Early characterization and prediction of glioblastoma and brain metastasis treatment efficacy using medical imaging-based radiomics and artificial intelligence algorithms by Noémie N. Moreau, Noémie N. Moreau, Samuel Valable, Cyril Jaudet, Loïse Dessoude, Leleu Thomas, Romain Hérault, Romain Modzelewski, Romain Modzelewski, Dinu Stefan, Juliette Thariat, Juliette Thariat, Alexis Lechervy, Aurélien Corroyer-Dulmont, Aurélien Corroyer-Dulmont

“…Even with intensive treatment involving radiotherapy and surgery, which frequently leads to cognitive decline due to doses on healthy brain tissue, the median survival is 15 months for GBM and about 6 to 9 months for BM. …”
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Artificial Intelligence and Radiomics in Cholangiocarcinoma: A Comprehensive Review by Marta Zerunian, Tiziano Polidori, Federica Palmeri, Stefano Nardacci, Antonella Del Gaudio, Benedetta Masci, Giuseppe Tremamunno, Michela Polici, Domenico De Santis, Francesco Pucciarelli, Andrea Laghi, Damiano Caruso

“…CCA still has an extremely high unfavorable prognosis, regardless of type and location, and complete surgical resection remains the only curative therapeutic option; however, due to the underhanded onset and rapid progression of CCA, most patients present with advanced stages at first diagnosis, with only 30 to 60% of CCA patients eligible for surgery. Recent innovations in medical imaging combined with the use of radiomics and artificial intelligence (AI) can lead to improvements in the early detection, characterization, and pre-treatment staging of these tumors, guiding clinicians to make personalized therapeutic strategies. …”
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IOP-lowering therapy and ocular surface in glaucoma. Part 1. The effects of drug substances of glaucoma medications on the ocular surface by A.V. Antonova, V.P. Nikolaenko, V.V. Brzheskiy

“…The result is poor adherence to medical treatment and poor outcomes&nbsp; of conjunctival glaucoma surgery.&nbsp;</i> </p> <p> <i>Our findings can be applied to develop perioperative management strategy of patients with glaucoma to maximize the chances of long-term surgical success.…”
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Evaluation of 902 Total Abdominal Hysterectomies Performed for Benign Reasons by Fazilet Kübra Boynukalın, Ömer Tolga Güler, Mehmet Coşkun, Özgür Özyüncü, Nasuh Utku Doğan

“… OBJECTIVE: Hysterectomy is the most frequently performed major surgery and is the most common major abdominal operation following cesarean section. …”
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The impact of the war in Ukraine on the prevalence of MDR/RR-TB in Poland by A. Nowinski, E. Augustynowicz-Kopeć, J. Garnczarek, A. Halicka, M. Koszela, W. Litwiniuk, D. Maj, I. Mazur, J. Niestrój-Ostrowska, R. Podlasin, A. Regulska, M. Wielopolska, J. Wyrwiński, S. Wesołowski, M. Korzeniewska-Koseła

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The proneural transcription factor Atoh1 promotes odontogenic differentiation in human dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) by Camila Sabatini, Huey-Jiun Lin, Galib Ovik, Richard Hall, Techung Lee

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Factors Influencing Cecal Intubation Time during Retrograde Approach Single-Balloon Enteroscopy by Tzu-Ming Ou, Peng-Jen Chen, Yu-Lueng Shih, Meng-Ting Wang, Hsin-Hung Huang, Wei-Kuo Chang, Tsai-Yuan Hsieh, Tien-Yu Huang

“…With univariate analysis, there was no statistical difference in age, sex, BMI, or history of abdominal surgery, except for bowel preparation (P=0.021). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that inadequate bowel preparation (odds ratio 30.2, 95% confidence interval 4.63–196.54; P<0.001) was the independent predisposing factors for prolonged CIT during retrograde SBE. …”
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The prevention opportunities of retinopathy in diabetic patients – position paper endorsed by the Polish Lipid Association by Maciej Banach, Stanisław Surma, Grzegorz Dzida, Jacek Jóźwiak, Bogusław Okopień, Jacek Rysz, Konrad Szosland, Andrzej Grzybowski

“…If not treated well it might result in the need for eye surgery or even vision loss. Fenofibrate has had a long history of evidence suggesting its preventive role in primary and especially secondary prevention of retinopathy, what has been investigated since the FIELD trial 19 years ago. …”
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Whole exome sequencing-based homologous recombination deficiency test for epithelial ovarian cancer by Ying-Cheng Chiang, Hsien-Neng Huang, Kuan-Ting Kuo, Wuh-Liang Hwu, Po-Han Lin

