Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Subtotal Occlusion of the Inferior Vena Cava and a Right Atrial Mass by Christian Steinberg, Suzanne Boudreau, Felix Leveille, Marc Lamothe, Patrick Chagnon, Isabelle Boulais

“…In contrast to the great majority of hepatocellular carcinoma, which usually develops on the basis of liver cirrhosis due to identifiable risk factors, none of those factors were present in our patient.…”
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A Rare Case of Extensive Eggshell Intestinal Wall Peritoneal Calcification in a Long-Term Continuous Peritoneal Dialysis Patient by Erasmia Sampani, Chrysostomos Dimitriadis, Efstratios Kasimatis, Evangelos Memmos, Aikaterini Papagianni

“…The etiology of EPS is multifactorial, with long-term peritoneal dialysis, multiple peritonitis episodes, and uncontrolled hyperparathyroidism considered to be major risk factors for this often life-threatening condition. …”
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Arterio-ureteral fistula: A case-based review of significant hematuria by Roberto Cunha, Manuel Silva, Pedro Sousa, Mafalda Correia, Isabel Vieira, Isabel Cássio, Nelson Oliveira, Emanuel Dias

“…CONCLUSION: Active surveillance of patients with predisposing risk factors and sensitivity to other differential diagnoses of hematuria such AUF, is important to avoid mortality of these patients. …”
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Carotenoids and Eye Health by Linda B. Bobroff

“…This 3-page fact sheet provides an overview of carotenoids, AMD, lutein, zeaxanthin, risk factors for AMD, and good sources of lutein and zeaxanthin. …”
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Infratuberosity Anterior Closing-Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy for Slope Correction in Anterior Cruciate Ligament–Deficient Knees by Matthieu Ollivier, M.D., Wiemi Douoguih, M.D., Karam Mark Karam, M.D., Shintaro Onishi, M.D., Ph.D., Te-Feng Arthur Chou, M.D.

“…Graft failure after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction is multifactorial, with increased tibia slope identified as one of the risk factors. Several slope-correcting osteotomies have been proposed to address this in revision surgery, with most of the procedures using a supratuberosity or transtuberosity approach. …”
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Methods for prevention of acute post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis by Kamil Jaszczuk, Michał Lipiński, Grażyna Rydzewska

“…In addition to being experienced in endoscopic procedures and having knowledge of the patient qualification criteria, physicians should also be aware of the patient and procedure-related risk factors responsible for post-ERCP pancreatitis (PEP). …”
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Methotrexate Hepatotoxicity in Psoriatics: Report of 104 Patients from Nova Scotia, with Analysis of Risks from Obesity, Diabetes and Alcohol Consumption During Long Term Follow-Up by DA Malatjalian, JB Ross, CN Williams, SJ Colwell, BJ Eastwood

“…BACKGROUND AND DESIGN: Methotrexate (MTX) hepatotoxicity in psoriatic patients is well recognized, but there are discrepancies in the reported incidence and associated risk factors. This retrospective study describes 104 Nova Scotian patients with psoriasis seen between 1979 and 1990. …”
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Pasteurella multocida Septicemia in a Patient with Cirrhosis: An Autopsy Report by Takuma Yamamoto, Takahiro Umehara, Takehiko Murase, Kazuya Ikematsu

“…Cirrhosis is one of the risk factors for P. multocida infection. A detailed patient history about animal exposure should be obtained and a differential diagnosis of P. multocida infection must be kept in mind.…”
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Left Hemibody Swelling in an HIV-Positive Patient with Congenital Heart Disease by Matteo Boattini, André Almeida, Rita Barata Moura, Miguel Toscano Rico

“…Given the absence of other risk factors, it was our firm believe that our patient's UEDVT was due to a hypercoagulable state associated with congestive heart failure (CHF) and HIV infection.…”
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Treatment of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (dysplasia) by M.Т. Vatutin, G.S. Smyrnova, Y.V. Yeshchenko, G.E. Degtiarova, V.S. Kolesnikov, Y.P. Gritsenko

“…The accumulated data about clinical course, risk factors and therapeutic approaches allow to improve disease management. …”
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Episodic Behavioural Regression in an 8-Year-Old Female: Sequelae of 22q11.2 Duplication Syndrome by A. Bahji, S. Khalid-Khan

“…We analyze the case and relate it to the available literature and identify potential risk factors.…”
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Giant Left Ventricular Thrombus in a Patient with Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Case Report and Minireview by Fan Ye, Burton V. Silverstein, Matheen A. Khuddus, Christopher L. Bray, Arthur C. Lee

“…A 56-year-old healthy male with no obvious risk factors or significant past medical history was admitted to the emergency room with acute ischemic stroke. …”
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Dry Eye Post-Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis: Major Review and Latest Updates by Eyal Cohen, Oriel Spierer

“…This article reviews the latest studies published on LASIK-associated dry eye, including epidemiology, pathophysiology, risk factors, preoperative assessment, and management.…”
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Occult Liver Abscess Following Clinically Unsuspected Ingestion of Foreign Bodies by Ban CH Tsui, J Mossey

“…Any patient with known risk factors for ingestion of foreign body should arouse suspicion and be investigated further.…”
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Oncogenic Potential and Clinical Implications of Giant Endometrial Polyps: A Case Report and Literature Review by Brittany van Staalduinen, Andrew Stahler, Catherine Abied, Rita Shats, Nisha A. Lakhi

“…Clinical implications and oncologic potential of giant endometrial polyps are discussed. Risk factors of oncologic transformation include advanced age, menopausal status, obesity, diabetes, arterial hypertension, use of tamoxifen, and size greater than 1.0 centimeter. …”
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): A review on the prevalence, clinical manifestation, and disease assessment by Malarvili Selvaraja, Maha Abdullah, Anim Md Shah, Masita Arip, Syafinaz Amin Nordin

“…The study on the prevalence of SLE allows us to identify potential risk factors associated with the disease for the disease and allows proper management and treatment in response to overall disease burden. …”
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Obstáculos para el logro de los ODS en El Salvador. Políticas de juventud, jóvenes pandilleros y las ONG: un análisis complejo by Alberto MARTÍNEZ-REYES, José Javier NAVARRO-PÉREZ

“…In this qualitative study, based on semi-structured interviews with experts from non-governmental organizations and life stories with young gang members, it is analyzed the incidence of youth gangs in the Development Agenda in El Salvador and it is identified the risk factors of policies aimed at youth. The main results exhibit how youth gangs, violence and failed public policies have limited the achievement of development goals. …”
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Invasive Group B Streptococcal Infection with Toxic Shock-Like Syndrome in a Postsplenectomy Patient by Pradeep Kumar Mada, Gabriel Castano, Andrew Stevenson Joel Chandranesan

“…GBS infection is almost always associated with underlying risk factors such as diabetes mellitus or malignancy. …”
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Page Kidney: An Unusual Complication of a Renal Transplant Biopsy by Jacob D. McFadden, Jason S. Hawksworth

“…This is a case report of a patient with acute T-cell-mediated rejection and no other risk factors for postprocedural bleeding that developed Page kidney. …”
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Oxidative Stress and Hypoxia Contribute to Alzheimer's Disease Pathogenesis: Two Sides of the Same Coin by Michela Guglielmotto, Elena Tamagno, Oliviero Danni

“…While it is well established that stroke and cerebral hypoperfusion are risk factors for Alzheimer's disease (AD), the molecular link between ischemia/hypoxia and amyloid precursor protein (APP) processing has only been recently established. …”
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