Metabolite profiling in assessing ulcerative colitis activity: A systematic review by Danyang Cui, Xu Han, Jiazhu Jin, Yanhong Wang, Zijia Chen, Yang Gong, Miao Jiang

“…Aim: To summarize the distinct metabolites between the active and remission phases in serum and colonic mucosa in patients with UC. Methods: A comprehensive literature search was conducted in PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, Web of Science, WanFang Data, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure from 1995 to 2022. …”
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Presentation and Surgical Management of Duodenal Duplication in Adults by Caroline C. Jadlowiec, Beata E. Lobel, Namita Akolkar, Michael D. Bourque, Thomas J. Devers, David W. McFadden

“…Clinical presentations include pancreatitis, biliary obstruction, gastrointestinal bleeding from ectopic gastric mucosa, and malignancy. A case of duodenal duplication in a 59-year-old female is presented, and her treatment course is reviewed with description of combined surgical and endoscopic approach to repair, along with a review of historic and current recommendations for management. …”
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Osoby starsze wobec innowacyjnych form świadczenia usług ubezpieczeniowych by Bogumił Czerwiński

“…Na podstawie przeglądu literatury sformułowano hipotezę badawczą: Cechy społeczno-demograficzne osób powyżej 50 roku życia wpływają na ich skłonność do korzystania z usług ubezpieczeniowych za pomocą nowoczesnych środków komunikacji. Badania przeprowadzane wśród 753 osób w wieku 50+ pochodzących z północnej Polski pozwoliły na pozytywną weryfikację postawionej hipotezy. …”
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Maxillary Chronic Osteomyelitis Caused by Domestic Violence: A Diagnostic Challenge by Tamyris Inácio Oliveira, Marina Lara de Carli, Noé Vital Ribeiro Junior, Alessandro Antônio Costa Pereira, Dimitris N. Tatakis, João Adolfo Costa Hanemann

“…Intraoral examination revealed a lesion appearing as exposed bony sequestrum, with significant destruction of gingiva and alveolar mucosa in the maxillary right quadrant, accompanied by significant pain, local edema, and continued purulence. …”
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Pathogenesis of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Gastropathy: Clues to Preventative Therapy by Salim MA Bastaki, John L Wallace

“…Several features of NSAIDs contribute to the development of damage in the stomach, including the topical irritant effects of these drugs on the epithelium, impairment of the barrier properties of the mucosa, suppression of gastric prostaglandin synthesis, reduction of gastric mucosal blood flow and interference with the repair of superficial injury. …”
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Complete Histological Resolution of Collagenous Sprue by Hugh J Freeman, Jennifer E Davis, Danny M Myers

“…Later repeated biopsies from multiple small and large bowel sites over a period of over three years, however, showed reversion to normal small intestinal mucosa but persistent collagenous colitis. These results indicate that collagenous inflammatory disease may be a far more extensive process in the gastrointestinal tract than is currently appreciated. …”
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The afterlife of François Le Moyne’s Annunciation on eighteenth-century Portuguese azulejos by Rosário Salema de Carvalho

“…Based on these findings, they concluded that the model launched by Le Moyne’s painting and promoted by Cars’ print became highly popular from the 1740s on, and even more so with the rise of the Rococo style. In fact, it ended up replacing the previous models, thereby putting an end to the pictorial diversity that had characterized former depictions of the Annunciation in azulejo. …”
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Extradigestive Manifestation of Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Children and Adolescents by Philip M Sherman, Frank YH Lin

“…Disease consequences that develop in a subset of infected subjects include peptic ulcerations, gastric adenocarcinoma and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma. More recently, multiple publications have advocated a role for H pylori infection in causing a variety of extraintestinal manifestations. …”
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Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysm Mimicking Peritonsillar Abscess by Jacek Brzost, Anna M. Cyran, Martyna Waniewska, Miroslaw J. Szczepanski

“…Physical examination revealed a compact, nonpulsatile mass in the lateral parapharyngeal space and local erythema of the mucosa. Duplex Doppler Ultrasonography and Computed Tomography revealed an atherosclerotic aneurysm of the right internal carotid artery, measuring 63×55×88 mm, stretching from the skull base to the angle of the mandible.…”
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Dificuldade de aprendizagem e reeducação escolar by Lia Cristina Varassin Ferreira

“…Os resultados indicam que a reeducação escolar, baseada na psicomotricidade, desempenha um papel fundamental no desenvolvimento das capacidades cognitivas e motoras das crianças. Atividades físicas estruturadas demonstraram ser eficazes no aprimoramento da leitura, escrita e matemática, promovendo uma aprendizagem mais integrada. …”
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Acitretin Treatment for Lipoid Proteinosis by Özgür Gündüz, Neriman Şahiner, Pınar Atasoy, Çağrı Şenyücel

