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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ankur Mitta, Gurpremjit Singh, Vikas Kumar Panwar, Sanjay Sinha, Arup Kumar Mandal
OBJECTIVE: This systematic review was done to critically appraise the various evidence available in the literature for the presenting symptoms, diagnosis, and management modalities for primary bladder neck obstruction diagnosed on invasive urodynamics in young adult men 18-50 years of age. METHODS: A search was conducted on PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials databases until July 2022 to find English-language studies relevant to the topic...
January 2024: Urol Res Pract
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Buruç Erkan, Muhammed Bayındır, Ebubekir Akpınar, Osman Tanrıverdi, Ozan Haşimoğlu, Lütfi Şinasi Postalcı, Didem Acarer Bugün, Dilara Tekin, Sema Çiftçi, İlkay Çakır, Meral Mert, Ömür Günaldı, Esra Hatipoğlu
OBJECTIVE: Postoperative data on Cushing's disease (CD) are equivocal in the literature. These discrepancies may be attributed to different series with different criteria for remission and variable follow-up durations. Additional data from experienced centers may address these discrepancies. In this study, we present the results obtained from 96 endoscopic transsphenoidal surgeries (ETSSs) for CD conducted in a well-experienced center. METHODS: Pre- and postoperative data of 96 ETSS in 87 patients with CD were included...
March 2024: Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Juan P Herrera-Escobar, Taylor Lamarre, Jordan Rosen, Saba Ilkhani, Ashley N Haynes, Kaman Hau, Kendall Jenkins, Jack Ruske, Joyce Y Wang, Jessica Serventi-Gleeson, Sabrina E Sanchez, Haytham Ma Kaafarani, George Velmahos, Ali Salim, Nomi C Levy-Carrick, Geoffrey A Anderson
INTRODUCTION: Collectively, studies from medical and surgical intensive care units (ICU) suggest that long-term outcomes are poor for patients who have spent significant time in an ICU. We sought to identify determinants of post-intensive care physical and mental health outcomes 6-12 months after injury. METHODS: Adult trauma patients [ISS ≥9] admitted to one of three Level-1 trauma centers were interviewed 6-12 months post-injury to evaluate patient-reported outcomes...
February 14, 2024: American Journal of Surgery
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REVIEW
Akash Kartik, Adarsh Vijay
Transplant surgery has undergone significant advancements with the emergence of minimally invasive techniques, particularly in kidney and liver transplantation. This review explores the applications and impact of minimally invasive approaches in transplant surgeries. The history of laparoscopy and robotic surgery is discussed, highlighting the evolution of these techniques and their contributions to the field of minimally invasive surgery. Despite the numerous benefits offered by minimally invasive techniques, their acceptance in the transplant world remains relatively low...
January 2024: Experimental and Clinical Transplantation
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Ayako Chida-Nagai, Naoki Masaki, Kay Maeda, Konosuke Sasaki, Hiroki Sato, Jun Muneuchi, Yoshie Ochiai, Hiroomi Murayama, Masahiro Tahara, Atsuko Shiono, Atsushi Shinozuka, Fumihiko Kono, Daisuke Machida, Shinichi Toyooka, Seiichiro Sugimoto, Kazufumi Nakamura, Satoshi Akagi, Maiko Kondo, Shingo Kasahara, Yasuhiro Kotani, Junichi Koizumi, Katsuhiko Oda, Masako Harada, Daisuke Nakajima, Akira Murata, Hazumu Nagata, Koichi Yatsunami, Tomio Kobayashi, Yoshikiyo Matsunaga, Takahiro Inoue, Hiroyuki Yamagishi, Naomi Nakagawa, Katsuki Ohtani, Masaki Yamamoto, Yushi Ito, Tatsunori Hokosaki, Yuta Kuwahara, Satoshi Masutani, Koji Nomura, Tsutomu Wada, Hirofumi Sawada, Masayuki Abiko, Tatsunori Takahashi, Yuichi Ishikawa, Seigo Okada, Atsushi Naitoh, Takako Toda, Tatsuya Ando, Akihiro Masuzawa, Shinsuke Hoshino, Masaaki Kawada, Yuichi Nomura, Kentaro Ueno, Naoki Ohashi, Tsuyoshi Tachibana, Yuchen Cao, Hideaki Ueda, Sadamitsu Yanagi, Masaaki Koide, Norie Mitsushita, Kouji Higashi, Yoshihiro Minosaki, Tomohiro Hayashi, Takashi Okamoto, Kenji Kuraishi, Eiji Ehara, Hidekazu Ishida, Hitoshi Horigome, Takashi Murakami, Kohta Takei, Taku Ishii, Gen Harada, Yasutaka Hirata, Jun Maeda, Shunsuke Tatebe, Chiharu Ota, Yasunobu Hayabuchi, Hisanori Sakazaki, Takashi Sasaki, Keiichi Hirono, Sayo Suzuki, Masahiro Yasuda, Atsuhito Takeda, Madoka Sawada, Kagami Miyaji, Atsushi Kitagawa, Yosuke Nakai, Nobuyuki Kakimoto, Kouta Agematsu, Atsushi Manabe, Yoshikatsu Saiki
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1212882.].
