Resection of lesions in the ileum of patients with IgG4-related disease may ameliorate disease progression without steroid administration by Akihiro Watanabe, Takashi Goto, Hitomi Kamo, Ryuji Komine, Naomi Kuroki, Takanobu Sugase, Tsuyoshi Takaya, Rintaro Koga, Hiroshi Hojo, Shoji Taniguchi, Kazuhiko Ibusuki, Kazumi Koga

“…Case presentation A 69-year-old man with gastrointestinal obstruction underwent small bowel resection for two lesions. …”
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Minimally Invasive Treatment of Sporadic Burkitt’s Lymphoma Causing Ileocaecal Invagination by Paolo Panaccio, Michele Fiordaliso, Domenica Testa, Lorenzo Mazzola, Mariangela Battilana, Roberto Cotellese, Federico Selvaggi

“…We describe a rare case of intestinal obstruction due to sporadic Burkitt’s lymphoma causing ileocaecal invagination explaining our experience Methods. …”
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Lead Causes Lipid Droplet Accumulation by Impairing Lysosomal Function and Autophagic Flux in Testicular Sertoli Cells by Chengwei Guo, Lingqiao Wang, Ke Cui, Guowei Zhang, Yao Tan, Weiyan Chen, Yiqi Wang, Jijun Liu, Wenbin Liu, Guanghui Zhang, Ziyuan Zhou

“…We found that exposure to 300 mg/L Pb resulted in reduced sperm quality and elevated autophagy-related protein levels in the mouse testes. Our findings indicate that the Pb hindered the autophagic clearance by impairing the lysosomes’ function and then obstructing the fusion of lysosomes and autophagosomes. …”
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A Case of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA) Where a Multicystic Nasal Septal Abscess Aided in the Diagnosis by Mayuko Sasawaki, Kazuhiro Omura, Teru Ebihara, Nobuyoshi Otori

“…Blood tests showed an elevated inflammatory response, and contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) showed a polycystic abscess in the nasal septum. …”
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Aspiration of Barium Contrast by Cristina Fuentes Santos, Bárbara Steen

“…The patient had been asymptomatic since the test.…”
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Neural oscillations are a start toward understanding brain activity rather than the end. by Keith B Doelling, M Florencia Assaneo

“…Here, we argue that the field has been obstructed by predictions of oscillators that are based more on intuition rather than biophysical models compatible with the observed phenomena. …”
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Subglottic Schwannoma: A rare cause of dyspnea by Joana Gonçalves, Jorge Miguéis, Ant´ónio Jorge Ferreira, Nuno Silva, Clara Silva, Ana Margarida Amorim, Luís Silva

“…Her pulmonary function tests revealed airway obstruction with increased airway resistance and hyperinflation, but with no response to bronchodilators. …”
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Factors related to complications of the invasive blood pressure system among adult and elderly patients: a prospective study by Willian Marques de Souza, Victor Hugo Baldan Cypriano, Rosângela Aparecida de Sousa, Rafael Luis Bressani Lino, Ana Luiza Mroczinski, Danielle Cristina Garbuio

“…The outcome analyzed was removal due to non-indication of use or due to complications. Student’s t-test, Mann-Whitney U test, chi-square test and Fisher’s exact test were used for the analyses. …”
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Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: Clinical Outcomes by Irene M Lang

“…Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a rare major vessel pulmonary vascular disease that is characterised by fibrotic obstructions deriving from an organised clot. Recent advances in treatments for CTEPH have significantly improved outcomes. …”
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Should renal resistive index be considered as a routine predictor in newly diagnosed acute hydronephrosis in patients with unilateral renal colic? by Hamid Dahmarde, Faramarz Fazeli

“…Urinary tract stones are the most common causes of urinary tract obstruction, leading to patient hospitalization in the emergency room. …”
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A case of brachiocephalic syndrome in a French bulldog by S. O. Kravchenko, N. I. Dmytrenko, A. O. Perviy, L. P. Karysheva, S. M. Kulynych

