Prevalence of Intestinal Protozoa among Saudi Patients with Chronic Renal Failure: A Case-Control Study by Yousry A. Hawash, Laila Sh. Dorgham, El-Amir M. Amir, Osama F. Sharaf

“…Clinical symptoms of nausea/vomiting and abdominal pain were significantly varied between the parasitized cases and controls (P value ≤ 0.05). …”
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The Sound Sensitivity Symptoms Questionnaire Version 2.0 (SSSQ2) as a Screening Tool for Assessment of Hyperacusis, Misophonia and Noise Sensitivity: Factor Analysis, Validity, Rel... by Hashir Aazh, Fatma Betul Kula

“…The test–retest reliability was good for the total SSSQ2 score and was moderate for the sum of items 1 and 3 (indicating loudness hyperacusis), item 2 (for pain hyperacusis), item 4 (for misophonia), item 5 (for fear hyperacusis), and item 6 (for noise sensitivity). …”
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Clinical and Radiological Outcomes of Corrective Surgery on Adult Spinal Deformity Patients: Comparison of Short and Long Fusion by Koichiro Ono, Kazuo Ohmori, Takeshi Hori

“…Group T tends to improve more in the magnitude of VAS of lumbar pain compared to group L. Improvement of spinal alignment revealed the advantage of long fusion compared to short fusion, in Cobb angle, sagittal vertical axis (SVA), lumbar lordosis (LL), PI-LL C7 plum line (C7PL), and center sacral vertebral line (CSVL). …”
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Laser Excisional Biopsy of Bleeding Tumor near Newly Erupted Tooth in an 11-Month-Old Patient under General Anesthesia by Amir Mansour Shirani, Parnian Tadayonnezhad, Sarah Arzani, Seyed Omid Kiansadr, Nasser Kaviani

“…Laser excision offers benefits such as precise and deep incisions, preservation of sterile conditions, improved hemostasis, avoidance of sutures, and less invasive procedures resulting in reduced intra- and postoperative discomfort, pain, and bleeding. This report is aimed at presenting a case of an 11-month-old infant with a gradually growing pyogenic granuloma (PG) lesion that appeared in the palate behind the upper left first deciduous tooth, with a duration of approximately 2 months. …”
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Natural cellulose fibers derived from Dracaena angolensis (Welw. ex Carrière) Byng & Christenh. demonstrate potential as a non-absorbable surgical suture biomaterial by Piyaporn Kampeerapappun, Scarlett Desclaux, Kasem Rattanapinyopituk, Tanyalak Srisuk, Ruedee Hemstapat

“…Abstract Sutures from natural and synthetic materials are utilized to close wounds, stop bleeding, reduce pain and infection, repair cutaneous wounds, minimize scarring, and promote optimal wound healing. …”
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Autologous Bone Marrow-Derived Chondrocytes for Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Mir Sadat-Ali, Abdallah S. AlOmran, Sulaiman A. AlMousa, Hasan N. AlSayed, Khalid W. AlTabash, Mohammed Q. Azam, Tarek M. Hegazi, Sadananda Acharya

“…The aim of this study was to compare the effect of autologous bone marrow-derived chondrocytes (ABMDCs) with pharmacological management of osteoarthritis of knee (OAK) and assess the benefit of the two in the improvement of pain relief, functional betterment, and quality of life (QOL). …”
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The Cambridge Knee Injury Tool (CamKIT): a clinical prediction tool for acute soft tissue knee injuries by Stephen McDonnell, Simone Castagno, Thomas Molloy, Benjamin Gompels

“…Background/aim This study focuses on the development of the Cambridge Knee Injury Tool (CamKIT), a clinical prediction tool developed as a 12-point scoring tool based on a modified e-Delphi study.Methods A retrospective cohort evaluation was conducted involving 229 patients presenting to a Major Trauma Centre with acute knee pain over 3 months. The evaluation extracted data on the 12 scoring tool variables as well as diagnostic and management pathway outcomes. …”
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Case report: Gastric langerhans cell histiocytosis with BRAF deletion mutation in a child that was misdiagnosed as lymphoma by Zhi Wan, Zhi Wan, Xue Tang, Xue Tang, Ju Gao, Ju Gao, Jing-jing Sun, Jing-jing Sun

“…The patient presented to our outpatient department with recurrent abdominal pain that had lasted 1 month. Due to the absence of typical clinical features associated with lymphoma in the boy, the initial diagnosis of lymphoma based on the first gastric pathological biopsy was questioned. …”
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Radioactive Iodine Administration Is Associated with Persistent Related Symptoms in Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer by Pablo Florenzano, Francisco J. Guarda, Rodrigo Jaimovich, Nicolás Droppelmann, Hernán González, José M. Domínguez

“…Regarding late symptoms, periorbital edema, salivary gland pain and swelling, and dry mouth were more frequent and intense in RAI patients. …”
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Clear Cell Carcinoma Arising in Vulvar Endometriosis by Pranom Buppasiri, Pilaiwan Kleebkaow, Chantip Tharanon, Apiwat Aue-aungkul, Chumnan Kietpeerakool

