Cystic plate approach in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a consecutive retrospective analysis by Yanjie Zhou, Yanjie Zhou, Le Xiao, Zhulin Luo, Zhulin Luo, Hao Luo, Zhen Tan, Tao Wang

“…PurposeThis study aimed to investigate the safety, feasibility, and possible advantages of the cystic plate approach during laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a retrospective cohort of surgical patients.MethodsWe summarized the key points of the technical approach, retrospectively analyzed the clinical outcomes of 156 patients in the cystic plate approach group from July 2018 to July 2023, and compared the findings with those of 173 cases in the routine approach group from the same period.ResultsWe observed no differences in the average stone size, operation time, postoperative hospital stay, conversion rate, complications, or Visual Analog Scale pain scores on the second day of surgery between the two groups (p = 0.076, 0.067, 0.278, 1.000, 0.633, and 0.131, respectively). …”
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The conservative management of ovarian endometrioma using cyst aspiration followed by dienogest medication: a pilot study by Ha Eun Jung, Eun Hee Yu, Hyun Joo Lee, Jong Kil Joo, Yong Jin Na

“…Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of ultrasonography-guided cyst aspiration followed by dienogest medication in the management of endometriomas in selected patients. Methods This study included 38 female patients diagnosed with endometrioma via transvaginal ultrasonography or pelvic magnetic resonance imaging. …”
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Ultrasound detection of normal parathyroid glands: detection rate, topographic anatomy, and the role of underlying thyroid disease by Isabella Chiardi, Isabella Chiardi, Petra Makovac, Andrea Leoncini, Flavio Forte, Mario Rotondi, Mario Rotondi, Pierpaolo Trimboli, Pierpaolo Trimboli

“…IntroductionVisualizing normal parathyroid glands (PTGs) using ultrasound (US) has historically been challenging. …”
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Protocol for a parallel assignment prospective, randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of 0.01% atropine for near work-induced transient myop... by Sile Yu, Wei He, Lan Hu, Ling Xu, Jiayan Chen, Guanghao Qin, Yifan Qi, Emmanuel Eric Pazo, Xingru He

“…Visual Function Questionnaire will be administered at baseline and each follow-up visit. …”
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Day care and inpatient cataract patient satisfaction with in-patient services at a Jiangsu public tertiary A hospital by Jun Zhang, Dong Zhou, Jie Zhu, Jinye Zhu, Xi Zou, Zhinan Liu, Guohua Deng

“…We compared the clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction between day surgery and inpatient surgery and provided recommendations for improving the government’s healthcare policy for day surgery. Methods A total of 200 day surgery patients and 200 hospitalized patients underwent cataract surgery, after which questionnaires were completed and returned. …”
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Management of patients with a neurovascular conflict involving the optic nerve and a non-diseased intracranial artery: Three cases by H. Schenck, M. Müther, E. Maragno, M. Holling, M. Cornelissen, R. Haeren

“…Introduction: Determining whether a neurovascular conflict (NVC) involving the anterior visual pathway (AVP) and a non-diseased intracranial artery is amenable for microvascular decompression is challenging. …”
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Evidence for Whom? A Systematic Review of Eligibility Criteria in RCTs of Anti-VEGF for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration by Andreas Arnold-Vangsted, Emil Alexander Rosenørn, Emilie Theresa Sørrig Butler, Rodrigo Anguita, Rita Serrano Anjos, Lasse Jørgensen Cehofski, Vibeke Christensen, Lorenzo Ferro Desideri, Jakob Grauslund, Javad Nouri Hajari, Musa Yasin Kaya, Oliver Niels Klefter, Celine Lee, Line Petersen, Miklos Schneider, Yousif Subhi

“…Design: Systematic review. Methods: A search of 12 literature databases was conducted on 15 April 2024. …”
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Interaction between apolipoprotein E genotypes, excessive daytime sleepiness, and cognitive function in obstructive sleep apnea patients by Fernanda Maurer Balthazar, Walter André dos Santos Moraes, James Richard Hunter, Gilmar Fernandes do Prado, Luciane Bizari Coin de Carvalho

“…Objective To examine the cognitive function of adults with and without EDS and with and without ApoEε4. Methods A total of 21 male and female patients aged between 33 and 79 years, underwent a clinical interview, ApoE genotyping, neuropsychological evaluation, polysomnography, and the application of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale. …”
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Computational fluid dynamic analysis in infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm for surveillance of aneurysm potential rupture by Nyityasmono Tri Nugroho, MD, PhD, Agus Prasetyo Nuryadi, BEng, Muhammad Ilyas, MD, Muhammad Hanif Nadhif, BEng, Reyhan Eddy Yunus, MD, Raden Suhartono, MD, PhD

“…Twenty-five percent of samples had a saccular component. Visual analysis showed a correlation between areas of lowest WSS and highest WP. …”
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Pre-clinical safety studies of intranasal virus-like particles based vaccine for prevention of COVID-19 by Yana Y. Chernoryzh, Valeria M. Kondratieva, Аnastasia P. Malkova, Tatyana E. Savochkina, Olesya V. Eliseeva, Oleg E. Latyshev, Dmitriy Y. Yakunin, Olga N. Zaykova, Ekaterina S. Sludnyakova, Tatyana V. Grebennikova

“…No local irritant effect was detected at the injection site during visual assessment, cytological and histological analysis. …”
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Evaluation of Anxiety Levels in Patients Undergoing Intravitreal Injections and Associated Risk Factors Related to the Disease by Juan-Carlos Herranz-Heras, Almudena de-Pablo-Cabrera, Beatriz Alonso-Martín, Beatriz de-Lucas-Viejo, Marta de-Castro-Liébana, Enrique Mencía-Gutiérrez, Manuel-Jesús Ferro-Osuna, Carmen Romero, Javier Sambricio

