Quality improvement exercises in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) services: A scoping review. by Katie Ridsdale, Kajal Khurana, Azizat Temidayo Taslim, Jessica K Robinson, Faith Solanke, Wei Shao Tung, Elena Sheldon, Daniel Hind, Alan J Lobo

“…Studies principally focused on areas covered by the IBD standards 'ongoing care' and 'the IBD service', with less focus on standards 'pre-diagnosis', 'newly diagnosed', 'flare management', 'surgery' or 'inpatient care'.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Good quality evidence exists on approaches to improve the quality of a narrow range of IBD service functions, but there are many topic areas with little or no published quality improvement initiatives. …”
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Gossypiboma secondary to ovariohysterectomy in a dog by Fabiano da Silva Flores, Carolina Cauduro da Rosa, Graciane Aiello, Anna Vitória Hörbe, Glaucia Denise Kommers, Luís Felipe Dutra Corrêa

“…Gossypiboma is defined as a forgotten textile material after surgery and is considered rare in veterinary medicine because most cases go unreported. …”
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Correlation between fungus ball of maxillary sinus and previous root canal therapy. Case report and narrative literature review by Francesca Romana Federici, Giacomo D’Angeli, Gianluca Pingitore, Alessio Riccardi, Valentina Vannini, Alessandro Corsi, Mara Riminucci, Giovanni D’Erme

“…This case report describes the diagnosis and treatment of a recurrent maxillary FB in a 58-year-old patient, managed through Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS) combined with an intraoral approach. …”
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Genomic landscape and comparative analysis of tissue and liquid-based NGS in Taiwanese anaplastic thyroid carcinoma by Chun-Nan Yeh, Shu-Fu Lin, Chia-Ling Wu, Miaw-Jene Liou, I-Wen Chen, Chiao-Ping Chen, Ching-Fu Chang, Qi‑An Wang, Chiao-En Wu

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Parents’ awareness towards preventive and interceptive orthodontic treatment by Samah Alfuriji, Adeem Alofi, Maram Albalawi, Ghaida Alnaqa, Kwlood Alrufayyiq, Maha Alharbi, Dania Aljeaid, Shug Albarrak

“…Ninety seven percent of participating parents expressed high acceptance of early orthodontic intervention, mostly to avoid more complicated treatment or surgery. However, a few parents refused early treatment, mainly because they preferred to wait until the eruption of all permanent teeth. …”
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Embedded Ileal Fish Bone Removed via Deep Enteroscopy in a Patient with Abdominal Pain and Hematochezia: A Case Report by Hsin-Yang Chen, Chao-Feng Chang, Tien-Yu Huang, I-Hsuan Huang

“…This case highlights that foreign bodies in the small intestine can be a cause of hematochezia and emphasizes the growing importance of deep enteroscopy techniques in detecting and retrieving these foreign objects, thereby reducing the need for surgery.…”
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Bell’s Palsy: A Prospective Study by Ahmed Hassan Kamil Mustafa, Ahmed Mohammed Suleiman

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Trends in spinal implant utilization and pricing by Gabrielle Lucia Dykhouse, Rachel A. Bratescu, Osama N. Kashlan, McGrath Lynn Jr., Roger Härtl, Galal A. Elsayed

“…Introduction: The escalation of United States (U.S.) spine surgery volume has been accompanied by considerable advancements in our understanding of spine physiology and technology. …”
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Oral Manifestations Associated with COVID-19 Infection: A Cross-Sectional Study of Recovered Iraqi Patients by Mohanad Jameel Najm Al-Magsoosi, Oras Kadhim Baqer Al-Asadi, Nibrass Talib Al-Quraine, Suha Mohammad Sami, Julfikar Haider

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Real-Time Ultrasound-Guided Spinal Anaesthesia: A Prospective Observational Study of a New Approach by P. H. Conroy, C. Luyet, C. J. McCartney, P. G. McHardy

