Mastalgia Assesment and Hormonal Correlations in Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Emel Kıyak Çağlayan, Levent Seçkin, Ayşe Yeşim Göçmen, Aylin Okur, Ergin Arslan, Halil İbrahim Serin, Kasım Çağlayan, Yaprak Engin Üstün

“… OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is the assesment of relationship between mastalgia and hormonal parameters and frequency of mastalgia in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). STUDY DESIGN: 141 patients who are admitted to our clinic were included in this study after taking their informed consent. 78 patients who were diagnosed as PCOS according to the Rotterdam Criteria constitute the patient group. 63 patients who are admitted for routine control and had no hormonal pathology constitute the control group. …”
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Clinical Characteristics of Visual Dysfunction in Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Patients by Wei-Kang Bi, Jin-Lin Wang, Xu-Dong Zhou, Ze-Kun Li, Wen-Wen Jiang, Shao-Bin Zhang, Yong Zou, Ming-Jun Bi, Qin Li

“…The aim of the present study was to analyze the clinical characteristics of visual dysfunction in patients with carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. Methods. …”
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Classification of Colon Cancer Patients Based on the Methylation Patterns of Promoters by Wonyoung Choi, Jungwoo Lee, Jin-Young Lee, Sun-Min Lee, Da-Won Kim, Young-Joon Kim

“…We found that several promoters were significantly hypermethylated in colon cancer patients. Through clustering analysis of differentially methylated DNA regions, we were able to define subgroups of patients and observed clinical features associated with each subgroup. …”
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Evaluation of oral health status in patients with type 2 diabetes by Tahmineh Khoshbakhti, Vajehallah Raeesi, Gholamreza Sharifzadeh, Leili Alizadeh

“…One of the most significant symptoms reported by diabetic patients is dry mouth, which results in reduced saliva buffering capacity and an increased risk of dental caries. …”
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Feasibility of remote robot empowered teleultrasound scanning for radioactive patients by Ying Liang, Lu Wang, Manuel Escobar Amoresa, Zirui Jiang, Bo Yu, Jiami Li, Man Lu

“…Abstract To investigate the feasibility of robot-assisted teleultrasound diagnosis for radioactive patients compared with conventional ultrasound diagnosis. …”
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Influence of Hypertension on Neurocognitive Domains in Nondemented Parkinson’s Disease Patients by Jacob D. Jones, Charles Jacobson, Martina Murphy, Catherine Price, Michael S. Okun, Dawn Bowers

“…This study examined the prevalence and contribution of comorbidities on cognitive status in PD patients, above and beyond the effects of disease severity. …”
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CALLY index, but not HALP score, is associated with mortality in cirrhosis patients by Yıldız Günay, Bedel Cihan, Zortuk Ökkeş, Selvi Fatih, Karanci Yusuf

“…The objective of this study was to ascertain whether the CALLY index and HALP score are appropriate indicators of mortality in patients with cirrhosis.…”
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Long-term Follow-up of Patients Undergoing Nephrectomy for Urolithiasis by Thiago Augusto Cunha Ferreira, Alexandre Danilovic, Samirah Abreu Gomes, Fabio Carvalho Vicentini, Giovanni Scala Marchini, Fábio César Miranda Torricelli, Carlos Alfredo Batagello, William Carlos Nahas, Eduardo Mazzucchi

“…Materials and methods: From January 2006 to May 2013, patients undergoing nephrectomy for urolithiasis were enrolled. …”
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A Case Series of Gastrointestinal Tuberculosis in Renal Transplant Patients by Pedro Azevedo, Cristina Freitas, Hugo Silva, Pedro Aguiar, Pedro Farrajota, Manuela Almeida, Sofia Pedroso, La Salete Martins, Leonídio Dias, José Ramón Vizcaíno, António Castro Henriques, António Cabrita

“…Tuberculosis is a disease relatively frequent in renal transplant patients, presenting a wide variety of clinical manifestations, often involving various organs and potentially fatal. …”
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Situation of Pediatric Patients with Testicular Torsion in Times of COVID-19 by Marta Komarowska, Małgorzata Kowalska, Kamil Grubczak, Alicja Pawelczyk, Adam Hermanowicz, Wojciech Debek, Ewa Matuszczak

“…We analyzed the data collected from 44 patients (24 boys from first group vs. 20 boys from second group). …”
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Concepts by nursing scholars about depression and care for depressed patients by Marina Gabriela Medeiros de Moura, Izayana Pereira Feitosa, Glenda Agra, Gigliola Marcos Bernardo de Lima, Itacira Pedrosa de Lima, Polianna Alves Sucupira

