Spectral parameter and vascular pattern are useful to distinguish malignant from benign thyroid nodules, especially for those with suspicious or undetermined fine-needle aspiration biopsy.

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The Rives-Stoppa repair of complex ventral incisional hernia using a Mersilene prosthesis is a safe and durable technique with excellent long-term results and minimal serious morbidity, with an overall recurrence rate in the present series of 1.1%. Prosthesis infection requiring mesh explantation might be a risk factor for hernia recurrence.

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