Renal Transplantation with Simultaneous Aortoiliac Reconstruction Using a Polytetrafluoroethylene Vascular Graft for Severe Atherosclerosis by Go Anan, Koji Nanmoku, Masaki Shimbo, Masahiko Nagahama, Takaaki Kimura, Yasunaru Sakuma, Fumiyasu Endo, Yasuhiro Komatsu, Kazunori Hattori, Takashi Yagisawa

“…Here, we report a rare experience of the simultaneous reconstruction of the external iliac artery caused by severe atherosclerosis with polytetrafluoroethylene vascular graft and renal transplantation in a 55-year-old female; she was unable to undergo standard renal artery anastomosis to the right external iliac artery because of severe atherosclerosis, which would result in complete occlusion. …”
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Familial Hemiplegic Migraine with Severe Attacks: A New Report with ATP1A2 Mutation by E. Martínez, R. Moreno, L. López-Mesonero, I. Vidriales, M. Ruiz, A. L. Guerrero, J. J. Tellería

“…To describe a mutation in ATP1A2 gene in a FHM case with especially severe and prolonged symptomatology. Results. 22-year-old woman was admitted due to migraine-type headache and sudden onset of right-sided weakness and aphasia; she had similar episodes in her childhood. …”
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Clinical Epidemiological Characteristics and Risk Factors for Severe Bronchiolitis Caused by Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Vietnamese Children by Sang Ngoc Nguyen, Thuy Ngoc Thi Nguyen, Lam Tung Vu, Thap Duc Nguyen

“…This study confirms that age, preterm birth, breastfeeding under 6 months, history of exposure to cigarette smoking, low birth weight, having sibling(s) under five years old going to kindergarten, history of undergoing cesarean section, history of mechanical ventilation, poor living condition, and maternal education are 10 risk factors of severe bronchiolitis caused by RSV.…”
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Takotsubo syndrome in a heart transplant recipient with poor cardiac sympathetic reinnervation by Ryo Miyake, Kisho Ohtani, Toru Hashimoto, Ryoko Yada, Tasuku Sato, Yoko Shojima, Shunji Hayashidani, Taiki Higo, Hiroyuki Tsutsui

“…We present a case of a 67‐year‐old man 10 years after heart transplantation diagnosed with TTS. …”
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Therapeutic Adherence in Patients with Arterial Hypertension by Liens Hernández Quintero, Diana Amelia Crespo Fernández, Liliet Trujillo Cruz, Liliana María Hernández Quintero, Marcia Azcuy Pérez

“…The highest adherence was found in the age group 65 years old and over, female with 31.3 % and the pre-university level with 17.5 %. …”
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COMPASSION-FOCUSED THERAPY WITH VIRTUAL REALITY FOR CALLOUSUNEMOTIONAL YOUTH: A CLINICAL CASE STUDY ON THE THERAPY PROCESS OF A YOUNG OFFENDER by MIRVA HEIKKILÄ, JENNI KAUNOMÄKI, NINA LINDBERG, JARI LAHTI, MAURI MARTTUNEN, KLAUS RANTA, MARKO MANNINEN, DIANA RIBEIRO DA SILVA

“…The participant was a 19-year-old boy with a background of antisocial behaviour, detained in a closed prison in Finland. …”
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Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome Type 3 with Anorexia by Toshio Kahara, Hitomi Wakakuri, Juri Takatsuji, Iori Motoo, Kosuke R. Shima, Kazuhide Ishikura, Rika Usuda, Yatsugi Noda

“…A 71-year-old man with diabetes mellitus visited our hospital with complaints of anorexia and weight loss (12 kg/3 months). …”
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Metastatic Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer in the Setting of Unilateral Agenesis of the Left Pulmonary Artery: A Case Report and Comprehensive Literature Review by John Agzarian, Jakub Kadlec, Lori Whitehead, Yaron Shargall

“…We present the first reported case of ipsilateral metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer- (NSCLC-) associated UAPA in a 47-year-old patient with ventilator-dependent hypoxic respiratory failure and bronchorrhea, who had been lost to follow-up for 8 years. …”
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Follow-up computed tomography can prevent stent migration after endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy by Yasuhiro Komori, Akihisa Ohno, Nao Fujimori, Kazuhide Matsumoto, Keijiro Ueda, Kazuki Takeishi, Tomoharu Yoshizumi, Yoshihiro Ogawa

“…A 61-year-old man with obstructive jaundice caused by distal bile duct cancer recurrence was admitted to our hospital. …”
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Tubular Duplication of the Midgut Presenting with Acute Abdomen and Hematochezia: A Case Report from Northern Tanzania by Ayesiga M. Herman, David Msuya, Mwemezi Kaino, Hilary Shilanaiman, Joachim Magoma, Christian Issangya, Jay Lodhia, Murad Tarmohamed, Jeremia Pyuza, Patric Amsi, Alex Mremi, Ronald Mbwasi, Nuru Letara

