Genetic Variants Associated with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Risk: Cumulative Epidemiological Evidence from Meta-Analyses and Genome-Wide Association Studies by Caiyang Liu, Ran Ran, Xiaoliang Li, Gaohua Liu, Xiaoyang Xie, Ji Li

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Retrospective investigation of non-traumatic small intestine perforations: Our single center 7-year clinical experiences by Sebnem Cimen, Burak Ucaner, Ahmet Kamburoglu, Cilga Ecem Lamba

“…This study aimed to investigate non-traumatic small intestine perforation, an entity that continues to pose diagnostic and therapeutic challenges for clinicians, through a retrospective analysis of patients who underwent surgery for this condition. Patients, who were operated due to NTSIP in our general surgery clinic between June 2017 and June 2024, were retrospectively examined. …”
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Efficacy of 0.5% Levofloxacin and 5.0% Povidone-Iodine Eyedrops in Reducing Conjunctival Bacterial Flora: Metagenomic Analysis by Caixia Fan, Baoxia Yang, Yusen Huang

“…A total of 2.4 × 106 high-quality sequencing reads were generated from 93 conjunctival samples obtained from 31 eyes scheduled for cataract surgery before prophylactic therapy (group 1), after administration of 0.5% levofloxacin eyedrops into the conjunctival sac 8 times before surgery (group 2), and at 3 minutes after instillation of 5.0% PVI solution in the conjunctival sac (group 3) followed by surgery irrigation. …”
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Evidence for Negative Effects of Elevated Intra-Abdominal Pressure on Pulmonary Mechanics and Oxidative Stress by I. Davarcı, M. Karcıoğlu, K. Tuzcu, K. İnanoğlu, T. D. Yetim, S. Motor, K. T. Ulutaş, R. Yüksel

“…Forty-six patients undergoing LC and abdominal wall hernia (AWH) surgery were assigned into 2 groups. Measurements and blood samples were obtained before, during pneumoperitoneum, and at the end of surgery. …”
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Oral Lichen Planus and Lichenoid Lesions in Sjogren’s Syndrome Patients: A Prospective Study by Raouaa Belkacem Chebil, Yassine Oueslati, Marwa Marzouk, Fatma Ben Fredj, Lamia Oualha, Nabiha Douki

“…A prospective clinical study was conducted at the Department of Oral Medicine and Oral Surgery in Sahloul Hospital, Sousse, from January 2012 to June 2018. …”
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Phlegmonous appendicitis as a variant of uncomplicated appendicitis by Tezcan Akın, Hüseyin Fahri Martlı, Eda Şahingöz, Birkan Birben, Sadettin Er, Ayşe Çiftçi, Hayriye Tatlı Doğan, Mesut Tez

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Pancreaticoduodenectomy for an Ampullary Region Carcinoma Occurred in Annular Pancreas Coexistent with Replaced Common Hepatic Artery by Ryuji Komine, Atsushi Shimizu, Kazuhiko Mori, Keisuke Minamimura, Toru Hirata, Takashi Kobayashi, Nobuo Toda, Masaya Mori

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Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Mediates GABAA Receptor Trafficking to the Plasma Membrane of Spinal Cord Neurons In Vivo by Ellen D. Stück, Randolph N. Christensen, J. Russell Huie, C. Amy Tovar, Brandon A. Miller, Yvette S. Nout, Jacqueline C. Bresnahan, Michael S. Beattie, Adam R. Ferguson

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Five Years Follow-Up of Acrysof Cachet® Angle-Supported Phakic Intraocular Lens Implantation for Myopia Correction by Aytan Musayeva, Jana C. Riedl, Adrian Gericke, Urs Vossmerbaeumer

“…UCVA (logMAR) improved from 1.33 ± 0.20 before surgery to 0.08 ± 0.14 one year after surgery and was 0.20 ± 0.20 five years after surgery. …”
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Metabolic reprogramming of glucose: the metabolic basis for the occurrence and development of hepatocellular carcinoma by Kai Wang, Xiaodan Li, Shuwei Guo, Junsheng Chen, Yandong Lv, Zhiqiang Guo, Hongzhou Liu

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Factors Predicting the Adherence to the Therapy of Italian IBD Patients by Cristina Bucci, Fabiana Zingone, Stella Tammaro, Paola Iovino, Antonella Santonicola, Carolina Ciacci

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Callus Formation in Fractured Femur of Rats Treated with Injection of Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Conditioned Medium by Marla Anggita, Widagdo Sri Nugroho, Yuda Heru Fibrianto, Setyo Budhi, Teguh Budipitojo

“…After the surgery, rats were divided into 2 groups of 27, respectively. …”
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Lung Metastasis of Primary Alveolar Soft-Part Sarcoma Occurring 20 Years after Initial Treatment by R. F. Falkenstern-Ge, M. Kimmich, M. Wohlleber, A. Grabner, G. Friedel, G. Ott, I. Leuschner, M. Kohlhäufl

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Volvulus of the Sigmoid Colon during Pregnancy: A Case Report by Enzo Fabrício Ribeiro Nascimento, Michelle Chechter, Fábio Piovezan Fonte, Nara Puls, Juliana Santos Valenciano, Cláudio Luciano Penna Fernandes Filho, Ronaldo Nonose, Crhistiny Emmanuelle Gabriel Bonassa, Carlos Augusto Real Martinez

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A Cone Bean Computer Tomography Investigation of the Newly Formed Mandibular Anterior Ridge following the Treatment of an Extended Comminuted Fracture: A 12-Year Follow-Up by Pascal Grün, Florian Pfaffeneder-Mantai, Patrick Bandura, Benedikt Schneider, Anna Sophia Bandura, Dritan Turhani

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Solid-Pseudopapillary Tumor of the Pancreas: A Single Center Experience by Valentina Beltrame, Gioia Pozza, Enrico Dalla Bona, Alberto Fantin, Michele Valmasoni, Cosimo Sperti

“…Caution is needed when performing limited resection, and long and careful follow-up is required for all patients after surgery.…”
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Cystic Lymphangioma of the Chest Wall in a 5-Year-Old Male Patient: A Rare and Atypical Localization—A Case Report and Comprehensive Review of the Literature by Dimitrios Patoulias, Ioannis Patoulias, Christos Kaselas, Maria Kalogirou, Chatzopoulos Kyriakos, Farmakis Konstantinos, Thomas Feidantsis, Papacrivou Eleni

“…A 5-year-old boy was admitted to the Emergency Department of the 1st Department of Pediatric Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, due to the presence of a mildly painful swelling in the left lateral chest wall, which was first noticed three months ago, after a blunt injury during sport. …”
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5-HT Drives Mortality in Sepsis Induced by Cecal Ligation and Puncture in Mice by Jingyao Zhang, Jianbin Bi, Sushun Liu, Qing Pang, Ruiyao Zhang, Shun Wang, Chang Liu

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Diagnosis of Distal Cholangiocarcinoma after the Removal of Choledocholithiasis by Yasuhiro Ito, Takeshi Kenmochi, Tomohisa Egawa, Shinobu Hayashi, Atsushi Nagashima, Yuko Kitagawa

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Nature-derived microneedles with metal-polyphenolic networks encapsulation for chronic soft tissue defects repair: Responding and remodeling the regenerative microenvironment by Chengyang Zhu, Zun Fan, Zhijie Cheng, Jun Yin, Lei Qin, Xin Zhao

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