A comparative study of analgesic effect between ultrasound-guided posterior vis-a-vis lateral transversus abdominis plane block in patients undergoing total abdominal hysterectomy... by Rajib Sikder, Sankar Roy, Arunava Biswas, Dipasri Bhattacharya

“…Ultrasound-guided lateral TAP block and posterior TAP block were administered bilaterally with 20 mL 0.25% bupivacaine in the L group and P group, respectively, on each side of the abdomen after skin closure at the end of the operation. …”
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Out-of-field dose assessment for pencil beam scanning proton radiotherapy versus photon radiotherapy for breast cancer in pregnant women by Menke Weessies, Murillo Bellezzo, Britt J.P. Hupkens, Frank Verhaegen, Gloria Vilches-Freixas

“…Bubble detectors placed in the phantom’s abdomen assessed neutron dose from PBS-PRT, while a Farmer ion chamber was used for imaging and XRT dose. …”
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A Rare Case of Mosaic 3pter and 5pter Deletion-Duplication with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Dyskinesia by Luna Bajracharya, Meena Lall, Sunita Bijarnia-Mahay, Praveen Kumar, Imran Mushtaq, Pushpa Saviour, Preeti Paliwal, Anju Joshi, Shruti Agarwal, Praveen Suman

“…Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain, ultrasound of the abdomen, and ophthalmological evaluation were normal. …”
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Was It an Adrenocortical Adenoma or an Adrenocortical Carcinoma? Limitation of the Weiss Scoring System in Determining the Malignant Potential of Adrenocortical Tumor: Report on Tw... by Cheuk-Lik Wong, Chun-Kit Fok, Yuk-Kit Chan, Vicki Ho-Kee Tam, Lai-Ming Fung

“…Investigations confirmed ACTH-independent endogenous hypercortisolism, and a CT abdomen showed a 6 cm right adrenal mass. Twenty-four-hour urine steroid profiling revealed co-secretion of adrenal androgens and atypical steroid metabolites. …”
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Metronidazole-Induced Pancreatitis: Is There Underrecognition? A Case Report and Systematic Review of the Literature by Ibrahim Youssef, Naba Saeed, Mohammad El Abdallah, Kara Huevelhorst, Kais Zakharia

“…Lipase was > 396, and CT abdomen revealed peripancreatic fat stranding. She was diagnosed with AP, metronidazole was suspected to be responsible and hence stopped, and supportive management initiated. …”
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Comparative Study of Chikungunya Only and Chikungunya-Scrub Typhus Coinfection in Children: Findings from a Hospital-Based Observational Study from Central Nepal by Santosh Pathak, Nagendra Chaudhary, Prativa Dhakal, Sanjay Ray Yadav, Binod Kumar Gupta, Om Prakash Kurmi

“…Patients with chikungunya-scrub typhus coinfection reported headaches, pain in the abdomen, dry cough, shortness of breath, seizures, and splenomegaly, significantly more (p value < 0.05) compared to those with chikungunya only. …”
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Diagnostic and Management Pathways for Pulmonary Carcinoid Tumours in the United Kingdom: Results from the National Lung Neuroendocrine Tumour Pathway Project by Wasat Mansoor, Stuart Ferguson, Victoria Ross, Denis Talbot

“…Computed tomography of thorax, abdomen, and pelvis was the most commonly reported diagnostic tool (96% of respondents), and bone scans and gallium somatostatin receptor scintigraphy positron emission tomography (SRS PET) were the least commonly reported (30% and 37% of respondents, respectively). …”
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Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance with Amyloid Deposition in the Lung and Non-Amyloid Eosinophilic Deposition in the Brain: A Case Report by Francois Abi-Fadel, Nisarg R. Desai, Gita Vatandoust, Rabih Said, Aaron Gottesman, Terenig Terjanian

“…In ER, a head-computed tomography (CT) revealed multiple parenchymal hemorrhagic lesions suspicious for metastases. A CT chest, abdomen and pelvis revealed numerous ground-glass and solid nodules in the lungs. …”
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Left Diaphragmatic Herniation following Orthotopic Liver Transplantation in an Adult by Adriá Rosat, Ayaya Alonso, Javier Padilla, Pablo Sanz, M. Aránzazu Varona, Javier Méndiz, Enrique Moneva, Manuel Barrera