“…We present the first documented case of enteric duplication in Tanzania, a 3-year-old male, who was found to have a 90 cm long jejunoileal duplicate. …”
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Cosmetic Outcome of Feminizing Genitoplasty in DSD (Disorders of Sex Development) by ِِAsmaa Gaber Rizk, Hamdy Muhammad Hussein, Sara Mohammed Habib Abdel-Hamied, Nezar Abdelraouf Abo Halawa

“…Results: 38%of patients were under one year old; 92%had congenital adrenal hyperplasia, and 100% had 21-hydroxylase deficiency. …”
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Long-term results of surgical treatment of a locally advanced rectal cancer using extrafascial principle of dissection by P. V. Tsarkov, I. A. Tulina, D. N. Fedorov, A. Yu. Kravchenko, O. Yu. Samofalova

“…The overall mortality in studied cohort of patients was 1,9%. The two-year-old overall survival rate was nonsignificantly higher in patients after standard surgery (93,9%), than in the patients after extrafascial interventions (85,9%, р=0,18). …”
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Successful Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Using Intravascular Ultrasound-Guided Rewiring Technique in a Case of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection Involving Left Main Bifur... by Yohei Numasawa, Souichi Yokokura, Yasuhiro Hitomi, Shohei Imaeda, Makoto Tanaka, Ryota Tabei, Masaki Kodaira

“…We herein describe a 49-year-old woman without significant cardiovascular risk factors who was transferred to our hospital with sudden onset of chest pain. …”
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Dramatic Intracerebral Hemorrhagic Presentations of Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome: Three Cases and a Literature Review by Joel M. Stary, Bonnie H. Wang, Seong-Jin Moon, Huan Wang

“…Three females (42, 54, and 33 years old, resp.) presented with severe headache, neurological deficits, and dramatic intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). …”
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Protective Efficacy of the Calicivirus Valency of the Leucofeligen Vaccine against a Virulent Heterologous Challenge in Kittens by Cynthia Lesbros, Virginie Martin, Wojciech Najbar, Annaele Sanquer, David Mcgahie, Hyone-Myong Eun, Sylvie Gueguen

“…This study aimed to evaluate and characterize the protective efficacy of the FCV-F9 valency of a tetravalent vaccine, Leucofeligen, against challenge with an unrelated strain. Ten 9-week-old kittens were vaccinated while 10 remained as unvaccinated controls. …”
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Clinicopathological Implications of Proteinuria after Long-Term Isolated Hematuria due to Thin Basement Membrane Nephropathy and Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis by Ryo Togashi, Yoshikazu Nemoto, Kaito Waki, Michito Nagura, Shigeyuki Arai, Yoshifuru Tamura, Yasutoshi Oshima, Fukuo Kondo, Ryuji Ohashi, Shunya Uchida, Shigeru Shibata, Yoshihide Fujigaki

“…A 45-year-old obese man presented with persistent hematuria for 21 years. …”
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Vertebral Stenting and Vertebroplasty Guided by an Angiographic 3D Rotational Unit by Escobar-de la Garma Víctor Hugo, Jorge-Barroso Henry Luis, Padilla-Vázquez Felipe, Balderrama-Bañares Jorge Luis

“…We present the case of a 72-year-old female patient with insidious lumbar pain. Computed tomography revealed a wedge-shaped osteoporotic compression fracture of T10 vertebrae, which was treated successfully with the installation of vertebral stenting system and vertebroplasty with methacrylate guided with a rotational interventional imaging system. …”
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Navigation-assisted Excision of Heterotopic Ossification in Bilateral Hips of a Paraplegic Patient: A Case Report with Technical Note by Mirunaalini Thangavelan, Keerthivasan Panneerselvam, Sathish Venugopal, Aravindan Selvaraj, Mukunth Krishnamoorthy, Vikraman Arunachalam

“…Here, we have discussed a novel technique in the surgical management of HO in a 27-year-old posttraumatic paraplegic patient. Case description: This is the very first case to our knowledge in which excision of HO in bilateral hips was performed with navigation assistance, after which the patient regained full range of joint movement and intensive physiotherapy was possible. …”
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THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS-NATIONAL SURGICAL QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM CALCULATOR AND SURGICAL APGAR AS PREDICTORS OF POST-CHOLECYSTECTOMY COMPLICATIONS by Diana Tejeda-Herrera, Jose Caballero-Alvarado, Carlos Zavaleta-Corvera

“…METHODS: A cross-sectional, analytical, and comparative study was conducted on patients over 18 years old diagnosed with acute cholecystitis who underwent open or laparoscopic cholecystectomy at the Regional Teaching Hospital of Trujillo between 2015 and 2019. …”
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Sociodemographic and behavioral factors associated with diet quality among low-income community health center patients with hypertension. by Jessica Cheng, Katherine C Faulkner, Ashlie Malone, Kristine D Gu, Anne N Thorndike

“…<h4>Participants</h4>Adults (>20 years old) with a hypertension diagnosis.<h4>Results</h4>Participants (N = 291) were mostly female (65.0%), on Medicaid (82.8%), food insecure (59.5%), and Hispanic (52.2%). …”
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