Revisiting angiomyolipomas: The significance of a rich blood supply on imaging for risk-adapted decision making by David Alonso López Curtis, Alberto Artiles Medina, José Daniel Subiela, Ana Fernández-Mardomingo Díaz, Fernando González Tello, Alfonso Muriel García, Irene de la Parra Sánchez, César Mínguez Ojeda, Miguel Ángel Jiménez Cidre, Victoria Gómez Dos Santos, Francisco Javier Burgos Revilla

“…During follow-up, 12 patients (8.0%) required selective angioembolization, including 6 in whom the procedure was urgent due to spontaneous bleeding. At 5 years of follow-up, we found a 4.5% risk of HC and 3.6% of patients had a clinically significant growth rate of ≥3 mm/year. …”
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Reducing Postoperative Neurological Complications in Uniportal Full-Endoscopic Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Efficacy of the GUARD Technique Combined With Delayed Ligamentum Flavectomy by Hao-Chun Chuang, Yu-Chia Hsu, Yuan-Fu Liu, Chao-Jui Chang, Yu-Meng Hsiao, Yi-Hung Huang, Keng-Chang Liu, Chien-Min Chen, Hyeun Sung Kim, Cheng-Li Lin

“…These techniques are easy to learn and integrate into existing surgical workflows, offering a valuable improvement for surgeons performing FE-TLIF procedures.…”
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Mapping and assessing the coral reef health in Kadatua, Tiwutonkidi and Siompu Islands, South East Sulawesi, Indonesia by Daniel Deonisius Pelasula, Sam Wouthuyzen, Mufti Petala Patria, Simon Izaak Patty, Petrus Christianus Makatipu, Baru Sadarun, Wiesye Violent Pelupessy, Suiyuan Wang, Johanis Dominggus Lekallete

“…The results of the mapping using Landsat-8 OLI data classified five groups of benthic habitats: algae, corals, seaweed, rubble, and sand, after following the standard image processing procedure and utilizing sun-glint, water column correction and maximum likelihood classification. …”
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Prognosis of programmed ventricular stimulation in adult patients with syncope of unexplained origin: A historical cohort by Bruno Schaaf Finkler, Roberto Sant'Anna, Javier Pinos, Danilo Barros Zanotta, Thiago Camargo Moreira, Felipe Della Barba deJesus, Pedro Dutra Batista, Helena Guedes daRocha, Barbara Adelmann deLima, Marco Aurélio Lumertz Saffi, Gustavo Glotz deLima, Marcelo Kruse, Tiago Luiz Luz Leiria

“…In this interval, 575 patients underwent the procedure. Results Patients with induced ventricular arrhythmias had a higher occurrence of structural heart disease (36.7% vs. 76.5%), ischemic heart disease (28.2 vs. 57.1%), heart failure (15.5% vs. 34.4%), and lower left ventricular ejection fraction (59.16% vs. 47.51%), when compared to the outcome with a negative study. …”
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Early Real-World Experience with CoreValve Evolut PRO and R Systems for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement by Gaurav Rao, Shikha Sheth, Joseph Donnelly, Andrew Scatola, Umair Tariq, Saaron Laighold, Cindy Grines, Bruce Rutkin

“…Endpoints, defined by the Valve Academic Research Consortium-2 criteria, included device success, paravalvular leak (PVL), and a composite safety endpoint including mortality, stroke, major vascular complications, life-threatening bleeding, acute kidney injury, coronary artery obstruction, and repeat procedure for valve-related dysfunction. Results. 60 Evolut PRO and 56 Evolut R patients met the study criteria. …”
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Extended radical resection and chest wall reconstruction for a pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma: a case report by Yingzhi Zhao, Shaohua Xie, Haoqian Zheng, Kaixin Zhang, Xin Gao, Wenwu Liu, Wei Dai, Hongfan Yu, Qiuling Shi, Bin Hu, Qiang Li, Tianpeng Xie, Xing Wei

“…We performed extended radical resection for lung cancer under open surgery and reconstructed the chest wall using stainless steel wire and polypropylene meshes. The procedure was uneventful, and the patient was discharged 7 days postoperatively. …”
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Exploring the use of physical rehabilitation for sepsis survivors: a scoping review by Michelle E Kho, Bram Rochwerg, Jenna Smith-Turchyn, Christopher Farley, Jordon L Hvizd, Anastasia N L Newman, Heather O’Grady, Sophia Werdens Abram, Neeraja Nannapaneni, Shannon McKenney

