Rapunzel Syndrome: A Rare Presentation with Giant Gastric Ulcer by Antonios Athanasiou, Adamantios Michalinos, Demetrios Moris, Eleftherios Spartalis, Nikolaos Dimitrokallis, Vaios Kaminiotis, Demetrios Oikonomou, John Griniatsos, Evangelos Felekouras

“…We describe a case of Rapunzel syndrome in a 15-year-old girl who presented with abdominal pain, vomiting, and weight loss. We performed a surgical laparotomy and successfully removed a huge trichobezoar extending into the small intestine.…”
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Impact of prosthetic rehabilitation on the life quality related to oral health in older adults by Zuilen Jiménez Quintana, Ileana Bárbara Grau León, Rafael Maresma Frómeta, Milay Justo Díaz, Emilio Terry Pérez

“…Functional limitation, pain and physical disability were the most frequent problems. …”
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Improved health outcomes of nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients 3 years after treatment by the AI-assisted home enteral nutrition management by Jia Liu, Xiuying Wang, Xu Ye, Danna Chen

“…Various tests showed that AI-assisted HEN improved the nutritional intake of patients, had a low positive rate of Epstein–Barr virus, reduced adverse reactions such as psychological stress and physical pain, and could improve the quality of life of patients.ConclusionAI-assisted HEN has a positive auxiliary effect on clinical treatment, which is helpful to promote the recovery of patients with NPC.Clinical trial registrationNCT06603909.…”
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Ischemic Colitis after Colonoscopy with Bisacodyl Bowel Preparation: A Report of Two Cases by Chris Shamatutu, Daljeet Chahal, Isabella T. Tai, Peter Kwan

“…Ischemic colitis is a form of intestinal ischemia that presents with abdominal pain, diarrhea, and hematochezia. Risk factors include advanced age, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. …”
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Patients Who Fainted Whilst Giving a Blood Sample in the Blood Collectıon Unit and a Stress Mediator: Cortisol by Şenol Arslan, Mevlana Ömeroğlu

“…CONCLUSIONS: Patients with acute adrenal insufficiency may come to the emergency department with orthostatic hypotension, agitation, syncope, abdominal pain and fever, and may result in death if left untreated (1). …”
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Determination of the levels of some selected metals in ocimum lamiifolium in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia by Eyob Yishak, Teferi Tademe Dadebo

“…Ex Benth (Damakese, in Amharic) is one of the well celebrated and most widely used home remedy for the treatment of a disease locally known as “Mitch” which is characterized by headache, fever, inflammation, joint pain, sweat, loss of appetite, etc. The aim of the present study on this medicinal plant was to determine the levels of heavy and trace metals in the leaves using the flame atomic absorption spectrometer (FAAS), which is nov AA model. …”
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Triple-drug antibiotic therapy for disseminated nocardial abscess in the mediastinum and brain of an immunocompetent patient: a case report by Yue Zhang, Zhongchun Qi, Hua Li, Hui Gao

“…Case presentation The patient presented with intermittent chills, shivering, and fever, with the highest temperature of 39˚C, accompanied by shoulder and back pain, dizziness, and headaches. A chest-enhanced computed tomography (CT) revealed multiple enhanced nodulars in the bilateral hilum and mediastinum. …”
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Serum Leptin as a Marker for Severity of Endometriosis by Shatha Sami Hussein, Fatin Shallal Farhan, Alaa Ibrahim Ali

“…Endometriosis a disease of theories, and one of the important causes of chronic pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, and subfertility. …”
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Clinical Manifest X-Linked Recessive Adrenoleukodystrophy in a Female by Gyda Hlin Skuladottir Jack, Karolina Malm-Willadsen, Anja Frederiksen, Dorte Glintborg, Marianne Andersen

“…The present report describes a 35-year-old female who experienced a feeling of heaviness in the upper and lower limbs, pain in both knees, and difficulty climbing stairs, running, and jumping. …”
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Trachoma and Ocular Chlamydial Infection in the Era of Genomics by Tamsyn Derrick, Chrissy h. Roberts, Anna R. Last, Sarah E. Burr, Martin J. Holland

“…Continued scarring often leads to trichiasis and in-turning of the eyelashes, which causes pain and can eventually cause blindness. The mechanisms driving the chronic immunopathology in the conjunctiva, which largely progresses in the absence of detectable Ct infection in adults, are likely to be multifactorial. …”
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Effect of Root Coverage on Oral Health Impact Profile (G49): A Pilot Study by Ulrich Hansmeier, Peter Eickholz

