Cauda Equina Syndrome Without Perineal Sensory Changes or Lower Extremity Neurological Deficits Following Postoperative Spinal Epidural Hematoma: A Case Report and Literature Review by Guanyi Liu, Qing Li, Hongfeng Ruan, Bingke Zhu, Weihu Ma, Yong Hu

“…ABSTRACT Background Postoperative spinal epidural hematoma (SEH) is a rare but serious complication following lumbar surgery, with cauda equina syndrome (CES) being one of its most devastating outcomes. …”
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Effect of using a hemostatic gelatin sponge versus a dense polytetrafluorethylene membrane for socket sealing following immediate implant placement: a randomized clinical study by Mahmoud Shalash, Aalaa Emara

“…Abstract Background Socket sealing following flapless immediate implant placement involves placing a barrier membrane to prevent the ingrowth of bacteria or contaminants to the dental implant during the early phase of healing. …”
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Perioperative complications following spinal fusion in idiopathic scoliosis: A review of 825 cases from the German Spine Registry (DWG-register) – Perioperative complications in idiopathic scoliosis by Juan Manuel Vinas-Rios, Vincent J. Heck, Fatima Azucena Medina-Govea, Mario Alberto Islas-Aguilar, Nikolaus Kernich

“…Conclusions: In IS patients treated operatively, the prevalence of nonneurologic postoperative complications following corrective surgery was 1.80% with CSF leak being the leading risk of complication at 0.84.%. …”
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Improvement in oxygenation with a calcium channel blocker in a patient with hepatopulmonary syndrome during tacrolimus therapy following living donor liver transplantation - A case report by Tatsumi Yakushiji, Jun Honda, Atsuyuki Hosono, Satoki Inoue

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Exosomes originating from neural stem cells undergoing necroptosis participate in cellular communication by inducing TSC2 upregulation of recipient cells following spinal cord injury by Shiming Li, Jianfeng Li, Guoliang Chen, Tao Lin, Penghui Zhang, Kuileung Tong, Ningning Chen, Shaoyu Liu

“…Construction of a competing endogenous RNA network identified the following hub genes: tuberous sclerosis 2 (Tsc2), solute carrier family 16 member 3 (Slc16a3), and forkhead box protein P1 (Foxp1). …”
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Prognostic Value of Invasion, Markers of Proliferation, and Classification of Giant Pituitary Tumors, in a Georeferred Cohort in Brazil of 50 Patients, with a Long-Term Postoperative Follow-Up by Juliano Coelho de Oliveira Zakir, Luiz Augusto Casulari, José Wilson Corrêa Rosa, João Willy Corrêa Rosa, Paulo Andrade de Mello, Albino Verçosa de Magalhães, Luciana Ansaneli Naves

“…The study included 50 patients, operated on for tumors greater than 30 mm, with a mean postoperative follow-up of 15.2 ± 4.8 years. Pituitary magnetic resonance was used to evaluate regrowth, invasion, and extension to adjacent tissue. …”
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Three-year follow-up case report: root canal treatment combined with intentional replantation for treating type III palatogingival groove in a maxillary lateral incisor by Jixu Jia, Miao Cheng, Sumeng Shi, Yanchun Qiao

“…This case report details the management of a Type III palatogingival groove in a maxillary lateral incisor, combining root canal treatment and intentional replantation, followed by a 3-year follow-up to assess the mid-term efficacy of this approach. …”
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Anti-PL-7/PL-12 antisynthetase syndrome associated with interstitial lung disease following SARS-COV-2 infection and vaccination: A case study review by Laura García-Bravo, Ángela Villegas, Bárbara López Uceda, Anaís Mariscal, Cristina Vadillo, M Asunción Nieto Barbero, Juan Luis Rodríguez-Hermosa, Beatriz Mediero Valeros, José Carlos Plaza-Hernández, Miguel Fernández-Arquero, María Guzmán-Fulgencio, Gloria Candelas-Rodríguez, Silvia Sánchez-Ramón, Juliana Ochoa-Grullón

“…The study underscores the importance of a multidisciplinary approach and vigilant follow-up to optimize diagnosis and management. Further research is essential to elucidate the causal relationships and molecular mechanisms behind these observations.…”
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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

“…Patients received MTX over one to 11 years (mean 3.38), with baseline and annual follow-up liver biopsies. Clinical data were obtained by chart review. …”
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A Modified Bilaminar Technique with the Use of a Fibrin-Fibronectin System for a Single Gingival Recession: A Case Report with a Follow-Up of 3 Years by Michele Perelli, Paolo Giacomo Arduino, Mario Semenza, Roberto Abundo, Hector Sarmiento

“…After deepithelialization, the graft was placed with a fibrin-fibronectin system at the maximum root coverage level, and the flap coronally advanced and sutured. At 3-year follow-up control, the free gingival margin was still stable at the postsurgery position, with a thicker biotype corresponding to the grafted area, with no probing and a suitable aesthetic result.…”
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Females have Lower Knee Strength and Vertical Ground Reaction Forces During Landing than Males Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction at the Time of Return to Sport by Zachary B. Sullivan, Barrie S. Sugarman, Mallory S. Faherty, Carrie Killelea, Dean C. Taylor, Daniel Le, Alison P. Toth, Jonathan C. Riboh, Lee H. Diehl, Jocelyn R. Wittstein, Annunziato Amendola, Timothy C. Sell

