Stress Management Training (SMT) Improves Coping of Tremor-Boosting Psychosocial Stressors and Depression in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease: A Controlled Prospective Study by C. Buhmann, D. Jungnickel, E. Lehmann

“…Controls improved comparably to PD patients but significantly only with respect to “stress-amplifying thoughts.” Retrospectively, 88% (29/33) of PD patients were rated SMT as helpful 12–18 months later. …”
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Expression of CD68+ Tumor associated macrophages in relation to β-catenin in carcinoma stomach by Nikhil Sharma, Ranjita Panigrahi, Prita Pradhan, Sabyasachi Parida, Saroj R. Sahoo

“…Designs and Settings: Formalin fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) blocks from gastrectomy specimens of proven gastric adenocarcinoma were prospectively and retrospectively were studied over a period of two years. …”
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The IVF Outcome Counseling Based on the Model Combining DHEAS and Age in Patients with Low AMH Prior to the First Cycle of GnRH Antagonist Protocol of Ovarian Stimulation by Miro Šimun Alebić, Nataša Stojanović, Marta Žuvić-Butorac

“…Medical records of 129 patients with low AMH level (<6.5 pmol/L) who underwent their first GnRH antagonist ovarian stimulation protocol for IVF/ICSI were retrospectively analyzed. The main outcome measure was the area under the ROC curve (AUC-ROC) for the models combining age and other potential predictive factors for the clinical pregnancy. …”
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Accuracy of Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) in Blunt Abdominal Trauma by Tae Ah Kim, Junsik Kwon, Byung Hee Kang

“…The FAST results from 2016 to 2020 were retrospectively reviewed. Cases involving penetrating injury, transfer from other hospitals, age ≤ 16 years, prehospital arrest, and no confirmatory test were excluded. …”
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House dust protein level of pigeon drooping and feather in environmental bird exposure-related hypersensitivity pneumonitis “A pilot study” by Sonam Spalgais, Vikrant Ranga, Anil K. Mavi, Raj Kumar

“…Methods: This was a descriptive, mixed-method observational study. We retrospectively screened all the files of HP patients for exposure history and pigeon-specific IgG of one-year duration. …”
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Role of the Surgical Method in Development of Postoperative Cholangiocarcinoma in Todani Type IV Bile Duct Cysts by Hong-tian Xia, Tao Yang, Bin Liang, Jian-ping Zeng, Jia-hong Dong

“…The records of patients who received cyst excision from 1994 to 2013 were analyzed retrospectively for the following data: demographics, presenting symptoms, postoperative outcomes, malignant transformation, and follow-up reexaminations, including imaging, laboratory, and tumor marker tests. …”
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Tumor-shrinking effects of enfortumab vedotin between primary urothelial carcinoma and metastatic organs by Daiki Ikarashi, Tatsuya Kawamura, Keita Ogasawara, Yumeka Arakawa, Arisa Machida, Ayato Ito, Ei Shiomi, Shigekatsu Maekawa, Renpei Kato, Mitsugu Kanehira, Jun Sugimura, Wataru Obara

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to determine and compare the tumor shrinkage rate and its durability by enfortumab vedotin treatment between primary urothelial carcinoma and metastatic organs.MethodsWe retrospectively evaluated the tumor shrinkage rate in 39 Japanese patients treated with enfortumab vedotin for advanced urothelial carcinoma. …”
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Bone Marrow Infiltration Is a Distinctive Risk Factor for Rituximab Infusion-Related Reactions in CD20-Positive B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma by Shinya Ohata, Kei Takenaka, Daisuke Sugiyama, Takeshi Sugimoto

“…However, despite with the lack of sufficient data, the effect of bone marrow infiltration of B-NHL cells on the incidence rate of grade 2 or higher IRRs with the administration of rituximab has been retrospectively studied in this paper. Methods. Patients with CD20-positive B-NHL who received the rituximab induction therapy for the first time were enrolled in this study. …”
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Surgical strategies for recurrent hiatal hernia: three-point fundoplication fixation by Yuxiao Chu, Yanyang Liu, Rong Hua, Qiyuan Yao

“…Methods Thirteen patients who underwent recurrent hiatal hernia repairs at our hospital between 2018 and 2024 were reviewed retrospectively. The postoperative outcomes and complications of these patients were investigated. …”
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The Effect of Subchondral Claw-Deploying Lag Screw on Lateral Sliding Distance and Cut-Out in Treating Intertrochanteric Fractures by Mehmet Cakmak, Levent Horoz

