Background: Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a potentially lethal disease that requires surgical treatment.There are many benign conditions, those that do not require surgical treatment, displaying imaging characteristics that resemble CCA, leading to therapeutic misadventures.This study aimed to evaluate the proportion of benign conditions that underwe

The incidence and mortality of colorectal cancer have shown an upward trend in the past decade.Therefore, the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of colorectal cancer still need our continuous attention.Finding compounds with strong anticancer activity and low toxicity is a good strategy for colorectal cancer (CRC) therapy.Trametes versicolor is a

Life cycle assessments (LCA) often highlight the environmental and health benefits for consumers if western diets substitute red meat.However, the specific trade-off consumer face when asked to substitute a red meat dish is scarcely researched, often neglecting the bouquet of substitution options and/or the price component involved.Four substitutio

Monogamy is rare in fishes and is usually associated with elaborate parental care.When parental care is present in fishes, it is usually the male that is responsible, and it is believed that there is a relationship between the high energetic investment and the certainty of paternity (except in the case of sneaker males).Osteoglossum bicirrhosum is

ObjectivesFunctional mitral Hookah regurgitation (FMR) is a significant complication of left ventricle (LV) dysfunction associated with poor prognosis and commonly treated by undersized ring annuloplasty.This study aimed to quantitatively simulate the treatment outcomes and mitral valve (MV) biomechanics following ring annulopalsty and papillary mu