2024: Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Jeong-Yoon Lee, Jonguk Kim, Do Yeon Kim, Jun Yup Kim, Sung Hyun Baik, Jihoon Kang, Beom Joon Kim, Hee-Joon Bae, Cheolkyu Jung
PURPOSE: Cutting balloon-percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (CB-PTA) is a feasible treatment option for in-stent restenosis (ISR) after carotid artery stenting (CAS). However, the longterm durability and safety of CB-PTA for ISR after CAS have not been well established. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed medical records of patients with ISR after CAS who had been treated with CB-PTA from 2012 to 2021 in our center. Detailed information of baseline characteristics, periprocedural and long-term outcomes, and follow-up imaging was collected...
February 8, 2024: Neurointervention
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Lena S Abbuehl, Mattia Branca, Anamaria Ungureanu, Andrea Federspiel, Stephen L Leib, Claudio L A Bassetti, Arsany Hakim, Anelia Dietmann
BACKGROUND: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in meningoencephalitis have mainly been described in terms of their diagnostic value rather than their prognostic potential, except for herpes simplex virus (HSV) encephalitis. The aims of our study were to describe frequency and anatomic locations of MRI abnormalities specific to limbic, circadian and motor systems in a cohort of meningoencephalitis patients, as well as to investigate the prognostic value of these MRI findings. METHODS: A secondary, selective analysis of a retrospective database including all meningitis, meningoencephalitis and encephalitis cases treated between 2016 and 2018 in the University hospital of Bern, Switzerland was performed...
2024: Frontiers in Neurology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Antoine Hankard, Alexandra Audemard-Verger
ADULT IGA VASCULITIS. IgA vasculitis previously named rheumatoid purpura is a rare systemic vasculitis in adults involving small vessels and associated with the presence of immunoglobulin A deposits. IgA vasculitis is often triggerd by infections, taking medication and vaccination. It is characterised by the presence of vascular purpura associated with joint (arthralgia), gastrointestinal (abdominal pain) and sometimes renal involvement (glomerulonephritis). Gastrointestinal involvement can be lifethreatening (bowel perforation), while the longterm prognosis is shaped by the renal involvement (renal failure)...
December 2023: La Revue du Praticien
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Kaya Kvarme Jacobsen, Sigrid Børte, Lene Bjerke Laborie, Hege Kristiansen, Annette Schäfer, Trude Gundersen, Tetyana Zayats, Bendik Kristoffer Slagsvold Winsvold, Karen Rosendahl
OBJECTIVE: Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is a congenital condition affecting 2-3% of all infants. DDH increases the risk of osteoarthritis, is the cause of 30 % of all total hip arthroplasties (THAs) in adults <40 years of age and can result in loss of life quality. Our aim was to explore the genetic background of DDH in order to improve diagnosis, management and longterm outcome. DESIGN: We used the large, ongoing, longitudinal Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT) database...
March 2024: Osteoarthritis and cartilage open
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Laurentius Aswin Pramono
We report a woman, 45th year old with Graves' disease treated with anti-thyroid drug (thiamazole). She came to our clinic with severe and active Graves' orbitopathy. We treated her with high dose intravenous methylprednisolone weekly (0.5 g weekly/ 6 weeks) and mycophenolate sodium 0.72 g daily/ 6 weeks. Because of her longterm consumption but not successful to achieve remission of anti-thyroid drugs and the size of her goiter, we decided to do total thyroidectomy. Only one week after thyroidectomy, her eye inflammation grade was reduced, but still bulging...
October 2023: Acta Medica Indonesiana
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Wedad B Awad, Lama Nazer
INTRODUCTION: Several studies evaluated the outcomes of cancer patients treated with septic shock in intensive care units (ICUs), but limited data is available on the long-term outcomes of this patient population. In this report, we aimed to evaluate the one-year mortality in cancer patients who were discharged alive following their intensive care unit (ICU) admission for septic shock. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A retrospective study that was conducted at an oncologic ICU of a comprehensive cancer center...
January 2024: Gulf Journal of Oncology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Yanting Liu, Jin Liu, Siravich Suvithayasiri, Inbo Han, Jin-Sung Kim
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to comprehensively compare surgical methods for osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture (OVCF) using systematic review and network meta-analysis to understand their effectiveness and outcomes, as current research provides limited overviews. METHODS: We followed PRISMA (preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses) guidelines, preregistering our protocol with PROSPERO. We analyzed Englishpublished randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on adults with OVCFs that evaluated pain intensity or functionality using tools like visual analogue scale (VAS) or Oswestry Disability Index (ODI)...
December 2023: Neurospine
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
S K Chow, D F S Yap, J H Sim, P S Tan, N K Y Hee, X M Teow, N Azreeni, H Arina, P W Chin
INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to determine the prevalence and association between the severity of COVID-19 and short and long-term neuropsychiatric symptoms, as well as the risk factors for the development of these symptoms. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A prospective observational study was conducted between 1st October 2021 till September 2022 in the state of Johor, Malaysia. 300 patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection were randomly selected and followed up for six months...
