LAPAROSCOPIC SPLENECTOMY USING CONVENTIONAL INSTRUMENTS

Laparoscopic splenectomy using conventional instruments

INTRODUCTION : Laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) is an accepted procedure for elective splenectomy.Advancement in technology has extended the possibility of LS in massive splenomegaly [Choy et al., J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 14(4), 197-200 (2004)], trauma [Ren et al., Surg Endosc 15(3), 324 (2001); Mostafa et al., Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech

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The philosophical dialogue as a tool of inquiry

Among the tools of philosophical work, the dialogue, as form of live "transaction" between two or more persons, seems to have its beginning and its end with Socrates.Along the subsequent development of our philosophical tradition the dialogue reappears only Enamel Pin as literary genre.The essay aims to suggest that the live philosophical dialogue,

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Do carnivore surveys match reports of carnivore presence by pastoralists? A case of the eastern Serengeti ecosystem

Human-carnivore encounters are common where humans and wild carnivores share the same landscape.The frequency of such encounters gives insight regarding carnivore density and might correlate with human-carnivore conflict incidences.We interviewed livestock owners in the eastern Serengeti ecosystem and recorded reported carnivore Western presence an

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Preparation and Application of Aflatoxin B1 Single Sample Pretreatment Kit Based on Aptamer Affinity Magnetic Beads

In this study, aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) aptamers were covalently coupled on the surface of magnetic beads to prepare aptamer affinity magnetic beads (AAMBs).Furthermore, the AAMBs, incubation solution, washing solution and eluate were pre-encapsulated in reagent strips to develop a single sample pretreatment kit of AFB1.The automatic pretreatment of AFB

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