Background and Purpose: Clayman and associates first described laparoscopic nephrectomy
in 1990. This paper describes the first randomized controlled trial to compare laparoscopic …

Importance Ninety-day mortality rates after esophagectomy are an indicator of the quality of
surgical oncologic management. Accurate risk prediction based on large data sets may aid …

Background & Aims Most patients with esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) present with de
novo tumors. Although this could be due to inadequate screening strategies, the precise …

Background & Aims Esophageal adenocarcinomas (EACs) are heterogeneous and often
preceded by Barrett’s esophagus (BE). Many genomic changes have been associated with …

The poor outcomes in esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) prompted us to interrogate the
pattern and timing of metastatic spread. Whole-genome sequencing and phylogenetic …

Background Early cancer recurrence after oesophagectomy is a common problem, with an
incidence of 20–30 per cent despite the widespread use of neoadjuvant treatment. …

… Further details on individual repertoires can be found in HINDMARSH, 1984. … The
abundance values for each species are given in HINDMARSH, 1984. A Kolmogorov-Smirnov …

The hypothesis that the function of singing in male starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) is primarily
concerned with mate attraction was tested by removing 7 female starlings from pairs nesting at …

Cancers occurring at the gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) are classified as predominantly
esophageal or gastric, which is often difficult to decipher. We hypothesized that the …

The results of a study of starling vocal mimicry are summarised and discussed in relation to
various possible functional explanations of mimicry. Only one, a hypothesis based on sexual …