The Audiological Profile and Rehabilitation of Patients with Incomplete Partition Type II and Large Vestibular Aqueducts by Beyza Demirtaş, Merve Özbal Batuk, Hilal Dinçer D’Alessandro, Gonca Sennaroğlu

“…The patient’s demographic characteristics, the type and degree of HL, the AR method, age at diagnosis, and educational status were retrospectively compared. RESULTS: The distribution of our 55 patients according to cochlear implants, hearing aids (HA), and bimodal applications was 29.1% (n=16), 43.6% (n=24), and 27.3% (n=15), respectively. …”
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Age Cutoff and Yield of Prompt Esophagogastroduodenoscopy to Detect Malignancy in Vietnamese with Upper Gastrointestinal Symptoms: An Endoscopic Database Review of 472,744 Patients... by Duc Trong Quach, Lan Thi-Ngoc Tran, Truc Le-Thanh Tran, Vy Ly-Thao Tran, Nhan Quang Le, Toru Hiyama

“…All EGDs performed in outpatients during a 6-year period (2014–2019) at a tertiary hospital that provided an open-access endoscopy service were retrospectively reviewed. Repeat or surveillance EGDs were excluded. …”
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Comparison between Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Antegrade and Transluminal Stent Implantation in Distal Malignant Biliary Obstruction after Failed ERCP by Yonghua Shen, Ying Lv, Xiaojiao Zheng, Wei Zhan, Senlin Hou, Lin Zhou, Jun Cao, Bin Zhang, Lei Wang, Hao Zhu, Lichao Zhang

“…Patients with DMBO leading to obstructive jaundice after failed ERCP were enrolled in this study. We retrospectively evaluated the safety and efficacy between EUS-guided transluminal stenting (TLS group) and antegrade stenting (AGS group). …”
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Construction of a Nomogram Model for Predicting Pleural Effusion Secondary to Severe Acute Pancreatitis by Bing-Mei Zhou, Zhao-Lei Qiu, Kai-Xuan Niu, Yin-E. Wang, Fu-Chen Jie

“…The clinical parameters of SAP patients admitted to the emergency department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College from January 2019 to August 2021 were retrospectively collected. The independence risk factors of PE secondary to SAP were analyzed by univariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression analysis. …”
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Problematic issues related to forensic examination of written language and handwriting in pre-trial investigation by O. O. Yukhno, H. V. Smirnov

“…The article retrospectively examines the genesis of theoretical and law enforcement issues, legislative and other regulatory frameworks relating to forensic examination of written language and handwriting with a view to improving them and further prospects for their use in forensic science and forensic examination. …”
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Efficacy of ursodeoxycholic acid in reducing the necessity of cholecystectomy due to pre-existing and subsequently formed gallstones in patients who underwent laparoscopic sleeve g... by Muhammed Taha Demirpolat, Muhammet Oğuz Celikkaya, Suleyman Cağlar Ertekin, Fatih Basak, Abdullah Sisik

“…Methods Between July 2020 and November 2022, at least 2-year follow-ups of patients who underwent LSG for obesity were retrospectively analyzed. Patients with pre-existing asymptomatic gallstones during preoperative evaluation, those with UDCA treatment (group 1), and observation group (group 2). …”
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Survival analysis of conservative vs. dialysis treatment of elderly patients with CKD stage 5. by Roman Reindl-Schwaighofer, Alexander Kainz, Michael Kammer, Alexandra Dumfarth, Rainer Oberbauer

“…Besides the high burden of preexisting comorbidities, dialysis treatment itself may be associated with a further deterioration in functional status in this population. We retrospectively analyzed the Austrian Dialysis and Transplant Registry and identified 8,622 patients who started maintenance hemodialysis after the age of 65 years between 2002 and 2009. …”
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The role of Shock Index and its derivatives in predicting mortality in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding by Mehmet Seyfettin Saribas, Ali Aygun, Furkan Kara, Adem Koksal, Ibrahim Caltekin

“…In the study, patients diagnosed with UGIB who presented to the Emergency Department (ED) between 2022 and 2024 were analyzed retrospectively. Patients aged 18 and over who were confirmed to have UGIB following internal medicine and/or gastroenterology consultation and were subsequently admitted to the hospital were included in the study. …”
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Development of a risk prediction nomogram model of pyrotinib-induced severe diarrhea by Qingqing Chen, Guoding Huang, Yaowen Xia, Hongmei Zhao, Yu zheng, Yiyi Liao

“…Methods The clinical data of 226 patients received pyrotinib from two medical institutions from January 2019 to December 2023 were analysed retrospectively. A training set was made up of 167 patients from Hainan Cancer Hospital, and the external validation set was made up of 59 patients from Hainan West Central Hospital. …”
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Study on clinically manifested reproductive health problems of dairy cows managed under intensive and semi-intensive production systems in Wondo Genet district, Southern Ethiopia by Amene Fekadu, Yifat Denbarga, Tesfaye Belay, Desie Sheferaw, Fufa Abunna, Kebede Amenu, Rahmeto Abebe, Mesele Abera, Berhanu Mekibib