“…In particular, there are pronounced signs of airway obstruction, digestive tract, spinal malformation, and reproductive tract deformation. …”
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Effectiveness of swamp rabbits as indicator species for wildlife in bottomland hardwood forests by Thanchira Suriyamongkol, Jessica L. Esposito, Clayton K. Nielsen, John W. Groninger

“…Swamp rabbits preferred areas closer to upland forest, with high canopy closure, dense vertical obstruction and herbaceous ground cover, and high forest cover. …”
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SCINTIGRAPHY IN URGENT CONDITIONS AND COMPLICATIONS OF ACUTE DISEASES AND TRAUMAS by N. Ye. Kudryashova, A. S. Yermolov, E. V. Migunova, O. G. Sinyakova, E. A. Gurok

“…It was shown that each radionuclide technique decides the concrete clinical tests and has a strictly definite place in the diagnostic algorithm. …”
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An Extremely Rare Cause of Restrictive Lung Disease: Intrapulmonary Mature Teratoma by Kevin J. Karlic, Andrew C. Chang, John Z. Ayanian, Allison L. Ruff

“…In this case, we present a 40-year-old man with a 1.5-year history of mild exertional dyspnea during physical exercise. Pulmonary function tests revealed restrictive lung disease and computed tomography (CT) of the chest showed a left mediastinal mass consistent with a mature teratoma obstructing the left ventricle and right ventricular outflow tract. …”
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Effect of Electroacupuncture at Changqiang Acupoint on Learning and Memory Ability and Hippocampal CA1 Apoptosis in Rats with Vascular Dementia by Ke'ai CHEN, Ping YU, Jie CHEN, Lianhong HUANG, Wei XU

“…After the treatment, the water maze test and the TUNEL test were examined.Results:Compared with the model group, the escape latent period and the CA1 apoptosis of the blank control group and the EA treatment group were apparently shorter (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05), and the times of crossing the platform were significantly increased (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). …”
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The effectiveness of ERCP in managing preoperative complications of choledochal cysts in children and its role in facilitating early surgical intervention by Tian Zhang, Wenjie Wu, Yijun Shu, Hao Weng, Mingzhe Weng, Ying Zhou, Xuefeng Wang

“…Significant improvements were observed in serum amylase levels and liver function tests following ERCP. Post-ERCP complications occurred in three cases, including one case of pancreatitis and two cases of infection. …”
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Effects of intravenous immunoglobulin on clinical and immunological findings of patients with humoral immunodeficiency diseases by F Ersoy, I Tezcan, O Sanal

“…An improvement in pulmonary function tests was observed in four patients who had airway obstruction prior to IVIG therapy. …”
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Psychiatry Meets Cardiology: A Case Report on the Need for Mental Health Assessment in the Evaluation of Cardiovascular Symptoms by Kofi Tekyi Asamoah, Richard Dei-Asamoa

“…This results in a battery of tests (including invasive assessments) which yield normal results, deepening the patient’s psychological stress. …”
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A teenage girl with giant multilocular mucinous ovarian cystadenoma complicated by right-sided hydronephrosis: a case report by M. V. Kalaytanov, A. S. Vavilov, M. V. Maminova, S. P. Yatsyk, I. V. Poddubny, V. V. Sytkov, A. L. Tikhomirov, V. V. Kazenashev

“…Physical examination revealed a local abdominal pain in the umbilical region as well as increased abdominal volume. General blood test found signs of mild iron deficiency. Blood screening tests for serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and cancer antigen-125 (CA-125) levels allowed to exclude oncological pathology.Results. …”
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Determinants of meconium aspiration syndrome among neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care unit at Nigist Eleni Mohammed Memorial Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, South Eth... by Seifu Awgchew, Elias Ezo

“…Conclusion: In this study, preeclampsia, antepartum hemorrhage, duration of labor, premature rupture of membrane, and obstructed labor were determinants of meconium aspiration syndrome. …”
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