Establishment and evaluation of a nomogram prediction model for risk of atrial fibrillation recurrence after the cox-maze IV procedure by Chuang Yu, Yanan Wei, Huajie Zheng, Sanjiu Yu, Yongbo Cheng, Chaojun Yan, Jun Li, Ping He, Wei Cheng

“…In this study, we aimed to develop and validate a risk prediction model of AF recurrence within 1 year after undergoing the Cox-Maze IV procedure. We retrospectively enrolled 303 consecutive patients who underwent the Cox-Maze IV procedure for persistent AF concomitant with other cardiac procedures at our institute between 2019 and 2021. …”
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Contrast-Enhanced CT Texture Analysis for Distinguishing Fat-Poor Renal Angiomyolipoma From Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma by Guangjie Yang MD, Aidi Gong BS, Pei Nie MD, Lei Yan BS, Wenjie Miao BS, Yujun Zhao BS, Jie Wu MD, Jingjing Cui BS, Yan Jia BS, Zhenguang Wang MD

“…Objective: To evaluate the value of 2-dimensional (2D) and 3-dimensional (3D) computed tomography texture analysis (CTTA) models in distinguishing fat-poor angiomyolipoma (fpAML) from chromophobe renal cell carcinoma (chRCC). Methods: We retrospectively enrolled 32 fpAMLs and 24 chRCCs. Texture features were extracted from 2D and 3D regions of interest in triphasic CT images. …”
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Deep learning on CT scans to predict checkpoint inhibitor treatment outcomes in advanced melanoma by Laurens S. Ter Maat, Rob A. J. De Mooij, Isabella A. J. Van Duin, Joost J. C. Verhoeff, Sjoerd G. Elias, Tim Leiner, Wouter A. C. van Amsterdam, Max F. Troenokarso, Eran R. A. N. Arntz, Franchette W. P. J. Van den Berkmortel, Marye J. Boers-Sonderen, Martijn F. Boomsma, Fons J. M. Van den Eertwegh, Jan Willem de Groot, Geke A. P. Hospers, Djura Piersma, Art Vreugdenhil, Hans M. Westgeest, Ellen Kapiteijn, Ardine A. De Wit, Willeke A. M. Blokx, Paul J. Van Diest, Pim A. De Jong, Josien P. W. Pluim, Karijn P. M. Suijkerbuijk, Mitko Veta

“…Adult patients that were treated with ICI for advanced melanoma were retrospectively identified from ten participating centers. …”
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Malignancy Risk and Related Factors of Atypia of Undetermined Significance/Follicular Lesion of Undetermined Significance in Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration by So-hyeon Hong, Hyejin Lee, Min-Sun Cho, Jee Eun Lee, Yeon-Ah Sung, Young Sun Hong

“…A total of 687 nodules that had been initially diagnosed as AUS/FLUS were retrospectively reviewed from 6365 thyroid FNAs between 2011 and 2014. …”
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Right versus left thoracic approach esophagectomy for patients with neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy by Kexi Wang, Xuan Xie, Jianqun He, Shuogui Fang, Yiming Zhong, Duoguang Wu, Kefeng Wang, Minghui Wang

“…The data of these patients were retrospectively analyzed.Results Compared with the LTA group, the RTA group had a longer operation time (245.6 ± 27.8 min vs. 356.5 ± 83.2 min, p < 0.001) and more lymph nodes were removed (21.0 ± 7.9 vs. 29.3 ± 10.8, p = 0.001). …”
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Delta-radiomics analysis based on magnetic resonance imaging to identify radiation proctitis in patients with cervical cancer after radiotherapy by Jing Xue, Menghan Wu, Jing Zhang, Jiayang Yang, Guannan Lv, Baojun Qu, Yanping Zhang, Xia Yan, Xia Yan, Jianbo Song, Jianbo Song

