Patient perspectives on acromegaly disease burden: insights from a community meeting by Shruti N. Shah, Kevin C. J. Yuen, Vivien Bonert, Wenyu Huang, Jill Sisco, Chrystal Palaty, Kristen Dancel-Manning, Nidhi Agrawal

“…Eighty-three percent of patients underwent pituitary surgery, and over 71% of patients require medical therapy. …”
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Effect of intramuscular midazolam premedication on patient satisfaction in women undergoing general anaesthesia: a randomised control trial by Kwang Ho Lee, Seung Woo Song, Younghyun Jin, Hyunjae Lim, Jonghoon Lee

“…Initially, 140 women aged 20–65 years who underwent general anaesthesia and had an American Society of Anesthesiology physical status classification of I or II were randomly assigned to the intervention group or the control group, and 134 patients (intervention n=65; control n=69) completed the study.Intervention Intramuscular administration of midazolam (0.05 mg/kg) or placebo (normal saline 0.01 mL/kg) on arrival at the preoperative holding area.Main outcomes The primary outcome was the patient’s overall satisfaction with the anaesthesia experience as determined by questionnaire responses on the day after surgery. Satisfaction was defined as a response of 3 or 4 on a five-point scale (0–4). …”
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The problem of rare tumors in gynecology: a clinical case of benign retroperitoneal sclerosing pelvic pecoma in 49-year-old woman by V. I. Lanchinsky, Yu. V. Chushkov, A. B. Ponomarev, Yu. I. Osmanov, A. I. Ishchenko, N. V. Vorobev

“…But a retroperitoneal tumor originating from the uterine vein was detected during the surgery. The diagnosis of sclerosing pecoma was established by histological and immunohistochemical studies. …”
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Case studies in adaptation: centring equity in global health education during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond by Anna Pancheshnikov, C Nicholas Cuneo, Wilfredo R Matias, Rebeca Cázares-Adame, Abner Gamaliel Santos López, Ryan M Paxton, Chi Chiung Grace Chen

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A Dermatological Intervention of Gynecomastia in Young Asian Man with a History of Soy Product Consumption: A Case Report by Widjajahakim R, Widjajahakim RM, Winaya KK

“…The patient was satisfied with the surgery outcome.Keywords: Asian, gynecomastia, soy product consumption, surgical treatment, ultrasound-assisted liposuction…”
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Alterations in whole muscle quality and physiological cross-sectional area measured with quantitative MRI following ACL injury by Meredith K. Owen, Lauren Richardson, Darren L. Johnson, Moriel H. Vandsburger, Thorsten Feiweier, Katherine L. Thompson, Christopher S. Fry, Peter A. Hardy, Brian Noehren

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Higher Life’s Crucial 9 protects against infertility among U.S. women aged 18–45 years by Shaoqun Huang, Shuqin Duan, Seok Choi, Hongyang Gong

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Prescribed Minimum Benefits complaints: a five-year retrospective review by Lindelwa Mitchele Ngobeni, Lucky Moropeng, Evelyn Thsehla

“…Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) constituted most of the PMBs conditions that members complained about. Medicine and surgery were the services that were mostly denied full payment by medical schemes. …”
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Dysbiosis and extraintestinal cancers by Ruishan He, Pingqian Qi, Linzhen Shu, Yidan Ding, Peng Zeng, Guosheng Wen, Ying Xiong, Huan Deng

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Fasting Leptin Is a Metabolic Determinant of Food Reward in Overweight and Obese Individuals during Chronic Aerobic Exercise Training by Mark Hopkins, Catherine Gibbons, Phillipa Caudwell, Dominic-Luc Webb, Per M. Hellström, Erik Näslund, John E. Blundell, Graham Finlayson

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Pulmonary Mucormycosis – An Experience from a Tertiary Care Center in Southern India: A PULM MUCOR Study by Ashwin Oliver Arul, K. Rajiv Karthik, Devasahayam Jesudas Christopher

“…Treatment requires a multipronged approach with control of risk factors, appropriate antifungal therapy, and aggressive early surgery where feasible.…”
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Barriers to Adherence to Standard of Care in Appalachia: A Qualitative Assessment in Gastrointestinal Cancers by Levy BE, Castle JT, Bardhan R, Dignan M, Bhakta A