December 2023: Medical Journal of Malaysia
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Nahyun Kim, Soonjo Ka, Jonghoon Park
PURPOSE: Humans show near-24-h physiological and behavioral rhythms, which encompass the daily cycle of sleep and wakefulness. Exercise stimulates circadian rhythms, including those of cortisol, melatonin, and core body temperature, and affects sleep quality. We systematically reviewed studies that examined the effects of exercise intensity and timing on physiological circadian rhythms and sleep quality. METHODS: In this systematic review, we used the online databases PubMed, Science Direct, Web of Science, and Embase...
September 2023: Physical activity and nutrition
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Dimitrios E Magouliotis, Ioanna Sgantzou, Nikolaos S Salemis, Christos Rountas, Athina Samara, Prokopis-Andreas Zotos, Thanos Athanasiou, Kyriakos Spiliopoulos
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present series was first to present our experience in the management of 37 patients with spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM), and further to indicate the necessity of identifying true SPM cases as they are currently inadequately defined. METHODS: This is a single-center, retrospective study, conducted in a university hospital. Consecutive adult patients with pneumomediastinum (PM) between January 2009 and March 2020 were involved in the series...
August 2023: Acta Medica Academica
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Betul Onal Gunay, Gurkan Erdogan, Irfan Akalin, Ahmet Kalkisim, Cenap Mahmut Esenulku, Murat Gunay
PURPOSE: To evaluate early changes after the first antivascular endothelial growth factor injection for macular edema secondary to diabetic retinopathy and retinal vein occlusion and the relationship between longterm outcomes. METHODS: The study enrolled patients who received anti-vascular endothelial growth factor injections for treatment-naive macular edema due to retinal vein occlusion and diabetic retinopathy. The central macular thickness was measured at baseline, post-injection day 1, week 2, and month 1, and at the last visit using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography...
2023: Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Hannah Felchle, Valentina Brunner, Tanja Groll, Caroline N Walther, Sophie M Nefzger, Antonio E Zaurito, Miguel G Silva, Julia Gissibl, Geoffrey J Topping, Laura Lansink Rotgerink, Dieter Saur, Katja Steiger, Stephanie E Combs, Markus Tschurtschenthaler, Julius C Fischer
PURPOSE: Preoperative (neoadjuvant) radiation therapy (RT) is an essential part of multimodal rectal cancer therapy. Recently, total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT) which combines simultaneous radio-chemotherapy with additional courses of chemotherapy (CTx) has emerged as an effective approach. TNT achieves a pathological complete remission in approximately 30% of resected patients, opening avenues for treatment strategies that avoid radical organ resection. Furthermore, recent studies have demonstrated that anti-PD-1 immunotherapy (IT) can induce clinical complete responses in patients with specific genetic alterations...
October 22, 2023: International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Bo Zhou, Zhixin Wang, Qifeng Dou, Wenbin Li, Yangyang Li, Zhengqiang Yan, Peisheng Sun, Baosheng Zhao, Xiumin Li, Fangfang Shen, Bangjie Zhang, Mingzhou Guo
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: An increased risk of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases (CVMDs) among patients with cancer suggests a potential link between CVMD and cancer. The impact of CVMD on the survival time of patients with esophageal and gastric cancer remains unknown. We aimed to determine the incidence of CVMD and its impact on the longterm outcomes in esophageal and gastric cancer patients. METHODS: A total of 2074 cancer patients were enrolled from January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2017 in two hospitals, including 1205 cases of esophageal cancer and 869 cases of gastric cancer, who were followed up for a median of 79...
September 2023: Journal of Translational Internal Medicine
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Bin Li, Wei Zhang, Shaoxin Zhong, Jianyi Pan, Xiaohong Wang, Hequn Zou, Xianrui Dou
BACKGROUND: To observe the short-term outcome of plasma adsorption PA therapy in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). METHODS: 28 cases of als patients were recruited in this study, of which 20 were male and 8 were female with a mean age of 53.21±9.07 years and the average course of 33±23.35 months. The clinical manifestations were limb weakness (N=27), muscular atrophy (N=27), muscular tremor (N=5), dysphagia (N=12) and dysarthria (N=12). The clinical data of the patients recruited were graded by Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale Revised (ALSFRSR) : <10 (N=1), 11-20 (N=4), 21-30 (N=6), 31-40 (N=12), >40 (N=5)...
August 25, 2023: Journal of Medical Biochemistry
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Anika Wranke, Benjamin Heidrich, Katja Deterding, Katharina Luise Hupa-Breier, Janina Kirschner, Birgit Bremer, Markus Cornberg, Heiner Wedemeyer
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Hepatitis D virus (HDV) infection causes the most severe form of chronic viral hepatitis. However, it is still unclear to what extent the underlying cirrhosis may contribute to disease progression. The aim of this study was to compare the long-term outcome of HDV infection with HBV monoinfection in a single-center cohort of both non-cirrhotic and cirrhotic patients. METHOD: We retrospectively studied 175 patients with chronic hepatitis D (CHD) who were followed for at least 6 months (median of 6...
October 3, 2023: Hepatology International
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