Triptorelin in the Relief of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Advanced Prostate Cancer Patients: The RESULT Study by Alexandre Peltier, Fouad Aoun, Vincent De Ruyter, Patrick Cabri, Roland Van Velthoven

“…In total, 325 patients were included with a median age of 74 years (50 to 95 years). Mean age at first diagnosis was 73±8 years. Moderate (IPSS 8–19) to severe (IPSS ≥ 20) LUTS were observed in 62% of patients. …”
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Candida dubliniensis breast implant infection in a lung transplant recipient by Ashley Barnes, MD, Kristen Broderick, MD, Errol Bush, MD, Jonathan Orens, MD, Melanie Marashly, CRNP, Shmuel Shoham, MD, Robin Avery, MD

“…This case highlights the importance of deep operative cultures for diagnosis and management of infections of this type.…”
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A Case with Hepatic Involvement Mimicking Metastatic Disease in Multiple Myeloma by Mert Erciyestepe, Tarık Onur Tiryaki, İpek Yönal Hindilerden, Gülçin Yeğen, Meliha Nalçacı

“…After 12 years from the diagnosis of the disease, it was transformed into plasma cell leukemia and widespread nodular lesions were seen in the liver. …”
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Culture and sensitivity analysis in rhinitis atrophic: case series by Shelly Tjahyadewi, Rano Aditomo, Rahayu Rahayu, Agung Sulistyanto, Nurfauziati Pasaribu

“…It is more prevalent in tropical regions and among populations with low socioeconomic status and poor hygiene, although its exact etiology remains unclear. Diagnosis is primarily clinical, based on a triad of symptoms: fetor, greenish nasal crusts, and an abnormally wide nasal cavity, often observed in advanced cases. …”
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Advancing high-resolution musculoskeletal ultrasound: a histology- and anatomy-driven approach for enhanced shoulder imaging. Part 2: Anterior and lateral shoulder by Tamborrini Giorgio, Micheroli Raphael, Ricci Vincenzo, Becciolini Marco, Garcia-Pompermayer Mario, Gonzalo Andres Serrano Belmar, Müller-Gerbl Magdalena, Margenfeld Felix

“…Ultrasonography is a reliable imaging technique for the accurate diagnosis and evaluation of musculoskeletal disorders. …”
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Prevalence of Tinea Versicolor among Dormitory Students by Soheil Taherpouran, Ali Asadi Zeidabadi Asadi Zeidabadi, Arian Alhani, Ensieh Lotfali

“…Materials and Methods: This study was conducted on 350 students between the ages of 18-25 years who lived in a school dormitory and were suspected of clinical diagnosis of Tinea versicolor. The Scotch tape method was used to take samples from the infected skin of students, and methylene blue staining was used to prepare smears. …”
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The Cerebrovascular Disease and Nutritional State. by Leticia del Rosario Cruz, Mildred Díaz Masip, Manuel Guzmán Noa, José Miguel Rodríguez Perón, Fidel Pérez Pérez, Mayelin Blanco Suárez

“…<strong>Methods:</strong> A randomized simple and open clinical trial which is also prospective and longitudinal, not controlled by placebos that included 80 patients with a tomographed-clinical diagnosis of cerebral infarction admitted at the Higher Institute of Military Medicine during 2005. …”
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Compound Heterozygous Mutations in TMC1 and MYO15A Are Associated with Autosomal Recessive Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss in Two Chinese Han Families by Pengcheng Xu, Jun Xu, Hu Peng, Tao Yang

“…Our study expanded the mutation spectrums of TMC1 and MYO15A and illustrated that genotype-phenotype correlation in combination with next-generation sequencing may improve the accuracy for genetic diagnosis of deafness.…”
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The Metabolomic Characterization of Different Types of Coronary Atherosclerotic Heart Disease in Male by Yuxuan Fan, Xianglan Quan, Shengquan Liu, Le Yue, Jizong Jiang, Zhiqing Fan

“…The different metabolic pattern characteristics of healthy, stable coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndrome are constructed, which brings a novel theoretical basis for the early diagnosis of patients with stable and unstable CAD.…”
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Stratification of Anatomical Imaging Features Between High-Risk and Non-High-Risk Groups in Neuroblastoma by Haoru Wang MD, Xin Chen MD, Ling He MD, Jinhua Cai MD, PhD

