Gastric Dilation due to a Neuroleptic Agent in an Elderly Patient: A Case Report by V. Parent, L. Popitean, A. Loctin, A. Camus, P. Manckoundia

“…Given a clinical suspicion of intestinal occlusion, an abdominopelvic computerized tomography scan was performed before the patient was admitted to our hospital. This computerized tomography scan did not show intestinal occlusion and there was no mention of gastric dilation in the computerized tomography scan report. …”
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A Rare Case of Parotid Tuberculosis in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report by Aditya Pawar, Niranjan Sahoo, Pawan Sharma, Nidhi Rathi

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Clinical Use of Dostarlimab in Advanced Stage and Recurrent Endometrial Cancer: Patient Selection and Perspectives by Bujnak AC, File B, Tewari KS

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Primary Aldosteronism Associated with Multiple Adrenocortical Micronodules in a Patient with Renal Cell Carcinoma by Kazuhito Oba, Yuko Chiba, Yoko Matsuda, Takeshi Kumakawa, Rie Aoyama, Miho Akahoshi, Seiji Hashimoto, Aya Tachibana, Koichi Toyoshima, Remi Kodera, Kenji Toyoshima, Yoshiaki Tamura, Takashi Nagata, Yuto Yamazaki, Hironobu Sasano, Atsushi Araki

“…Therefore, MNs were thought to be responsible for PA in this patient. After surgery, HT was improved, and the result of upright furosemide-loading test after 12 months of surgery did not fulfill the criteria of PA according to the JSH guidelines. …”
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Two-Step Extraction of the Lower First Molar for Class III Treatment in Adult Patient by Kélei Cristina de Mathias Almeida, Ricardo Fabris Paulin, Taísa Barnabé Raveli, Dirceu Barnabé Raveli, Ary Santos-Pinto

“…The 27-year-old Caucasian male patient presented a symmetric face with a straight profile, hyperdivergent growth pattern, molar and cuspid Class III relation, and an anterior crossbite as well as a mild crowding on cuspids area, in both upper and lower arches and a tendency to posterior crossbite. …”
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Cholecystoduodenal Fistula and Urosepsis in A Febrile Emergency Department Patient: A Case Report by Amna Nawaz, Denise Elizondo, Bushra Hussein, Rebecca Theophanous

“…Introduction: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is a rapid bedside tool, particularly in undifferentiated emergency department patients. Point-of-care ultrasound can investigate potential intra-abdominal infections in febrile patients, especially in the elderly, who often present atypically without abdominal pain or localizing symptoms. …”
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Decentered Individualized Sphero-Cylindrical (DISC) Ablation and Corneal Crosslinking in Patient with Progressive Keratoconus by Igor Knezović, Sara Djurić

“…To report a new method with which we have treated a 29-year-old patient with keratoconus and progressive bilateral visual loss during the past few years. …”
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Catheter-Related ESBL-Producing Leclercia adecarboxylata Septicemia in Hemodialysis Patient: An Emerging Pathogen? by Roaa Sultan Alosaimi, Mai Muhmmed kaaki

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The Second Incisional Site Metastasis in a Patient with Cervical Carcinoma: A Case Report by İpek Düzgüner, Işın Üreyen, Taner Turan, Gökhan Tulunay, Nurettin Boran

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Patient Knowledge About Diabetes: Illness Symptoms, Complications and Preventive Personal Lifestyle Factors by Rakesh Kumar, Ramaiah Itumalla, Bilesha Perera, Mohamed Tharwat Elabbasy, Mahesh Singh

“…# Aims Knowledge plays a vital role in making better decisions for treatment. Patients should be educated about the knowledge of the disease. …”
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LAMA2 Congenital Muscle Dystrophy: A Novel Pathogenic Mutation in Bulgarian Patient by Ivanka Dimova, Ivo Kremensky