“…Objectives To explore the use, parameters, safety and outcomes of physical rehabilitation for adults with sepsis.Design We conducted a scoping review following the Joanna Briggs Institute framework.Participants Studies were eligible for inclusion in the study if they included: (1) adults 18 and older, (2) with a previous diagnosis of sepsis, (3) using a physical rehabilitation intervention at any point of sepsis management, (4) published in English or French.Procedure We searched seven databases and screened titles and abstracts, reviewed full texts and performed data extraction independently and in duplicate. …”
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A formulation of combined Poria cocos and Cordyceps militaris rice ameliorates depressive-like effects by downregulating p38 MAPK signaling pathways by Yun-Ju Huang, Hsin-Yu Wu, Wan-Ting Chang, Kuan-Hung Lu, Yu-En Lin, Huai-Syuan Huang, Yun-Sheng Lu, Lee-Yan Sheen

“…To investigate a formulation of combined Poria cocos and Cordyceps militaris rice (PC-CMR) alleviates anxiety behaviours and depressive-like effects for the first time. Experimental procedure: After five-week of stress, rats were induced by unpredictable chronic mild stress (UCMS) treated with PC-CMR formulation. …”
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Autologous fat grafting in the treatment of velopharyngeal insufficiency: Clinical outcomes and treatment tolerability survey in a case series of 21 patients by Renzo Panizza, Marco Ghiglione, Enrico Maria Zingarelli, Michela Massa, Claudio Carlini, Rossella Arnoldi, Alessio Pini Prato, Silvia Scarrone, Francesco Vaccarella

“…In these patients, evaluated in a multidisciplinary approach, this technique allowed us to avoid major surgical procedures that would modify the anatomy of the velopharyngeal port. …”
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Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Chinese version of the taste and smell survey for cancer patients by Haixin Liang, Qing Yang, Li Yin, Huarong Pang, Enmei Jiu, Bin Li, Lei Qin

“…Methods With authorization from the original authors, the survey was translated and back-translated following the standard procedure to generate the Chinese version of the TSS. 271 patients were enrolled from a tertiary hospital in China under treatment between January 2023 and February 2024 using a convenience sampling method for reliability and validity testing of the translated scale. …”
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Gastric cancer treatment in Brazil: a multicenter study of the Brazilian Gastric Cancer Association by Marcus Fernando Kodama Pertille Ramos, Marina Alessandra Pereira, Thiago Francischetto Ribeiro, Oddone Braghiroli Neto, Felipe José Fernandez Coimbra, Marco Antônio Gonçalves Rodrigues, Flavio Duarte Sabino, Ulysses Ribeiro Junior, Ronaldo Mafia Cuenca, Felipe Carvalho Victer, Flávio Daniel Saavedra Tomasich, Geraldo Ishak, Antonio Nocchi Kalil, Álvaro Antônio Bandeira Ferraz, Luis Fernando Moreira, Claudemiro Quireze Junior, Nelson Adami Andreollo, Osvaldo Antônio Prado Castro, Fernando Antônio Siqueira Pinheiro, Antônio Carlos Weston

“…Preoperative chemotherapy was performed in 37.2% of cases, and the most common surgical procedures were subtotal gastrectomy (45.3%) and total gastrectomy (33.1%). …”
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PFAS residue analysis in fish and fish feed by applying a modified QuEChERS method in combination with LC-HRMS detection by Ourania Koloka, Vasiliki Boti, Dimitra Hela, Triantafyllos Albanis, Ioannis Konstantinou

“…The optimized modified extraction procedure for the analysis of PFAS residues in fish feed was fully validated exhibiting recoveries between 51.1 % and 101.2 %, relative standard deviations (RSDs) < 20.7 % and LOQs between 0.03 ng/g and 0.50 ng/g. …”
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Clarithromycin induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome in the oral cavity: Case report by Zisis Vasileios, Zisis Stefanos, Poulopoulos Konstantinos, Shinas Nikolaos, Papadopoulos Petros, Charisi Christina, Kyriakou Nikolaos, Cordahi Joe, Poulopoulos Athanasios

