OUTCOMES OF HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AFTER OPEN, LAPAROSCOPIC, OR ROBOT-ASSISTED RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY IN CHINA

Outcomes of health-related quality of life after open, laparoscopic, or robot-assisted radical prostatectomy in China

Wei Huang, Yan Zhang, Bai-Hua Shen, Shuo Wang, Hong-Zhou Meng, Xiao-Dong Jin Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China Purpose: To compare the outcomes of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients undergoing open (ORP), laparoscopic (LRP), or robot-assisted (RARP

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THE STONE ROOF OF THE THOLOS OF ATHENA PRONAIA IN DELPHI: STRUCTURAL HYPOTHESES STARTING FROM FRAGMENTS OF MARBLE TILES

This contribution is the first step of a multi-disciplinary research project, aimed at studying the roof of the tholos of Athena Pronaia in Delphi, dating back to the first decades of the 4th century BC.The starting point of this research is the fascination exerted by the tectonic quality of the temple, comprising some complex fragments of marble t

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Case report: Three adult brothers with cystic fibrosis (delF508-delF508) maintain unusually preserved clinical profile in the absence of standard CF care

We present three cases in this report.Three adult brothers, homozygous for the delF508 cystic fibrosis mutation, have maintained an unusually preserved clinical condition even though they did not attend a CF Clinic during their childhood, do not attend a CF Clinic now, and do not follow standard CF care guidelines.The brothers use an alternative CF

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