Prognostic value of systemic immune-inflammation index in patients with small-cell lung cancer treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors by Yusuke Hamakawa, Ayumi Hirahara, Akiko Hayashi, Kota Ito, Hiroyuki Shinohara, Aya Shiba, Yuko Higashi, Masaharu Aga, Kazuhito Miyazaki, Yuri Taniguchi, Yuki Misumi, Yoko Agemi, Yukiko Nakamura, Tsuneo Shimokawa, Hiroaki Okamoto

“…Methods Of 62 patients with SCLC who received chemoimmunotherapy at our institution between September 2019 and July 2024, we retrospectively analyzed 36 patients who subsequently received ICI maintenance therapy following the initial chemoimmunotherapy treatment. …”
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Clinical and bacteriological characteristics of Corynebacterium keratitis by Hidenori Inoue, Koji Toriyama, Shinobu Murakami, Hitoshi Miyamoto, Wakako Ikegawa, Yuki Takezawa, Yuri Sakane, Yuko Hara, Atsushi Shiraishi

“…This study investigated the clinical characteristics of Corynebacterium keratitis. Methods We retrospectively reviewed cases of bacterial keratitis in which Corynebacterium species were solely isolated from corneal scraping cultures collected at Ehime University Hospital between January 2010 and February 2024. …”
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Nurse management of minor problems in primary care emergencies: a non-randomized controlled trial by Jordi Estarlich-Corominas, Neus Soler-Abril, Anna Casanellas-Chuecos, Sara Becerra-Corzo, Andrea Sofia Bianco, Pere Torán-Monserrat, Rosa García-Sierra

“…Trial registration The protocol for the current study was registered at Clinicaltrials.gov, with identification NCT06298240, retrospectively registered February 29, 2024.…”
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Clinical efficacy of cytoreductive radical prostatectomy in the treatment of oligometastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer by Feng Qi, Yihang Xu, Zicheng Xu, Qing Zou

“…Methods The basic characteristics, treatment strategies and long-term follow-up of 181 patients with omHSPC were retrospectively analyzed. All patients were divided into cytoreductive surgery group and no local therapy group according to the administration of cytoreductive surgery before progression to metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). …”
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Trabecular Bone Remodeling after Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Indirect Findings for Stress Transmission between Vertebrae after Spinal Fusion Surgery by Naoki Segi, Hiroaki Nakashima, Sadayuki Ito, Jun Ouchida, Ryotaro Oishi, Ippei Yamauchi, Yuichi Miyairi, Yoshinori Morita, Mikito Tsushima, Hiroyuki Tomita, Kazuaki Morishita, Kazuma Ohshima, Tokumi Kanemura, Shiro Imagama

“…Methods: A total of 53 cases who underwent one- or two-level LLIF with polyether ether ketone cage and posterior spinal fixation/fusion (PSF) were retrospectively included in this study. TBR, vertebral endplate cyst (VEC), facet union, and pseudarthrosis were investigated on computed tomography (CT) images at 3 months, 1 year, and 2 years postoperatively. …”
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High Serum Alkaline Phosphatase Flare after First-Line Androgen Deprivation Therapy Predicts Poor Prognosis in Metastatic Prostate Cancer Patients Treated with Second-Generation An... by Satoko Kojima, Hiroshi Masuda, Takahito Suyama, Kyokushin Hou, Kousuke Mikami, Kazuhiro Araki, Yukio Naya

“…One hundred and nineteen patients diagnosed with metastatic PCa between 2008 and 2017 were retrospectively studied. The ALP flare ratio was calculated as the ratio of ALP levels 1 month after beginning ADT to ALP levels at diagnosis. …”
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Revision Surgery for Idiopathic Macular Hole after Failed Primary Vitrectomy by Alexandre Lachance, Eunice You, Jérôme Garneau, Serge Bourgault, Mathieu Caissie, Éric Tourville, Ali Dirani

“…The clinical and anatomical features of patients with unclosed MH after primary surgery were retrospectively collected. Our primary outcome was MH nonclosure rate after revision surgery. …”
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Efficacy of a new treatment algorithm for capsulitis of the fingers in rock climbers by Volker Rainer Schöffl, Volker Rainer Schöffl, Volker Rainer Schöffl, Volker Rainer Schöffl, Volker Rainer Schöffl, Christoph Lutter, Christoph Lutter, Hans-Christoph Lang, Mario Perl, Othmar Moser, Michael Simon

“…BackgroundAlthough finger joint capsulitis has been described among the most frequent injuries in climbers, no clinical studies on treatment strategies and outcomes are available.Study designProspective case series study.MethodsBetween 2015 and 2018 we prospectively treated 50 patients (38 male, 12 female) with a total number of 69 independent finger joint capsulitis according to a clinic specific treatment regimen and evaluated the outcome retrospectively. Therapy consisted of either conservative management, steroid injections, radiosynoviorthesis or a combination depending on the treatment regimen, prior therapy and timeline of symptoms. …”
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The characteristics of dermatology inpatients seen at the quaternary Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital in Durban, South Africa, over a 5-year period – 2015 - 2020 by L Mthembu, J T Masuka, K Duze, A Mosam

“…To describe the clinical spectrum and characteristics of inpatient dermatology diseases managed at a quaternary South African (SA) hospital. Methods. We retrospectively reviewed and analysed electronic records of all dermatology inpatients managed by dermatologists from 2015 to 2020 at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital (IALCH) in Durban, South Africa. …”
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Late-onset first epileptic seizure and cerebral small vessel disease: role of juxtacortical white matter lesions by Adrian Nasca, Adrian Nasca, Leo Sokolovič, Leo Sokolovič, Oliver Koprda, Patrick Haage, Patrick Haage, Thorsten Schmidt, Juraj Kukolja, Juraj Kukolja

