Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Management of Cystic Lesions of the Pancreas by Koen de Jong, Marco J. Bruno, Paul Fockens

“…Although little is known on the true prevalence of pancreatic cysts, physicians are currently more frequently confronted with pancreatic cysts because of the increasing use of sophisticated cross-sectional abdominal imaging. …”
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Central lung cancer: improving operability assessment through 3D modelling by Lubomír Tulinský, Ján Hrubovčák, Martin Pieš

“…Conclusions The novel method, which employs 3D printing technology, has enhanced the assessment of operability for central lung tumours, thereby facilitating more precise decisions regarding patient management. …”
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Primary Eosinophilic Panniculitis of the Greater Omentum in a Young Girl: A Case Report by Masayuki Shintaku, Tokiko Okunobo, Hiroki Nakamura, Takashi Doi, Akira Tanaka, Koji Tsuta

“…We should keep in mind the possibility that the omental lesion in this patient is a harbinger of more serious immunological disorders. Careful, long-term follow-up and monitoring of the patient are needed. …”
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Tongue Necrosis as an Initial Manifestation of Giant Cell Arteritis: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Jose R. Zaragoza, Natalia Vernon, Gisoo Ghaffari

“…In cases where GCA presents with atypical manifestations, the diagnosis may be more difficult, causing a delay in both diagnosis and treatment and ultimately leading to irreversible complications. …”
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Osseous Metaplasia of the Cervix: A Rare Transformation Can Mimic a Tumor—Literature Review by Ameerah Alsaqobi, Nabeel Al-Brahim

“…OM affecting the cervix alone is a more rare condition that has multiple different clinical presentations. …”
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Research status of clinicopathologic studies of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy by LI Miaoling, WEN Feng

“…PCV differs from typical neovascular AMD in terms of epidemiology, clinical presentation, imaging features, and natural disease course. …”
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Outcomes of croup in children: COVID‐19 versus non‐COVID‐19 cases by Donna R. Mendez, Gregory Rumph, Joan Richardson, Krishna K. Paul, Dietrich Jehle

“…Conclusions: The patients with COVID‐19 related croup exhibited more severe disease manifestations. These children were more likely to be admitted to the hospital/ICU and had more significant respiratory distress.…”
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The clinical role of blood coagulation and platelet receptors gene allelic variants in development of Wilson’s disease by T. P. Rozina, S. V. Fastovets, E. E. Starostina, L. M. Samokhodskaya, T. N. Krasnova

“…Alleles A of hemostasis genes FII 20210 G/A, FV 1691G/A were more frequent in the group with neurologic symptomatology as compared to the group of patients with abdominal form of WD at the level of trend. …”
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Indications and clinical outcomes of percutaneous cholecystostomies in acute cholecystitis: a study from Qatar by Mohamed Said Ghali, Syed Muhammad Ali, Khadija Jaffar Siddig Gibreal, Rajvir Singh, Mona S. Shehata, Raed M. Al-Zoubi, Ahmad Zarour

“…The native population in Qatar were older and burdened with more co-morbidities. High risk of surgery was the main indication for PC, followed by delayed presentation of AC. …”
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When do the symptoms of autonomic nervous system malfunction appear in patients with Parkinson’s disease? by De Luka Silvio R., Svetel Marina, Pekmezović Tatjana, Milovanović Branislav, Kostić Vladimir S.

“…The patients who developed complete autonomic neuropathy (both sympathetic and parasympathetic) were individuals with considerable level of functional failure, more severe clinical presentation and the existing anxiety and depression. …”
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Chronicle 104th AES Convention by Jan ADAMCZYK

“…The results of the 104th Convention were as successful as those of the past ones. 126 papers, grouped into sixteen paper-sessions, revealed actual scientific progress in the most important domains of audio-engineering. 14 workshop-presentations gave opportunities to participants for more close and detailed insight into technical subjects connected to particular enginering problems. …”
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E-HEART score: A novel scoring system for undifferentiated chest pain in the emergency department by V. Yuvaraj, Sachin Sujir Nayak, S. Vimal Krishnan

“…The elevated risk of MACE in patients with high E-HEART scores (7–11) may facilitate more aggressive workup measures and avoid disposition errors. …”
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Group B Streptococcus peritonitis in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis: review article by Almurtada Razok, Maisa Ali, Muna Almaslamani, Ali Alzarka, Hamad Abdel Hadi