“…After takedown of adhesions and replacement of the stomach into the upper abdomen, the palm-sized diaphragmatic opening was closed with a synthetic material. …”
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Continuously relapsing (for two years) course of diarrheal variant of IBS (<i>Clinical case</i>) by Ye. A. Poluektova, S. Yu. Kuchumova, A. A. Kurbatova, A. A. Sheptulin, O. S. Shifrin, V. T. Ivashkin

“…., 20 years, has addressed in clinic with symptoms of boring pain in the lower regions of the abdomen, aggravating after meal and decreasing after defecation, increase of stool frequency up to 6 times day, mainly in the morning time, general weakness. …”
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LIPS and PaO2/FiO2 Combined Plasma Biomarkers Predict Onset of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Patients of High Risks in SICU: A Prospective Exploratory Study by Ziyuan Shen, Zhongnan Yin, Senhao Wei, Zhukai Cong, Feng Zhao, Hua Zhang, Xi Zhu

“…Univariate analysis found 15 risk factors showed differences between ARDS and non-ARDS, namely, interleukin 6, interleukin 8 (IL-8), angiopoietin Ⅱ, LIPS, APACHEⅡ, SOFA, PaO2/FiO2, age, sex, shock, sepsis, acute abdomen, pulmonary contusion, pneumonia, hepatic dysfunction. …”
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Effect of Extracorporeal Shock Wave combined with Occupational Therapy on Forearm Pronation Disorder in Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy by Hezeng LIU, Yong ZHAO, Bingxu JIN, Chuntao ZHANG, Yang YANG, Miaotao WU, Xiaoli WANG, Jixiang CHENG

“…Objective:To observe the effect of extracorporeal shock wave combined with occupational therapy therapy on forearm pronation disorder in children with spastic cerebral palsy(SCP).Methods:A total of 42 children with SCP were randomly divided into the control group and the observation group, with 21 cases in each group in the children rehabilitation department of the affiliated Nanhai maternity and children's Hospital of Guangzhou university of traditional Chinese medicine from January to December 2019.The control group was given targeted occupational therapy, including upper limb forearm pronator stretching therapy, neurophysiological therapy(Bobath technology), proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation therapy(PNF); game type occupational training including placing objects in forearm supination position, supination grasping stick, supination fetching game, palm and back game, etc..The above training was conducted once a day, 30 minutes per time, six times a week, three months as a course of treatment, continuous treatment for two courses.The observation group was given extracorporeal shock wave therapy on the basis of the control group.The child with SCP was in a comfortable position and the forearms of the upper limbs were placed on the plane so that it could free its own gravity.The abdomen of pronator teres muscle was impacted with the probe of shock wave therapeutic instrument(pressure intensity: 1.0-1.5 bar;frequency: 8-10 Hz;impact times: 1 000-2 000 times).Three to five minutes each time, once every three days, twice a week, three months as a course of treatment, continuous treatment for two courses.Before treatment, after treatment for three months and six months, the modified Ashworth scale(MAS)was used to evaluate the spasticity of forearm pronator muscles;the active range of motion(AROM)of forearm supination was measured by joint range of motion protractor;and the fine motor quotient(FMQ)of hands was evaluated by Peabody development motor scale-fine motor(PDMS-FM).Results:Before treatment, there was no significant difference in MAS score, AROM angle and FMQ score between two groups(<italic>P</italic>&gt;0.05).Compared with before treatment, the MAS scores of the two groups decreased significantly after treatment for three and six months, and the AROM angle and FMQ score increased significantly, the difference was statistically significant(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).Compared with the control group at the same time after treatment, MAS score of the observation group was significantly lower, AROM angle and FMQ score were significantly higher, the difference was statistically significant(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).Conclusion:Extracorporeal shock wave combined with occupational therapy therapy can effectively improve the degree of upper limb spasticity and forearm supination joint activity in children with spastic cerebral palsy, and improve the fine motor function of hands.…”
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Intersigmoid Hernia: A Forgotten Diagnosis—A Systematic Review of the Literature over Anatomical, Diagnostic, Surgical, and Medicolegal Aspects by Stella Chiarini, Paolo Ruscelli, Roberto Cirocchi, Vito D’Andrea, Beatrice Sensi, Alberto Santoro, Alessia Corsi, Federico Zepponi, Piergiorgio Fedeli, Sara Gioia

