Antiphospholipid syndrome presenting as isolated renal vein thrombosis: a case report and review of the literature by Khemchand N. Moorani, Saima Kashif

“…Case presentation A 10 year-old girl from a Hindu family in Sindh, Pakistan, who had previously been healthy, presented in 2020 with a 1-week history of abdominal pain, gross hematuria, vomiting, and fever. …”
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Case report: A rare presentation of sigmoid volvulus during pregnancy with an integrative postoperative approach by Al-Sattam Zahraa Muhmmed Jameel, Mahdi Saleh Sabah, Alaa-Alden Fadhel Hussein

“…A growing body of evidence suggests that integrative medicine approaches, including dietary fibre optimisation, probiotic supplementation and stress reduction techniques, may support bowel function and mitigate risk factors for volvulus. Here, a case of sigmoid volvulus in a 25-year-old pregnant woman at 34 weeks of gestation is presented, emphasising the importance of early diagnosis and a multidisciplinary approach, complemented by integrative strategies for postoperative care.…”
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Statistical tests in particle physics by Mississippi Valenzuela

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Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Stroke Management: Brief Review of Evolution and Present Applications Paired with Rehabilitation by Prasad S. Vannemreddy, Mark Cummings, Romana V. Bahrii, Konstantin V. Slavin

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Stress in Focus: A Rare Case of Mid-Ventricular Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Presenting as Cardiac Asthma by Hasan Munshi MD, Lefika Bathobakae MD, MPH, Aqsa Sorathia MD, Reshma John MD, Jesus Romero MD, Sheriff Elkattawy DO, Hartaj Virk MD, FACC, FSCAI

“…Repeat echocardiogram at the 3-month follow-up showed recovered heart function, with no wall motion abnormalities.…”
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Castleman’s Disease Presenting as a Parotid Mass in the Pediatric Population: A Report of 2 Cases by Sean W. Delaney, Shengmei Zhou, Dennis Maceri

“…Case(s). We present cases of two pediatric patients, aged 7 and 11, who both presented with a slow-growing, painless parotid mass. …”
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Case report and review of the literature: a unique presentation of Blau syndrome in a Palestinian family by Sandra Subhi Hnaihen, Nofouz I. A. Maswada, Aya Ahmad Bahar, Mayar Idekedek, Fawzy M. Abunejma, Fawzy M. Abunejma

“…Blau syndrome (BS) is a rare inherited systemic disorder, attributed to a gain-of-function mutation in the nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain (NOD2) gene, which results in the upregulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines. …”
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Conversion Rate of Abstracts Presented at the Société Internationale d’Urologie into Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications by Amandeep Virk, Scott Leslie, Nariman Ahmadi, Ruban Thanigasalam, Norbert Doeuk, Henry Woo

“…The abstract book assigned presentation topic groups to the moderated ePoster category; the most published abstract topic was sexual function (68.75%, 11 of 16). …”
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Non-surgical intervention for palliative treatment in Late-presentation Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF): Is there any hope? by Indah Pratiwi Siregar

“…Both patients had shown clinical and systolic function improvement after both interventions. Conclusion: Late-presentation TOF may present with major comorbidities that contraindicates definitive repair of the defects due to high perioperative risk. …”
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Wandering spleen presenting as a pelvic mass: A rare case report and literature review by Hajar Siouri, Hajar Betari, Amal Mojahid, Nadia El Mahi, Hamid Ziani, Nasri Siham, Imane Kamaoui, Imane Skiker

“…We report the case of a 15-year-old girl who presented with acute abdominal pain and nonspecific clinical findings. …”
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Carcinoma of unknown primary presenting as an apoplectic pituitary adenoma with suprasellar extension: a case report by Syeda Maria Ahmad Zaidi, Haissan Iftikhar, Shahzada Ahmed

“…Diagnosis is further complicated in the absence of an established underlying malignancy. Case presentation A 67-year old male patient presented with severe acute onset headache and vomiting, with associated left third cranial nerve palsy and a rapid decline in visual acuity. …”
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Carbon Dioxide and Hemoglobin at Presentation with Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis—Are They Relevant? Cohort Study and Current Opinions by Ralf-Bodo Tröbs, Hiltrud Niggemann, Grigore Cernaianu, Andreas Lipphaus, Matthias Nissen