“…ObjectivesTo develop a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based radiomics model for predicting the severity of radiation proctitis (RP) in cervical cancer patients’ post-radiotherapy.MethodsWe retrospectively analyzed clinical data and MRI images from 126 cervical squamous cell carcinoma patients treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy. …”
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Clinical characteristics and risk factors of Clostridioides difficile infection in children with diarrhoea by Ning Wang, Kun Jiang, Jinyue Huang, Mengzhu Hou, Lu Wang, Wei Wang, Yulian Fang

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the clinical characteristics and risk factors of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in children with diarrhea, and to provide evidence for the clinical prevention and treatment of CDI.MethodsThe clinical data of 192 children with diarrhoea suspected of CDI admitted from August 2020 to March 2023 were retrospectively analysed and divided into two groups according to whether CDI occurred, and the clinical characteristics and risk factors of the two groups were analysed statistically.ResultsThere were 85 cases of CDI in children with diarrhoea, 60 males (70.6%) and 25 females (29.4%), with a male to female ratio of 2.4:1; clinical manifestations were mostly fever, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, vomiting and blood in stool, with no statistically significant differences compared to the non-infected group. …”
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Comparison of the prognosis and lymph node metastasis between no tumor budding and low-grade tumor budding in T1 and T2 colorectal cancer by Jong Yoon Lee, Mee Sook Roh, Jong Hoon Lee, Seun Ja Park, Hee Kyung Chang, Seok Won Jung, Ji Hye Kim, Busan Ulsan Gyeongnam Intestinal Study Group Society (BIGS)

“…This study aimed to examine and compare the rate of lymph node (LN) metastasis and prognosis by distinguishing between BD0 and BD1 within the low-grade category (0–4 buds) of tumor budding in submucosa (T1) and muscularis propria (T2) CRC. We retrospectively identified 223 cases of T1 and T2 CRC underwent surgery from 2015 to 2018 across three medical institutions using medical records. …”
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A Clinicopathological Study of 24 Cases of DFSP by Miyako Kachi, Atsumori Hamahata, Kohei Oashi, Hisato Konoeda, Miho Kirita, Masashi Ishikawa, Hirotaka Koyanagi, Hiroyuki Sakurai

“…This study aimed to retrospectively analyze the clinicopathological features of patients with the subcutaneous dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans and compare them to those of cutaneous dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. …”
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Tolerability and efficacy of Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease treatment in elderly patients by Kyota Shinfuku, Hiromichi Hara, Keitaro Okuda, Hanae Miyagawa, Naoki Takasaka, Takeo Ishikawa, Jun Araya

“…Therefore, this study aimed to identify clinical factors associated with treatment tolerability, efficacy, and ADRs in elderly MAC-PD patients. Methods We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 102 patients with MAC-PD aged ≥ 75 years between January 2014 and March 2023. …”
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Clinical Outcomes of Diffuse Axonal Injury According to Radiological Grade by Hak-Jae Lee, Hyun-Woo Sun, Jae-Seok Lee, Nak-Joon Choi, Yoon-Joong Jung, Suk-Kyung Hong

“…Demographic data, clinical data, and radiological findings were retrospectively reviewed. The grading of diffuse axonal injury was analyzed based on patient’s MRI findings. …”
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Stages of Gynaecological Cancers at the Time of First Presentation at a Large Cancer Hospital in Pakistan: An Observational Study by Meharunnissa Khaskheli, Shahla Baloch, Shamsunnissa Khaskheli, Ramsha Zafar Durrani, Naseema Jhatial, Syed Ghulam Sarwar Shah

“…Fully anonymised data were obtained retrospectively from the cancer registry for 3 years from 01 January 2018 to 31 December 2020. …”
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CXCL-10 in Cerebrospinal Fluid Detects Neuroinflammation in HTLV-1-Associated Myelopathy with High Accuracy by Samya Jezine Da Silva, Mauro Jorge Cabral-Castro, Luiz Claudio Faria, Carolina Rosadas, Maria Fernanda Lopes de Araújo, Ana Caroline Soares Dutra, Yoshihisa Yamano, Graham Taylor, Marzia Puccioni-Sohler

