Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis: A Rare Presentation of Primary Epstein-Barr Virus Infection in Adults—Case Report and Review of the Literature by Zuhal Yesilbag, Asli Karadeniz, Fatih Oner Kaya

“…Only one patient underwent surgery and all other patients recovered with conservative therapy. …”
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Les bandages herniaires modernes : apports d’un nouvel exemple provenant du cimetière paroissial de Gradignan (Gironde) by Camille Bouffiès, Hélène Réveillas, Alejandra Balboa-Pont

“…However, historical, iconographical and archaeological sources show that from Antiquity until the 17th century, hernias were treated by the use of trusses to keep the protruding tissue in place, although this was often ineffective, or by empirical surgery that generally led to the death of the subject. …”
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Pharmaceutical approaches for COVID-19: An update on current therapeutic opportunities by Fan Sijia, Wang Hongling, Wu Dean, Liu Lu

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Aneurysms of the P2P Segment of Posterior Cerebral Artery: Case Report and Surgical Steps by Paulo Aguiar, Luana Gatto, Maick Neves, Carlos Martins, Fabio Nakasone, Gustavo Isolan

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Establishing Concurrent Validity of the Role Checklist Version 2 with the OCAIRS in Measurement of Participation: A Pilot Study by Patricia J. Scott, Danielle Cacich, Morgan Fulk, Karen Michel, Katie Whiffen

“…In response to the need for an efficient measure of desired role participation, this study establishes concurrent validity of the 10–15-minute Role Checklist Version 2 (RCV2: QP) with the 50 minute Occupational Circumstances Assessment And Rating Scale (OCAIRS) in measuring occupational participation in individuals recovering from surgery following liver transplantation. 20 subjects (mean age of 55 and a mean time-since-transplant of 5.2 months) completed both instruments. …”
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Common Symptoms from an Uncommon Infection: Gastrointestinal Anisakiasis by Yuto Shimamura, Niroshan Muwanwella, Sujievvan Chandran, Gabor Kandel, Norman Marcon

“…This disease may mimic other diseases and lead to unnecessary surgery. This emphasizes the importance of suspecting gastrointestinal anisakiasis by history taking and by other diagnostic modalities.…”
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Sinonasal Melioidosis in a Returned Traveller Presenting with Nasal Cellulitis and Sinusitis by Rebecca Sin Mei Lim, Sam Flatman, Markus C. Dahm

“…The patient underwent incision and drainage and endoscopic sinus surgery. Blood cultures and swabs were positive for a gram-negative bacillus, Burkholderia pseudomallei. …”
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Canadian Hepatitis C Look-Back Investigation to Detect Transmission from an Infected General Surgeon by Meenakshi Dawar, Tammy L Stuart, Lamont E Sweet, Anne M Neatby, Lewis P Abbott, Anton P Andonov, Tom Wong, Robert Gervais, Rob Stirling

“…HCV transmission during surgery, alhough rare, has been documented. A phased look-back HCV screening program was conducted to detect HCV transmission from this surgeon to patients who underwent the highest-risk procedures in the three years before his positive test.…”
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Can Chronic Nitric Oxide Inhibition Improve Liver and Renal Dysfunction in Bile Duct Ligated Rats? by Mona Fouad Mahmoud, Sara Zakaria, Ahmed Fahmy

“…Two inhibitors of NO synthesis (inducible NO synthase (iNOS) inhibitor, aminoguanidine (AG), and nonselective NOS inhibitor, L-nitroarginine methyl ester (L-NAME)) were administered for 6 weeks to bile duct ligated (BDL) rats 3 days after surgery. The present study showed that BDL was associated with liver injury and renal impairment. …”
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Physical Therapists in Primary Care Are Interested in High Quality Evidence Regarding Efficacy of Therapeutic Ultrasound for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Provincial Survey by Norma J. MacIntyre, Jason W. Busse, Mohit Bhandari

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Periocular Myxoma in a Child by Dolores Ríos y Valles-Valles, Ana María Vera-Torres, Héctor A. Rodríguez-Martínez, Abelardo A. Rodríguez-Reyes

