“The Stigmata of Jesus” in Paul’s Body. An Examination of Gal 6:17 by Jan Kozłowski

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Can the Presence of Endoscopic High-Risk Stigmata be Bredicted before Endoscopy? A Multivariable Analysis Using the RUGBE Database by Yen-I Chen, Jonathan Wyse, Alan Barkun, Marc Bardou, Ian M Gralnek, Myriam Martel

“…BACKGROUND: Many aspects in the management of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding rely on pre-esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) stratification of patients likely to exhibit high-risk stigmata (HRS); however, data predicting the presence of HRS are lacking.…”
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Intravenous Proton Pump Inhibitors before Endoscopy in Bleeding Peptic Ulcer with High-Risk Stigmata: A Multicentre Comparative Study by Christopher N Andrews, Adrian Levy, Martin Fishman, Michael Hahn, Kenneth Atkinson, Peter Kwan, Robert Enns

“…BACKGROUND: It is not clear if starting intravenous proton pump inhibitors (IV PPI) before endoscopic therapy provides additional benefit over starting it afterward in patients with high-risk ulcer stigmata of peptic ulcer disease.…”
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A Curious Case of Iron-Deficiency Anemia by Seth Shaffer, Mayur Brahmania, Hemant Shah

“…Physical examination did not reveal any melena on digital rectal examination and there were no stigmata of chronic liver disease. Laboratory results showed hemoglobin of 47 g/L, MCV of 80 fL, and ferritin of 6 ng/mL. …”
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Emergency cesarean section in a pregnant woman with Freeman-Sheldon syndrome and acute respiratory distress. A Case report by Viviana de la Caridad Sáez Cantero

“…The case of a pregnant woman with Freeman-Sheldon syndrome and a genetic diagnosis of a fetus with stigmata of the syndrome is presented. This patient required termination of pregnancy by emergency cesarean section due to acute respiratory distress secondary to chronic polyhydramnios. …”
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Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Secondary to Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate Use: A Rare Adverse Effect of Commonly Prescribed Treatment by Hamzah Shariff, Shiva Naidoo, Ghazal Ghafari, Hongjie Li, Manisha Devi, Kishore Kumar

“…Endoscopic evaluation demonstrated nonbleeding large diffuse gastric ulcers with stigmata of recent bleeding, and ulcer biopsy revealed findings consistent with SPS-induced gastric ulceration. …”
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Predictors of Early Rebleeding after Endoscopic Therapy in Patients with Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Secondary to High-Risk Lesions by Davide Maggio, Alan N Barkun, Myriam Martel, Sara Elouali, Ian M Gralnek, the REASON investigators

“…BACKGROUND: In an era of increasingly shortened admissions, data regarding predictors of early rebleeding among patients with nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NVUGIB) exhibiting high-risk stigmata (HRS) having undergone endoscopic hemostasis are lacking.…”
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Multimodal Imaging in the Prenatal Diagnosis of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex by Mariya Gusman, Sabah Servaes, Tamara Feygin, Karl Degenhardt, Monica Epelman

“…Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is an autosomal dominant disorder in which benign hamartomas develop in multiple organ systems. Increasingly, stigmata of the disease, such as cardiac rhabdomyomas, are detected on routine prenatal ultrasound. …”
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Retroperitoneal Leiomyosarcoma Presenting as Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Dominic G. Ventura, Shyam J. Thakkar, Katie Farah

“…Colonoscopy revealed left-sided diverticulosis and rectal varices without stigmata of recent bleed. CT scan showed a 26 × 20 × 13 cm heterogeneous retroperitoneal mass and multiple hypodense hepatic lesions. …”
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A Report of Two Cases of Age-Related Changes in Cervical Morphology in Postmenopausal Women with Vaginal Adenosis by Marguerite B. Vigliani

“…Several decades of annual exams showed these stigmata of DES exposure gradually disappear as the upper vagina progressively contracted. …”
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Thomas Aquinas’ definition of the imago Dei and the development of lifelike portraiture  by Dominic Olariu

