Functional Change in the Caudal Pontine Reticular Nucleus Induced by Age-Related Hearing Loss by Ning Zhao, Ana’am Alkharabsheh, Fei Xu, Wei Sun

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Prevalence of Temporomandibular Disorders Among Dental Students of College of Dentistry-Hawler Medical University. by Saeed Hameed Tutmayi, Twana Hoshyar Saleem, Sara Aswad Khoshnaw, Sana Khals Hamad, Sonya Nadir Saeed

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Vascular Pathology in Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Deficient Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Emphysema Patients: Case Reports by Gordon M, Gangemi AJ, Sandwith EL, Kumaran M, Kueppers F

“…Matthew Gordon,1,* Andrew J Gangemi,1,* Eric L Sandwith,2,* Maruti Kumaran,3,* Friedrich Kueppers1,* 1Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA; 2HCA Florida Heart and Lung, Fort Walton-Destin Hospital, Wright, FL, USA; 3Department of Radiology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Friedrich Kueppers, Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA, Email friedrich.kueppers@tuhs.temple.eduAbstract: Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD) is a genetic condition that results from mutations in the SERPINA1 gene, which can lead to deficient or dysfunctional Alpha 1 Antitrypsin (AAT) protein production. …”
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Efficacy of Percutaneous Image-Guided Rupture of Lumbar Facet Cysts: A Retrospective Study by Yohei Ishihara, Masutaro Morishita, Koji Kanzaki

“…Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the clinical outcomes of percutaneous rupture for LFC and elucidate whether this minimally invasive procedure could become an alternative to surgeries for cases resistant to conservative treatments. …”
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Triple Local Recurrence of Synovial Sarcoma: A Case Report by Mouli Edward, Kukuh Ali Akbar

“…Two years after the third surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy, the patient had no complaint about a lump and planned a radiograph evaluation. …”
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Ahmed Glaucoma Valves versus EX-PRESS Devices in Glaucoma Secondary to Silicone Oil Emulsification by Zhuyun Qian, Kai Xu, Xiangmei Kong, Huan Xu

“…A total of 23 eyes with late intraocular pressure (IOP) elevation secondary to SO emulsification were included in the study. Antiglaucoma surgery with implantation of AGVs or EX-PRESS devices was performed. …”
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Simulated Pain and Cervical Motion in Patients with Chronic Disorders of the Cervical Spine by Zeevi Dvir, Noga Gal-Eshel, Boaz Shamir, Evgeny Pevzner, Chava Peretz, Nachshon Knoller

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Effects of Renal Denervation on Ouabain-Induced Hypertension in Rats by Minna Tang, Jialu Hu, Wenshu Li, Ningzhi Zhang, Sisi Ning, Yan Yan, Zhaoqiang Cui

“…Forty Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into following groups (n = 10 each): control group (sham surgery plus intraperitoneal saline injection), RDN group (renal denervation (RDN) plus intraperitoneal saline injection), ouabain group (sham surgery plus intraperitoneal ouabain injection), and ouabain + RDN group (RDN plus intraperitoneal ouabain injection). …”
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Comparison of the Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide Levels in Adolescents at Three Schools Located Three Different Distances from a Large Steel Mill by Murat Acat, Yusuf Aydemir, Onur Yazıcı, Mahmut Turğut, Mustafa Çörtük, Murat Çakar, Zehra Yaşar, Sami Deniz, Erdoğan Çetinkaya

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Targeting the kynurenine pathway: another therapeutic opportunity in the metabolic crosstalk between cancer and immune cells by Irene Kang, Irene Kang, George Theodoropoulos, Medhi Wangpaichitr, Medhi Wangpaichitr, Medhi Wangpaichitr, Medhi Wangpaichitr

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Ischemic Gangrene of the Glans following Penile Prosthesis Implantation by Borja García Gómez, Javier Romero Otero, Laura Díez Sicilia, Estibaliz Jiménez Alcaide, Eduardo García-Cruz, Alfredo Rodríguez Antolín

“…We present a 53-year-old male, smoker with diabetes and hypercholesterolemia, who underwent surgery for the insertion of a penile prosthesis with 3 components to correct his erectile dysfunction and severe Peyronie's disease. …”
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Endoscopic Endonasal Dacryocystorhinostomy Combined with Canaliculus Repair for the Management of Dacryocystitis with Canalicular Obstruction by Yunhai Tu, Zhenbin Qian, Jiao Zhang, Wencan Wu, Tianlin Xiao

“…The aim of this study is to propose a simple and efficient combination surgery for the management of dacryocystitis with canalicular obstruction. …”
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Dexmedetomidine versus Magnesium Sulfate as Adjunct during Anesthesia for Laparoscopic Colectomy by Pierre Zarif, Ahmed Abdelaal Ahmed Mahmoud, Mohamed Mohamed Abdelhaq, Hany M. S. Mikhail, Ahmed Farag

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Association of XRCC3, XRCC4, BAX, and BCL-2 Polymorphisms with the Risk of Breast Cancer by Emre Ozoran, Fadime Didem Can Trabulus, Duygu Erhan, Bahadir Batar, Mehmet Guven

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Direct Spinal Ventral Root Repair following Avulsion: Effectiveness of a New Heterologous Fibrin Sealant on Motoneuron Survival and Regeneration by Mateus Vidigal de Castro, Roberta Barbizan, Rui Seabra Ferreira, Benedito Barraviera, Alexandre Leite Rodrigues de Oliveira

“…Sciatic nerves were processed to investigate Schwann cell activity by p75NTR expression (4 weeks after surgery) and to count myelinated axons and morphometric evaluation (12 weeks after surgery). …”
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Functional Outcome of Osteosynthesis with PHILOS in Elderly Patients: Experience at Tertiary Care Centre by Narendra Singh Kushwaha, Sushil Kumar Saini, Ashutosh Verma, Ravindra Mohan, Atul Kumar Saroj, Arpit Singh, M. C. Prajwal

“…Methodology: Patients who fulfilled the selection criteria were informed about the study and were then enrolled. Following the surgery, patients were followed up regularly at six weeks, three months, and six months. …”
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Tumor Budding, uPA, and PAI-1 in Colorectal Cancer: Update of a Prospective Study by Bruno Märkl, Jochen Hardt, Simon Franz, Tina Schaller, Gerhard Schenkirsch, Bernadette Kriening, Reinhard Hoffmann, Stefan Rüth

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Metastatic Cerebellar Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor with Obstructive Hydrocephalus Arising from the Small Intestine: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Kunitomo Sato, Toshihide Tanaka, Naoki Kato, Takuya Ishii, Toru Terao, Yuichi Murayama

“…Following abdominal surgery, left hemiparesis and consciousness disturbance were noted. …”
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Perception and Attitude of Emergency Room Resident Physicians toward Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Outbreak by Mohammed Al Ghobain, Turki Aldrees, Abdullah Alenezi, Saleh Alqaryan, Dana Aldabeeb, Najed Alotaibi, Abdulrahman Aldhabib, Shaker Alghalibi, Sami Alharethy

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ALDH1A3–Linc00284 Axis Mediates the Invasion of Colorectal Cancer by Targeting TGFβ Signaling via Sponging miR-361-5p by Chunlin Ke, Minmin Shen, Peirong Wang, Zhihua Chen, Suyong Lin, Feng Dong

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