Tennant Brandt

Small intestinal neuroendocrine tumors (SI-NET) are serotonin-secreting well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors of putative enterochromaffin (EC) cell origin. Recent studies recognize a subset of EC cells that is label-retaining at the +4 position in the crypt and functions as a reserve intestinal stem cell. Importantly, this +4 reserve EC cell…[Read more]

New insights into immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) epidemiology in adult patients highlight three main outcomes of morbidity and mortality bleeding, infection and thrombosis. This review depicts current evidence about incidence and risk factors of bleeding, infection and thrombosis as well as predictors of chronicity, and shows how this assessment…[Read more]

Urine cytology showed sensitivity of 47% and an NPV of 93.2%. During follow up surveillance, out of 162 cystoscopy negative patients (CNP), 9.3% developed recurrence within 8 months. Xpert Monitor was found to be an independent predictor of early recurrence in CNP (HR=2.8, 95%CI=1.1-7.2, p=0.01).

Xpert Monitor urine test has a superior…[Read more]

OCT p = 0.04; ACR vs. angiography p = 0.04). The number of major edge dissections was low and without significant differences among the study groups (0% vs. 2.1% vs. 4.3%).

This study for the first time demonstrates superiority of ACR-guided PCI over OCT- and angiography-guided PCI in reducing the composite endpoint of major edge dissect…[Read more]

OCT p = 0.04; ACR vs. angiography p = 0.04). The number of major edge dissections was low and without significant differences among the study groups (0% vs. 2.1% vs. 4.3%).

This study for the first time demonstrates superiority of ACR-guided PCI over OCT- and angiography-guided PCI in reducing the composite endpoint of major edge dissect…[Read more]