Treatment of Extensive Plaque Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthropathy using Methotrexate in a Patient with High Serum Alkaline Phosphatase by Suad HH, Muna Mohammed El Amin, Gad Allah Modawe, Osman Elbasheer

“…Other liver enzymes, CBC, ultrasound abdomen were all unremarkable. Patient was admitted and a weekly dose of methotrexate was given in addition to topical preparation and supportive treatment; three months later, patient improved and was moved to topical therapy. …”
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EUS Morphology Is Reliable in Selecting Patients with Mucinous Pancreatic Cyst(s) Most Likely to Benefit from Surgical Resection by Siddharth Javia, Satish Munigala, Sushovan Guha, Banke Agarwal

“…Background and Study Aims. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) surveillance of patients with mucinous pancreatic cysts relies on the assessment of morphologic features suggestive of malignant transformation. …”
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Examining Emphysematous Pyelonephritis: A Case Study on Diagnosis and Outcomes by Mahnoor Mahnoor, Syeda Aina Ali, Saira Nasir, Moiz Azmat, Hafiz Muhammad Umer Farooqi

“…Following findings from ultrasound, she was advised to undergo computed tomographic (CT) scans that reveal air-filled hypodense areas at the upper and mid pole of the right kidney and in the renal pelvis of the right ureter, which confirms the class I EPN in the patient. …”
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Retrograde Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in a Case of Takayasu Arteritis with Left Main Coronary Artery Chronic Total Occlusion by Prathap Kumar, Blessvin Jino, Stalin Roy, Manu Rajendran

“…Then, intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) guided LMCA-LAD stenting was done. …”
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Is the Occurrence or Reversal of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Associated with Long-Term Helicobacter pylori Infection among Chinese Adults? A Cohort Study by Xia-Xia Zhao, Rui-Ling Wang, Ming-Hao Liu, Xiao-jun Huang

“…People were assessed for H. pylori infection diagnosis as detected by the carbon-13 urea breath test; they were also assessed for NAFLD diagnosis by ultrasound. Results. H. pylori infection was present in 206 patients (30.5%), and 469 (69.5%) participants were classified as controls. …”
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Prenatal Identification and Molecular Characterization of Two Simultaneous De Novo Interstitial Duplications of Chromosomal Regions 7p22.1p21.1 and 15q24.1 by Sabrina C. Burn, Kali Swift, Maria Palmquist

“…Amniocentesis was completed for a healthy gravida 4 para 3 woman due to her advanced maternal age and concurrent ultrasound findings of partial vermian agenesis, choroid-plexus cysts, and hypoplastic nasal bone. …”
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A Case of Von Hippel–Lindau Disease with Bilateral Pheochromocytoma and Ectopic Hypersecretion of Intact Parathyroid Hormone in an Adolescent Girl by Rym Belaid, Ibtissem Oueslati, Melika Chihaoui, Meriem Yazidi, Wafa Grira, Fatma Chaker

“…Blood tests disclosed hypercalcemia with increased intact PTH level. Cervical ultrasound and sestamibi scintigraphy were normal. Twenty-four-hour urinary normetanephrine level was highly elevated pointing to a catecholamine-secreting tumor. …”
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Predictive value of bedside diaphragmatic ultrasonography for extubation success in critically ill patients after general anaesthesia: A meta-analysis with trial sequential analysi... by Lan Ma, Na Zhou, Kaiming Yuan, Zihao Xue, Kai Lv, Jingying Huang

“…Conclusions: Diaphragmatic ultrasound, particularly DE and DTF, is useful for predicting extubation success, but current evidence is inconclusive. …”
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Sexual Well-Being in Adult Male Patients with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia by Bogna Dudzińska, Jonas Leubner, Manfred Ventz, Marcus Quinkler

“…Clinical assessment, testicular ultrasound, biochemical and hormonal parameters, three validated self-assessment questionnaires (SF-36, GBB-24, and HADS), and male Brief Sexual Function Inventory (BSFI) were analyzed at baseline and after two years. …”
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State-of-the-art anesthesia practices: a comprehensive review on optimizing patient safety and recovery by Guolu Fu, Lili Xu, Huaqing Chen, Jinping Lin