“…One of such drugs is Tarix, which was FDA approved and announced in 2016 for treatment of MDC1A. Here we present a patient diagnosed postmortem as having early-onset LAMA2-related muscular dystrophy as a result of mutations in LAMA2, identified by Sanger sequencing in his parents: a novel nonsense mutation c.4452T>A in exon 31, identified in the mother, and a known pathogenic nonsense mutation c.2901C>A in exon 21, detected in the father. …”
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Recurrent Interstitial Pneumonitis in a Patient with Entero-Behçet’s Disease Initially Treated with Mesalazine by Akihiro Nakamura, Tomoya Miyamura, Brian Wu, Eiichi Suematsu

“…We discuss an extremely rare case, especially focusing on BD-related IP and mesalazine-induced IP as a potential cause of recurrent IP in a patient with entero-BD.…”
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Mediastinal Tracheostoma for Treatment of Tracheostenosis after Tracheostomy in a Patient with Mucopolysaccharidosis-Induced Tracheomalacia by Yasuhiro Chikaishi, Kenichi Kobayashi, Shuichi Shinohara, Akihiro Taira, Yusuke Nabe, Shinji Shinohara, Taiji Kuwata, Masaru Takenaka, Soichi Oka, Ayako Hirai, Kazue Yoneda, Koji Kuroda, Naoko Imanishi, Yoshinobu Ichiki, Fumihiro Tanaka

“…Treatment of tracheostenosis after tracheostomy in pediatric patients is often difficult. Mucopolysaccharidosis is a lysosomal storage disease that may induce obstruction of the airways. …”
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Bilateral choroid plexus resection in a 9p hexasomy/tetrasomy mosaic patient by Rei Takada, Takenori Tozawa, Takumi Yamanaka, Masaharu Moroto, Tomoko Iehara, Tomohiro Chiyonobu

“…Here, we describe the first case in which a 9p hexasomy/tetrasomy mosaic patient required choroid plexus resection for hydrocephalus. …”
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Application of Patient-Generated Health Data Among Older Adults With Cancer: Scoping Review by Yesol Kim, Geonah Kim, Hyeonmi Cho, Yeonju Kim, Mona Choi

“…Future research should emphasize the use of PGHD, which interacts with patients to provide patient-centered care through patient engagement. …”
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Unusual Painful Muscle Spasm in a Dialysis-Dependent Patient with Progressive Cervical Kyphosis by Daisuke Tsunoda, Yoichi Iizuka, Tokue Mieda, Haku Iizuka, Hirotaka Chikuda

“…One and a half years after surgery, the patient developed progressive kyphosis of the cervical spine and increasing spastisity. …”
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Group A Streptococci-Associated Necrotizing Fasciitis following Cat Bite in an Immunocompromised Patient by Sudheer Nambiar, Asha Karippot, Joe Devasahayam, Tony Oliver

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Internal Jugular Venous Pseudoaneurysm in a Patient with Heart Failure and Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation by Sujoy Phookan, Patrick T. Strickland, Bishoy Hanna, Gregory R. Hartlage, Ankit Parikh, Stephen D. Clements

“…We present a case of an idiopathic jugular venous pseudoaneurysm and its association with worsening tricuspid regurgitation in a patient with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.…”
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2022 TB programme review in Pakistan: strengthening governance, with better patient diagnosis and treatment by M. van den Boom, K. Bennani, C. Sismanidis, C. Gunneberg, L. Khawaja, M.A. Safdar, C. Muhwa, E. Heldal, D.M. Cirillo, A.W. Khan, R. Fatima, B.J. Khan, S. Tahseen, M.G. ElMedrek, Y. Hutin, Pakistan Joint TB Program Review Mission

“…In 2021, testing for rifampicin resistance among confirmed cases was 66% for new and 84% for previously treated patients. The treatment success rate exceeded 90% for drug susceptible TB. …”
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Corkscrew esophagus in an elderly patient: A case of diffuse esophageal spasm with literature review by Yasir Kawther Hani Al-Dujaili, Sajjad Ghanim Al-Badri

“…Initially misdiagnosed as indigestion, further evaluation with barium swallow imaging revealed a “corkscrew” esophagus, leading to the diagnosis of DES. The patient's symptoms improved with isosorbide dinitrate. …”
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