“…The purpose of this work is to improve the understanding of the anatomical aspects, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of intersigmoid hernia so as to assist the preoperative differentiation of these hernias when presented as acute abdomen in the emergency department. Results. The diameter of the intersigmoid recess was reported with mean 2.65 cm (range 1–10 cm, SD 1.15 cm) and the length of the incarcerated small intestine was between 3 cm (min) and 150 cm (max): mean 25.25 cm, SD 35.04 cm. …”
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Sex-specific differences in fit between two different types of body armour: A pilot study by Buttner Claire, Tiller Sharne-Louise, Vollenweider Nash, Canetti Elisa, Schram Ben, Dawes Jay, Lockie Robert, Orr Robin

“…In comparison, male officers reported: (a) discomfort around the shoulders and abdomen (five comments), particularly when seated (three of the five comments); and (b) hip discomfort (e.g., pinching) (two comments). …”
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Candida Bloodstream Infection: Changing Pattern of Occurrence and Antifungal Susceptibility over 10 Years in a Tertiary Care Saudi Hospital by Nawaf Alkharashi, Sameera Aljohani, Laila Layqah, Emad Masuadi, Waleed Baharoon, Hamdan AL-Jahdali, Salim Baharoon

“…More than half of the patients had an underlying disease involving the abdomen or laparotomy, 78% had an indwelling intravenous catheter, and 62% had suffered a bacterial infection within 2 weeks prior to candidemia. …”
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Coincidental or Connected: Synchronous Giant Gastric GIST and Malignant Colonic Polyp: A Case Report by Terukumar Chandrasekaran, Lim Li Yi, JJ Mah, RK Sriram, Nik Amin Sahid

“…Contrasted computed tomography of the abdomen revealed a huge gastric mass with incidental findings of a suspicious mass in the sigmoid colon. …”
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Etiology of Ascites and Pleural Effusion Associated with Ovarian Tumors: Literature Review and Case Reports of Three Ovarian Tumors Presenting with Massive Ascites, but without Per... by Ai Miyoshi, Takashi Miyatake, Takeya Hara, Asuka Tanaka, Naoko Komura, Shinnosuke Komiya, Serika Kanao, Masumi Takeda, Mayuko Mimura, Masaaki Nagamatsu, Takeshi Yokoi

“…The three patients (35, 47, and 73 years old) reported feeling fullness of the abdomen before consulting their gynecologist. By CT scan, they were diagnosed with a pelvic tumor accompanied by massive ascites, the diameters of which were 11, 20, and 11 cm, respectively. …”
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Fiebre hemorrágica dengue. Estudio clínico en pacientes adultos hospitalizados by Alfredo Espinosa Brito

“…Entre las manifestaciones hemorrágicas: petequias (31,2 %), equímosis (11,5 %), epístaxis (7,6 %), hematemesis (6,2 %), hematuria (5,5 %), melena (3,4 %), gingivorragia (3,4 %), enterorragia (2,2 %), metrorragia (2,1 %). Entre los signos: abdomen doloroso (53,6 %), taquicardia (25,9 %), adenopatías (22,1 %), hipotensión arterial (12,0 %), enrojecimiento faríngeo (11,7 %), hepatomegalia (8,3 %), shock o "pre-shock" (6,9 %), esplenomegalia (6,2 %). …”
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Study of a Deep Learning Reconstruction Algorithm for Displaying Small- and Medium-sized Blood Vessels in Upper Abdominal Energy Spectrum CT by Qin WANG, Weijie YAN, Yuan YUAN, Hehan TANG, Liping DENG

“…Conclusion: The DLIR can improve the display of small- and medium-sized vessels in upper abdomen energy spectrum enhanced CT 40 keV single-energy images. …”
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Children’s emerging concepts of resilience: insights from using body mapping in an East London cohort sample of 7-10-year-old children by Aisling Murray, Dominie Mahala Smith Scott, Milena Nikolajeva, Daniele Porricelli, Francois van Loggerenberg, Dennis Ougrin, Jennifer Y. F. Lau

“…Of the body categories colored (n = 51), the most common were the head, hands and abdomen/stomach.ConclusionChildren expressed dominant and abstract symbols of resilience and identified factors that contributed to resilience. …”
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