“…Yellow-white plaques can be seen on oral mucosa and on the skin among depressed scars. Histological evaluation of the affected sites shows accumulation of hyaline-like material in dermis and disruption of basement membrane. …”
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A Case of Cerebral Vasculitis Associated with Ulcerative Colitis by Naveen Raj, Matthew Arkebauer, Barry Waters, Brucha Dickinson

“…Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic, debilitating condition characterized by inflammation of the colonic mucosa. It is regarded as a systemic inflammatory disorder that can affect a number of organ systems. …”
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Functional heartburn and reflux hypersensitivity syndrome (according to the Rome-IV functional esophageal disease diagnostic criteria) by A. A. Sheptulin, V. O. Kaybysheva

“…The diagnostic algorithm for the patient presenting with heartburn, having normally looking esophageal mucosa at upper endoscopy, is given. Tricyclic antidepressants and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors play the major role in the treatment of above-mentioned functional esophageal diseases. …”
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Central Venous Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection with Kocuria kristinae in a Patient with Propionic Acidemia by Masato Kimura, Eichiro Kawai, Hisao Yaoita, Natsuko Ichinoi, Osamu Sakamoto, Shigeo Kure

“…Kocuria kristinae is a catalase-positive, coagulase-negative, Gram-positive coccus found in the environment and in normal skin and mucosa in humans; however, it is rarely isolated from clinical specimens and is considered a nonpathogenic bacterium. …”
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On the Principles and Decisions of New Word Translation in Sino-Japan Cross-Border e-Commerce: A Study in the Context of Cross-Cultural Communication by Gaowa Sulun

“…Finally, experiments are conducted on the image description datasets MSCOCO, Flickr30k, and video dataset VATEX, respectively. …”
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Periapical Microsurgery with an Endoscope and Microscope of Two Upper Central Incisors Already Subjected to Periapical Surgery 25 Years Ago by Pablo Glera-Suarez, Blanca Serra-Pastor, David Peñarrocha-Oltra, Miguel Peñarrocha-Diago, Cosme Gay-Escoda

“…The first periapical surgery had been performed with silver amalgam as a retrograde filler material, causing grayish staining of the buccal mucosa. Periapical surgery was performed raising a submarginal flap with ostectomy and apicoectomy, retrograde cavity preparation with ultrasound tips, and filling with mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA). …”
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Acute Esophageal Necrosis in a Septic Patient with a History of Cardiovascular Disease by Michael Coles, Victoria Madray, Pearl Uy

“…Interestingly, the patient only had a transient episode of hypotension (approximately 35 minutes) not requiring vasopressor support, which improved with fluid resuscitation, and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) done 3 days prior showed normal esophageal mucosa. Clinicians should be aware of the possibility of acute esophageal necrosis as a potential etiology of gastrointestinal (GI) bleed in patients with cardiovascular disease and sepsis.…”
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Osoby starsze wobec innowacyjnych form świadczenia usług ubezpieczeniowych by Bogumił Czerwiński

“…Na podstawie przeglądu literatury sformułowano hipotezę badawczą: Cechy społeczno-demograficzne osób powyżej 50 roku życia wpływają na ich skłonność do korzystania z usług ubezpieczeniowych za pomocą nowoczesnych środków komunikacji. Badania przeprowadzane wśród 753 osób w wieku 50+ pochodzących z północnej Polski pozwoliły na pozytywną weryfikację postawionej hipotezy. …”
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A Case of Giant Bladder Carcinosarcoma without Submucosal Invasion by Masayoshi Zaitsu, Mariko Yamanoi, Koji Mikami, Akiko Tonooka, Toshimasa Uekusa, Takumi Takeuchi

“…The specimens taken at the second-look TUR-Bt revealed that carcinoma in situ (urothelial cancer) but not sarcoma existed at the mucosa surrounding the previous tumor site. 80 mg of BCG instillation intravesically every week for six weeks was successfully administered to the patient. …”
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Characteristics of Small Bowel Polyps Detected in Cowden Syndrome by Capsule Endoscopy by Keita Saito, Eiki Nomura, Yu Sasaki, Yasuhiko Abe, Nana Kanno, Naoko Mizumoto, Rika Shibuya, Kazuhiro Sakuta, Makoto Yagi, Kazuya Yoshizawa, Daisuke Iwano, Takeshi Sato, Shoichi Nishise, Yoshiyuki Ueno

“…The small bowel polyps of Cowden syndrome frequently occur at the oral end of the small bowel, especially in the duodenum and jejunum, and their color is similar to that of the surrounding mucosa; additionally, the polyps are relatively small (2–5 mm). …”
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