Sjögren Syndrome Complicated with Cystic Lung Disease and Pulmonary Amyloidosis by Koichiro Takahashi, Hironori Sadamatsu, Shinsuke Ogusu, Kazutoshi Komiya, Tomomi Nakamura, Shinya Kimura, Naoko Sueoka-Aragane

“…A 72-year-old Japanese woman was noted to have multiple cystic lung shadows and infiltrates on chest radiography and computed tomography (CT). …”
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Unusual Localization of Clostridium Difficile Infection in an Isolated Segment of the Descending Colon in a Critical Care Patient by Evgeni Brotfain, Leonid Koyfman, Amit Frenkel, Jochanan G. Peiser, Abraham Borer, Benjamin F. Gruenbaum, Alexander Zlotnik, Moti Klein

“…Here, we present a case of a 48-year-old man with Clostridium difficile colitis of an isolated segment in the descending colon treated by a novel catheter intraluminal antibiotic irrigation. …”
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Pulmonary Embolism and Intracardiac Type A Thrombus with an Unexpected Outcome by João Português, Lucy Calvo, Margarida Oliveira, Vítor Hugo Pereira, Joana Guardado, Mário Rui Lourenço, Olga Azevedo, Francisco Ferreira, Filipa Canário-Almeida, António Lourenço

“…Optimal management of RHT is still uncertain. A 79-year-old woman, with a history of recent total hysterectomy with adnexectomy and a Wells procedure, presented to the emergency department following an episode of syncope. …”
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Neuroinflammation Induced by Surgery Does Not Impair the Reference Memory of Young Adult Mice by Yanhua Zhao, Lili Huang, Huan Xu, Guangxi Wu, Mengyi Zhu, Jie Tian, Hao Wang, Xiangrui Wang, Weifeng Yu, Liqun Yang, Diansan Su

“…The present study investigated the spatial reference memory, IL-1β, IL-6, and microglia activation changes in the hippocampus in 2-month-old mice after anesthesia and surgery. We found that hippocampal IL-1β and IL-6 increased at 6 hours after surgery. …”
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteraemia in a Young Boy following Mumps Infection: A Case Report by Jayakanthan Saravanan, AP Krithika, M Geetha

“…In the present case, a nine-year-old boy was brought in with complaints of fever and bilateral swelling in the parotid region for three days, accompanied by pain during chewing. …”
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7,8-Dihydroxyflavone Protects Nigrostriatal Dopaminergic Neurons from Rotenone-Induced Neurotoxicity in Rodents by Shuke Nie, Kai Ma, Mingkuan Sun, Matthew Lee, Yang Tan, Guiqin Chen, Zhentao Zhang, Zhaohui Zhang, Xuebing Cao

“…The major purpose of this study was to investigate the neuroprotective effects of 7,8-DHF on the rotenone-induced motor deficit of Parkinson’s disease. Nine-month-old rats were treated with rotenone (2 mg/kg/day, i.h.) for 5 weeks to establish the animal model of Parkinson’s disease (PD), and 7,8-DHF (5 mg/kg, i.p.) was administrated daily throughout the whole period of rotenone injection. …”
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Case report: Transarterial chemoembolization for nasal hemangiosarcoma in a dog by Keunho Kim, Changgyu Lim, Songyi Kim, Hearang Lim, Sang-Hwan Hyun, Byeong-Teck Kang, Dongwoo Chang, Namsoon Lee

“…This report outlines the use of transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) to treat a nasal tumor in a 10-year-old Welsh Corgi. The dog initially presented with persistent nasal discharge and facial deformity, which led to a diagnosis of nasal hemangiosarcoma. …”
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Agenesis of Medial Patellofemoral Ligament (MPFL) with Habitual Patellar Dislocation in Adolescent Woman with Cerebral Palsy – A Case Report by Nurul Hidayah, Felix Giovanni Hartono, Bramta Putra Manyakori, Agus Sari Budaya

“…Case Report: A 15 years old female patient has suffered knee pain for almost three years. …”
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Long-Lasting Symptomatic Cerebral Hyperperfusion Syndrome following Superficial Temporal Artery-Middle Cerebral Artery Bypass in a Patient with Stenosis of Middle Cerebral Artery by Shinji Shimato, Toshihisa Nishizawa, Takashi Yamanouchi, Takashi Mamiya, Kojiro Ishikawa, Kyozo Kato

“…The authors present a case in which speech disturbance due to CHPS lasted unexpectedly long and three months was taken for full recovery. A 40-year-old woman, with a history of medication of quetiapine, dopamine 2 receptor antagonist as an antipsychotics for depression, underwent STA-MCA anastomosis for symptomatic left MCA stenosis. …”
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Clinical Management and Surgical Outcomes of Wandering Spleen with Splenic Torsion in Pediatric Patients: A Case Report by Shaban Memeti, Saimir Kuci, Toni Ristevski, Lazar Todorovic, Marijan Kamilovski, Blagica Krsteska, Haris Sulejmani