“…The multi-variate Cox regression model incorporated with optimal debulking surgery showed that the recurrence risk was decreased in the patients with positive HRD status, either defined by Myriad MyChoice® CDx test (Hazard ratio (HR) 0.33, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.14–0.79, p = 0.013) or WES-based test Myriad MyChoice® CDx test (HR 0.34, 95% CI 0.14–0.80, p = 0.014). …”
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Limitations of the Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire in Assessing Severity in a Homogeneous Occupational Cohort by Venera Cristina Dinescu, Marius Bica, Ramona Constantina Vasile, Andrei Gresita, Bogdan Catalin, Alexandra Daniela Rotaru-Zavaleanu, Florentin Ananu Vreju, Lorena Sas, Marius Bunescu

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Influence of Regular Statin Intake on Prostate‐Specific Antigen Values, Prostate Cancer Incidence and Overall Survival in a Prospective Screening Trial (ERSPC Aarau) by Alkiviadis Papagiannakis, Maciej Kwiatkowski, Stephen F. Wyler, Ashkan Mortezavi, Lukas Manka, Marian S. Wettstein, Rainer Grobholz, Angelika Hammerer‐Lercher, Daniel Eberli, Lukas Werner Prause

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Assessment of the Heterotrophic Bacterial Contamination in Waterlines of Dental Units as a Potential Health Risk Factor in Occupational and Patient’s Exposures by Ali Shahryari, Amineh Zahed, Abdolhalim Rajabi, Maryam Shafipour, Niloufar Emrani, Hadi Rahimzadeh, Hamidreza Heidari

“…The data were analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis and Wilcoxon signedrank tests using SPSS version 23.Results: The mean and standard deviation of bacterial contamination across all studied departments were significantly higher than the recommended limit of 500 CFU/ml (ranging from 10,250.00±8,924.28 CFU/ml for the inlet to the water tank in the pediatric department to 275,625.00±41,520.86 CFU/ml for the air-water syringe before flushing in the surgery department). No significant differences were observed between departments (P>0.05). …”
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Ocular microbiota types and longitudinal microbiota alterations in patients with chronic dacryocystitis with and without antibiotic pretreatment by Shengru Wu, Limin Zhu, Tingting Wang, Chenguang Zhang, Jiaqi Lin, Yanjin He, Junhu Yao, Tingting Lin, Juan Du

“…Although clinical recovery rates were comparable, our results suggest that, after antibiotic pretreatment, the ocular microbiota richness and diversity, and the composition alteration tendency, significantly changed 4 weeks after surgery. This implies that the ocular microbiota was more disturbed in patients who underwent antibiotic pretreatment compared to those without such treatment. …”
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Laser interstitial thermal therapy in the management of bottom‐of‐sulcus dysplasia‐related epilepsy by Bowen Yang, Chao Zhang, Xiu Wang, Baotian Zhao, Jiajie Mo, Weiyuan Luo, Xiaoqiu Shao, Jianguo Zhang, Kai Zhang, Wenhan Hu

“…Abstract Objective This study assessed the efficacy and safety of magnetic resonance‐guided laser interstitial thermal therapy (MRgLITT) versus open surgery (OS) for the treatment of patients with bottom‐of‐sulcus dysplasia (BOSD)‐related epilepsy. …”
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Clinical anxiety among a sample of dental students in South Sinai by Christine Raouf George Mikhail, Mai Hamdy Ragab, Yousra Ahmed, Eman D. El Desouky, Fatma E. A. Hassanein, Mohamed Bekhit, Marwa Hassan Mostafa

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Actors influencing cancer-related fatigue and the construction of a risk prediction model in lung cancer patients by Mei-Ning Zhang, Yi-Chen Zhou, Zhu Zeng, Cun-Liang Zeng, Bo-Tao Hou, Gui-Rong Wu, Qiao Jiao, Dai-Yuan Ma

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Immediate effect of electrical vestibular stimulation on autonomic and respiratory parameters and reaction time in patients with Parkinson’s disease by Asha G, Varun Manjunath, Karthik N, Yashica Gowda R, Sai Sailesh Kumar Goothy, Rohit Singh Chouhan, Anitha Lakshmi

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Provocative tests of anal sphincter function correlate with symptoms and subtypes of faecal incontinence by John McLaughlin, Dipesh H Vasant, Asbjørn Mohr Drewes, Abhiram Sharma, Matthew Davenport, Edward Kiff, Karen Telford, Alexander O'Connor, Donghua Liao, Niels Klarskov

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Optimization of surgical methods for the treatment of gynecomastia by A.G. Ihnatieva, S.M. Yurchyshyn

“…The use of compression garments after surgery was mandatory, which contributed to better recovery.…”
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Lymphoadenopathies caused by Bartonella henselae by V.S. Zhukovskiy, O.V. Prokopiv, I.R. Trutyak, M.V. Pankiv

“…In the second case, a subfebrile body temperature, a painful lymph node in the right axillary area for 3 weeks were the reason to perform an invasive surgery twice for diagnosed bacterial process of unknown etiology. …”
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