“…His medical history was reviewed in detail with no underlying health issues; however, the patient mentioned the intake of clarithromycin, 500 mg twice daily, due to acute sinusitis, starting the night prior the appearance of the initial symptoms. The diagnostic procedure came up to SJS and methylprednisolone was prescribed. …”
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Development of Thermoreversible Dental Gel with Berberine by A. G. Palvinskiy, E. O. Bakhrushina, Z. M. Kozlova, A. A. Sinitsyna, I. I. Krasnyuk

“…It has been found that a significant dilution of the reference substance sample is required to develop an identification procedure.Conclusion. The production of a sample of the dosage form by the «hot method» is optimal, which is probably due to the effect of solubilization and better distribution of the active substance in the base.…”
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Effect of Er:YAG laser bone bed milling, with or without photobiomodulation, on the bone repair process of additive manufacturing implants in rats by Fernando Costa Neto, Isadora Breseghello, Laura Vidoto Paludetto, Sabrina Cruz Tfaile Frasnelli, Fábio Roberto de Souza Batista, Alberto Blay, Armando Boni, Fernando Costa Júnior, Roberta Okamoto

“…Thus, Er:YAG laser milling, with or without photobiomodulation using the Nd:YAG laser, may represent a promising alternative for bone bed preparation in implant procedures. However, further studies are required to better characterize bone healing and its long-term consolidation.…”
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Comparison of the oncological, perioperative and functional outcomes of partial nephrectomy versus radical nephrectomy for clinical T1b renal cell carcinoma: A systematic review an... by Yucong Zhang, Gongwei Long, Haojie Shang, Beichen Ding, Guoliang Sun, Wei Ouyang, Man Liu, Yuan Chen, Heng Li, Hua Xu, Zhangqun Ye

“…There were no differences in the oncological outcome, which was demonstrated by progression-free survival (hazard ratio [HR] 0.70; p=0.22), cancer-specific mortality (HR 0.91; p=0.57) and all-cause mortality (HR 1.01; p=0.96). The two procedures were similar in estimated blood loss (WMD −16.47 mL; p=0.53) and postoperative complications (risk ratio [RR] 1.32; p=0.10), and PN provided better renal function preservation and was related to a lower likelihood of chronic kidney disease onset (RR 0.38; p=0.006). …”
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Hilar cholangiocarcinoma patients accepting preoperative percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage experienced high incidence of portal vein invasion and lymph node metastasis by Yingke Cai, Yuxuan Yao, Yi Dong, Dang Wang, Jing Luo, Gang Heng

“…However, the potential association between PTBD and increased local tumor spread (including portal vein invasion and lymph node metastasis) remained unclear, as this procedure might prolong the waiting time and lead to potential risks of portal vein injury. …”
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Total aortic arch replacement without deep hypothermic circulatory arrest in type A aortic dissection: Left axillar artery for arterial cannulationCentral MessagePerspective by Ugursay Kiziltepe, MD, Ilker Ince, MD, Melike Senkal, MD, Suleyman Surer, MD, Ibrahim Duvan, MD, Ozgur Ersoy, MD, Omer Delibalta, MD, Osman Mavi, MD, Elif Sahin, MD

“…Following replacement of ascending aorta/root, cardiac reperfusion is started using a root cannula which continues throughout the procedure. Distal arch anastomosis is performed clamp-on, allowing lower body perfusion via left subclavian artery. …”
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Preclinical Efficacy and Safety of an Oncolytic Adenovirus KD01 for the Treatment of Bladder Cancer by Jin Guo, Shengfeng Xiong, Xinyuan Zhang, Wei Gong, Yao Si, Ding Ma, Fei Li, Yingyan Han

“…<b>Background</b>: While Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) remains the first-line therapy for high-risk bladder cancer, 30–40% of patients develop treatment resistance necessitating radical cystectomy, some are not suitable candidates for this procedure. This underscores the critical need for novel therapeutic approaches. …”
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Machine learning combine with nomogram to guide the establishment of endoscopic assistant system for gasless transaxillary endoscopic thyroidectomy by Linjie Ma, Yuqiu Zhou, Chao Li, Xu Wang, Tong Liu

“…The system was constructed through preclinical training, preoperative preparation, and share experience from the perspective of the endoscopic assistant according to the procedure process.Conclusion It is necessary to train endoscopic assistant to build an endoscopic assistant system, and improve the surgical process by shortening CET, TRT and reduce LWT times. …”
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