“…Methods. Cross-sectional observational study with consecutive sampling of patients who were going to receive an intravitreal injection. …”
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PLS-DA model for accurate identification of Chinese cabbage leaf color based on multispectral imaging by Ziwei Xie, Jinghui Yan, Hao Liang, Xiaonan Yue, Xiangjie Su, Huixin Wei, Yin Lu, Xiaofei Fan, Wei Ma, Xiaomeng Zhang, Xiaoxue Sun, Dongfang Zhang, Jingrui Li, Jianjun Zhao, Mengyang Liu

“…The candidate locus related to dark green leaf color was reduced by 9.76 Mb compared to the manual visual inspection which provides convenience for the localization of candidate genes. …”
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Efficacy of Subantimicrobial Dose Doxycycline for Moderate-to-Severe and Active Graves’ Orbitopathy by Miaoli Lin, Yuxiang Mao, Siming Ai, Guangming Liu, Jian Zhang, Jianhua Yan, Huasheng Yang, Aimin Li, Yusha Zou, Dan Liang

“…To study the efficacy and safety of subantimicrobial dose (SD) doxycycline(50 mg/d) in patients with active and moderate-to-severe Graves’ orbitopathy (GO). Methods. Thirteen patients with active and moderate-to-severe GO received once daily oral doxycycline (50 mg/d) for 12 wk. …”
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Feasibility and potential diagnostic value of [18F]PI-2620 PET in patients with down syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease: a case series by Olivia Wagemann, Olivia Wagemann, Matthias Brendel, Nicolai Franzmeier, Nicolai Franzmeier, Nicolai Franzmeier, Georg Nübling, Georg Nübling, Johannes Gnörich, Mirlind Zaganjori, Catharina Prix, Anna Stockbauer, Anna Stockbauer, Elisabeth Wlasich, Sandra V. Loosli, Sandra V. Loosli, Katja Sandkühler, Lukas Frontzkowski, Günter Höglinger, Günter Höglinger, Günter Höglinger, Johannes Levin, Johannes Levin, Johannes Levin

“…All underwent [18F]PI-2620 tau PET. Visual read of tau PET scans was performed by three blinded raters, assessing increased tracer uptake in brain areas corresponding to the six Braak stage regions and basal ganglia.ResultsVisual read of tau burden revealed three tau-positive individuals which corresponded to their clinical decline while two cognitively stable individuals were rated as negative. …”
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The Clinical Features of Graves’ Orbitopathy with Elevated Intraocular Pressure by Shu-Xian Fan, Peng Zeng, Zi-Jing Li, Jing Wang, Jia-Qi Liang, Yun-Ru Liao, Yu-Xin Hu, Ming-Tong Xu, Mei Wang

“…To investigate the clinical characteristics of Graves’ orbitopathy (GO) with elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) using the European Group of Graves’ Orbitopathy (EUGOGO) system. Methods. In this retrospective study, the clinical data of GO patients with elevated IOP (≥21 mmHg) were collected in Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital from January 2010 to June 2016. …”
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stormTB: a web-based simulator of a murine minimal-PBPK model for anti-tuberculosis treatments by Roberto Visintainer, Anna Fochesato, Anna Fochesato, Daniele Boaretti, Stefano Giampiccolo, Stefano Giampiccolo, Shayne Watson, Micha Levi, Federico Reali, Luca Marchetti, Luca Marchetti

“…Drug-specific models are often tied to commercial software and developed on various platforms and languages, potentially hindering access and complicating the comparison of different compounds.MethodsThis work introduces stormTB: SimulaTOr of a muRine Minimal-pbpk model for anti-TB drugs. …”
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Safety evaluation after LASIK surgery based on the linear creep property: a finite element analysis by Ji-Xi Guo, Xue-Feng Li, Xin-Chao Wang, Xin-Heng Zhao, Yan Wang, Li-Hua Fang

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Breast Cancer Survivors’ Diet and Physical Activity Preferences and Barriers: How COVID-19 Changed the Intervention Landscape by Xin Chen, Chungyi Chiu, Helen Hoi Ting Cheung, Sylvia L Crowder, Xi Chen, Linda Trinh, Anna E Arthur

“…Compared with pre-C, during-C participants preferred visual communication tools for information on nutrition and exercise over in-person methods (P < 0.05). …”
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Common Tactics of Customer Deception in Chain Stores: A Model of Customer Deception Tree by Ali Akbar Bromideh, Maryam Alefpour Tarakameh, Sima Nazari, Mohammad Aghaei

“…The identified components of customer fraud are visualized in a tree model format. This model outlines the prevalent methods of deceiving customers across five primary stems, which include misleading advertisements, failure to deliver promised services, price manipulation, alterations in product characteristics, and misplaced goods on shelves.   …”
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Safety and effectiveness of brolucizumab in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration: A phase IV study from India by Asim K Ghosh, Debdulal Chakraborty, Aditya Sudhalkar, Rohan Chawla, Simar R Singh, Atul K Sahu, Ramesh Venkatesh, Vishal Raval, Sonali Shah, Padma Preetha, Maulik Bhavsar, Sandip Patil, Isha Khadke, Anup Thorat

“…Secondary endpoints included changes in effectiveness variables – visual acuity, intraretinal fluid (IRF), subretinal fluid (SRF), and central subfield thickness (CST), at 16 and 56 weeks. …”
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