“…To assess the feasibility of performing spinal anaesthesia under real-time ultrasound guidance in routine clinical practice we conducted a single center prospective observational study among patients undergoing lower limb orthopaedic surgery. A spinal needle was inserted unassisted within the ultrasound transducer imaging plane using a paramedian approach (i.e., the operator held the transducer in one hand and the spinal needle in the other). …”
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Bone Marrow-Derived, Neural-Like Cells Have the Characteristics of Neurons to Protect the Peripheral Nerve in Microenvironment by Shi-lei Guo, Zhi-ying Zhang, Yan Xu, Yun-xia Zhi, Chang-jie Han, Yu-hao Zhou, Fang Liu, Hai-yan Lin, Chuan-sen Zhang

“…The CMAP amplitude appeared during the 5th week following surgery, at which time morphological characteristics of myelinated nerve fiber formation were observed. …”
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Clinical Outcomes of Mandibular Angle Fractures Treated by Single-Versus Double Miniplates by Mustafa Rasul Muhammed

“…The patients were evaluated for duration of surgery, post operative infection, wound healing, neurosensory disturbance, occlusion, malunion, and hardware failure. …”
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The Pathogenesis of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Interplay between Diet, Gut Microbiota, and Genetic Background by Jinsheng Yu, Sharon Marsh, Junbo Hu, Wenke Feng, Chaodong Wu

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A Reduction in ADAM17 Expression Is Involved in the Protective Effect of the PPAR-α Activator Fenofibrate on Pressure Overload-Induced Cardiac Hypertrophy by Si-Yu Zeng, Hui-Qin Lu, Qiu-Jiang Yan, Jian Zou

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Concurrent Malignant Solitary Fibrous Tumor Arising from the Omentum and Grade 3 Endometrial Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma of the Uterus with p53 Immunoreactivity by Naoya Harada, Ichiro Nobuhara, Noriko Haruta, Yumi Higashiura, Hideki Watanabe, Sumire Ohno

“…Adjuvant chemotherapy was administered for the uterine corpus cancer and the patient remains healthy 48 months after the surgery. These tumors may have become malignant due to the presence of p53 mutations.…”
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Whole Blood Metabolomic Profiling of Mice with Tacrolimus-Induced Chronic Nephrotoxicity: NAD⁺ Depletion with Salvage Pathway Impairment by Sho Nishida, Tamaki Ishima, Daiki Iwami, Ryozo Nagai, Kenichi Aizawa

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Short-Term Efficacy of High-Intensity Laser Therapy in Alleviating Pain in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Single-Blind Randomised Controlled Trial by Punpetch Siriratna, Chompoonuch Ratanasutiranont, Thongsuk Manissorn, Nonthalee Santiniyom, Waree Chira-Adisai

“…This could be advantageous, particularly for individuals who are at high risk of surgery due to multiple comorbidities or older people. …”
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Comparison of the Effectiveness of Three Methods of Recanalization in a Model of the Middle Cerebral Artery: Thrombus Aspiration via a 4F Catheter, Thrombus Aspiration via the GP T... by Christopher Tennuci, Gillian Pearce, Julian Wong, Sanjeev Nayak, Tom Jones, Frank Lally, Christine Roffe

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Recent advances in the management of knee osteoarthritis: a narrative review by Viktor Shtroblia, Pavlo Petakh, Iryna Kamyshna, Iryna Halabitska, Oleksandr Kamyshnyi

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Optimal Design of Intracranial Hematoma Puncture Drainage Tube Based on Adaptive Bifurcation Algorithm by Jincai Chang, Liyan Jia, Fei Yu, Xinghui Hao, Ze Lu, Zhuoyang Li

“…Finally, connect the main tube and the subtube, design an adaptive bifurcation drainage tube model, and apply it to intracranial hematoma puncture and drainage surgery. The algorithm can accurately determine the puncture point, puncture path, number, and location of subdrainage tubes according to the geometric characteristics of hematoma, achieve a uniform and accurate dose adjustment and drainage of intracranial hematoma, and accelerate the dissolution and drainage speed. …”
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