Comparison of Mean Platelet Volume (MPV) in Patients with Psoriasis and Healthy Individuals by Komal Shehzade, Saulat Zahra, Rabia Ishfaq, Kayinat Samreen, Maria Khalid, Fahad Usman

“…Exclusion criteria included recent surgery, obesity (BMI > 30), and cardiovascular disease. …”
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Renal Transplantation with Simultaneous Aortoiliac Reconstruction Using a Polytetrafluoroethylene Vascular Graft for Severe Atherosclerosis by Go Anan, Koji Nanmoku, Masaki Shimbo, Masahiko Nagahama, Takaaki Kimura, Yasunaru Sakuma, Fumiyasu Endo, Yasuhiro Komatsu, Kazunori Hattori, Takashi Yagisawa

“…Although our case was rare, it emphasizes the need for transplant surgeons to gain surgical skills for vascular surgery using vascular grafts.…”
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Functional Outcomes After Total Knee Arthroplasty: Comparing Knee Society and Osteoarthritis Outcome Scores by Shahzaib Riaz Baloch, Syed Ata Ur Rahman, Mohammad Sohail Rafi, Eamaan Abid, Zardana Riaz

“…However, the changes were not as visible when compared to 12 months. 89% of the individuals responded satisfactorily one year following TKA, expressing their delight with the outcomes of the surgery. Conclusion: KSS and KOOS have both proven useful tools for computing functional outcomes after TKA. …”
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Chat GPT 4o vs residents: French language evaluation in ophthalmology by Leah Attal, Elad Shvartz, Nakhoul Nakhoul, Daniel Bahir

“…ChatGPT 4o demonstrated consistent accuracy over time, with particular strength in the fundamentals of ophthalmology, ocular pathologies, and refractive surgery. Its performance in image processing was significantly improved compared to other chatbots, though still inferior to text-based processing. …”
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Human microbiomes in cancer development and therapy by Chenglai Xia, Jiyan Su, Can Liu, Zhikai Mai, Shuanghong Yin, Chuansheng Yang, Liwu Fu

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Repeat FNA Significantly Lowers Number of False Negative Results in Patients with Benign Nodular Thyroid Disease and Features of Chronic Thyroiditis by Dorota Słowińska-Klencka, Ewa Woźniak-Oseła, Bożena Popowicz, Stanisław Sporny, Mariusz Klencki

“…Outcome of repeat cytology implied surgery more frequently in patients with BL-CT than with BL-nCT—3.2% versus 1.9%, P < 0.05. …”
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Impact of pediatric COVID-19 isolation on children’s well-being and caregiver mental health by Song I. Yang, Chi-Hyun Choi, Eun Joo Lee, Sun Hee Jee, Mi Seon Han

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Comparative Analysis Of Continuous And Interrupted Suturing Techniques In Urethroplasty For Hypospadias by Kamran Aziz, Asra Aleem, Safdar Saeed, Muhammad Rashid Jamal, Ijaz Hussian Shah, Sana Shaukat Siddiqui

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Detection of Inguinal Hernia in Patients with Groin Pain on Ultrasound by Muhammad Arif Afridi, Imran Khan, Adnan Ahmed, Ibrar Ahmad, Mehmood Khan, Malik Mairaj Khalid

“…Conclusion: Routine Ultrasonography is a helpful and accurate imaging modality performed before general surgery to identify inguinal hernias in groin discomfort patients or swelling. …”
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Blocking the Hepatic Branch of the Vagus Aggravates Hepatic Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury via Inhibiting the Expression of IL-22 in the Liver by Heng Zhou, Juling Xu, Sanxiong Huang, Ying He, Xiaowei He, Lu Guo, Shi Yin, Sheng Lu

“…Liver ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is an inevitable process during liver transplantation, hemorrhagic shock, resection, and other liver surgeries. It is an important cause of postoperative liver dysfunction and increased medical costs. …”
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Placental ischemia during pregnancy induces hypertension, cerebral inflammation, and oxidative stress in dams postpartum by Savanna Smith, Jonna Smith, Kylie Jones, Angie Castillo, Natalia Wiemann, Ahfiya Howard, Mark Cunningham

