Multisystemic Side Effects of an Indispensable Old Drug: A Case Report of Chronic Lithium Use (A Patient with Multiple Side Effects of Lithium) by Levent Demirtas, Emin Murat Akbas, Husnu Degirmenci, Ali Gurel, Eren Duzgun

“…To avoid toxicity, close follow-up and clinical supervision are important for the early diagnosis and treatment of these side effects, due to the narrow therapeutic index and obscure clinical signs and symptoms of toxicity.…”
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Autoimmune Hepatitis—Immunologically Triggered Liver Pathogenesis—Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategies by Elisabeth Sucher, Robert Sucher, Tanja Gradistanac, Gerald Brandacher, Stefan Schneeberger, Thomas Berg

“…Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a severe liver disease that arises in genetically predisposed male and female individuals worldwide. Diagnosis of AIH is made clinically applying diagnostic scores; however, the heterotopic disease phenotype often makes a rapid determination of disease challenging. …”
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Advanced biological imaging techniques based on metasurfaces by Yongjae Jo, Hyemi Park, Hyeyoung Yoon, Inki Kim

“…Currently, numerous imaging modalities are utilized in biological applications, including medical imaging, diagnosis, biometrics, and fundamental biological research. …”
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Spontaneous ureteral rupture: A rare case report and review of literature by Anass El Alaoui, MD, Abdelghani Ouraghi, MD, Hemdellah Debbe Salem, MD, Anouar El Moudane, MD, Ali Barki, MD

“…A 67-year-old man with abdominal pain associated with vomiting, Caused by a ureteral rupture due to a 5 mm obstructing stone at the vesicoureteral junction. The diagnosis was confirmed by CT imaging. The treatment involved antibiotics and double-J stenting. …”
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Cardiogenic Shock and Guillain–Barré Syndrome as the First Manifestations of Pheochromocytoma by Maryam Heidarpour, Nafiseh Sereshti, Davood Shafie, Bijan Iraj, Hassan Rezvanian

“…After intensive care unit (ICU) admission and further evaluating the right adrenal mass observed in abdominal ultrasonography, the diagnosis of pheochromocytoma was confirmed. Then, she was scheduled for the right adrenalectomy. …”
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Exploiting Interslice Correlation for MRI Prostate Image Segmentation, from Recursive Neural Networks Aspect by Qikui Zhu, Bo Du, Baris Turkbey, Peter Choyke, Pingkun Yan

“…Segmentation of the prostate from Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) plays an important role in prostate cancer diagnosis. However, the lack of clear boundary and significant variation of prostate shapes and appearances make the automatic segmentation very challenging. …”
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Gastric-esophageal Junction Outflow Obstruction: Little-known Cause of Dysphagia by Yoandy Hernández Casas, Nélcido Luis Sánchez García, Ulises Periles Gordillo

“…This manifestation became more frequent a year and a half ago, so he went to the doctor in his province without obtaining a diagnosis or clinical improvement, that is why he was referred to the Gastroenterology Institute. …”
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Dural Plasmacytoma with Meningeal Myelomatosis in a Patient with Multiple Myeloma by Nieves Gascón, Héctor Pérez-Montero, Sandra Guardado, Rafael D’Ambrosi, María Ángeles Cabeza, José Fermín Pérez-Regadera

“…This presentation confers an ominous prognosis and must be a suspect diagnosis in patients diagnosed with multiple myeloma presenting neurological symptoms.…”
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Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic “Salvage” Rectopexy for Recurrent Ileoanal J-Pouch Prolapse by Madhu Ragupathi, Chirag B. Patel, Diego I. Ramos-Valadez, Eric M. Haas

“…Prolapse of the ileoanal pouch is a rare and debilitating complication that should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pouch failure. Limited data exist regarding the prevalence and treatment of pouch prolapse. …”
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Current strategies in diagnostics and therapeutics against novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by ALOTAIBI FAISAL