“…The estimated tumor volume and the IDRF number-based cluster were independent risk factors, and their combination achieved an AUC of 0.801 (95% CI: 0.747-0.848) for high-risk group diagnosis, with the average AUC of the 1000 bootstrap samples of 0.800 (95% CI: 0.798-0.802). …”
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Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Presenting Initially as Spinal Cord Compression: When Chemotherapy Alone Is Enough by Albert Jang, Kallie N. Kram, Scott N. Berger, Mahmoud R. Gaballa, Lee B. Lu, David R. Dunaway, Courtney N. Miller-Chism

“…Bone marrow biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of ALL. Immediate initiation of high-dose corticosteroids and systemic chemotherapy resolved the patient’s symptoms without radiation therapy or surgical intervention. …”
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Lifetime Health Care Costs of the Danish Population by Jan Sørensen, Rikke Søgaard

“…Resource use was valued by national diagnosis-related group (DRG) tariffs and fees. Average yearly costs were derived for gender and age stratas. …”
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Predictions of Muscle Forces During the Cross-Body Adduction and Hand-Behind-the-Back Tests to Assess Osteoarthritis of the Acromioclavicular Joint by Kamal Gautam, Mohamed Samir Hefzy, Kyle Behrens, Abdul A. Mustapha

“…Despite its prevalence, there are inconsistencies in the physical diagnosis procedures practiced in clinical tests. A recent study introduced a novel hand-behind-the-back (HBB) test, a promising alternative to the traditional cross-body adduction (CBA) test. …”
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Duodenal Diverticular Perforation after Small Bowel Obstruction: A Case Report by Khuram Khan, Saqib Saeed, Haytham Maria, Mohammed Sbeih, Farhana Iqbal, Alexius Ramcharan, Brian Donaldson

“…We present a rare case of an 82-year-old female with perforation of a duodenal diverticulum caused by small bowel obstruction; in addition to this, there was a synchronous colonic tumor. Conclusion. Diagnosis and management of this rare disorder are controversial. …”
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Erythropoietin, Forkhead Proteins, and Oxidative Injury: Biomarkers and Biology by Kenneth Maiese, Jinling Hou, Zhao Zhong Chong, Yan Chen Shang

“…It therefore becomes imperative to elucidate the components and function of novel therapeutic strategies against oxidative stress to further clinical diagnosis and care. In particular, both the growth factor and cytokine erythropoietin (EPO), and members of the mammalian forkhead transcription factors of the O class (FoxOs), may offer the greatest promise for new treatment regimens, since these agents and the cellular pathways they oversee cover a range of critical functions that directly influence progenitor cell development, cell survival and degeneration, metabolism, immune function, and cancer cell invasion. …”
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Uterine Rupture on MRI Presenting as Nonspecific Abdominal Pain in a Primigravid Patient with 28-Week Twins Resulting in Normal Neurodevelopmental Outcomes at Age Two by Kathryn L. Ponder, Rosa Won, Laurel Clymer

“…The use of ultrasound and MRI to evaluate nonspecific abdominal pain led to the diagnosis and survival of both the mother and her premature twins.…”
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Autoimmune Hepatitis: Progress from Global Immunosuppression to Personalised Regulatory T Cell Therapy by Nwe Ni Than, Hannah C. Jeffery, Ye H. Oo

“…Future direction of diagnosis and treatment for AIH should be guided by “omics” and the immunology profile of the individual patient and clinicians should aim to deliver personalised medicine for their patients. …”
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Papillary Endolymphatic Sac Tumor: A Case Report by S. Arava, R. M. Soumya, S. Chitragar, R. Safaya, S. H. Chandrashekhar, Alok Thakar

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Metastatic Lesion of the Tibia from Renal Cell Carcinoma by Piotr Młodożeniec, Krzysztof Balawender, Mateusz Zasadny

“…Additionally, the patient was enrolled to sunitinib treatment and was disease free at one year of follow-up. 13 months after diagnosis of cancer, she was suffering a major stroke of the brain that caused her to die. …”
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Transplant Outcomes in Patients with Idiopathic Membranous Nephropathy by Claire Kennedy, Carol Traynor, Patrick O'Kelly, Anthony Dorman, Peter J. Conlon

“…We performed a retrospective cohort study of renal transplant recipients with a primary diagnosis of idiopathic membranous nephropathy. We aimed to establish patterns of disease recurrence and to identify factors associated with disease recurrence. …”
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