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Anti-Ri Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndrome Presenting with Ocular Flutter in a Patient with Breast Cancer by Francesca Cascone, Federica Stella, Christian Barbato, Antonio Minni, Giuseppe Attanasio

“…This report describes a very rare presentation of anti-Ri syndrome in a patient with an undiagnosed breast cancer, presenting with ocular flutter, dizziness, blurred vision, photophobia, and vomiting. …”
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B lymphocytes can be activated to act as antigen presenting cells to promote anti-tumor responses. by Renata Ariza Marques Rossetti, Noely Paula Cristina Lorenzi, Kaori Yokochi, Maria Beatriz Sartor de Faria Rosa, Luciana Benevides, Paulo Francisco Ramos Margarido, Edmund Chada Baracat, Jesus Paula Carvalho, Luisa Lina Villa, Ana Paula Lepique

“…B lymphocytes may display a pro-tumoral role but can also be modulated to function as antigen presenting cells to T lymphocytes, capable of triggering anti-cancer immune responses. …”
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An atypical presentation of autoimmune hepatitis with delayed menarche in a Nigerian adolescent: a case report by Promise Udoka Asogwa, Bruno Basil, Winifred Njideka Adiri, Nelson Ugwu, Gideon Ekene Anigbo, Evaristus Offia, Casmir Orjioke

“…Abstract Background Autoimmune hepatitis is a chronic liver disease marked by immune-mediated inflammation, necrosis, and the potential to progress to cirrhosis if not treated. This case report presents a rare and atypical presentation of autoimmune hepatitis in a Nigerian adolescent girl, highlighting diagnostic challenges in resource-limited settings. …”
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Feasibility of fast cardiovascular magnetic resonance strain imaging in patients presenting with acute chest pain. by Johannes H Riffel, Deborah Siry, Janek Salatzki, Florian Andre, Marco Ochs, Lukas D Weberling, Evangelos Giannitsis, Hugo A Katus, Matthias G Friedrich

“…<h4>Background</h4>Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is the current reference standard for the quantitative assessment of ventricular function. Fast Strain-ENCoded (fSENC)-CMR imaging allows for the assessment of myocardial deformation within a single heartbeat. …”
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN METABOLIC DISORDERS AND TUMOR PROGRESSION: REVIEW OF PRESENT DATA AND NEW THERAPEUTIC TARGETS by E. V. Semina, N. V. Danilova, N. A. Oleinikova, M. A. Agapov, K. A. Rubina

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Successful surgical treatment of omphalocele with umbilical evagination of the bladder: an extremely rare presentation of neonatal case by Haruka Kobayashi, Tokuro Baba, Masaaki Kuda, Satoshi Ieiri, Mitsuhisa Takatsuki

“…He had no trouble with urinary function. Conclusion In this case, we experienced extremely rare condition of a small omphalocele with bladder evagination associated with urachal aplasia and reviewed 7 case reports of anomalies similar to those in the present case. …”
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Identification and outcomes of acute kidney disease in patients presenting in Bolivia, Brazil, South Africa, and Nepal. by Rhys D R Evans, Sanjib K Sharma, Rolando Claure-Del Granado, Brett Cullis, Emmanuel A Burdmann, Fos Franca, Junio Aguiar, Martyn Fredlund, Kelly Hendricks, Maria F Iturricha-Caceres, Mamit Rai, Bhupendra Shah, Shyam Kafle, David C Harris, Mike V Rocco

“…<h4>Methods and findings</h4>Adult patients presenting to healthcare facilities in Bolivia, Brazil, South Africa, and Nepal were screened using a symptom-based risk score and clinical judgment. …”
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Staphylococcus aureus-specific TIGIT+ Treg are present in the blood of healthy subjects – a hurdle for vaccination? by Jonah Clegg, Jonah Clegg, Malgorzata E. Mnich, Malgorzata E. Mnich, Alberto Carignano, Giovanni Cova, Simona Tavarini, Chiara Sammicheli, Bruna Clemente, Megan Smith, Megan Smith, Emilio Siena, Monia Bardelli, Michela Brazzoli, Fabio Bagnoli, Rachel M. McLoughlin, Elisabetta Soldaini

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