“…Innovations in regional anesthesia and ultrasound-guided nerve blocks have led to better pain management, reduced recovery time, and minimized morbidity. …”
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Preenrichment with Adipose Tissue-Derived Stem Cells Improves Fat Graft Retention in Patients with Contour Deformities of the Face by Muhammad M. Bashir, Muhammad Sohail, Fridoon J. Ahmad, Mahmood S. Choudhery

“…The volume of injected fat graft was measured after 72 hours and 6 months using a B-mode ultrasound device connected with a 12 MH frequency probe. …”
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Modelling and in vivo evaluation of tendon forces and strain in dynamic rehabilitation exercises: a scoping review by Antonio I Cuesta-Vargas, Adrian Escriche-Escuder, Jose Casaña

“…Four studies measured strain using ultrasound-based techniques.Conclusions There is a predominant use of inverse dynamics, but force transducers, optic fibre and estimations from strain data are also used. …”
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Extramedullary Hematopoiesis in Uterine Leiomyoma Associated with Numerous Intravascular Thrombi by Xiaoyan Cui, Deniz Peker, Heather O. Greer, Michael G. Conner, Lea Novak

“…She had a history of uterine leiomyomata and menorrhagia for a year. A transvaginal ultrasound confirmed the presence of a uterine leiomyoma. …”
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Slipping Rib Syndrome in a Female Adult with Longstanding Intractable Upper Abdominal Pain by Noman Ahmed Jang Khan, Saba Waseem, Saad Ullah, Hassan Mehmood

“…Complete physical examination was unremarkable except for positive hooking maneuver. Dynamic flow ultrasound of lower chest was performed which showed slipping of the lowest rib over the next lowest rib bilaterally left worse than right, findings consistent with slipping rib syndrome. …”
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Chronic glomerulonephritis of the mixed type in patient with HBV-infection (<i>Clinical case</i>) by V. S. Adonyeva, A. B. Botchkarev, O. S. Saurina

“…Laboratory tests revealed markers of НВе-negative НВV-infection, high serum level of НВV DNA replication, severe proteinuria at preserved renal function. At ultrasound liver elastometry showed severe fibrosis (METAVIR F3). …”
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Early Detection of Fetal Malformation, a Long Distance Yet to Cover! Present Status and Potential of First Trimester Ultrasonography in Detection of Fetal Congenital Malformation i... by Namrata Kashyap, Mandakini Pradhan, Neeta Singh, Sangeeta Yadav

“…Out of 4080 pregnant women undergoing ultrasound, 312 (7.6%) had fetal structural malformation. …”
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Spectrum of endoscopic gastric subepithelial lesions encountered on EUS-FNA: A single center experience by Poojan Agarwal, Pooja Bakshi, Kusum Verma, Vikas Singla, Anil Arora

“…Background and Objectives: Endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is a minimally invasive and reliable non-surgical technique for the diagnosis of gastrointestinal lesions. …”
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Ruxolitinib Associated Tuberculosis Presenting as a Neck Lump by Eamon Shamil, David Cunningham, Billy L. K. Wong, Piyush Jani

“…CT scan demonstrated perilymphatic nodes in addition to the cervical mass. An ultrasound-guided biopsy of a cervical lymph node demonstrated confirmed Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. …”
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Aspergillus Thyroiditis: A Complication of Respiratory Tract Infection in an Immunocompromised Patient by Madiha M. Alvi, David S. Meyer, Nicholas J. Hardin, James G. deKay, Annis M. Marney, Matthew P. Gilbert

“…Thyroid function tests revealed overt hyperthyroidism. A thyroid ultrasound showed heterogeneous echotexture without discrete nodules. …”
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The First Infant Bloodstream Infection Caused by Pantoea dispersa in China: A Case Report and Literature Review by Yu W, Sun Z, Wang M, Li Z, Zhang C, Sun Y, Wang S

“…Wenwen Yu,1,2 Zhaohui Sun,3 Mengyuan Wang,1,2 Zheng Li,1,2 Chunyan Zhang,1,2 Yanmeng Sun,1,2 Shifu Wang1,2 1Department of Clinical Microbiology, Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan Children’s Hospital, Jinan, 250022, People’s Republic of China; 2Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Children’s Health and Disease, Jinan, 250022, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Ultrasound, Zhaoyuan People’s Hospital, Yantai, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Shifu Wang, Email wshfu709@163.comAbstract: Pantoea is a prevalent environmental Gram-negative bacterium comprising over 20 distinct species. …”
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