Diabetes and Coronary Heart Disease: A Risk Factor for the Global Epidemic by Maguy Chiha, Mario Njeim, Edgar G. Chedrawy

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Adnexal Torsion with Dystrophic Calcifications in an Adolescent: A Chronic Entity? by Pinar Solmaz Hasdemir, Fatma Eskicioglu, Gokhan Pekindil, Ali Riza Kandiloglu, Tevfik Guvenal

“…We present a case of 18-year old adolescent with symptomatic left ovarian torsion with calcifications demonstrated by pelvic MRI and ultrasonography prior to surgery. The pathologic investigation demonstrated dystrophic calcifications. …”
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Thoracomyoplasty in the Treatment of Empyema: Current Indications, Basic Principles, and Results by Petre Vlah-Horea Botianu, Alexandru Mihail Botianu

“…Although rarely indicated in our days, this kind of procedures remain in the armamentarium of modern thoracic surgery. The importance of thoracomyoplasty derives from the fact that it may be a simple and definitive solution for complicated cases of chronic empyema not amenable to standard decortication.…”
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Using omega 3 as an anti-aging treatment by Carlos Iván Zavala Naranjo

“…The available literature shows the effect and benefit of these fatty acids in the aging process, which constitute clinical therapies at the dermatological level and in areas of plastic surgery. Its use has a positive effect on the aging process in different organs, through action against oxidative stress.…”
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Access to Specialist Gastroenterology Care in Canada: The Practice Audit in Gastroenterology (PAGE) Wait Times Program by David Armstrong, Alan NG Barkun, Ying Chen, Sandra Daniels, Roger Hollingworth, Richard H Hunt, Desmond Leddin

“…BACKGROUND: Canadian wait time data are available for the treatment of cancer and heart disease, as well as for joint replacement, cataract surgery and diagnostic imaging procedures. Wait times for gastroenterology consultation and procedures have not been studied, although digestive diseases pose a greater economic burden in Canada than cancer or heart disease.…”
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An Unusual Association in an Uncommon Disease: Two Cases of Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum Associated with Pneumorrhachis by Luís Martins, Patrícia Dionísio, Susana Moreira, Alda Manique, Isabel Correia, Cristina Bárbara

“…Pneumomediastinum, the presence of free air in the mediastinum, is described as spontaneous pneumomediastinum when there is no apparent cause such as trauma, surgery, interventional procedures, or intrathoracic infections. …”
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A Rare Case of Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm Occurred in Postchemotherapy of Breast Cancer by Jiankun Tong, Sergei Aksenov, Beth M. Siegel, Lihong Wei, William H. Rodgers

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A Case of Gingival Candidiasis with Bone Destruction on Gastric Cancer Patient Receiving Cytotoxic Chemotherapy by Seungtaek Lim, Tae-jun Kil, Hye Ryun Kim, Seonhui Han, Sun Young Rha

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Acquired Lymphangioma Circumscriptum of Vulva in a Patient With Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Rare Case at a Rare Site by Ranju Pokharel, Suchana Marahatta

“…It can occur in various sites, often around neck, axilla, and groin. Post‐surgery and radiotherapy, tuberculosis, Crohn's disease are well known cause to develop acquired vulval lymphangioma. …”
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Early Use of the NMDA Receptor Antagonist Ketamine in Refractory and Superrefractory Status Epilepticus by F. A. Zeiler

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Erratum to “Generalized Peritonitis Secondary to Spontaneous Perforation of Pyometra in a 63-Year-Old Patient” by Ahmed Abu-Zaid, Osama AlOmar, Ahmed Nazer, Ayman Azzam, Zainab Abudan, Ismail A. Al-Badawi

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Castleman Disease of the Parotid Gland: A Report of a Case by Fawaz Abo-Alhassan, Fatemah Faras, Jassem Bastaki, Mutlaq K. Al-Sihan

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A Rare Clinical Case: Giant Splenic Artery Aneurysm and Its Successful Endovascular Treatment by Alptekin Yasim, Hakan Kara, Erdinc Eroglu

“…Due to high mortality and morbidity in open surgery, endovascular treatment of giant splenic artery aneurysm is a better treatment option.…”
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Gluteal Necrosis and Lumbosacral Plexopathy in a Diabetic Patient after Renal Transplantation by M. A. Asgari, N. Masoumi, H. Argani

“…This is a rare complication which is mostly reported in aneurysmal patients after bypass surgery. The gluteal necrosis is a serious complication which, as in our patient, resulted in patient’s death in most of the reported cases. …”
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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia. by José Muñiz Escarpanter, Liván Veitía Collazo

“…We presented the Good Clinical Practices Guideline for Congenital diaphragmatic hernia, approved by consensus in the 1st National Good Clinical Practices Workshop in Pediatric Surgery (Cienfuegos, Cuba, March 7 – 9, 2002).<strong><br /></strong>…”
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A Rare Complication of Abdominal Drain: Fallopian Tube Herniation Through the Drain Site by Dilek Uygur, Seval Erdinç, Hülya Dede, Ümit Taşdemir, Oktay Kaymak, Nuri Danışman

“… Prophylactic drainage of the peritoneal cavity after obstetrical and gynecological surgery is widely practiced. The idea of “when in doubt, drain” is accepted and applied clinically by many surgeons. …”
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Renal Transplantation with Kidneys Affected by Tumours by Muhammad Arslan Khurram, Aliu Oladipupo Sanni, David Rix, David Talbot

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Fabella Syndrome and Common Peroneal Neuropathy following Total Knee Arthroplasty by Connor C. Diaz, Avinesh Agarwalla, Brian Forsythe

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An Appendiceal Neoplastic Lesion: Case Report and Implications for Colonoscopic Screening and Surveillance by Hugh J Freeman, Douglas L Webber, Adam T Meneghetti

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Ultrasound Guided Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy in Mesh-Repaired Incisional Hernia by Seyed Hassan Inanloo, Mohammad Reza Nikoobakht, Hamed Akhavizadegan, Mojgan Karbakhsh

“…Demographic data, renal stones characteristics, and any complication during surgery and follow-up of patients who were treated by PNL during 2011 to 2020 and had mesh in their flank region were collected. …”
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