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Eight visual criteria, named the Monaco Classification, have been identified for biliary lesions on digital single-operator cholangioscopy (DSOC), according to a study. Using these criteria has improved the interobserver agreement (IOA) and diagnostic accuracy rate of DSOC compared with previous studies.

Metastasis seems to be uncommon among patients with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC), though such risk may be higher among men, older patients, and those who are immunocompromised, a recent Dutch study has found. Disease-specific survival for metastatic cSSC (mCSSC) is high.

Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)-based rehabilitation programmes for motor disability in preterm infants are feasible only if they do not place too heavy of a burden on parents, reports a recent study.

The combined use of the LifeStream Balloon Expandable Vascular Covered Stent with the Zenith Bifurcated Iliac Side stent graft can safely and feasibly preserve pelvic circulation for aortoiliac or isolated iliac artery aneurysm repair, a recent Korea study has found.

Hypoglycaemia appears to be common among infants who receive therapeutic hypothermia for hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy, a new study reveals. Moreover, these infants also tend to show higher degrees of brain injury and lower cognitive function at school age.

A wearable device that continuously measures inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) biomarkers from sweat can distinguish between healthy and IBD patients and, as such, be used to monitor biomarker levels in real-time to flag an impending flare-up, as shown in a study.

Use of perioperative aspirin 81 mg during robotic partial nephrectomy (RPN) is reasonable and safe in experienced hands, but there remains an increased risk of blood transfusions and major complications, suggests a recent study.