“…Out of the total 205 cows examined, 90 cows (43.90%) had at least one of the reproductive problems identified by either questionnaire interview or regular follow up of individual cows. Out of 146 cows retrospectively and 59 cows prospectively assessed for the presence of any reproductive disorder, 62 (42.47%) and 28 (47.46%) cows had at least one reproductive disorders, respectively. …”
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Role of endoscopic submucosal dissection in treatment of rectal gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms by Michał Spychalski, Włodzimierz Koptas, Piotr Zelga, Adam Dziki

“…Effectiveness of dissection, complications and tumor recurrence after 3 months of treatment were then retrospectively investigated. Results : The group contained 2 patients with primary rectal GEP-NET (1 male, 1 female; age range: 48–60 years) and 2 with scars after incomplete polypectomy of rectal GEP-NET (1 male, 1 female; 61–65 years). …”
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Delayed Bone Age Might Accelerate the Response to Human Growth Hormone Treatment in Small for Gestational Age Children with Short Stature by Jung-Eun Moon, Cheol Woo Ko

“…To investigate the effects of GH therapy in SGA patients with short stature according to BA delay. Methods. We retrospectively analyzed changes in height SD score (SDS) and BA/chronological age (CA) after 6 and 12 months of GH therapy in patients grouped according to BA delay. …”
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Plastic Bronchitis in Children: A Review of 55 Cases over a 10-Year Period by Xiaowen Chen, Shangzhi Wu, Zhanhang Huang, Yuneng Lin, Jiaxing Xu, Qingyun Xu, Dehui Chen

“…All patients who were diagnosed with PB by bronchoscopic removal of tree-like casts at a single institution from January 2012 to May 2022 were retrospectively reviewed. Demographic and clinical data were retrieved from electronic patient records. …”
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Clinical Analysis of Bloodstream Infection of Escherichia coli in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer from 2011 to 2019 by Changsen Bai, Xiuse Zhang, Dong Yang, Ding Li, Honglei Feng, Yueguo Li

“…We set out to find E. coli BSI’s risk factors in pancreatic cancer to provide valuable experience. Methods. We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of pancreatic cancer patients (31 cases with E. coli BSI and 93 cases without BSI) by a case-control study. …”
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Endoscopic Delivery Method Using a Retrieval Net for Patients with Small-Bowel Capsule Endoscopy Stagnation in the Stomach by Akihiko Sumioka, Shiro Oka, Akiyoshi Tsuboi, Issei Hirata, Sumio Iio, Hidenori Tanaka, Ken Yamashita, Takahiro Kotachi, Ryo Yuge, Yuji Urabe, Shinji Tanaka

“…For such cases, we perform delivery of CE by an endoscope. We retrospectively examined the usefulness of the endoscopic delivery method using a retrieval net for patients with CE stagnation in the stomach. …”
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Outcome of 177Lu-DOTATATE Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy in Progressive Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumors from a Tertiary Care Center by David Mathew, Saumya S. Sunny, Justin Benjamin, Junita R. John, Felix K. Jebasingh, Josh T. Georgy, Ashish Singh, Regi Oommen

“…They were treated with 177Lu-DOTATATE IV infusion 150 mCi per dose up to four cycles. Retrospectively, they were assessed for response to PRRT based on clinical, Imaging-Contrast CT/68Ga-DOTATATE PET-CT, and biochemical markers. …”
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Association of CHA2DS2-VASC Score with in-Hospital Cardiovascular Adverse Events in Patients with Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction by Caoyang Fang, Zhenfei Chen, Jing Zhang, Xiaoqin Jin, Mengsi Yang

“…A total of 210 STEMI patients who visited the Chest Pain Center of the Second People‘s Hospital of Hefei from December 2019 to December 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. They were divided into MACE and non-MACE groups. …”
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Tumor Differentiation is the Dominant Prognostic Factor for Patients with Colorectal Neuroendocrine Neoplasms with Distant Metastasis by Zhijie Wang, Susheng Shi, Hongchang Ren, Qian Liu

“…The prognosis and prognostic factors of metastatic colorectal NENs have not been fully elucidated. Methods. We retrospectively enrolled 77 consecutive patients diagnosed with colorectal NENs with synchronous distant metastases between 2000 and 2021. …”
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The Kidney Transplant Evaluation Process in the Elderly: Reasons for Being Turned down and Opportunities to Improve Cost-Effectiveness in a Single Center by Beatrice P. Concepcion, Rachel C. Forbes, Aihua Bian, Heidi M. Schaefer

“…The kidney transplant evaluation process for older candidates is complex due to the presence of multiple comorbid conditions. Methods. We retrospectively reviewed patients ≥60 years referred to our center for kidney transplantation over a 3-year period. …”
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Weight status influences the effect of hyperglycemia at admission on clinical outcomes after endovascular thrombectomy by Tao Tang, Xu-Sheng Zhao, Zhong-Jun Chen, Tie-Ping Fan, Aline M. Thomas, Man-Hong Zhao, Di Li, Shen Li

“…METHODS: Four hundred and fifty-two patients with acute anterior circulation ischemic stroke undergoing thrombectomy were retrospectively analyzed. Hyperglycemia at admission was described as venous blood glucose ≥7.8 mmol/L and overweight as body mass index ≥24 kg/m2. …”
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