“…We report a case of vulvar clear cell adenocarcinoma in a woman presenting with a lump and pain in the right side of the labia majora. Three years prior to this visit, she underwent a total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingooophorectomy and excision of a labial mass. …”
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IgG4-Related Sclerosing Cholangitis Involving the Intrahepatic Bile Ducts Diagnosed with Liver Biopsy by Malene Theilmann Thinesen, Ove B. Schaffalitzky de Muckadell, Sönke Detlefsen

“…A 74-year-old male complained of dysphagia and abdominal pain. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography and magnetic resonance cholangiography revealed bile duct changes suspicious of a bile duct carcinoma or cholangitis. …”
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The regulation of glutamatergic nervous system in sleep-wake states and general anesthesia by Wei Luo, Meiyi Duan, Enpeng Liang, Siwei Wang, Jie Yuan

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Comparative Study between Dermo, Pelite, and Seal-In X5 Liners: Effect on Patient’s Satisfaction and Perceived Problems by Sadeeq Ali, Noor Azuan Abu Osman, Nooranida Arifin, Hossein Gholizadeh, Nasrul Anwar Abd Razak, Wan Abu Bakar Wan Abas

“…Participants reported less problems with Dermo liner and significant differences (P<0.05) were recorded between the three liners in sweating, skin irritation, frustration, and pain compared with Seal-In X5 and Pelite liners. …”
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Colonic Mucosal Ulceration and Gastrointestinal Bleeding Associated with Sevelamer Crystal Deposition in a Patient with End Stage Renal Disease by Sudheer Nambiar, Unnikrishnan Kunjan Pillai, Joe Devasahayam, Tony Oliver, Asha Karippot

“…The known side effects of sevelamer include metabolic acidosis, vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, dyspepsia, abdominal pain, constipation, flatulence, fecal impaction, and skin rash. …”
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IDENTIFICATION OF PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CHANGES DURING MENOPAUSE IN BIREUEN DISTRICT, ACEH PROVINCE by Irma Fitria, Dewi Maritalia, Herrywati Tambunan

“…Result: The results of the study for physiological changes showed that the majority of respondents experienced difficulty sleeping, visual disturbances, had heart disease, did not experience respiratory problems, experienced changes in appetite, did not experience urinary disorders, experienced skin changes, experienced joint pain, experienced heat on the face. In psychological changes, they experience mood swings, feel tired and lack of enthusiasm and experience memory impairment. …”
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Diagnosing MALT Gastric Lymphoma in Gastroenterologist’s Practice, a Clinical Observation by E. Ya. Selezneva, N. A. Shcherbakova, Yu. V. Embutnieks, E. V. Bystrovskaya, S. G. Khomeriki

“…A 60-yo patient was admitted to the Loginov Moscow Clinical Scientific Centre with epigastric pain and an 18 kg weight loss over past 4 months. …”
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A Meta-analysis: Effect of Stem Cells Transplantation on Rehabilitation of Diabetes Mellitus with Limb Ischemia by Yongjin LIU, Bo DU, Bowei HUANG, Suping HUANG

“…Compared with the control group, stem cells therapy had positive effect on the levels of ABI [WMD=0.14, 95%<italic>CI</italic> (0.10, 0.19), <italic>P</italic>&lt;0.000 01], the score of rest pain [WMD=-1.52, 95%<italic>CI</italic> (-1.84, -1.21), <italic>P</italic>&lt;0.000 01] was reduced significantly, the rate of ulcer healing [<italic>RR</italic>=2.21, 95%<italic>CI</italic> (1.54, 3.16), <italic>P</italic>&lt;0.000 1] was increased, the rate of new collateral vesse [<italic>RR</italic>=3.12, 95%<italic>CI</italic> (1.65, 5.89), <italic>P</italic>=0.000 5] was increased, and the rate of amputation [<italic>RR</italic>=0.12, 95%<italic>CI</italic> (0.02, 0.59), <italic>P</italic>=0.010] was reduced.Conclusion:Existing evidence suggested that stem cells therapy is effective on the rehabilitation of diabetes mellitus with limb ischemia to some degree. …”
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The Relationship Between Postpartum Physical Symptom Severity and Sleep Quality in Women with Cesarean Section by Melike Yılmaz, Nuriye Erbaş

“…However, the most common physical symptoms in the fourth postpartum week were poor sleep quality/lack of sleep (85.5%) and perineal/incision pain (82.9%); and their least common physical symptoms were vaginal infection (9.8%) and urinary incontinence (11.4%). …”
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Cellular Mechanisms of Multiple Myeloma Bone Disease by Angela Oranger, Claudia Carbone, Maddalena Izzo, Maria Grano

“…MM patients often develop bone disease that results in severe bone pain, osteolytic lesions, and pathologic fractures. …”
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Peak Serum AST Is a Better Predictor of Acute Liver Graft Injury after Liver Transplantation When Adjusted for Donor/Recipient BSA Size Mismatch (ASTi) by Kyota Fukazawa, Seigo Nishida, Ernesto A. Pretto

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