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Gender Was Associated with Depression but Not with Gastrointestinal Dysfunction in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease by Qin Xiao-ling, Du Yin-zhen, Liu Xue-kui, Li Xue, Cheng Gang, Li Zai-li, Gao Dian-shuai

“…To investigate the association between gender and gastrointestinal (GI) dysfunctions, as well as gender and other motor symptoms/nonmotor symptoms, in a sample of PD patients. Methods. 186 patients with PD were recruited into this study and divided into male PD group (M-PD) and female PD group (FM-PD). …”
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Retroperitoneal Laparoscopic Ureterolithotomy for Proximal Ureteral Calculi in Selected Patients by Qingfeng Hu, Weihong Ding, Yuancheng Gou, Yatfaat Ho, Ke Xu, Bin Gu, Chuanyu Sun, Guowei Xia, Qiang Ding

“…Retroperitoneal laparoscopic ureterolithotomy is a safe and effective procedure for patients with complex stones or anatomic abnormalities, and, with experience of high volume series, it is also a reasonable choice as the primary treatment for such selected patients.…”
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NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE IN A SAMPLE OF INSTITUTIONALIZED CHRONIC SCHIZOPHRENIC PATIENTS by Luis Maia

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Illness Representations and Treatment Adherence in Patients with Acute Leukemia and Lymphoma by L.V. Esina, D.E. Vybornykh, E.I. Rasskazova, E.G. Gemdzhian, E.E. Zvonkov, I.A. Lukyanova, T.N. Moiseeva, A.U. Magomedova

“… <p>This study aims to investigate the relationship between of perceptions of illness and its causes, body and health, and illness behavior in relation to treatment adherence in patients with acute leukemia and lymphoma. We present one empirical study involving lymphoma patients (N=58) aged 19 to 64 years (M=41.22; SD=11.17), of whom 70.7% were female, and acute leukemia patients (N=51) aged 18 to 64 years (M=35.12; SD=12.90), of whom 54.9% were female. …”
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Evaluation of adrenal tumors and analysis of the metabolic profile of patients with incidentaloma by PEDRO VICTOR GONÇALVES MONTALVÃO, IURI MOURA MANGUEIRA, GABRIEL DA MOTTA ALVES, JOÃO VITOR FAZZIO CORDEIRO, MARCIA HELENA SOARES COSTA, GUILHERME DE ANDRADE GAGHEGGI RAVANINI

“…Among the adrenal incidentalomas, 53% were non-functioning. In patients with adrenal tumors, only 10% had metabolic syndrome, while in patients with mild autonomous cortisol secretion, this number rose to 17%. …”
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Molecular genetic analysis of Rubinstein–Taybi syndrome in Russian patients by Olga R. Ismagilova, Tagui A. Adyan, Tagui A. Adyan, Tatiana S. Beskorovainaya, Alexander V. Polyakov

“…Nevertheless, for approximately half of the patients in various cohorts, the diagnosis cannot be confirmed.MethodsIn this paper we present the results of a study of 158 Russian patients referred for molecular diagnosis of RSTS using multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) and next-generation sequencing (NGS).ResultsPathogenic and likely pathogenic variants were identified in 67 patients (42.4%), of which 62 (39%) were in CREBBP and 4 cases (2%)—in EP300. …”
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Using microfluidic shear to assess transfusion requirements in trauma patients by Rachael A Callcut, James T Ross, Anamaria J Robles, Leslie H Vuoncino, Ashli C Barnes, Leonardo W Graeff, Taylor L Anway, Nico T Vincent, Nithya Tippireddy, Kimi M Tanaka, Randi J Mays

“…Patient and injury characteristics, transfusion data, and outcomes were collected. …”
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Primary Thyroid Disorders in Patients with Endogenous Hypercortisolism: An Observational Study by Eda Demir Onal, Muhammed Sacikara, Fatma Saglam, Reyhan Ersoy, Bekir Cakir

“…Among the CS patients, 17 had nodular goiter, versus 24 controls (42.5% versus 30%, P>0.05). …”
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Patients’ Preference in Selecting a Dental Practitioner based on Gender by Ayesha Aijaz Bhatti, Fatima Wasif, Zarnab Yousaf, Zunaira Iqbal, Asma Rafi Chaudhry, Sehrish Zaffar

“… Objective: To examine the prevalence of gender-based selection of dental practitioners among male and female patients in the Out Patient Department (OPD) of the Institute of Dentistry, CMH Lahore Medical College, and to identify factors influencing their choice. …”
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