“…Multiple new forms of the novel coronavirus unexpectedly appeared in various areas of the world, undermining previously existing diagnosis and care protocols. This article highlights our understanding of the novel coronavirus’s symptoms in brief, pathogenesis, diagnostics, and therapeutic strategies to contain COVID-19. …”
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Bilateral Ureteral Stenosis with Hydronephrosis as First Manifestation of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Wegener’s Granulomatosis): A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Joelle Suillot, Jürg Bollmann, Samuel Rotman, Eric Descombes

“…This case emphasizes the importance of including ANCA-related vasculitis in the differential diagnosis of unusual cases of unilateral or bilateral ureteral stenosis.…”
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Paroxysmal Nonkinesigenic Dyskinesia with Tremor by Robert Fekete

“…There is an autosomal dominant family history of similar episodes but not tremor. Genetic diagnosis was confirmed via A7V mutation of the myofibrillogenesis regulator (MR-1) gene. …”
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Long term efficacy and safety of Lorlatinib in ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer: A case report by Jialin Qian, Tianqing Chu

“…Case description: A 67-year-old woman with no history of smoking was diagnosed with locally advanced ALK+ lung adenocarcinoma (stage IIIC) at the first diagnosis. The patient was enrolled in the CROWN study and was randomized to receive lorlatinib treatment, and the re-examination 1 month later showed that the lung lesions were significantly reduced. …”
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A Rare Cause of Colonic Obstruction “Colonic Intussusception”: Report of Two Cases by Tayfun Yoldas, Avni Can Karaca, Safak Ozturk, Mutlu Unver, Cemil Calıskan, Mustafa Ali Korkut

“…Resection of the affected segment is usually the treatment of choice, since preoperative diagnosis of the lesion is usually ineffective and most leading lesions are malignant. …”
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AFRICAN SWINE FEVER VIRUS: USE OF GENETIC MARKERS IN ANALYSIS OF ITS ROUTES OF SPREAD by A. Mazloum, A. S. Igolkin, N. N. Vlasova, D. V. Romenskaya

“…The control strategy for the disease is designed for rapid diagnosis of infected animals with subsequent slaughter and decontamination (stamping out). …”
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Management of Acute Posterior Multifocal Placoid Pigment Epitheliopathy (APMPPE): Insights from Multimodal Imaging with OCTA by Mariana A. Oliveira, Jorge Simão, Amélia Martins, Cláudia Farinha

“…Multimodal evaluation with fluorescein angiography, indocyanine green angiography, and spectral domain and optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) were consistent with the diagnosis of acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy. …”
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Delivery Induced Intraperitoneal Rupture of a Cystic Ovarian Teratoma and Associated Chronic Chemical Peritonitis by Reine Nader, Thibault Thubert, Xavier Deffieux, Jocelyne de Laveaucoupet, Guillaume Ssi-Yan-Kai

“…We report a case in a 29-year-old female, with increased abdominal circumference 2 months after vaginal delivery. MRI/CT raised this diagnosis associated to chemical peritonitis. A malignant ovarian mass with peritoneal carcinomatosis was excluded. …”
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Hematocervix as an Uncommon Complication of Cesarean Delivery: A Case Report by Ozlem ece Basaran, Emine Seda Guvendag Guven, Suleyman Guven

“…Pelvic examination, transvaginal sonography and MRI findings were confirmed the diagnosis of hematocervix cervical dilatation and curettage following vaginal misoprostol was done and the women was discharged with good health status. …”
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Elderly Onset Primary Intestinal Lymphangiectasia—A Rare Case by Li‐Han Goh, Madhavan Manoharan, Khean‐Lee Goh

“…Secondary causes of intestinal lymphangiectasia were ruled out, confirming the diagnosis of PIL. The patient was treated with a high‐protein, low‐fat diet supplemented with medium‐chain triglycerides, resulting in significant clinical improvement.…”
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Intra-Abdominal Hypertension and Abdominal Compartment Syndrome in Association with Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in the Endovascular Era: Vigilance Remains Critical by Matthew C. Bozeman, Charles B. Ross

“…Two strategies have been utilized: expectant management with prompt decompressive laparotomy upon diagnosis of threshold levels of IAH versus prophylactic, delayed abdominal closure based upon clinical parameters at the time of initial repair. …”
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