Giant Nonfunctioning Parathyroid Cyst: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Eoin F. Cleere, Mel Corbett, Anne-Marie Quinn, Thavakumar Subramaniam

“…Subsequently, we review the available literature on parathyroid cysts with particular emphasis on the diagnostic challenge they pose to clinicians.…”
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Primary Bilateral Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma of the Adrenal Gland Presenting as Incidental Adrenal Masses by Christopher Rizzo, David James Camilleri, Alexandra Betts, Andre’ Gatt, Stephen Fava

“…We present a case of a 62-year-old woman with a history of mild/moderate hereditary spherocytosis with a well-compensated baseline haemoglobin, who presented with rapidly progressive symptomatic anaemia. During the diagnostic workup, imaging revealed bilateral large adrenal masses and she was later diagnosed with diffuse large B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (DLBCL), with the adrenal glands being the dominant site of the disease. …”
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A Delayed and Rather Unusual Presentation of a Bladder Injury after Pelvic Trauma: 5 Years after a Road Traffic Accident by Nikolaos Davarinos, John Thornhill, JP McElwain, David Moore

“…Physical examination is pertinent as well as analysis of the urine and appropriate diagnostic imaging. Despite such increased vigilance genitourinary injuries get missed and delayed presentations in the order of a few weeks have been well documented. …”
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Utility of Plasmapheresis in Autoimmune-Mediated Encephalopathy in Children: Potentials and Challenges by Abdulhafeez M. Khair

“…Autoimmune-mediated encephalopathy in children continues to constitute a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge in pediatric population. …”
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Ectopic Functioning Adrenocortical Oncocytic Adenoma (Oncocytoma) with Myelolipoma Causing Virilization by Lea F. Surrey, Ashesh A. Thaker, Paul J. Zhang, Giorgos Karakousis, Michael D. Feldman

“…This case demonstrates a diagnostic challenge in which correlation with histology, immunohistochemistry, and serum endocrine studies led to the final diagnosis.…”
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Diagnosis and treatment of cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage by Youssef Fardos, Daniel Mattimore, Wesam Andraous, Sofia Geralemou, Sergio Bergese, Ana Costa

“…The timely diagnosis of vasospasm is paramount in the implementation of treatment modalities. A few diagnostic tools serve to detect cerebral vasospasm with varying degrees of accuracy and potential complications. …”
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Global Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in the Management of Primary Hypertension: The Role of the Kidney by Francesca Viazzi, Giovanna Leoncini, Roberto Pontremoli

“…Thanks to their relatively low cost and wide applicability, more widespread use of these tests in the diagnostic workup will help detect subsets of patients at greater risk for whom additional preventive and therapeutic treatment is advisable.…”
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Exercise Stress Testing in Children with Metabolic or Neuromuscular Disorders by Tim Takken, Wim G. Groen, Erik H. Hulzebos, Cornelia G. Ernsting, Peter M. van Hasselt, Berthil H. Prinsen, Paul J. Helders, Gepke Visser

“…The role of exercise as a diagnostic or therapeutic tool in patients with a metabolic disease (MD) or neuromuscular disorder (NMD) is relatively underresearched. …”
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Gallstone Dislodgement in the Airway during ERCP: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Hisham Hurreiz, Amira Babikir, Edward Black

“…Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a diagnostic and therapeutic procedure with many studied complications. …”
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Tricuspid Regurgitation in the Setting of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices by Omar M. Aldaas, MD, Gary Ma, MD, Quan Bui, MD, Ryan R. Reeves, MD, Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green, MD

“…Several mechanisms of TR following device implantation have been proposed, and multiple diagnostic tests, percutaneous and surgical interventions, and alternative pacing methods have been developed to address this. …”
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Unilateral Urogenital Disontogeny in a Dog by Adolfo Maria Tambella, Stefano Martin, Matteo Cerquetella, Daniele Spaziante, Angela Palumbo Piccionello, Andrea Marchegiani, Umberto Faccenda, Giacomo Rossi

“…An 8-year-old, mixed-breed, male dog, was referred because of progressive difficulties on defecation. A complete diagnostic work-up (hematological analysis, radiology, ultrasound, and computed tomography), followed by surgery and histopathology, allowed us to diagnose the condition as unilateral urogenital disontogeny. …”
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Chairside Restorations of Maxillary Anterior Teeth with CAD/CAM Porcelain Laminate Veneers Produced by Digital Workflow: A Case Report with a Step to Facilitate Restoration Design by Elif Öztürk Bayazıt, Murat Karabıyık

“…Digital workflow is a new concept facilitating applications by adapting digital systems to clinical applications, including intra- and extraoral photographs, diagnostic wax-up, mock-up, intraoral camera, and use of the CAD/CAM device. …”
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Modern Endoscopic Imaging in Diagnosis and Surveillance of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients by Gheorghe Hundorfean, Stephen P. Pereira, John G. Karstensen, Peter Vilmann, Adrian Saftoiu

“…Endoscopy remains the most important diagnostic and monitoring modality in the management of inflammatory bowel disease. …”
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Heart Failure in Elderly Patients: Medical Management, Therapies and Biomarkers by Paulina Nadziakiewicz, Wioletta Szczurek-Wasilewicz, Bożena Szyguła-Jurkiewicz

“…This article reviews the clinical and diagnostic differences in elderly patients with HF, highlighting the presence of comorbidities, frailty, cognitive impairment, and polypharmacy, as well as discussing potential biomarkers that may have clinical application in this population.…”
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A Rare Tumor with a Very Rare Initial Presentation: Thymic Carcinoma as Bone Marrow Metastasis by Sonam Sharma, Leelavathi Dawson

“…Among them, thymic carcinoma is the most aggressive thymic epithelial tumor exhibiting cytological malignant features and a diversity of clinicopathological characteristics that can cause diagnostic dilemmas, misdiagnosis, and therapeutic challenge. …”
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Colorectal cancer spectrum: From subtypes and epidemiology to oncotherapies by Nidhi Agrawal, S.K. Lanjhiyana, Meenakshi Jaiswal, Mohammad Akbar Siddiqui, Sakshi Gupta

“…The present article provides an overview of the molecular subtypes, epidemiology, carcinogenesis, risk factors, diagnostic approaches, and recent advancements in therapeutic options for the treatment of CRC.…”
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SDHB-Associated Paraganglioma in a Pediatric Patient and Literature Review on Hereditary Pheochromocytoma-Paraganglioma Syndromes by Heather Choat, Kerri Derrevere, Lisa Knight, Whitney Brown, Elizabeth H. Mack

“…In addition, we review the etiology, genetics, diagnostic approach, and challenges of preoperative management of secretory pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas in children.…”
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Ruptured Giant Omphalocele. A Case Report by Víctor Manuel González Valdez, Martha Ofarrill Sánchez, Yaquelín González Ricardo

“…The aim of this report is to present the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in such cases. …”
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Hamman’s Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Chest Pain in a Postpartum Patient by Daniyeh Khurram, Brijesh Patel, M. Waseem Farra

“…Chest X-ray is a useful early diagnostic technique. We report a case of a twenty-four-year-old female who was diagnosed with Hamman’s syndrome after prolonged, exhaustive labor.…”
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Vaccines for TB: Lessons from the Past Translating into Future Potentials by Gee Jun Tye, Min Han Lew, Yee Siew Choong, Theam Soon Lim, Maria Elena Sarmiento, Armando Acosta, Mohd Nor Norazmi

“…The availability or not of diagnostic methods for infection has implications for the control of the disease by the health systems but is not related to the immune surveillance, a phenomenon derived from the interaction between the bacteria and their host. …”
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