Rupture of Rudimentary Horn Pregnancy at 16 Weeks of Gestation by Hanane Houmaid, Abderraouf Hilali

“…Early diagnosis and fast management are necessary to decrease the mortality and the morbidity of this pathological entity. This report confirms the diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties of the pregnant rudimentary horn. …”
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Kidney in systemic diseases by Marta Patricia Casanova González, David Rodríguez Zamora, Aldo Luis González Pérez

“…Renal function alterant, sodium and water retention with intravascular volume expansion, and augmentation of the cardiac preload are closely related to the main causes of mortality and morbidity in patients suffering from symptomatic cardiac insufficiency. …”
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Association of Beta-Thalassaemia and Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism by Angela Vidal, Carolin Dhakal

“…Thalassaemic syndromes are among the most common haemoglobinopathies and are associated with high morbidity and mortality. Because of the various treatments, a secondary endocrinopathy due to iron overload—haemosiderosis—can occur, causing hypopituitarism leading to hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH) and infertility. …”
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Glucocorticoids and Preterm Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury: The Good and the Bad by Laura Bennet, Joanne O. Davidson, Miriam Koome, Alistair Jan Gunn

“…In randomized clinical trials, these substantially reduce acute neonatal systemic morbidity, and mortality, after premature birth and reduce intraventricular hemorrhage. …”
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Suicide Attempt as the Presenting Symptom in a Patient with COVID-19: A Case Report from the United States by Nelson Telles-Garcia, Tyler Zahrli, Gaurav Aggarwal, Sakshi Bansal, Leonard Richards, Saurabh Aggarwal

“…Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has attained a pandemic status and is associated with a high morbidity and mortality. Social isolation, fear of ostracization, and illness itself and limited access to care can lead to worsening of mental illnesses. …”
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New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Critically Ill Patients by Stephanie Sibley, John Muscedere

“…It is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The present review summarizes studies investigating new-onset atrial fibrillation conducted in the critical care setting, focusing on the etiology, management of the hemodynamically unstable patient, rate versus rhythm control, ischemic stroke risk and anticoagulation. …”
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Pharmaceutical, Pharmacokinetic and Other Considerations for Intravenous to Oral Stepdown Therapy by Peter J Jewesson

“…Parenteral to oral stepdown therapy represents an effective cost containment strategy which can minimize intravenous therapy associated morbidity and may facilitate earlier hospital discharge. …”
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Accidental Intrathecal Injection of Tranexamic Acid by Khaled Mahmoud, Amany Ammar

“…Tranexamic acid (TXA) is a popular antifibrinolytic drug that is commonly used in patients with bleeding disorder. Major morbidities and mortalities have been reported following inadvertent intrathecal injection of TXA. …”
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Intraoperative Capnothorax during Robotic Diaphragmatic Endometriosis Excision by Tyler Dunn, Lopa Misra

“…It is critical for anesthesia providers to recognize when capnothorax occurs and to understand the implications and treatment in order to minimize unnecessary procedures and morbidity associated with such.…”
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An Asymptomatic Foreign Body in the Nose in an Eighteen-Year-Old Patient: Button Battery by Merih Onal, Gultekin Ovet, Necat Alatas

“…Most of these produce minimal morbidity but button batteries due to their early chemical disintegration require early surgical intervention. …”
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Snakebite Induced Thrombotic Microangiopathy Leading to Renal Cortical Necrosis by Ying Mao Gn, Arvind Ponnusamy, Vikram Thimma

“…Renal complications from snakebite result in high mortality and morbidity. Acute kidney injury (AKI) occurs in 5–30% of cases. …”
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Pruritus in Systemic Diseases: A Review of Etiological Factors and New Treatment Modalities by Nagihan Tarikci, Emek Kocatürk, Şule Güngör, Ilteriş Oğuz Topal, Pelin Ülkümen Can, Ralfi Singer

“…It is quite important to discover the cause of pruritus for providing relief for the patients experiencing substantial morbidity caused by this condition.…”
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Towards tetanus elimination by Hamdy Ibrahim, Samy Zaky, Mahmoud Hagag, Ahmed S. El Bahawashy, Mohamed Elsawy

“…The disease is still prevalent in developing countries including Egypt with high morbidity and mortality. It is preventable with a safe and cost-effective vaccine and effective immunization programs. …”
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Nonsurgical Approaches for Managing Hypersplenism in Thalassemia by Abdullah Talal Almohammadi

“…Classically, splenectomy has been the favorable approach, but the newer pharmacological approaches reversing the pathology or the minimally invasive radiological procedure can push splenectomy as the last resort and ultimately save the patients from the morbidity associated with splenectomy.…”
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The combined method of rectocele treatment by A. M. Kuzminov, V. Yu. Korolik, Sh. T. Minbayev, L. P. Orlova, I. V. Zarodnyuk, O. Yu. Fomenko

“…Operation was pathogenically proved, accompanied by long-lasting clinical effect, low rate of postoperative morbidity and reduces terms of rehabilitation of operated patients.Conclusion. …”
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Orbitotemporal Neurofibromatosis: Case Report by Mahalakshmi Balasubramanyam, Goutham Cugati, Bipasha Mukherjee

“…Plexiform neurofibromas occur in about 60% of neurofibromatosis type 1(NF-1) patients and can lead to severe morbidity by disfigurement or compression of vital structures. …”
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Common diseases during the neonatal period. Complete blood count, peripheral blood smear, reticulocyte count, and platelet count results by Nelson Rafael Terry Leonard, Cleopatra Cabrera Cuéllar

“…The complete blood count, the peripheral blood smear, the reticulocyte count and the platelet count in the pathological neonatal period are fundamental tests in the diagnosis and follow-up of some of the most frequent diseases in this phase of life, such as anemia and infections, which can sometimes cause great morbidity and mortality in the newborn. A bibliographic review of the results of the hemogram, peripheral lamina, reticulocyte count and platelet count in term and preterm neonates is carried out, describing the variations of these parameters in the anemia syndrome and sepsis of the newborn.…”
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Application of ecological and mathematical theory to cancer: New challenges by Yangjin Kim, Avner Friedman, Eugene Kashdan, Urszula Ledzewicz, Chae-Ok Yun

“…According to the World Health Organization, cancer is among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Despite enormous efforts of cancer researchers all around the world, the mechanisms underlying its origin, formation, progression, therapeutic cure or control are still not fully understood. …”
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Immune Thrombocytopenia in a Challenging Case of Disseminated Tuberculosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Ankur Kalra, Ankit Kalra, Chandrasekar Palaniswamy, Naval Vikram, G. C. Khilnani, Rita Sood

“…Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) continues to predominate the cause of morbidity, and mortality in the developing world. The disease affects all the organ systems, and presents in various pathologic disease states. …”
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Endovascular salvage of renal and common iliac artery malperfusion following inadvertent hybrid arch dissection stent deployment in the false lumen during repair of type A dissecti... by Rudra Pandya, BSc, Luc Dubois, MSc, Oonagh Scallan, MD

“…Prompt identification and intervention are essential to minimize the morbidity and mortality associated with malperfusion. …”
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