Background Previous studies suggested that the prevalence of chronic respiratory disease
in patients hospitalised with COVID-19 was lower than its prevalence in the general …

Background Conflicting evidence has emerged regarding the relevance of smoking on risk
of COVID-19 and its severity. Methods We undertook large-scale observational and …

Patients who have neuroendocrine tumors frequently present with liver metastases. A wide
panel of treatment options exists for these patients. Liver resection with curative intent …

Background: Appendiceal neuroendocrine neoplasms (ANEN) are mostly indolent tumours
treated effectively with simple appendectomy. However, controversy exists regarding the …

Background Smoking is a risk factor for most respiratory infections, but it may protect against
SARS-CoV-2 infection. The objective was to assess whether smoking and e-cigarette use …

This review evaluates the diagnostic efficacy of different morphological and functional
imaging modalities (ultrasound [US], computed tomography [CT], magnetic resonance [MR] …

Background Awareness of the potential global overtreatment of patients with appendiceal
neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) of 1–2 cm in size by performing oncological resections is …

Background Neuroendocrine liver metastases are clinically challenging due to their frequent
disseminated distribution. This study aims to present a British experience with an emerging …

Objective: To discover serum-based microRNA (miRNA) biomarkers for small-bowel
neuroendocrine tumors (SBNET) to help guide clinical decisions. Background: MiRNAs are small …

Background: An association between neuroendocrine tumours (NET) and increased risk of
developing second primary malignancies (SPM) has been recognised. Methods: This was a …