A Case of an Incidentally Removed Lingual Osseous Choristoma by Tomotaka Hemmi, Jun Suzuki, Satoko Sato, Masumi Tabata, Kojiro Watanabe, Mitsuru Sugawara, Yukio Katori

“…Our case serves as a reminder of this rare entity in the diagnosis of tongue masses of the elderly.…”
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Small Bowel Obstruction due to Anomalous Congenital Bands in Children by Basak Erginel, Feryal Gun Soysal, Huseyin Ozbey, Erbug Keskin, Alaattin Celik, Aslı Karadag, Tansu Salman

“…Although congenital anomalous bands are rare, they should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with an intestinal obstruction.…”
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A Simulated Model of a Triple Band Patch Antenna Proposed for Vital Signs Monitoring Equipment by Anfal Shukur Taher, Rashid Ali Fayadh, Abbas Fadhal Humadi, Aaraf Shukur Alqaisi, Mohd Fareq Abd Malek

“… In the modern lifestyle, an increase in psychological pressures was observed, leading to an increase in various diseases, which increased the need for diagnosis and treatment, (i.e., increased demand for) equipment to monitor vital activities, Therefore, a microstrip patch antenna was suggested as the topic of this article because it is popular in wireless systems due to its low cost, lightweight, and thin profile. …”
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Central nervous system involvement in Whipple's disease: Report of a rare pathological entity and comparative review of treatment strategies and outcomes by Moustafa A. Mansour, MD, MSc, MPhil, Reem W. Malaeb, BS, Islam E. Elnemr, MD, Mohamed Abdel-Fattah El-Salamoni, MD, Hamdi Nabawi Mostafa, MD, Zarina Ahmadi, MD

“…Neurological examination revealed oculomasticatory myorhythmia, and imaging studies showed nodular enhancement of the hypothalamus and basal ganglia, along with retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy. Diagnosis was confirmed through duodenal biopsy with PAS staining and PCR analysis. …”
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Feasibility and Safety of ERCP in the Treatment of Biliary Strictures after Liver Transplantation: With a Report of 37 Cases by Fanfan Tang, Jingtao Song, Tanxing Cai, Zhao Lei, Feizhou Huang, Yina Hu, Gang Deng

“…Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has an irreplaceable role in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with biliary tract disease. …”
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Detection of Hemoglobinopathies in Cuban Pregnant Women from the Program: Sickle Cell Anemias in Cuba by Yadira Valdés Fraser, Tatiana Acosta Sánchez, Jacqueline Pérez Rodríguez, Beatriz Suárez Besil, Sandra Bárbara Correa Jiménez

“…The program provides genetic counseling, molecular prenatal diagnosis and selective interruptions of affected fetuses, at the re-quest of couples. …”
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Circumstantial risk factors for death after intensive care unit-to-unit inter-hospital transfer—a Swedish registry study by Jesper Sternley, Karl Stattin, Max Petzold, Jonatan Oras, Christian Rylander

“…However, after multivariable regression with adjustment for ICD-10 diagnosis and Standardised Mortality Rate in the receiving ICU, these associations were lost. …”
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Bioinformatics Analysis of miRNAs Targeting TRAF5 in DLBCL Involving in NF-κB Signaling Pathway and Affecting the Apoptosis and Signal Transduction by Chunyao Li, Lanshan Huang, Yongqin Wen, Muhua Yi, Min Gao

“…There is an unmet need to investigate valid indicators for the diagnosis and therapy of DLBCL. Methods. GEO database was utilized to screen for differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and differential miRNAs in DLBCL tissues. …”
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The use of virtual reality in screening for preclinical Alzheimer's disease: A scoping review protocol. by Yuan Tian, Maneesh V Kuruvilla, Mira Park

“…Increasingly, Virtual Reality (VR) technology is being used to support a diagnosis of AD. While VR technology has been applied to the assessment of MCI and AD, studies about how best to utilize VR as a screening tool for preclinical AD are limited and discordant. …”
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Lipoleiomyoma of the Uterus and Primary Ovarian Leiomyoma in a Postmenopausal Woman: Two Rare Entities in the Same Individual by Sefa Kelekci, Serenat Eris, Emine Demirel, Serpil Aydogmus, Nese Ekinci

“…She underwent a laparotomy with an initial diagnosis of a left ovarian mass. She had previously undergone a total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. …”
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Interleukin-1 Receptor-Associated Kinase 4 Deficiency in a Greek Teenager by Panagiota Karananou, Anastasia Alataki, Efimia Papadopoulou-Alataki

