Characterization and Schwann Cell Seeding of up to 15.0 cm Long Spider Silk Nerve Conduits for Reconstruction of Peripheral Nerve Defects

Nerve reconstruction of extended nerve defect injuries still remains challenging with respect to therapeutic options.The gold standard in nerve surgery is the autologous nerve graft.Due to the limitation of adequate donor nerves, surgical alternatives are needed.Nerve grafts made out of either natural or artificial materials represent this alternat

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Acute cholecystitis complicated with gallbladder empyema due to in a patient with diabetes mellitus: a case report

Acute cholecystitis severity ranges from mild to very severe, and its most dreadful complication is gallbladder empyema.It can be caused by several etiologic agents, but Mycobacterium tuberculosis is not common among them.Here we present a 61-year-old female who lives in an area of high tuberculosis endemicity and has type att nighthawk hotspot 2 d

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