“…One patient did not survive the infection. Presentation was similar to other forms of peritonitis and included fever and abdominal pain. …”
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Etiological spectrum and short-term outcomes of acute kidney injury in hospitalised patients of uncertain aetiology who underwent percutaneous renal biopsy by Qazi Muhammad Huzaifa, Tabassum Elahi, Sunbal Jahangir, Kalimullah Khan, Irum Memon

“… Objective: To analyse the aetiological spectrum, clinical presentation and short-term renal outcomes of patients withacute kidney injury of uncertain aetiology subjected to percutaneous renal biopsy. …”
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Associations of educational attainment, occupation, social class and major depressive disorder among Han Chinese women. by Jianguo Shi, Yan Zhang, Feihu Liu, Yajuan Li, Junhui Wang, Jonathan Flint, Jingfang Gao, Youhui Li, Ming Tao, Kerang Zhang, Xumei Wang, Chengge Gao, Lijun Yang, Kan Li, Shenxun Shi, Gang Wang, Lanfen Liu, Jinbei Zhang, Bo Du, Guoqing Jiang, Jianhua Shen, Zhen Zhang, Wei Liang, Jing Sun, Jian Hu, Tiebang Liu, Xueyi Wang, Guodong Miao, Huaqing Meng, Yi Li, Chunmei Hu, Yi Li, Guoping Huang, Gongying Li, Baowei Ha, Hong Deng, Qiyi Mei, Hui Zhong, Shugui Gao, Hong Sang, Yutang Zhang, Xiang Fang, Fengyu Yu, Donglin Yang, Tieqiao Liu, Yunchun Chen, Xiaohong Hong, Wenyuan Wu, Guibing Chen, Min Cai, Yan Song, Jiyang Pan, Jicheng Dong, Runde Pan, Wei Zhang, Zhenming Shen, Zhengrong Liu, Danhua Gu, Xiaoping Wang, Xiaojuan Liu, Qiwen Zhang, Yihan Li, Yiping Chen, Kenneth S Kendler

“…The phenomenology of MDD varies according to the degree of educational attainment: higher educational attainment not only appears to protect against MDD but alters its presentation, to a more anxious phenotype.…”
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Frequency of fetal blood sampling, delivery mode and neonatal outcome after revised CTG‐classification and updated lactate meter in Sweden: An observational study by Klara Gröndal, Erika Gyllencreutz, Stina Wretler, Kari Johansson, Malin Holzmann

“…Low Apgar scores were more frequent among newborns both with and without FBS.…”
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A first case of ileocecal resection using a Senhance Surgical System in Japan by Hiroka Kondo, Shigeki Yamaguchi, Yasumitsu Hirano, Toshimasa Ishii, Nao Obara, Liming Wang, Masahiro Asari, Takuya Kato, Tetsuyoshi Takayama, Hirofumi Sugita, Shinichi Sakuramoto, Isamu Koyama

“…In the future, we would like to find more ways to use it by accumulating more cases.…”
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Clinical and immunological features of primary and secondary antiphospholipid syndrome by T M Reshetnvak, T N Kotelnikova, L A Kalashnikova, T A Lisitsyna, E N Alexandrova, E S Mach, T L Tihonova, Z S Alekberova, V A Nassonova, A. V. Volkov, V A Nassonova, E L Nassonov

“…At the onset of PAPS thrombocytopenia was much more seldom - in 5 from 84 pts. The rest had other APS signs at presentation. 8 pts showed PAPS transformation into SLE, Thrombotic complications frequency among SLE pts was 42%. …”
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Where are the inequalities in colorectal cancer care in a country with universal healthcare? A systematic review and narrative synthesis by Una MacLeod, Sarah Greenley, Katie Spencer, Michael Lind, Benjamin Alexander Pickwell-Smith, Mahboobeh Haji Sadeghi

“…Objective Patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer living in more deprived areas experience worse survival than those in more affluent areas. …”
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The Hidden Burden: Gastrointestinal Involvement in Lysosomal Storage Disorders by Vincenza Gragnaniello, Chiara Cazzorla, Daniela Gueraldi, Andrea Puma, Christian Loro, Alberto B. Burlina

“…Results: The pathogenesis of GI involvement in LSDs varies and encompasses substrate accumulation in enterocytes, mesenteric lymphadenopathy, mass effects, smooth muscle dysfunction, vasculopathy, neuropathy, inflammation and alterations to the microbiota. Clinical presentations range from non-specific symptoms, such as abdominal pain, diarrhea and malabsorption, to more severe complications, such as protein-losing enteropathy and inflammatory bowel disease. …”
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