“…The importance of clinical suspicion is emphasized in order to confirm the diagnosis by IRAK4 gene sequencing and provide the appropriate treatment for this rare primary immunodeficiency, as soon as possible.…”
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A Case of Intestinal Obstruction in Pregnancy Diagnosed by MRI and Treated by Intravenous Hyperalimentation by Atsushi Daimon, Yoshito Terai, Yoko Nagayasu, Atsuko Okamoto, Takumi Sano, Yusuke Suzuki, Kazuyoshi Kanki, Daisuke Fujita, Masahide Ohmichi

“…Intestinal obstruction requires a prompt diagnosis and aggressive intervention may be necessary to minimize the morbidity and mortality associated with this rare complication of pregnancy. …”
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Beliefs about medicines’ association with endocrine therapy adherence in early breast cancer survivors in Croatia by Okroša Ana Dugonjić, Silovski Tajana, Plavetić Natalija Dedić, Silovski Hrvoje, Kovačić Ana, Mucalo Iva

“…Significantly higher concern beliefs were found among patients that were younger (p < 0.001), employed (p < 0.001), intentionally non-adherent to AET (p = 0.006), had a lower body-mass index (p = 0.005) and a higher level of education (p < 0.001), were premenopausal at the time of diagnosis (p < 0.001), taking tamoxifen treatment (p = 0.05) and receiving ovarian suppression (p < 0.001). …”
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Case report: Rare observation of thyroid-like cholangiocarcinoma by Ekaterina Bondarenko, Dmitriy Kalinin, Liliya Urusova, Dariya Pastukhova, Rustam Salimkhanov, Natalia Mokrysheva

“…Immunohistochemical analysis showed positive staining for CK7 and CK19, confirming the diagnosis of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma with a thyroid-like structure. …”
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Cerebral Aneurysms: A Rare Feature of Behçet's Disease—A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Samia Younes, Yosra Cherif, Narjes Mokni, Olfa Berriche, Baha Zantour, Amel Boughammoura, Mahbouba Frih-Ayed, Saida Jerbi, Mohamed Habib Sfar

“…We report a case of a 44-year-old man. The diagnosis of BD was made based on the presence of recurrent oral aphthous ulcers and positive human leukocyte antigen (HLA-) B51 in the absence of evidence of other diseases. …”
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Artificial intelligence-driven mobile interpretation of a semi-quantitative cryptococcal antigen lateral flow assay by David Bermejo-Peláez, Ana Alastruey-Izquierdo, Narda Medina, Daniel Capellán-Martín, Oscar Bonilla, Miguel Luengo-Oroz, Juan Luis Rodríguez-Tudela

“…AI-driven interpretations have transformative potential, revolutionizing cryptococcosis diagnosis, offering standardized, reliable, and efficient POCT results.…”
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Unusual Presentation with Orbital Mass in a Child with Precursor B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia by Lalita Sathitsamitphong, Rungrote Natesirinilkul, Worawut Choeyprasert, Pimlak Charoenkwan

“…The involvement may be unilateral or bilateral, may occur at first diagnosis or at relapse, and may be seen in isolation or with other systemic symptoms. …”
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The Antibiotic Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Patients Purchasing Antibiotics without Prescription: Results of National Survey by Svetlana Rachina, Polina Zakharenkova, Roman Kozlov, Ivan Palagin, Daria Mamchich, Daria Strelkova

“…Knowledge on the mechanism of action and indications for the use of antibiotics was generally low. However, self-diagnosis, self-treatment with antimicrobials, and attempts to purchase antibiotics in pharmacies with no prescription were quite common. …”
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Characterization of relaparotomies performed at the Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima General University Hospital (2015-2017) by Jorge Ernesto Gonzalez García, Mayquel Monzón Rodriguez, Lidia Torres Ajá, Dianelys Molina Macías

“…The variables analyzed were: operative diagnosis at reintervention, surgical strategy, number of reintervention, and time elapsed from initial surgery to reintervention, among others.…”
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Point-of-Care Diagnostic Device for Traumatic Pneumothorax: Low Sensitivity of the Unblinded PneumoScan™ by M. Rehfeldt, A. Slagman, B. A. Leidel, M. Möckel, T. Lindner

“…It requires a fast and accurate diagnosis and treatment, but diagnostic tools are limited. …”
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