Is hypercalcaemia immediately life-threatening? A prospective study by David Trewick, Mathilde Le Borgne, Julie Regnault, Camille Guimard

“…The primary outcome was the number of life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias (ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, sinus arrest and second- or third-degree atrioventricular blocks) or neurological complications defined by a Glasgow Coma Scale score <9 during the stay in the ED. …”
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Large Granular Lymphocytic Leukemia: A Report of Response to Rituximab by Uroosa Ibrahim, Sara Parylo, Shiksha Kedia, Shafinaz Hussein, Jean Paul Atallah

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Comparison of Conventional Open Thyroidectomy and Endoscopic Thyroidectomy via Breast Approach for Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma by Zhuo Tan, JiaLei Gu, QianBo Han, WenDong Wang, KeJing Wang, MingHua Ge, JinBiao Shang

“…The rates of lymph node metastasis in endo group and open group were 23.5% (8/34) and 13.3% (4/30), respectively, without statistically significant difference (P=0.351). The mean number of lymph nodes dissected was 2.4 ± 2.9 in endoscopic group and 2.2 ± 1.9 in open group (P=0.774). …”
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Strategies adopted by men to deal with uncertainty and anxiety when following an active surveillance/monitoring protocol for localised prostate cancer and implications for care: a... by Chris Metcalfe, Jenny Donovan, Julia Wade, Vincent J Gnanapragasam, Michael Davis, David Neal, Richard Martin, Athene Lane, Edward Rowe, Freddie Hamdy, James Catto, Emma Turner, David Gillatt, Eleanor Walsh, Derek Rosario, Tim Peters, Roger Kockelbergh, Alan Paul, Peter Holding, Howard Kynaston, Owen Hughes, Prasad Bollina, Alan Doherty, Edgar Paez

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An open-label, randomized, post-authorization study of mirabegron in Chinese participants with overactive bladder by Zhipeng Zhang, Deyi Luo, Zhong Chen, Peng Zhang, Ganping Zhong, Keji Xie, Zhuoqun Xu, Xudong Li, Jianye Wang, Yingfan Yang, Farid Abdul Hadi, Arianne Schild

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Evaluation of Bone Mineral Metabolism in Pre-Dialysis Chronic Kidney Disease: Quantitative Computed Tomography vs. Dual-Energy Absorptiometry and Correlation with Bone Turnover Mar... by Aydan Mutis Alan, Zehra Sezer, Ahmet Oz, Cebrail Karaca, Mevlüt Tamer Dinçer, Ahmet Murt, Fatma Beyza Sag, Selma Alagoz, Serdar Sahin, Mustafa Sait Gonen, Elif Güzel, Sinan Trabulus, Nurhan Seyahi

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Short term outcomes of the first pediatric cardiac surgery program in Rwanda by Yayehyirad Ejigu, Vongai C. Mlambo, Kara L. Neil, Habtamu Sime, Rex Wong, Michel R. Gatera, Gaston Nyirigira, Yilkal C. Sewnet, Yihan Lin, Bertrand Byishimo, Gloria Rukomeza, Yves Mutabandama, Emmanuel Rusingiza

“…Abstract Background While the number of cardiac surgery programs in sub-Saharan Africa are increasing, it is still insufficient. …”
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Associated Factors of Cholelithiasis among Younger Children with Sickle Cell Disease at the National Reference Center for Sickle Cell Disease in Brazzaville, Congo by Firmine Olivia Galiba Atipo Tsiba, Clément Pacha Mikia, Jennifer Armandine Elira Samba, Jade Vanessa Nziengui Mboumba, Félix Malanda, Clausina Mikolele Ahoui, Alexis Elira Dokekias

“…Chronic hemolysis predisposes sickle cell patients to the development of gallstones. Their frequency increases with age, but they may appear early in young children. …”
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Assessing the cataract surgical rate and gender equity in cataract services in south-east Nigeria by Clare Gilbert, Onyinye Onyia, Ada Ejealor Aghaji, Christiana Ubaka, Eberechukwu Ogbeanu Achigbu, Ifeoma Lilian Ejiakor, Adaku I Mbatuegwu, Chiamaka J P Okeke, Barbara C Okoli, Emmanuel U Ogborogu, Kenneth C Dike, Florence U Nkwogu

