Neuroanatomical Alterations in Patients with Early Stage of Unilateral Pulsatile Tinnitus: A Voxel-Based Morphometry Study by Yawen Liu, Han Lv, Pengfei Zhao, Zhaohui Liu, Wenjing Chen, Shusheng Gong, Zhenchang Wang, Jian-Ming Zhu

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A thermo-magnetohydrodynamic particle-fluid suspension moves peristaltically through a porous medium by N.M. Hafez, A.M. Abd-Alla, S.R. Mahmoud

“…In addition to managing blood flow during surgery by adjusting magnetic field intensity, the current study has biomechanical implications for cancer therapy, medication administration, and chyme motility regulation in the gastrointestinal tract.…”
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Supplementation with Alpha-Tocopherol and Ascorbic Acid to Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease’s Statin Therapy in Men by Nikola Hadzi-Petrushev, Katerina Dimovska, Nikola Jankulovski, Dine Mitrov, Mitko Mladenov

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Langerhans Cells, T Cells, and B Cells in Oral Lichen Planus and Oral Leukoplakia by Amal Dafar, Angelica Siarov, Yasaman Mostaghimi, Jairo Robledo-Sierra, Shahin De Lara, Daniel Giglio, Göran Kjeller, Paulo Henrique Braz-Silva, Jenny Öhman, Bengt Hasséus

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Comparison of External Ureteral Catheter and Double-J stent as Drainage Methods for Tubeless Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Clarissa Tania, Edwin Tobing, Christiano Tansol

“…There were no significant differences between EUC and DJ-stent in terms of postoperative fever (p = 0.92), urine leakage (p = 0.21), perinephric collection (p = 0.85), haemoglobin drop (p = 0.06), transfusion rate (p = 0.27), VAS score (p = 0.67), analgesic requirements (p = 0.59), stone-free rate (p = 0.14), duration of surgery (p = 0.10), and duration of hospitalization (p = 0.50). …”
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Paving the Way for Integrated Advanced Heart Failure and Adult Congenital Heart Disease Training by William H. Marshall V., MD, Ryan D. Byrne, MD, Andrew Civitello, MD, William J. Dreyer, MD, Peter R. Ermis, MD, Brent C. Lampert, DO, Lauren T. Lastinger, MD, Deipanjan Nandi, MD, Joseph A. Spinner, MD, Curt J. Daniels, MD

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Urethral Prolapse Case Report: Surgical and Social Considerations in Senegal by Mohamed Jalloh, Jennifer Heibig, Oumar Gaye, William Ghaul, Gabrielle Yankelevich, Medina Ndoye, Mouhamadou Moustapha Mbodji, Ayun Cassell, Lamine Niang, Serigne Magueye Gueye

“…Urethral prolapse is a rare condition which can be managed successfully by surgery. Plain Language Summary. This case report on pediatric urethral prolapse showcases the different presentations and modalities of treatment, as the literature does not show that a specific treatment is always undertaken. …”
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Multiple Factors Related to the Secretion of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 by XingChun Wang, Huan Liu, Jiaqi Chen, Yan Li, Shen Qu

“…Some drugs also have influence on GLP-1 secretion. Bariatric surgery may improve metabolism through the action on GLP-1 levels. …”
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Impact of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy on Thrombomodulin Concentration and Early Markers of Atherosclerosis by Hasan Elkan, Mehmet Memduh Baş, Berna Kaya

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Human Placental Mesenchymal Stem Cells for the Treatment of ARDS in Rat by Zurab Kakabadze, Nicholas Kipshidze, Teona Paresishvili, Nodar Kipshidze, Zurab Vadachkoria, David Chakhunashvili

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The Emerging Role of miRNAs and Their Clinical Implication in Biliary Tract Cancer by Nina Nayara Ferreira Martins, Kelly Cristina da Silva Oliveira, Amanda Braga Bona, Marília de Arruda Cardoso Smith, Geraldo Ishak, Paulo Pimentel Assumpção, Rommel Rodríguez Burbano, Danielle Queiroz Calcagno

“…Nevertheless, numerous patients experience recurrence even after radical surgery. This scenario drives the research to identify biliary tract cancer biomarkers despite the limited progress that has been made. …”
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MRI Guided Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy for Moderate-to-Severe Tremor in Parkinson’s Disease by Ilana Schlesinger, Ayelet Eran, Alon Sinai, Ilana Erikh, Maria Nassar, Dorith Goldsher, Menashe Zaaroor

“…Seven PD patients, mean age 59.4 ± 9.8 years (range, 46–74) with a mean disease duration of 5.4 ± 2.8 years (range, 2–10) suffering from severe refractory tremor, underwent ventral intermediate nucleus thalamotomy using MRI guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS), an innovative technology that enables noninvasive surgery. Results. Tremor stopped in the contralateral upper extremity in all patients immediately following treatment. …”
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Penilaian Tingkat Keberhasilan Perawatan Ortodontik dengan Piranti Lepasan Berdasarkan Indeks PAR di RSGM Universitas Baiturrahmah Tahun 2012-2017 by Cantika Aldira, Kornialia Kornialia, Andriansyah Andriansyah

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Pitfalls and Challenges in the Interpretation of Rectal Cancer Magnetic Resonance Imaging by Abdul Haseeb Wani, Naseer A. Choh, Humairah M. Syed, Waris A. Mir, Rauf A. Wani, Irfan Robbani, Tahleel A. Shera

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Evaluation of the cortication ratio and visibility of mandibular canal and mandibular incisive canal in patients with mandibular cortical index type 1 on cone-beam computed tomogra... by Roghieh Bardal, Ahad Alizadeh, Vahid Nouri, Mohammad Salehi

“…Background: Mandibular canal visibility (MCV) is important to determine the relative position of the mandibular canal (MC) before any invasive surgery. It depends on the cortication ratio (CR) of the canal’s superior border. …”
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Orthodontic Treatment of Ankylosed Maxillary Incisor through Osteogenic Distraction and Simplified Biomechanics by Daniel Gheur Tocolini, Priscila de Oliveira Silva, Iduilton Grabowski, Julia Carelli, Nathaly Dias Morais, Gisele Maria Correr, Francielle Topolski, Alexandre Moro

“…Treatment involved the use of the ankylosed tooth as anchorage for the distalization of the right upper segment to correct the Class II malocclusion and to create space prior to surgery. After one week of surgical osteotomy, traction of the tooth and bone segment was initiated with the use of intermaxillary elastics. …”
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Searching for Biomarkers in Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy: Amphiregulin and Progranulin by Burak BILGIN, Mete GULER, Hulya CICEK, Selma URFALIOGLU, Gokhan KOKUSARI, Bedia MARANGOZOGLU SAHIN

“…Vitreous humor samples were collected from all patients at the time of pars plana vitrectomy surgery immediately before the surgical procedure. …”
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Peak Serum AST Is a Better Predictor of Acute Liver Graft Injury after Liver Transplantation When Adjusted for Donor/Recipient BSA Size Mismatch (ASTi) by Kyota Fukazawa, Seigo Nishida, Ernesto A. Pretto

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Factors Affecting the Survival of Patients with Oligometastatic Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Meta-Analysis by Yu Shi, Jianxin Yang, Ninghua Yao, Minghai Shao, Wenxiu Ding, Wanrong Jiang, Xinchen Sun

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Predictors of infliximab efficacy in patients with severe attack of ulcerative colitis by A. O. Golovenko, I. L. Khalif, O. V. Golovenko, V. V. Veselov

“…In groups of the patients, who undergone surgery and those, who avoided resection of the large intestine, various clinical, laboratory and endoscopic parameters were compared. …”
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