of acute diverticulitis, guidelines
recommend routine follow-up colonoscopy; however, evidence to support this …

Introduction Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer is used to downstage locally
advanced and inoperable tumors. Expanded benefits of neoadjuvant chemotherapy include …

Crohn's disease (CD), characterized by idiopathic transmural inflammation anywhere along
the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, is increasing in incidence worldwide for unknown reasons. The …

Background Up to one third of HIV-infected individuals with suspected TB are sputum-scarce.
The Alere Determine™ TB LAM Ag lateral flow strip test can be used to diagnose TB in HIV-…

… Fisher’s exact … ’s exact test; lastly, we assessed whether diabetes, low body mass index
(< 18.5), nephrotoxicity, or hearing loss were associated with treatment success using Fisher’s …

Venous invasion (VI) is a powerful yet underreported prognostic factor in colorectal cancer (CRC).
Its detection can be improved with an elastin stain. We evaluated the impact of routine …

BACKGROUND: Perioperative supplemental oxygen has been proposed to decrease the
incidence of surgical site infection (SSI) in colorectal surgery. A number of randomized …

Background Various intraoperative margin assessment techniques have been shown to
improve margin status in breast-conserving surgery (BCS) for cancer. Our study sought to …