“…In 5 of 16 defects complete root coverage was achieved. Pain at the donor site was more pronounced than at recipient site regarding prevalence (8/6; 𝑃=.007), intensity (2.1±2.3/1.1±1.9 [visual analogue scale]; 𝑃=.016), and duration (1.4±2.3/0.8±1.4 days; 𝑃=.042). …”
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A Rare Case of Complete Heart Block in a Young Patient by Zakaria Hindi, Yousef Hindi, Rami Batarseh

“…Patients may present with frequent palpitations, presyncope, dyspnea, or chest pain but also may remain asymptomatic. Extensive work-up should be conducted to exclude secondary causes such as infections, cardiac ischemia or myopathies, autoimmune diseases, or endocrinological diseases. …”
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Risk Factors for Gastrointestinal Cancer: a Study in General Surgery and Gastroenterology Patients by Iván Pimienta Concepción, Icler Naum Sisalema Aguilar, Diego Fernando Vaca Sánchez

“…The most common symptoms of gastrointestinal cancer mentioned by respondents were weight loss, abdominal pain, and blood in the stool. Among the risk factors found, alcohol intake, gastritis due to helicobacter pylori and smoking prevail. …”
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Health-related quality of life and nutrient intake of the elderly with type 2 diabetes according to comorbidity burden: a cross-sectional study by Yejung Choi, Kyong Park

“…As comorbidities increased, significant declines were observed across all dimensions, particularly in mobility, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression. Nutrient intake analysis revealed that participants with three or more comorbidities consumed less carbohydrates, but more fat. …”
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Sports Injuries Seen in Korfball Players: Assessment of Injuries’ Areas and Types by Mahmut Alp, Mahmut Özdinç

“…According to the total frequency of injuries, it is seen that the biggest ratio is strain with 33% (n=39), sprain with 28% (n=33) and muscle pain with 14.3% (n=17). It has been found that a large proportion of injuries occur during training. …”
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Epithelioid Hemangioma of the Carpus Presenting as Aneurysmal Bone Cyst by Juston Fan, DO, William H. Fang, DO, MS, Evelyn Thomas, DO, Ali Nael, MD, Mark N. Halikis, MD, Amirhossein Misaghi, MD

“…An 18-year-old boy presented with a painful dorsal mass on the right wrist, exhibiting features on preoperative imaging consistent with an expansile, radiolucent lesion. …”
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Fluoxetine for reducing postoperative cognitive dysfunction in elderly patients after total knee replacement: study protocol for a single-centre, double-blind, randomised, parallel... by Yusheng Yao, Hong Ye, Yushan Wu, Daoyi Lin, Lulu Yu, Jiaxin Chen

“…The secondary outcomes include the occurrence of delirium, the area under the curve of the Numeric Rating Scale pain scores over time, and sleep disturbance. Data on all the results, risk factors and adverse events will also be collected and analysed.Ethics and dissemination The Fujian Provincial Hospital Ethics Board has approved the protocol for this trial (identifier number: K2021-01-009). …”
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Florid cemento osseous dysplasia and dentygerous cyst in a patient with apert syndrome: A case report by Nazlıcan Paslı, Fatma Nihan Aksakallı, Ender İdman, M. Oğuz Borahan, Emrah Canbazoğlu, Hasan Garip, Şebnem Erçalık Yalçınkaya

“…A 38-year-old female patient with a history of Apert syndrome referred to Marmara University, Faculty of Dentistry, Clinic of Oral and Dentomaxillofacial Radiology due to pain and swelling. On panoramic radiography, unilocular, hyperdense lesion with regular borders was observed in the anterior region of the mandible. …”
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A Four-Year Monocentric Study of the Complications of Third Molars Extractions under General Anesthesia: About 2112 Patients by A. Guerrouani, T. Zeinoun, C. Vervaet, W. Legrand

“…The incidence of complications is in agreement with the literature data, especially regarding pain, edema, and infectious and nervous complications. …”
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Knowledge, Self-Efficacy, and Correlates in Palliative and End-of-Life Care: Quantitative Insights from Final-Year Nursing and Medical Students in a Mixed-Methods Study by Germanus Natuhwera, Eve Namisango, Peter Ellis

“…Participants’ knowledge of palliative care scores was low in all domains ‘Philosophy and principles of palliative care’ 1.46 ± 0.93 (range: 0–4), ‘Psychosocial and spiritual care’ 0.61 ± 0.73 (range: 0–3) and ‘Management of pain and other symptoms’ 6.32 ± 1.75 (range: 0–13). …”
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