“… # Conclusions Based on these results, there are significant differences between sexes following ACLR at the time of RTS. Lower knee flexion and extension strength may be a potential risk factor for second ACL injury among females. …”
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Dental Implant Placement with Simultaneous Anterior Maxillary Reconstruction with Block and Particulate Fresh Frozen Allograft Bone: A Case Report with 24-Month Follow-Up Data by J. S. Vieira, E. M. Brandão-Filho, F. R. Deliberador, J. C. Zielak, A. F. Giovanini, T. M. Deliberador

“…This case report presents the insertion of dental implants followed immediately by a placement of fresh frozen allograft in block and particle for a reconstruction of atrophic anterior maxillary in the same surgery. …”
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A single-centre experience of His bundle pacing without electrophysiological mapping system: implant success rate, safety, pacing characteristics and one-year follow up by Swee Leng Kui, Colin Yeo, Lisa Teo, Ai Ling Him, Sherida Binte Syed Hamid, Kelvin Wong, Vern Hsen Tan

“…This was successfully achieved in 75% of patients, with no adverse clinical outcomes during the follow-up period.…”
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Incidence of severe maternal outcomes following armed conflict in East Gojjam zone, Amhara region, Ethiopia: using the sub-Saharan Africa maternal near-miss criteria by Tirusew Nigussie Kebede, Kidist Ayalew Abebe, Ambachew Getahun Malede, Abinet Sisay, Ayenew Yirdie, Worku Taye, Tebabere Moltot Kitaw, Bezawit Melak Fente, Mesfin Tadese, Tesfanesh Lemma Demisse, Mulualem Silesh, Solomon Hailemeskel Beshah, Getaneh Dejen Tiche, Michael Amera Tizazu, Moges Sisay Chekole, Birhan Tsegaw Taye

“…HDP was the primary cause of SMO, followed by obstetrical hemorrhage, consistent with other studies in Ethiopia. …”
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60-month follow-up of Long Limb vs. Standard Limb Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for type 2 diabetes and obesity: the LONG LIMB RCT by Saleem Ansari, Anna Kamocka, Tina Mazaheri, Ibiyemi Ilesanmi, Lara Jimenez-Pacheco, Kleopatra Alexiadou, Joanna Tan, Harvinder Chahal, Krishna Moorthy, Sanjay Purkayastha, Anne Margot Umpleby, Stephen Robert Bloom, Francesco Rubino, Alexander Dimitri Miras, Ahmed Rashid Ahmed, Tricia Tan

“…Lastly, the loss of participants to follow-up may have limited our statistical power to detect significant differences in the clinical outcomes. …”
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SECONDARY PROPHYLAXIS OF VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM (VTE) WITH LOW DOSE APIXABAN OR RIVAROXABAN: RESULTS FROM A PATIENT POPULATION WITH MORE THAN 2 YEARS OF MEDIAN FOLLOW-UP by Alessandro Laganà, Giovanni Manfredi Assanto, Chiara Masucci, Mauro Passucci, Livia Donzelli, Alessandra Serrao, Erminia Baldacci, Cristina Santoro, Antonio Chistolini

“…Methods: We retrospectively evaluated patients who required long-term anticoagulant secondary prophylaxis to prevent recurrent VTE, treated with apixaban 2.5 mg BID or rivaroxaban 10 mg daily with a follow-up ≥ 12 months. Results: The examined patients were 323. …”
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Self-reported secondhand smoke exposure following the adoption of a national smoke-free policy in Poland: analysis of serial, cross-sectional, representative surveys, 2009–2019 by Mateusz Jankowski, Vaughan Rees, Wojciech Stefan Zgliczyński, Dorota Kaleta, Mariusz Gujski, Jarosław Pinkas

“…Objective We assessed changes in secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure in workplaces and public venues in Poland over a 9-year period following the adoption of a smoke-free policy in Poland in 2010.Design Six waves of cross-sectional surveys were carried out between 2009 and 2019.Participants A nationally representative sample of adult Polish residents (age 15 years and older) was surveyed.Survey respondents self-reported SHS exposure in the workplace and 12 different public venues. …”
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Lenvatinib versus sorafenib as second-line therapy following progression on atezolizumab–bevacizumab in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma: a multicenter retrospective study from Korea and Japan by Jaekyung Cheon, Shigeo Shimose, Hyung-Don Kim, Takashi Niizeki, Min-Hee Ryu, Tomotake Shirono, Baek-Yeol Ryoo, Hideki Iwamoto, Changhoon Yoo

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Association between fish intake and incidence of sarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults after a 6-year follow-up: the Korean frailty and aging cohort study by Seunghyun Yi, Miji Kim, Chang Won Won, Yongsoon Park

“…The incidence of sarcopenia was 37.8% after the 6-year follow-up. The intake of oily fish was inversely associated with the incidence of sarcopenia (OR 0.99; 95% CI 0.98–1.00; p for trend = 0.046) and that of low gait speed (OR 0.98; 95% CI 0.97–1.00; p for trend = 0.016) after the 6-year follow-up, adjusting for confounding factors. …”
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Response to comments on: Two-year clinical outcomes following lower limb endovascular revascularisation for chronic limb-threatening ischaemia at a tertiary Asian vascular centre in Singapore by Rui En Lee, Charyl Jia Qi Yap, Tjun Yip Tang

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