Percutaneous paravertebral endoscopic decompression for the treatment of far-out syndrome involving the L5 nerve root: technical report and preliminary results by Fei Yang, Chaoqun Feng, Ke Li, Xiaohong Fan, Rigao Chen

“…The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), and modified MacNab criteria were utilized for the assessment of leg pain, quality of life, and clinical efficacy, respectively. …”
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Atypical presentation of Andersen-Tawil syndrome: heart failure with reduced ejection without periodic paralysis or dysmorphic features by Mustafa Shehzad, Dawood Shehzad, Muhammad Ahmad, Sundus Huma, Shaheer Minhas, Abdul Wassey

“…Case description: A male in his mid-20s with class 3 obesity presented to the emergency department with a week-long history of worsening chest pain, orthopnoea and fatigue. His family history was significant for sudden cardiac death affecting both his mother and brother, with his father having died from complications of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. …”
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Migraine diagnosis in patients with sinus headache symptoms: a cross-sectional study at Khartoum ENT Hospital by Mohamed Salah Mohamed Abdelgafour, Abdelgadir Ahmed Eltayeb, Mohammed El-Awad

“…The most common presentation was nasal blockage 178 (90.4%), flowed by facial pain 87 (44.7%), and nasal discharge 42 (21.3%). …”
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Results of 1‑year follow‑up after umbilical hernia with rectus abdominis muscle diastasis repair using endoscopic subcutaneous onlay approach (SCOLA) by Mindaugas Kiudelis, Matas Pažusis, Linas Venclauskas, Eglė Kubiliūtė, Algirda Venclauskienė

“…It provides an acceptable cosmetic result for carefully selected patients, low postoperative pain, and good quality of life.…”
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The patellar compression angle: a new, accurate diagnostic angle for lateral patellar compression syndrome by Xiaokang Gao, Jinwei Liu, Jingyu Zhang, Zhitao Xie, Chengyue Yu, Yufei Yuan, Leming Mou, Weiguo Xu

“…Abstract Background Lateral patellar compression syndrome (LPCS) is a common cause of anterior knee pain. Early diagnosis of LPCS using an accurate radiological examination is, therefore, important. …”
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Moderate Hypertriglyceridemia Causing Recurrent Pancreatitis: A Case Report and the Literature Review by Vijay Gayam, Amrendra Kumar Mandal, Pavani Garlapati, Mazin Khalid, Arshpal Gill, Khalid Mowyad

“…A 43-year-old patient presented to the hospital with severe epigastric abdominal pain. Initial laboratory investigations were significant for a lipase level of 4143 U/L and a triglyceride level of 600 mg/dL. …”
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Fistula formation after excision of extraperitoneal paravaginal teratoma by Ting-Chien Lin, Po-Chuan Chen, Wan-Chen Liu, Chun-Ting Chiang, Yu-Fang Huang

“…Five years post-operation, she returned with recurrent symptoms, including fever and perineal pain. Pelvic magnetic resonance imaging showed abscess at the surgical site, with tract-like extensions through the levator ani and vaginal wall. …”
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PALLIATIVE PANCREATODUODENAL RESECTION IN PANCREATIC HEAD CANCER by T. G. Gevorkyan, I. A. Faynshteyn

“…Palliative pancreatoduodenal resection with a common pancreatic cancer in some cases can be an operation of choice that effectively eliminates the underlying pathological process and its complications in the form of mechanical jaundice, duodenal obstruction and pain syndrome and significantly improve the quality of life of patients.…”
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Untreated Active Tuberculosis in Pregnancy with Intraocular Dissemination: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Shadi Rezai, Stephen LoBue, Daniel Adams, Yewande Oladipo, Ramses Posso, Tiffany Mapp, Crystal Santiago, Manisha Jain, William D. Marino, Cassandra E. Henderson

“…She came to the hospital with an initial complaint of suprapubic pain, pressure, and possible leakage of amniotic fluid for the past week. …”
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Prophylactic Mesh Application during Colostomy to Prevent Parastomal Hernia: A Meta-Analysis by JunJia Zhu, YuWei Pu, XiaoDong Yang, DeBao Zhang, Kui Zhao, Wei Peng, ChunGen Xing

“…The incidence of complications, including wound infection, peristomal infection, mesh infection, stomal necrosis and stenosis, stoma site pain, and fistula, was not higher in the mesh group than in the control group. …”
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A Case of Advanced Descending Colon Cancer in an Adult Patient with Intestinal Malrotation by Yoshifumi Nakayama, Masaki Akiyama, Yusuke Sawatsubashi, Noritaka Minagawa, Takayuki Torigoe, Keiji Hirata