“…Brittany E Levy,1 Jennifer T Castle,1 Roshmita Bardhan,2 Mark Dignan,3 Avinash Bhakta1 1Division of Colorectal Surgery, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA; 2Mercy Health – The Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA; 3Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USACorrespondence: Mark Dignan, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 760 Press Avenue, Room 335, Lexington, KY, 40536-0679, USA, Tel +1 859 913 0207, Email Mark.dignan@uky.eduPurpose: Appalachian Kentucky, a 32-county region in the eastern part of the state, has elevated colon cancer mortality rates. …”
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Gross and applied anatomy pedagogical approaches in occupational therapy education: protocol for a scoping review by Emily S Ho, Anne Agur, Andrea Duncan, Erica Dove, Kelly Hennessy, Athena Kirou-Mauro, Lorna Aitkens

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Mobilization of Fluids in the Intensive Treatment of Primary and Secondary Lymphedemas by Jose Maria Pereira de Godoy, Henrique Jose Pereira de Godoy, Thatiany Gracino de Marqui, Luis Cesar Spessoto, Maria de Fatima Guerreiro Godoy

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Efficacy of continuous intravenous infusion of lidocaine on postoperative sore throat after laryngeal mask insertion: a randomized controlled trial by Jianxin Jiang, Jimin Wu, Shuqi Shi, Xiaoli Dong, Jiaxiang Yin, Yini Wu

“…Methods In this prospective trial one hundred and sixty general anesthesia surgery patients (20 to 60 years) using laryngeal mask airway were randomly divided into control group (Group C, saline as placebo), lidocaine gel group (Group LG, lidocaine gel applied to the surface of the laryngeal mask), single intravenous lidocaine group (Group SL, intravenous lidocaine 1.5 mg/kg at induction of anesthesia) and continuous infusion of lidocaine group (Group CL, a bolus of 1.5 mg/kg, followed by an infusion of 2 mg/kg/h until the end of the surgical). …”
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Analysis of Microarray-Identified Genes and MicroRNAs Associated with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis by Lichao Fan, Xiaoting Yu, Ziling Huang, Shaoqiang Zheng, Yongxin Zhou, Hanjing Lv, Yu Zeng, Jin-Fu Xu, Xuyou Zhu, Xianghua Yi

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A cross-sectional study to determine prevalence of neonatal dermatoses in a tertiary health care centre of Andhra Pradesh, South India by Deepti Vemu, Shalini Eslavat, Shankar Kunti, Prasad Naik NM, Ritu Gujarati Vishwanath, Sruthi Kamatham

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Pentoxifylline Neuroprotective Effects Are Possibly Related to Its Anti-Inflammatory and TNF-Alpha Inhibitory Properties, in the 6-OHDA Model of Parkinson’s Disease by Kelly Rose Tavares Neves, Hélio Vitoriano Nobre, Luzia Kalyne A. M. Leal, Geanne Matos de Andrade, Gerly Anne de Castro Brito, Glauce Socorro de Barros Viana

“…Treatments started 24 h after surgery and continued for 15 days when the animals were submitted to apomorphine-induced rotations, open field, and forced swimming tests. …”
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Cerebellar metastasis from colorectal cancer: a case report by Carla E. Angulo-Rojo, Luis J. Castillo-Gaxiola, Karen Gaxiola-Gastélum, Alma M. Guadrón-Llanos, Javier A. Magaña-Gómez, Diana L. Baldenebro-Félix, Diana L. Baldenebro-Félix

“…Despite extensive treatment, including surgery and chemotherapy, the disease progressed, ultimately leading to the patient’s demise. …”
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Flow Mediated Dilation and Its Correlation with Coronary and Systemic Atherosclerosis in Patients Scheduled for Surgical Myocardial Revascularization by Boieriu AM, Luca CD, Tint D

“…Alexandra Maria Boieriu,1,2 Cezar Dumitrel Luca,1,3 Diana Tint1,4 1Faculty of Medicine, “Transylvania” University, Braşov, Romania; 2Cardiology Department, County Emergency Hospital, Braşov, Romania; 3Cardiology Department, Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Hospital, Covasna, Romania; 4Cardiology Department, ICCO Clinics, Braşov, RomaniaCorrespondence: Alexandra Maria Boieriu, Faculty of Medicine, “Transylvania” University, Eroilorst, Nr 29, Braşov, 500036, Romania, Email crisanalexandramaria@yahoo.comPurpose: The study aimed to evaluate endothelial dysfunction (ED), assessed through flow mediated dilation (FMD), in individuals with severe coronary artery disease (CAD) scheduled for coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). Additionally, we examined the association between the severity of EDevaluated throughFMD and the extent of atherosclerosis at the coronary arteries level (SYNTAX I score), carotid arteries and peripheral arteries.Methods: The study included 84 participants recruited between January 2020 and June 2021. …”
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