“…This case report outlines the clinical presentation and management of a 10-year-old female patient who presented at our clinic with acute abdominal pain, vomiting episodes, and a severe fever. …”
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Symptomatic mesothelial cyst of the diaphragm misdiagnosed as a hepatic hydatid cyst by Imen Ben Ismail, MD, Mouna Mlika, MD, Marwen Sghaier, MD, Mohamed Boujemaa, MD, Hakim Zenaidi, MD, Saber Rebii, MD, Ayoub Zoghlami, MD

“…We present the case of a 19-year-old male with no significant past medical history who complained of dull, heavy pain in the right costovertebral region persisting for several weeks. …”
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Autologous Dermis Graft Implantation: A Novel Approach to Reinforcement in Giant Hiatal Hernias by Balázs Kovács, Mikolt Orosz, Máté Csucska, Saurabh Singhal, Árpád Juhász, Zoltán Lóderer

“…This study presents the application of dermis graft reinforcement, a cost-efficient, easily adaptable alternative, in graft reinforcement of giant hiatal hernia repairs. Methods. A 62-year-old female patient with recurrent giant hiatal hernia (9 × 11 cm) and upside down stomach, immediately following the Belsey repair done in another department, was selected for the pilot procedure. …”
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A Case of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus/Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis Overlap Syndrome with Dissociated Pathological and Immunological Findings by Kazuhiko Kato, Tetsuya Kawamura, Risa Terashima, Yukiko Tsuchiya, Yasuhito Takahashi, Kenji Kasai, Takashi Yokoo

“…We present the case of a 59-year-old woman admitted with chief complaints of fever and decreased renal function. …”
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Can Met-PET/CT Predict Sporadic Multiglandular Hyperparathyroidism? Report of a Case and Review of the Literature by Andreas Hillenbrand, Johannes Lemke, Doris Henne-Bruns, Ambros J. Beer, Vikas Prasad

“…Further, we present a 71-year-old female with ectopic MGD. Preoperative localization via Met-PET/CT showed MGD with two areas suspected to be enlarged parathyroid glands (left lateral to the thyroid lobe and posterior mediastinum). …”
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Association of Cardiovascular Hyperreactivity and Obesity between Sedentary and Active Individuals by Milagros Lisset León Regal, Lázaro Hermes González Otero, Luis Alberto Mass Sosa, Jacqueline Zamora Galindo, Lucía Baños Leyva, Claudia González Martínez

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> ages 18-24 years old and white skin color predominated. 76.3 % have a sedentary lifestyle over assets. 65.6 % of the sedentary were female. …”
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Seroprevalence of Avian Influenza in Guinea Fowls in Some Districts in the Upper East Region of Ghana by Albert Agyapong Tweneboah, Sherry Ama Mawuko Johnson, Patrick Mensah Amponsah, Derrick Adu Asare, Benjamin Obukowho Emikpe

“…Blood samples were collected from 397 guinea fowls that are over 4 weeks old, and seroprevalence was determined using ID Screen Influenza A Antibody Competition Enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). …”
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Symmetric Lipomatosis Arising in the Tongue Presenting as Macroglossia and Articulatory Disorder by Masanori Kudoh, Ken Omura, Arata Satsukawa, Koshi Matsumoto, Takahide Taguchi, Hiroyuki Harada, Yoshimasa Ishii

“…We report an extremely rare case of SLT arising in an 80-year-old man with a long history of alcoholic liver cirrhosis. …”
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Application of Saline Infusion Sonocolpography in Diagnosis and Treatment of Perforated Transverse Vaginal Septum by Ayumi Ono, Iori Kisu, Tomoko Iijma, Hiroshi Senba, Kiyoko Matsuda, Motoko Katayama, Ayaka Iura, Yumiko Miura, Nobumaru Hirao

“…We herein present a case of perforated TVS for which successful diagnosis and treatment were achieved using a new technique referred to as saline infusion sonocolpography. A 32-year-old female presented with primary infertility. Speculum examination revealed a blind vaginal canal with two pinpoint perforating holes. …”
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Comparison of Outcomes of Colorectal Polypectomy Using Traditional Snare and Rotary Snare: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial by Lu Xu, Zhixing Zhang, Jiarong Xie, Lei Xu, Weihong Wang

“…A single-center randomized controlled trial, which included consecutive participants who were ≥18 years old and detected with polyp(s) during routine colonoscopy between July and September 2018, was conducted. …”
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Primary Appendiceal Adenocarcinoma Presenting with Hematochezia due to the Invading Tumor in the Sigmoid Colon by Tatsuya Suzuki, Yasuhiro Yamamoto, Toshihiko Torigoe, Shoichiro Mizukami, Kengo Shigehara

“…We report a case of appendiceal adenocarcinoma invading the sigmoid colon and a review of similar cases. A 69-year-old woman with complaints of hematochezia was admitted to the hospital. …”
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