“…A 63-year-old Japanese male was suffering from left side abdominal pain, abdominal distension, and constipation. An endoscopic examination revealed an advanced tumor in the descending colon. …”
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Evaluation and Measurement of Health-Related Quality of Life for Individuals with Diabetes Mellitus by Health Utilities Index Mark 3 (HUI3) System by Frank Mo, Howard Morrison, Bernard C.K. Choi, Lianne Vardy

“…We evaluated overall HUI3 scores and eight attributes (vision, hearing, speech, ambulation, dexterity, emotion, cognition, and pain) between respondents with and without diabetes in relation to demographic characteristics (age, sex, lifestyle, and socioeconomic status using ANCOVA[analysis of covariance]). …”
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Severe Disfiguring Scalp and Facial Oedema due to Henoch–Schönlein Purpura in a Child by Visvalingam Arunath, Arjuna Salinda Athapathu, Thabitha Jebaseeli Hoole, Heshan Aruppala, Asanka Rathnasri, Randula Ranawaka, Sachith Mettananda

“…Henoch–Schönlein purpura is a small vessel vasculitis that usually presents with palpable purpura, arthritis, abdominal pain, and nephritis. Subcutaneous oedema of dependent areas is common; however, oedema in the scalp is extremely rare especially in children older than two years. …”
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An ARFID case report assessment with 18F-FDG PET/MRI and treatment with olanzapine, escitalopram and fluoxetine in adult by Meichen Liu, Yiheng Chang, Xueting Xie, Yudan Liu, Shiyun Tian, Chun Yang, Ziqi Zhao, Huimin Zhang

“…This rarity in adults leads to misdiagnosis or underdiagnosis, and treatment experiences are scarce.Case presentationThis report details an adult ARFID case, where the patient’s fear of food intake followed gastric damage from corn ingestion, resulting in a restrictive diet of rice porridge due to gastric pain. The behavior is driven by fear of eating-related adverse effects.ResultBased on clinical symptoms assessment, semi-structured interviews, and comprehensive testing, including PET/MRI scans to exclude secondary conditions, a diagnosis of ARFID was confirmed. …”
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T-Cell Large Granular Lymphocytic Leukemia with Extremely Rare Immunophenotype (CD4/CD8 Double-Positive) Followed by Multiple Myeloma Diagnosis by Dina Soliman, Sherin Sallam, Susanna Akiki, Deena Mudawi, Feryal Ibrahim

“…Six months later, she presented with persistent lower back pain and diagnosed with IgG kappa multiple myeloma. …”
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The Adverse Impact of Glaucoma on Psychological Function and Daily Physical Activity by Wenbin Huang, Kai Gao, Yaoming Liu, Mengyin Liang, Xiulan Zhang

“…The VFQ-25 scores indicated significantly lower scores for ocular pain, social function, mental health, role difficulties, and color vision in the glaucoma group than in the normal group (all p<0.05). …”
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Impact of the First Wave of COVID-19 on the Number of General Anesthesia Cases in 34 Tertiary Hospitals in Japan: A Multicenter Retrospective Study by Tomonori Takazawa, Yuki Sugiyama, Yasuhiro Amano, Tetsuhito Hara, Eiki Kanemaru, Takao Kato, Takashi Kawano, Tsukasa Kochiyama, Tatsuya Tsuji, Shigeru Saito

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Research on the application effect of arthroscopic access modification in meniscal injury repair by Shulin Li, Huayao Sun, Jiahao Zhang, Huiling Guo, Laipeng Yan, Faqiang Tang

“…The average follow-up time was 16.03 ± 3.69 months; the average operation time and postoperative hospitalization time of the modified group were significantly better than those of the control group were (P < 0.05); the pain and knee function of the two groups significantly improved over time (P < 0.05); and, compared with those of the control group, the modified group could obtain a more satisfactory score at an early stage of the postoperative period (P < 0.05), and the comparison of the intermediate and long-term scores of the two groups was not statistically significant (P > 0.05). …”
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TRENCH FEVER AS WAR INFECTION by Nataliya Vynograd, Zoriana Vasylyshyn, Lyudmyla Kozak, Ihor Chaklosh, Iryna Baidalka, Uliana Shul, Iryna Chaplyk-Chyzho

“…Trench fever is a bartonellosis disease with a transmissible mechanism transmitted via a specific vector - the human body louse (Pediculus humanus), manifested by a sudden onset, relapsing fever, severe pain in the calf muscles, and abundant maculopapular rash. …”
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Health Economic Analysis of Two-Layer Bandage System for Treatment of Chronic Venous Insufficiency by Peter J. Mallow

“…The median duration of the wounds was 42 days, and the median size at the initial visit was 3.5 cm2. The average pain reduction fell by 67% using a visual analog score. …”
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