“…Aim: To evaluate clinical and radiological results of the lag screw that deploys the claw in the subchondral area of the femoral head in the treatment of advanced age unstable intertrochanteric fractures. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed patients with intertrochanteric fractures treated with proximal femoral nails between 2019 and 2021. …”
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Association between balance ability and cardiovascular disease onsets among middle-aged and older adults: an observational cohort study from the China Health and Retirement Longitu... by Yinghe Lin, Shanshan Zhong, Zhihua Sun

“…We aimed to examine the relationship between the balance ability and incident CVD risk.MethodsThis study retrospectively included participants (≥45 years) without CVD at baseline from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) in 2011 and those who were followed up in 2018. …”
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Application of Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing in the Diagnosis of Infectious Keratitis by Xin-Yu Pan, Meng Wang, Yi-Dan Xu, Lin-Nong Wang

“…A total of 287 patients with IK admitted to the Department of Ophthalmology of Nanjing First Hospital between August 2018 and December 2022 were analyzed retrospectively, and the pathogenic causes, etiological characteristics, detection, treatment methods, and efficacy were summarized. …”
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JONES TENDON TRANSFER MODIFICATION WITH ERWIN RAMAWAN TECHNIQUE by Erwin Ramawan, Teddy Heri Wardhana, Ansari Rahman

“…The purpose of this study was to determine the differences in results before and after tendon transfer surgery with the Erwin Ramawan technique in patients with radial nerve lesions. Methods: Retrospectively, we evaluated patients with high-type lesions of radial nerve carried out by tendon transfer surgery using Erwin Ramawan, to reroute PL to EPL, so the thumb can do abduction and extension, then the FCR tendon is positioned parallel to the ECRB and EDC, then connected 45° direction. …”
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The ability of the prognostic nutritional index to predict short-term mortality in geriatric acute heart failure by Hilal Akça, Hatice Şeyma Akça, Abuzer Özkan, Serdar Özdemir

“…Results A total of 104 patients were included and evaluated retrospectively in this study; 57.7% of them were females, and 19.24% of the patients died. …”
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Prevalence, Spectrum, and Outcomes of Single Coronary Artery Detected on Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography (CCTA) by Rashid Al Umairi, Maryam Al-khouri

“…To examine the prevalence, anatomical distribution, and outcome of the single coronary artery anomaly detected on coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) in a single center in Oman. Methods. Retrospectively, we reviewed 4,445 patients who underwent coronary computed tomography angiography between September 2012 and August 2018 at the National Heart Center, Muscat, Oman. …”
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Decoding the Prognostic Significance of Lymphadenectomy Extent in Esophageal Cancer: A Navigational Study by Sait Zafer Ferahköşe, Ramazan Kozan, Murat Akın

“…Methods: Data of 101 patients who underwent surgery for esophageal cancer between 1990 and 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. The mean survival and 1, 3, 5, and 10 year overall survival (OS) rates were examined. …”
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The Influence of Neocate in Paediatric Short Bowel Syndrome on PN Weaning by E. De Greef, T. Mahler, A. Janssen, H. Cuypers, G. Veereman-Wauters

“…Although PN is crucial, early introduction of enteral feeding is mandatory. We describe retrospectively 4 patients with an ultrashort bowel who could be weaned off PN on very short terms after introduction of an amino-acid-based formula (Neocate). …”
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Insights into neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder and pregnancy from a single-center study in Thailand by Nuttakarn Budtarad, Tatchaporn Ongphichetmehta, Sasitorn Siritho

“…Abstract Our study focused on assessing disease and pregnancy outcomes in Thai patients with Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD), a condition that disproportionately affects women of childbearing age and poses risks to both mother and fetus. We retrospectively analyzed eight NMOSD patients with a total of 10 pregnancies from our central nervous system inflammatory demyelinating diseases (CNS-IDDs) registry. …”
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A Cost-effective Breath-hold Coaching Camera System for Patients Undergoing External Beam Radiotherapy by Akash Mehta, Emma Horgan, Prabhakar Ramachandran, Christopher Noble

“…Results: The results showed that the absolute distance measured by the camera was nonlinear due to square light modulation, which was retrospectively corrected. Relative accuracy was tested with a QUASAR motion phantom, with results agreeing to within ± 2 mm. …”
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Comparison of the Surgical Approaches for Frontal Traumatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage by Eun Sung Park, Seong Keun Moon, Ki Seong Eom

“…Methods We analyzed the data of 38 patients who underwent CUFC (n=30) and SOKA (n=8) and retrospectively reviewed their medical records and radiological findings. …”
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