“…Methods: CSF samples from 75 patients with neurological disorders—33 with HAM (Group A), 19 HTLV-1-seronegative with other neuroinflammatory diseases (Group B), and 23 HTLV-1-seronegative with non-neuroinflammatory diseases (Group C)—were retrospectively evaluated. CSF examination included routine analysis, neopterin, and CXCL-10. …”
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Prediction of the Clinical Outcomes of Sigmoid Volvulus by Abdominal X-Ray: AXIS Classification System by Rei Ishibashi, Ryota Niikura, Nobuya Obana, Sho Fukuda, Mayo Tsuboi, Tomonori Aoki, Shuntaro Yoshida, Atsuo Yamada, Yoshihiro Hirata, Kazuhiko Koike

“…We developed a new predictive classification system for sigmoid volvulus based on X-ray findings. Methods. We retrospectively analyzed 66 patients diagnosed with sigmoid volvulus using the electronic medical records at the Osaki Citizen’s Hospital and the University of Tokyo Hospital from 2008–2015. …”
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Hypochloraemia and 30 day readmission rate in patients with acute decompensated heart failure by Roman Marchenko, Adam Sigal, Thomas E. Wasser, Jessica Reyer, Jared Green, Christopher Mercogliano, Muhammad Sohail Khan, Anthony A. Donato

“…Methods and results We retrospectively reviewed electronic medical records of 1504 patients who were admitted to one 700 bed US tertiary care centre with the diagnosis of ADHF between June 2013 and December 2014. …”
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Prediction of the Risk of Laparoscopy-Assisted Gastrectomy by Comparing Visceral Fat Area and Body Mass Index by Yongke Liu, Dong Guo, Zhaojian Niu, Yuliang Wang, Guanghua Fu, Yanbing Zhou, Qingkai Xue, Xinliang Jin, Zhiqi Gong

“…The remaining 116 patients were retrospectively analyzed after we excluded 17 patients who had been transferred to laparotomy. …”
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Round Window Accessibility Prediction in Cochlear Implant Surgery by Salah-eddine Youbi, Omar Oulghoul, Youssef Lakhdar, Atmane Zaroual, Mohamed Chehbouni, Othmane Benhoummad, Youssef Rochdi, Abdelaziz Raji

“…Objective is to predict round window (RW) accessibility during CI surgery using high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT). Methods: We retrospectively reviewed preoperative HRCT scans of 142 patients who underwent CI surgery via the standard posterior tympanotomy approach at our ENT Head and Neck Surgery department. …”
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Co-Occurrence of Multiple Endocrine Abnormalities Induced by the DIHS/DRESS by Mingqun Deng, Han Wu, Miao Yu, Yi Tian, Yuxiu Li, Xinhua Xiao

“…This study aimed to investigate the endocrine sequelae following DIHS/DRESS, from clinical feature to etiology. Methods. We retrospectively analyzed the patients diagnosed with DIHS/DRESS in Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) during the period of 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2017, and those who developed endocrine disorders after DIHS/DRESS were further examined. …”
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Prevalence and predictors of NTM in presumed/confirmed drug-resistant TB by E.T. Abbew, R. Laryea, F. Sorvor, Y.A. Poku, N. Lorent, D. Obiri-Yeboah, L. Lynen, L. Rigouts

“…METHODS: Sputum samples collected for DR-TB diagnosis and follow-up from 2012 to 2021 in Ghana were retrospectively analysed. Samples were subjected to sputum smear microscopy (SSM) and mycobacterial culture. …”
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Association of Metabolic Syndrome or Weather Conditions with the Severity and Prognosis of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss by Yixi Xu, Yao Zhang, Qi Yan, Chen Chen, Bin Zhu, Ying Wang

“…METHODS: 127 SSNHL patients have been divided into the MetS group and the non-MetS group, and the demographic and clinical characteristics of the 2 groups have been analyzed retrospectively. RESULTS: There were 52 (40.9%) patients in the MetS group, while there were 75 (59.1%) patients in the non-MetS group. …”
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