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Pain Experience and Behavior Management in Pediatric Dentistry: A Comparison between Traditional Local Anesthesia and the Wand Computerized Delivery System by Annelyse Garret-Bernardin, Tiziana Cantile, Vincenzo D’Antò, Alexandros Galanakis, Gabriel Fauxpoint, Gianmaria Fabrizio Ferrazzano, Sara De Rosa, Giulia Vallogini, Umberto Romeo, Angela Galeotti

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Impact of Oxycodone HCl Extended-release Formulary Restrictions on Extended-release Opioid Market Share, Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs in Commercial and Medicare Plans by Rolin L. Wade, Chi-Chang Chen, Ajita P. De, Jaren C. Howard

“…**Results:** The study comprised 1622 (national commercial PA), 2020 (regional commercial PA), 34 703 (national commercial ST), and 4372 (national Medicare NF) cases and equivalent number of controls. OER market share decreased after the formulary restrictions, with the national Medicare NF plan showing the greatest decrease (9.2%). …”
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Dissociação clinicorradiológica em lactente com tuberculose pulmonar: relato de caso by Débora Elisabeth Sales Vieira, Rafael José Souza Filho, Rebecca da Silva Sales Vieira, Ana Carolina Gonçalves Galeano Arco, Juliènne Martins Araújo, Clarissa Netto dos Reys Laia Franco Prillwitz, Christiane Mello Schmidt, Claudete Araújo Cardoso

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Multiple Sclerosis Nursing to Improve Care and Education (MSNICE): an observational study by Liesbeth Van Hijfte, Melissa Cambron, Roel Crols, Gino De La Meilleure, Nelly Govers, Ludo Vanopdenbosch, Guy Laureys, Barbara Willekens, for the MSNICE Study Group

“…Abstract Objective To explore differences in patient reported outcomes, health care resources and expenditures in persons with multiple sclerosis (pwMS) with or without access to an MS-nurse. …”
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The Clinical Effectiveness of Intralesional Injection of 2% Zinc Sulfate Solution in the Treatment of Common Warts by Essam-elden Mohamed Mohamed, Khaled Mohamed Tawfik, Asmaa Moneir Mahmoud

“…Late complications were postinflammatory hyperpigmentation in 90 patients (75%), scaring in 9 patients (7.5%), and ulceration in 3 patients (2.5%). …”
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Unusual presentation of secondary CNS lymphoma with punctate intralesional and intraventricular hemorrhage by Daniel De-Liang Loh, Ira Sun, Shiong Wen Low, Pin Lin Kei

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Malakoplakia associated with diarrhoea and colonic lesions after rituximab treatment by Yaqoub Alshatti, Meshaan Alenezi

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Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis: Case Report and Review in Search for Diagnostic Key Points by Guillermo López-Medina, Manuel Gallo, Alejandro Prado, Iliana Vicuña-Honorato, Roxana Castillo Díaz de León

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Recurrence of Intravenous Talc Granulomatosis following Single Lung Transplantation by Richard C Cook, Guy Fradet, John C English, John Soos, Nestor L Müller, Thomas P Connolly, Robert D Levy

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A Successful Treatment of Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy with Choroid Plexus Cauterization for Hydrocephalus in Walker-Warburg Syndrome by Tomoko Tanaka, Catharine J. Harris, Sarah S. Barnett, N. Scott Litofsky

“…WWS is fatal to most patients early in life with mean survival of 9 months. …”
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A De Novo Missense MYLK Variant Leading to Nonsyndromic Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection Identified by Segregation Analysis by Daigo Nishijo, Hiroki Yagi, Nana Akiyama, Norifumi Takeda, Masahiko Ando, Haruo Yamauchi, Norihiko Takeda, Issei Komuro

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