Ileostomy Prolapse in Children with Intestinal Dysmotility by Eric A. Sparks, Cristine S. Velazco, Brenna S. Fullerton, Jeremy G. Fisher, Faraz A. Khan, Amber M. Hall, Tom Jaksic, Leonel Rodriguez, Biren P. Modi

“…Patients were categorized as having clinical dysmotility as a primary diagnosis (n=33), clinically suspected dysmotility based on underlying diagnosis (n=60), or intestinal dysmotility unlikely (n=70) at the time of ileostomy present. …”
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Conservative Treatment of Ewing’s Sarcoma of the Uterus in Young Women by Giuseppe Loverro, Leonardo Resta, Edoardo Di Naro, Anna Maria Caringella, Salvatore Andrea Mastrolia, Mario Vicino, Massimo Tartagni, Luca Maria Schonauer

“…In spite of the rarity of ES/PNETs, they should be taken into account in the differential diagnosis of uterine neoplasms in young women.…”
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The Diagnostic Journey of Dysautonomia Patients: Insights from a Patient-Reported Outcome Study by John A. O’Dell MSN, MBA, Ash Walker DHSc, Andrew J. Latham PhD, Daniel J. Parisian PhD, Lindsay E. Branch BS, Dreena D. Vanderburg, Ava A. Cox, Shelley Chavis, Silvia E. Smith PhD

“…The average time to diagnosis was 7.7 years (SD 10 years) and diagnosis was made primarily by cardiologists, followed by neurologists, and internists or primary care physicians. …”
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Public Health System’s Preparedness to Address Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: A Rapid Assessment Survey of Health-care Providers in India by Beena Nitin Joshi, Sharmeen Akhtar Shaikh, Amlin Shukla, Mohd. Ashraf Ganie, Imtiyaz Ahmad Wani, Vanita Suri, Neena Malhotra, Sarita Agarwal, Subhankar Chowdhury, Prasanta Kumar Bhattacharya, Rakesh Kumar Sahay, Roya Rozati, Puthiyaveettil Khadar Jabbar, Abilash Nair, Bharti Kulkarni, Aafia Rashid, Sunny Khajuria, Monica Rajput, Gaivee Vinam Meshram, Shouvik Chowdhury, Rahul Harish Bamon, Muhammed Shahid Pasha, Farhana Begum, Manoj Rema Aravind, Taruna Arora

“…Information on PCOS cases reported that knowledge about PCOS diagnosis, management practices, availability of diagnostic facilities, and drugs was explored. …”
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Ten-Year Follow-Up of Collision Tumors Composed of Craniopharyngioma and Pituitary Adenoma: A Case Report and Literature Review by Takeshi Miyazaki, Kentaro Kowari, Hirotake Eda, Mizuki Kambara, Riruke Maruyama, Yasuhiko Akiyama

“…Against expectations, the histological diagnosis was not CP but PA. The patient underwent gamma knife surgery for the residual tumor, and the postoperative course was good. …”
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Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia with Hepatic Vascular Malformations by Yujiro Nishioka, Nobuhisa Akamatsu, Yasuhiko Sugawara, Junichi Kaneko, Junichi Arita, Yoshihiro Sakamoto, Kiyoshi Hasegawa, Norihiro Kokudo

“…Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is a rare autosomal dominant hereditary disease. Early diagnosis is important to avoid complications from vascular lesions, but diagnosis is difficult in asymptomatic patients. …”
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Esophageal Lichen Planus as a Cause of Dysphagia: Literature Review and Clinical Observation by A. I. Dolgushina, E. R. Olevskaya, A. O. Khikhlova, A. A. Saenko, S. U. Belousov

“…Aim: to analyze the literature data, and to raise awareness of doctors of various specialties about the methods of diagnosis and treatment of esophageal lichen planus (ELP).Key points. …”
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Effect of “Time To Surgery” on the Endometrial Cancer Prognosis by Engin Celik, Harika Yumru Celiksoy, Hamdullah Sozen, Hale Goksever Celik, Semen Onder, Mehmet Yavuz Salihoglu, Samet Topuz

“…Our study aims to determine the effect of the time between diagnosis and surgery of endometrial cancer on the prognosis of the disease. …”
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Characterization of patients admitted with pneumonia and a negative diagnostic test for COVID-19 in the intensive care unit by Rodolfo Javier Rivero Morey, Lietter Aguilar Jure, Yenisel Chang Cuesta, Inte Santana Carballosa, Victor René Navarro Machado, Lya del Rosario Magariño Abreus

