Demographic Ageing Leads to a Sharply Declining Labour Force Potential by Johann Fuchs, Doris Söhnlein, Birgit Weber

“…Abstract The demographic development in Germany will lead to a declining number of people of working age and thus potentially in the labour force. …”
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Umbilical Hernia as Forerunner of Primary Umbilical Endometriosis: A Case Report by Saunri Hansadah, Jasmina Begum, Pankaj Kumar, Sweta Singh, Deepthy Balakrishnan, Anirban Kundu

“…Umbilical endometriosis is a type of cutaneous endometriosis that usually follows laparoscopic or surgical procedures that involve the umbilicus. …”
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Torsion of Fatty Appendage of Falciform Ligament: Acute Abdomen in a Child by Caroline Maccallum, Sarah Eaton, Daniel Chubb, Stephen Franzi

“…We report a case of torsion of the fatty appendage of the falciform ligament in a ten-year-old boy and describe its imaging characteristics on CT scan.…”
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A Rare Case of Mediastinal Bronchogenic Cyst Infected by Salmonella enteritidis by Jasleen Kaur, Philip J. McDonald, Ravinder D. Bhanot, Reda A. Awali, Sorabh Dhar, James Rowley

“…Gram-positive, Gram-negative, and mycobacterial infections have been reported, though frequently a pathogen is not identified. We present the case of a 46-year-old female with known history of bronchogenic cyst who presented with suspected postobstructive pneumonia. …”
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Surgical outcomes in patients with Achilles tendon rupture—a retrospective study by Hüseyin Kürüm, Hacı Bayram Tosun, Faruk Aydemir, Orhan Ayas, Kübra Orhan Kürüm, Funda İpekten

“…The decrease in the mean vertical jump distance on the operated side compared to the contralateral extremity was 0.97 ± 0.93, 2.07 ± 0.99, and 3.00 ± 1.69 cm in individuals who underwent PR, primary repair + FHL-A, and V-Y plasty + FHL-A, respectively (p < 0.001). …”
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Crystal storing histiocytosis forming a mass lesion in temporal lobe by Mine Özşen, Şahsine Tolunay, Hasan Kocaeli, Müfit Parlak

“…Crystal storing histiocytosis is a disorder characterized by local or diffuse infiltration of histiocytes containing crystalline inclusions. …”
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Acute Limb Ischemia in the Young: A Rare Case of Essential Thrombocytosis by Johanes Nugroho, Ruth Gunadi

“…We report a rare case of a 37-year-old woman presenting with Rutherford IIA ALI in the left lower extremity. …”
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Open Approach to Primary Lumbar Hernia Repair: A Lucid Option by Ketan Vagholkar, Suvarna Vagholkar

“…Primary lumbar hernias are extremely rare thereby rendering such a case reportable, to create an awareness about this condition to upcoming surgeons. …”
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Subcutaneous Splenosis of the Abdominal Wall: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature by Evangelia Papakonstantinou, Vasileios Kalles, Ioannis Papapanagiotou, Theodoros Piperos, Dimitrios Karakaxas, Vasileios Bonatsos, Konstantinos Tsoumakas, Filotheos Orfanos, Theodoros Mariolis-Sapsakos

“…Splenosis is a common benign condition that occurs after splenic rupture via trauma or surgery. …”
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Tramadol-Induced Mood Elevation in a Patient with No Previous Psychiatric History by Mugtaba Osman, Mashael Mustafa

“…Tramadol is a powerful analgesic medication with antidepressant effects like venlafaxine. …”
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Giant Posttraumatic Angiolipoma of the Forearm: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Athanasios Fotiadis, Petros Ioannidis, Ioannis Skandalos, Stergios Papastergiou, Aristeidis Vrettakos, Theodoros Tzigkalidis, Themistoklis Vampertzis

“…Angiolipoma is a type of lipoma, a benign soft tissue tumor. It is distinguished by the excessive degree of vascular proliferation and the presence of mature adipocytes. …”
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Malignant Pilomatricoma with Lung Metastases: A Case Report and Literature Review by Nae-Ho Lee, Jung Kyun Park, Si-Gyun Roh, Jin Yong Shin, Yoon Kyu Chung, Kyu Yun Jang

“…Malignant pilomatricoma, an extremely rare tumor arising from hair follicles, most commonly occurs on the head, neck, and back. …”
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Primary Synovial Sarcoma of Kidney: A Rare Differential Diagnosis of Renomegaly by Gaurang Modi, Irappa Madabhavi, Harsha Panchal, Asha Anand, Apurva Patel, Sonia Parikh, Swaroop Revannasiddaiah

“…Synovial sarcomas (SS) are classified as subgroup of soft tissue sarcomas affecting mainly extremities of young adults. Primary SS of kidney are very rare tumours with poor prognosis. …”
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A Rare Presentation of Lymphoma of the Cervix with Cross-Sectional Imaging Correlation by Brinda Rao Korivi, Corey T. Jensen, Madhavi Patnana, Keyur P. Patel, Tharakeswara K. Bathala

“…A 43-year-old asymptomatic female with a history of dual hit blastic B-cell lymphoma/leukemia in complete remission presented with an incidental cervical mass, which was initially felt to represent a cervical fibroid on computed tomography (CT). …”
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Co-Amoxiclav Induced Immune Haemolytic Anaemia: A Case Report by H. G. C. S. Karunathilaka, D. P. Chandrasiri, P. Ranasinghe, V. Ratnamalala, A. H. N. Fernando

“…Drug-induced immune haemolytic anaemia (DIIHA) is extremely rare. We herein report a case of DIIHA due to co-amoxiclav. …”
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Diagnosing Spinal Gout: A Rare Case of Back Pain and Fever by Andres Cordova Sanchez, Maneesh Bisen, Farzam Khokhar, Adriana May, Jihad Ben Gabr

“…Gout is a common inflammatory arthritis that has a high prevalence worldwide. …”
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Robot-Assisted Removal of a Broken Scalpel Blade following Discectomy by Christos Koutserimpas, Argyrios Ioannidis, Michael Konstantinidis, Panagiotis Athanasopoulos, Fotios Antonakopoulos, Konstantinos Konstantinidis

“…The risk of a broken scalpel blade during discectomy is considered extremely rare, while no guidelines exist regarding this complication. …”
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Thyroid Carcinoma on the Side of the Absent Lobe in a Patient with Thyroid Hemiagenesis by Hiroki Sato, Kiyoaki Tsukahara, Ray Motohashi, Midori Wakiya, Hiromi Serizawa, Atsushi Kurata

“…A tumorous 1.4 cm lesion was also found on the side of the absent lobe, left of the isthmus. …”
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Asymptomatic Deep Vein Thrombosis in a Patient with Major Depressive Disorder by Takuto Ishida, Takeshi Katagiri, Hiroyuki Uchida, Takefumi Suzuki, Koichiro Watanabe, Masaru Mimura

“…Pulmonary embolism is a serious, life-threatening condition and most commonly derives from deep vein thrombosis of the lower extremities. …”
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Primary Gallbladder Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma as a Rare Postcholecystectomy Finding by Kyriakos Psarras, Nikolaos Symeonidis, Euthymia Vlachaki, Minas Baltatzis, Georgios Papatolios, Efstathios Pavlidis, Christina Mouratidou, Ioannis Venizelos, Theodoros Pavlidis, Athanasios Sakantamis, Christina Nikolaidou

“…Primary lymphoma of the gallbladder is an extremely rare entity with approximately 50 cases reported so far. …”
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