Instagram Versus Reality: Who Are Actually Plastic Surgeons? by Nikhi P. Singh, MD, MBA, Mary M. Holohan, MD, Cameron Harmon, BS, Kasra N. Fallah, MD, Jeffrey Gross, MD, Aadarsh Patel, MD, Carter J. Boyd, MD, MBA, Matthew R. Greives, MD, MS, Jorge de la Torre, MD, MSHA, Gayle Gordillo, MD, Timothy W. King, MD, PhD

“…Most attended medical school in the United States (93%), a minority received integrated plastic surgery training in the United States (14%), and the majority attended general surgery residency in the United States (57%) followed by independent plastic surgery residency in the United States (50%). …”
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Targeting cryptic allosteric sites of G protein-coupled receptors as a novel strategy for biased drug discovery by Xin Qiao, Xiaolong Li, Mingyang Zhang, Ning Liu, Yanmei Wu, Shaoyong Lu, Ting Chen

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The Effect of Diacerein on Type 2 Diabetic Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials with Trial Sequential Analysis by Shizhe Guo, Xianshan Guo, Hongya Zhang, Xuan’e Zhang, Zhen Li

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Traumatic degloving injuries: a prospective study to assess injury patterns, management, and outcomes at a single center in northern India by Divij Jayant, Atul Parashar, Ramesh Sharma

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Impact of English proficiency on use of Glasgow Coma Scale in geriatric patients with traumatic brain injury by Veronica Layrisse-Landaeta, Gabriela R Dincheva, Shahenda Khedr, Andrew Geng, Michele Schombs, Kazi Maisha, Steven Y Chao, Chun-Cheng Chen

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Prevalence of Prediabetes, Diabetes, and Its Associated Risk Factors among Males in Saudi Arabia: A Population-Based Survey by Khaled K. Aldossari, Abdulrahman Aldiab, Jamaan M. Al-Zahrani, Sameer H. Al-Ghamdi, Mohammed Abdelrazik, Mohammed Ali Batais, Sundas Javad, Shanila Nooruddin, Hira Abdul Razzak, Ashraf El-Metwally

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Exploring the efficacy of fluorouracil and platinum based chemotherapy in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma to bridge the treatment gap in resource limited settings by Se Jun Park, Kabsoo Shin, In-Ho Kim, MyungAh Lee, Tae Ho Hong, Hyunho Kim

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Construction and validation of risk prediction models for renal replacement therapy in patients with acute pancreatitis by Fei Zuo, Lei Zhong, Jie Min, Jinyu Zhang, Longping Yao

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Viable Ileosigmoid Knotting, A Very Phenomenon Finding and Rare Cause of Intestinal Obstruction: A Case Report and Literature Review by Beyene SA, Bogale NT, Abdinasir MM, Desalegne AZ, Wossen MA

“…Sintayehu Asrat Beyene,1 Nahom Tadesse Bogale,1 Mahad Mohammed Abdinasir,1 Addisu Zegeye Desalegne,2 Megdelawit Ayalew Wossen3 1General Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Jigjiga University Sheik Hassen Yabare Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Jigjiga, Ethiopia; 2Department of Radiology, Jigjiga University Sheik Hassen Yabare Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Jigjiga, Ethiopia; 3School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Jigjiga University Sheik Hassen Yabare Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Jigjiga, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Sintayehu Asrat Beyene; Nahom Tadesse Bogale, Email sintayehubeyene54@gmail.com; Tadnahi2@gmail.comIntroduction: Ileosigmoid knotting is the wrapping of an active component of either the ileum or the sigmoid colon over each other. …”
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Liver Transplantation for Acute Liver Failure due to Mushroom Poisoning by Hayri Canbaz, Attila Bestemir, Sami Akbulut, Sezai Yilmaz, Yusuf Yavuz

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A novel peptide encoded by circSRCAP confers resistance to enzalutamide by inhibiting the ubiquitin-dependent degradation of AR-V7 in castration-resistant prostate cancer by Xiannan Meng, Qingxuan Wu, Chengsong Cao, Wendong Yang, Sufang Chu, Hongjun Guo, Suhua Qi, Jin Bai

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Effect of oxytocin nasal spray pretreatment on postoperative acute stress disorder in patients with accidental traumatic fracture: a single-centre prospective randomised controlled... by Ling Ren, Qingqing Huang, Hengdi Zhang, Jingzheng Zeng, Yi Wen, Haifeng Shu, Gu Gong

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Differential attainment at national selection for higher surgical training: a retrospective cohort study by Amanda Lee, Jennifer Cleland, John Hines, Peter Brennan, Ricky Ellis, Yasin Al-Tawarah

“…Females were more likely to be successful at general surgery selection (OR 2.69 (95% CI 1.63 to 4.45)), older candidates (graduates) were less likely to be successful at ENT selection (OR 0.21 (95% CI 0.05 to 0.95)), and candidates that were the first in their family to attend University were less likely to be successful at urology selection (OR 0.41 (95% CI 0.21 to 0.78)).Conclusions Our findings highlight few statistically significant associations and no consistent patterns between sociodemographic factors and performance at HST selection once we adjusted for prior academic attainment. …”
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Oral Contraceptives and Thyroid Results: Navigating the Complex Interactions and Clinical Implications by Maria Morawska, Klaudia Kożuchowska, Dawid Pilarz, Marcelina Szewczyk, Anna Wolff, Julia Ufnal, Dominika Lewandowska, Dominika Rosińska-Lewandoska, Helena Udziela-Gil, Kinga Jarosz

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Endoscopic Removal of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors in the Stomach: A Single-Center Experience by Yingjie Guo, Xue Jing, Jian Zhang, Xueli Ding, Xiaoyu Li, Tao Mao, Zibin Tian

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The MIR181A2HG/miR‐5680/VCAN‐CD44 Axis Regulates Gastric Cancer Lymph Node Metastasis by Promoting M2 Macrophage Polarization by Weijie Zang, Yongpu Yang, Junjie Chen, Qinsheng Mao, Wanjiang Xue, Yilin Hu

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Birth preparedness and complication readiness assessment among antenatal and postnatal mothers at government hospital, in urban Bengaluru by Sangeetha M.D, Jagadish Ganagi, Darshan H.S, Neha Annet Joy, Akarsh KR

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An analysis of the current status of geriatric oral disease treatment—a dental institutions-based perspective by Caili Li, Dongmei Huang, Qini Pan, Pinyue Tao, Xiao Pan, Yanfei Pan, Ruofei He, Tongting Wang, Huiqiao Huang

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A Case of Intrathoracic Gastric Duplication Cyst Detected on Prenatal Ultrasound Examination by Hisako Yagi, Yoshino Kinjyo, Yukiko Chinen, Hayase Nitta, Tadatsugu Kinjo, Keiko Mekaru, Hitoshi Masamoto, Hideki Goya, Tomohide Yoshida, Naoya Sanabe, Yoichi Aoki

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Machine learning based models for predicting presentation delay risk among gastric cancer patients by Huali Zhou, Huali Zhou, Qiong Gu, Rong Bao, Liping Qiu, Yuhan Zhang, Fang Wang, Wenlian Liu, Lingling Wu, Li Li, Yihua Ren, Lei Qiu, Qian Wang, Gaomin Zhang, Xiaoqing Qiao, Wenjie Yuan, Juan Ren, Min Luo, Rong Huang, Qing Yang, Qing Yang

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