“…Because of the infiltrative nature of these tumors, a wide surgery is required to achieve clear resection margins and avoid recurrence.…”
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The study on the relationship of abomasal displacement and fatty liver syndrom in dairy cows by Veysi Aslan, Mahmut Ok, Murat Boydak, İsmail Şen, Fatih M Birdane, Fahrettin Alkan

“…Blood and liver biopsy samples were taken from healthy cows and cows with abomasal displacement. Surgery was performed on cows with abomasal displacement and 9 ol 12 cows with abomasal displacement was recovered, but 3 of them was not healed. …”
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Surgical Excision of Benign Papillomas Diagnosed with Core Biopsy: A Community Hospital Approach by Eka Rozentsvayg, Kristen Carver, Sunita Borkar, Melvy Mathew, Sean Enis, Paul Friedman

“…Cancer (ductal carcinoma in situ and invasive ductal carcinoma) was diagnosed in five (7%) patients. Surgery revealed high-risk lesions in 8 (12%) patients, including atypical ductal hyperplasia, atypical lobular hyperplasia, and lobular carcinoma in situ. …”
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The Tunnelled Atrial Catheter: A Promising Solution for Vascular Capital Depletion in Dialysis despite Associated Thrombi by Meriam Hajji, Salah Saied, Ikram Mami, Yassine Khadhar, Tasnim Ben Ayed, Imen Gorsane, Fethi Ben Hamida, Jalel Ziadi, Mohamed Karim Zouaghi, Ezzeddine Abderrahim

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The Effect of Time-Restricted Eating on Insulin Levels and Insulin Sensitivity in Patients with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: A Systematic Review by R. Floyd, R. Gryson, D. Mockler, J. Gibney, S. N. Duggan, L. A. Behan

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Quantitative Fluorescence Determination of Long-Fragment DNA in Stool as a Marker for the Early Detection of Colorectal Cancer by Daniele Calistri, Claudia Rengucci, Chiara Molinari, Enrico Ricci, Elena Cavargini, Emanuela Scarpi, Gian Luigi Milandri, Carla Fabbri, Alberto Ravaioli, Antonio Russo, Dino Amadori, Rosella Silvestrini

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Embedded Pork Bone Causing Esophageal Perforation and an Esophagus-Innominate Artery Fistula by Andrew C. Berry, Peter V. Draganov, Brijesh B. Patel, Danny Avalos, Warren L. Reuther, Avinash Ravilla, Bruce B. Berry, Michael J. Monzel

“…Initial imaging was unremarkable; however, subsequent imaging and esophagogastroduodenoscopy two weeks later revealed an embedded pork bone. Surgery was performed to remove the bone and fix the subsequent esophageal perforation and esophagus-innominate artery fistula. …”
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The Use of 99mTc-Methoxy-isobutyl-isonitrile (sestaMIBI) Uptake on Scintigraphy (99m-STS) in Amiodarone-Induced Thyrotoxicosis: Case Series and Review of the Literature by Ghada Elshimy, Mahmoud Alsayed, Jerome Targovnik, Gamal Sidarous, Kresimira M. Milas

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Assessing Knowledge and Attitude of Dental Patients regarding the Use of Dental Implants: A Survey-Based Research by Abdulrahman Alajlan, Aryaf Alhoumaidan, Abeer Ettesh, Mazen Doumani

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Double Outlet Right Ventricle: A Rare Finding in a 15‐Month‐Old Female With Failure to Thrive by Bernadette Pedun, Ivaan Pitua, Felix Bongomin, Samuel Bugeza, Rita Nassanga Luzinda

“…Initial imaging revealed cardiomegaly and lung infiltrates; echocardiography and computed tomography angiography confirmed additional intracardiac defects of double superior vena cavae, a hypoplastic aortic arch, hypertrophic right ventricular wall, and a patent ductus arteriosus. Corrective surgery was delayed due to respiratory complications. …”
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