“…We aimed to further investigate the impact of white matter lesion (WML) burden and distribution pattern on LOFES.MethodsWe retrospectively compared structural MRI of LOFES patients (n = 39) aged 60 years or older to controls with a transient ischemic attack (TIA, n = 38) and to patient controls (n = 35). …”
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Decompressive craniectomy in subarachnoid hemorrhage compared to other etiologies: An institutional experience of 11 years by Emilia K. Pesonen, Aleksi Lammi, Cheng Qian, Mikael Von und Zu Fraunberg, Tommi K. Korhonen, Sami Tetri

“…Materials and methods: All DC procedures performed in the Oulu University Hospital between January 2009 and December 2019 were retrospectively identified. Mortality and functional outcomes were assessed during a median follow-up of 20.7 months. …”
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Multidisciplinary Approach to Perihilar and Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: A Single-Center Experience by Adnan Gundogdu, Taha Anil Kodalak, Hakan Kucukaslan, Serdar Topaloglu, Ummuhan Turali, Sukru Oguz, Davut Dohman, Hasan Dinc, Feyyaz Ozdemir, Mehmet Arslan, Umit Cobanoglu, Erdem Karabulut, Adnan Calik, Mehmet Halil Ozturk

“…Material and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed data of 117 patients who were diagnosed with PHCC or IHCC between January 2007 and September 2023. …”
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Magnetic resonance imaging-based deep learning for predicting subtypes of glioma by Zhen Yang, Zhen Yang, Peng Zhang, Yi Ding, Liyi Deng, Tong Zhang, Yong Liu

“…PurposeTo explore the value of deep learning based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the classification of glioma subtypes.MethodsThis study retrospectively included 747 adult patients with surgically pathologically confirmed gliomas from a public database and 64 patients from our hospital. …”
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Intestinal flora composition and fecal metabolic phenotype in elderly patients with sleep disorders combined with type 2 diabetes by Zhuohao Yin, Huaze Xie, Fuyuan Liu, Xue Kong, Wei Chen, Yangfan Gong, Wei Ge

“…Methods All hospitalized patients with sleep disorders aged ≥65 years between June and November 2023 were retrospectively analyzed, and they were divided into a sleep disorder group (n = 134) and a control group (n = 109). …”
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Utility of Free Fibula Flap With an Extended Banana-shaped Skin Paddle for Oro-mandibular Reconstructions by Atsumori Hamahata, MD, PhD, Hisato Konoeda, MD, PhD, Satoshi Shirakura, MD, PhD, Kazuhiro Yagihara, MD, PhD, Hiroyuki Sakurai, MD, PhD

“…Their primary disease, defect sites, flaps, bone size, and postoperative complications were analyzed retrospectively. The blood flow of the flap was examined using intraoperative indocyanine green imaging. …”
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Radiological Staging of Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathy: Comparison of T1 Mapping with Conventional MRI by Lu Chen, Wen Chen, Huan-Huan Chen, Qian Wu, Xiao-Quan Xu, Hao Hu, Fei-Yun Wu

“…Forty TAO patients were retrospectively enrolled. “Hot spot” and “cold spot” T1 relaxation times (T1RTHS and T1RTCS) of EOMs, as well as conventionally applied highest signal intensity ratio (SIR) of EOMs, were measured and compared between active and inactive groups. …”
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Characteristics of NAFLD Based on Hypopituitarism by Kazuhisa Kodama, Atsuhiro Ichihara, Yasufumi Seki, Yuichi Ikarashi, Takaomi Sagawa, Tomomi Kogiso, Maiko Taniai, Katsutoshi Tokushige

“…Hypopituitarism and hypothalamic disorders, which induce central obesity and appetite disorder, are associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). We retrospectively analyzed the clinical features of NAFLD patients with hypopituitarism. …”
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Serum glutathione peroxidase-3 concentration at diagnosis as a biomarker for assessing disease activity and damage of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis at d... by Jihye Chung, Jang Woo Ha, Yong-Beom Park, Yong-Beom Park, Sang-Won Lee, Sang-Won Lee

“…Medical records were retrospectively reviewed and serum GPX-3 concentration was measured using serum samples collected and stored at diagnosis. …”
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Real-world Data of Antithrombotic Therapy in Neuroendovascular Therapy: Analysis of JR-NET 4 by Nozomi SASAKI, Yukiko ENOMOTO, Hiroshi YAMAGAMI, Koji IIHARA, Akira ISHII, Hirotoshi IMAMURA, Nobuyuki SAKAI, Chiaki SAKAI, Tetsu SATOW, Yuji MATSUMARU, Shinichi YOSHIMURA

“…As the number of neuroendovascular therapies in Japan increases, the current trends in periprocedural antithrombotic therapy must be understood. We retrospectively analyzed data on periprocedural antithrombotic therapy in the Japanese Registry of Neuroendovascular Therapy (JR-NET) 4, a nationwide survey carried out in Japan between January 2015 and December 2019. …”
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Clinical characteristics of patients with the hardware failure after surgical stabilization of rib fractures in Korea: a case series by Na Hyeon Lee, Sun Hyun Kim, Seon Hee Kim, Dong Yeon Ryu, Sang Bong Lee, Chan Ik Park, Hohyun Kim, Gil Hwan Kim, Youngwoong Kim, Hyun Min Cho

“…We aimed to evaluate the clinical characteristics of patients with HF after SSRF and further investigate the related factors. Methods We retrospectively reviewed the electronic medical records of patients who underwent SSRF for multiple rib fractures at a level I trauma center in Korea between January 2014 and January 2021. …”
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