Minerva medica
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Letter Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Comparison of new biologic surgical mesh with polypropylene mesh in inguinal hernia repair.
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Acute liver failure (ALF) is a rare but often lethal syndrome. In Italy, recent data on its incidence and causes are lacking. We report here the epidemiological analysis of ALF cases observed in Campania, a Southern Italian region, over the last 25 years. ⋯ A decrease in ALF incidence and a changing in its etiology were observed in Campania during 1992-2018. Both results were likely mainly due to 1991 introduction of HBV universal vaccination and may be considered generalizable nationwide.
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Programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) are considered have a prognostic value in several malignancies. This study investigated the correlation between PD-L1 expression of tumor cells with the degree of stromal TILs in colorectal adenocarcinoma. ⋯ This study concluded that there was a significant correlation between PD-L1 expression of tumor cells and the degree of TILs in colorectal adenocarcinoma. This result indicated that the degree of TILs had the potential to be used as a predictive factor for PD-L1 expression of tumor cells in colorectal adenocarcinoma.