“…Its most famous paradigm is the stigmata wonder of Saint Francis of Assisi. As a consequence of the new importance assigned to human corporeity, the bodies of virtuous persons become worth being represented. …”
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Atypical Aortoesophageal Fistula with Atypical and Delayed Presentation and Negative Imaging Studies by Seifeldin Hakim, Mihajlo Gjeorgjievski, Lohit Garg, Molly Orosey, Tusar Desai

“…The sixth EGD revealed a submucosal tumor-like projection in the upper esophagus and stigmata of recent bleeding. Another thoracic endovascular aortic repair with stent was placed over the old graft for presumed aortoesophageal fistula. …”
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AIDS and discrimination: Points of view of a group of adolescents and persons that live with the human immune-deficiency virus. by Ana María Molina Gómez, Yuniet Rojas Mesa, Jorge García Cuesta, María Elinor Dulzaides Iglesias, Oristela Mora Rodríguez

“…This disease emerged with a series of stigmata, injuring personal integrity of those who suffer from it. …”
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Malignant Glandular Triton Tumor Arising in the Radial Nerve with Prolonged Survival: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Batool M. AlAli, Samir S. Amr

“…A 26-year-old male, without any of the stigmata of NF1, presented with a 2-year history of pain in his left shoulder and an elbow swelling of six-month duration. …”
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Beneficial Effects of Palmitoylethanolamide on Expressive Language, Cognition, and Behaviors in Autism: A Report of Two Cases by Nicola Antonucci, Alessandra Cirillo, Dario Siniscalco

“…The first 13-year-old male child (Subject 1) presented with a total IgE of 572 IU/mL (nl < 200) and with low mature CD57+ natural killer cell counts (32 cells/µL; nl = 60–300 cells/µL) and with significant eczema and allergic stigmata. Expressive language, as measured by mean length of utterance, and overall autism severity as measured by the Childhood Autism Rating Scale, Second Edition, improved significantly. …”
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Endoscopic Appearance of Oropharyngeal and Upper GI Kaposi’s Sarcoma in an Immunocompromised Patient by Umar Darr, Anas Renno, Zubair Khan, Turki Alkully, Maitham A. Moslim, Sehrish Kamal, Ali Nawras

“…Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) was performed and revealed multiple large hypervascularized violaceous submucosal nodular lesions with stigmata of bleeding seen on the soft palate and pharynx and within the cricopharyngeal area close to the vocal cords. …”
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Peritoneal Tuberculosis in an Immunocompetent, Unknown Risk Patient by Yutaka Tomizawa, Emmanuelle B. Yecies, Fiona E. Craig, Adam Sohnen

“…Physical examination was notable for new onset ascites, but no superficial lymphadenopathy or stigmata of chronic liver disease was found. CT scan demonstrated enlarged mesenteric lymph nodes, and prominent retroperitoneal lymph nodes along with moderate ascites and omental infiltration. …”
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The Utilization of Imaging Features in the Management of Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms by Stefano Palmucci, Claudia Trombatore, Pietro Valerio Foti, Letizia Antonella Mauro, Pietro Milone, Roberto Milazzotto, Rosalia Latino, Giacomo Bonanno, Giuseppe Petrillo, Antonio Di Cataldo

“…Currently, the goal of imaging modalities is to identify “high-risk stigmata” or “worrisome feature” in the evaluation of pancreatic cysts. …”
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Update on the Medical Management of Gastrointestinal Behçet’s Disease by Giuseppe Lopalco, Donato Rigante, Vincenzo Venerito, Claudia Fabiani, Rossella Franceschini, Michele Barone, Giovanni Lapadula, Mauro Galeazzi, Bruno Frediani, Florenzo Iannone, Luca Cantarini

“…Behçet’s disease (BD) is a multisystemic disorder of unknown etiology mainly defined by recurrent oral aphthosis, genital ulcers, and chronic relapsing bilateral uveitis, all of which represent the “stigmata” of disease. However, many other organs including the vascular, neurological, musculoskeletal, and gastrointestinal systems can be affected. …”
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