“…We hypothesize that blood pressure (BP), cerebral oxidative stress, and cerebral inflammation will increase in postpartum (PP) placental ischemic dams.Methods Placental ischemia was induced in pregnant Sprague Dawley dams, utilizing reduced uterine perfusion pressure (RUPP) surgery. At 6 weeks PP (~3 human years), BP was measured via carotid catheterization, and cerebral oxidative stress and inflammation were assessed via ELISAs, biochemical assays, and Western blots.Results BP, cerebral pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α and IL-6), and GFAP (a marker of astrocyte activity) were increased in PP RUPP dams. …”
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Osteopontin as a Biomarker for Coronary Artery Disease by Georgia R. Layton, Ibrahim Antoun, Alice Copperwheat, Zaidhan Latif Khan, Sanjay S. Bhandari, Riyaz Somani, André Ng, Mustafa Zakkar

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Expression and clinical significance of disulfidptosis-related LncRNA in gastric cancer by CHU Yudan, SUN Haidong, CUI Ran, ZHENG Hong

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Irisin Exerts Neuroprotective Effects on Cultured Neurons by Regulating Astrocytes by Kexin Wang, Hongyan Li, Hongxing Wang, Jun-hui Wang, Feng Song, Yu Sun

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Impact of Lactobacillus reuteri Supplementation on Anti-Helicobacter pylori Levofloxacin-Based Second-Line Therapy by Veronica Ojetti, Giovanni Bruno, Maria Elena Ainora, Giovanni Gigante, Gianluca Rizzo, Davide Roccarina, Antonio Gasbarrini

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Preoperative Predictors for the Presence of Motile Spermatozoa in the Epididymis and Patency of Anastomosis During Microsurgical Vasoepididymal Anastomosis in Patients with Obstruc... by Bhopesh Kadian, Aditya Prakash Sharma, Manish Rohilla, Ujjwal Gorsi, Japleen Kaur, Ravimohan S. Mavuduru

“…The presence of motile spermatozoa is highly suggestive of future patency following surgery. Aims: We prospectively analyse the factors that could predict motile spermatozoa at the epididymis intraoperatively and predictors of patency in patients with obstructive azoospermia (OA) undergoing microsurgical VEA. …”
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Serum Muscle Enzymes as Indicator for Gingival Wound Healing in Rabbits Orally Receiving Pomegranate Peel Extract by Bakhtiar Muhialdin Ahmed

“…Results: In the rabbits receiving PPE (study group), the activities of muscle enzymes; AST, ALT, LDH increased significantly at time intervals of one and three days after gingival injury (except CPK which increased 3 hours, 1 and 3 days after surgery), then declined and nearly returned back to baseline values, 10 days after gingival injury incision. …”
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Discussion on the mechanism of HER2 resistance in esophagogastric junction and gastric cancer in the era of immunotherapy by Yan Zhang, Wenxuan Fan, Fei Su, Xiaoling Zhang, Yunyi Du, Weiling Li, Yangjun Gao, Wenqing Hu, Jun Zhao

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Budget Impact of RefluxStop™ as a Treatment for Patients with Refractory Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Disease in the United Kingdom by Sam Harper, Lukasz Grodzicki, Stuart Mealing, Elizabeth Gemmill, Paul Goldsmith, Ahmed Ahmed

“…Standard of care for GORD patients in the UK involves initial treatment with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and laparoscopic antireflux surgery in patients unwilling to continue or intolerant of long-term PPI treatment. …”
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Orthopantomography Detection of Atheroma Plaques and Its Relationship with Periodontal Disease and Missing Teeth by Rodrigo Quevedo García, Sara Arnaiz Díez, Esteban Pérez Pevida, María Lourdes Del Río Solá

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