“…<br /><strong>Objective</strong>: to characterize patients admitted to the intensive care unit with a diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia and negative for COVID-19.…”
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Conservative Treatment of Spontaneous Rectus Sheath Hematomas: Single Center Experience and Literature Review by Banu Karapolat, Halil Afsin Tasdelen, Hatice Ayca Ata Korkmaz

“…Spontaneous rectus sheath hematoma (SRSH) is characterized by bleeding within the rectus abdominis muscle sheath, one of the rare causes of acute abdominal pain. Early diagnosis is imperative in SRSH to prevent complications and the treatment is usually conservative. …”
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Retrospective investigation of non-traumatic small intestine perforations: Our single center 7-year clinical experiences by Sebnem Cimen, Burak Ucaner, Ahmet Kamburoglu, Cilga Ecem Lamba

“…NTSIP is a condition whose preoperative final diagnosis is difficult, whose surgical treatment selection is still discussed and which is an acute abdomen cause with high mortality and morbidity in case of delayed diagnosis and treatment. …”
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Brain Tumor Detection and Classification Using IFF-FLICM Segmentation and Optimized ELM Model by Suvashisa Dash, Mohammed Siddique, Satyasis Mishra, Demissie J. Gelmecha, Sunita Satapathy, Davinder Singh Rathee, Ram Sewak Singh

“…The death rate can be controlled by accurate early stage brain tumor diagnosis. The detection and classification of brain tumors play a crucial role in early diagnosis and treatment planning. …”
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Psychiatric Referrals in a Tertiary Care Hospital in North India: A Retrospective Study by Akansha Bhardwaj, Dimple Gupta, Rashmi Prakash, Nimmi A. Jose

“…The most common psychiatric diagnosis was alcohol dependence (24%). Hypertension was the most common physical comorbidity. …”
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Reasons for Delay in Seeking Care for Tuberculosis, Republic of Armenia, 2006–2007 by Dana Schneider, Scott J. N. McNabb, Marina Safaryan, Vladimir Davidyants, Ludmila Niazyan, Sona Orbelyan

“…Two hundred-forty patients hospitalized between August 2006 and September 2007 at two Armenian TB reference hospitals were interviewed about symptoms, when they sought medical attention after symptom onset, outcomes of their first medical visit, and when they began treatment after diagnosis. We used logistic regression modeling to identify reasons for delay in diagnosis. …”
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The Ocular Biometry of Adult Cataract Patients on Lifeline Express Hospital Eye-Train in Rural China by Xiaoguang Cao, Xianru Hou, Yongzhen Bao

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Rectus Abdominis Muscle Endometriosis: A Unique Case Report with a Literature Review by Marijana Turčić, Koviljka Matušan Ilijaš, Koraljka Rajković Molek, Petra Valković Zujić

“…Conclusions: Although rare, primary endometriosis of the rectus abdominis muscle should be included in the differential diagnosis for women of childbearing age. Early diagnosis is essential to avoid delayed recognition, tissue damage, and to minimize the risk of recurrence or malignant transformation. …”
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A Case of Diffuse Leptomeningeal Glioneuronal Tumor Misdiagnosed as Chronic Tuberculous Meningitis without Brain Biopsy by Jung-goo Lee, Hak-cheol Ko, Jin-gyu Choi, Youn Soo Lee, Byung-chul Son

“…DLGLT should be considered in differential diagnosis of medical conditions presenting as communicating hydrocephalus with prominent leptomeningeal enhancement. …”
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Third-Generation Capsule Endoscopy Outperforms Second-Generation Based on the Detectability of Esophageal Varices by Sayoko Kunihara, Shiro Oka, Shinji Tanaka, Ichiro Otani, Atsushi Igawa, Yuko Nagaoki, Hiroshi Aikata, Kazuaki Chayama

“…All patients underwent esophagogastroduodenoscopy within 1 month prior to capsule endoscopy as gold standard for diagnosis. The diagnosis using SB3 and SB2 for EVs was evaluated regarding form (F0–F3), location (Ls, Lm, and Li), and the red color (RC) sign of EVs. …”
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Recent updates of centromere proteins in hepatocellular carcinoma: a review by Zhongyuan Yang, Wenjiao Chen, Yunhui Liu, Yuxin Niu

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Impact of underlying diseases and complications on COVID-19 mortality in South Korea: analysis of national health insurance service data by Kyunghee Lee, Jieun Hwang

“…Even with the same disease, the timing of onset, before or after COVID-19 diagnosis, induced a difference in the mortality risk. …”
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