The effectiveness of digital technology-based Otago Exercise Program on balance ability, muscle strength and fall efficacy in the elderly: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Zihao He, Hua Wu, Guanggao Zhao, Yiming Zhang, Chao Li, Yachen Xing, Anjie Xu, Junchao Yang, Ronghui Wang

“…A training regimen of 12 weeks or more, with sessions occurring three or more times per week for 30 to 45 min, appears to be an effective approach for improving these outcomes based on the available evidence from the included studies. …”
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Malignant Transformation of Mature Cystic Teratoma Diagnosed after a 10-Year Interval by Mariko Jitsumori, Satoru Munakata, Toshiya Yamamoto

“…A 67-year-old uniparous woman had undergone surgery for acute perforated gastric ulcer 10 years prior to the current presentation. Although abdominal computed tomography (CT) performed at that point had revealed a mature cystic teratoma measuring 6 cm in diameter in the right ovary, it was left untreated. …”
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Corticosteroids and Azathioprine Do Not Prevent Radiation-Induced Lung Injury by Eva Kwok, Charles K Chan

“…The case of a man who presented with dyspnea and a dry cough six weeks after mediastinal radiotherapy for malignant thymoma is described. …”
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A case report and literature review of rare isolated metastatic papillary thyroid carcinoma in the orbit by Behzad Khademi, Zahra Zia

“…Result A 55-year-old female, who presented with right-sided exophthalmos persisting for seven months and a week-long history of decreased visual acuity. Orbital computed tomography (CT) revealed a solid, isolated, well-circumscribed mass confined to the right intra-conal orbital cavity. …”
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KEAP1–NRF2 system regulates age‐related spermatogenesis dysfunction by Sohei Kuribayashi, Shinichiro Fukuhara, Hiroaki Kitakaze, Go Tsujimura, Takahiro Imanaka, Koichi Okada, Norichika Ueda, Kentaro Takezawa, Kotoe Katayama, Rui Yamaguchi, Koichi Matsuda, Norio Nonomura

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PRO-P: evaluating the effect of electronic patient-reported outcome measures monitoring compared with standard care in prostate cancer patients undergoing surgery—study protocol fo... by Rouvier Al-Monajjed, Peter Albers, Johanna Droop, Dominik Fugmann, Joachim Noldus, Rein-Jüri Palisaar, Manuel Ritter, Jörg Ellinger, Philipp Krausewitz, Michael Truß, Boris Hadaschik, Viktor Grünwald, Andres-Jan Schrader, Philipp Papavassilis, Nicole Ernstmann, Barbara Schellenberger, Anna Moritz, Christoph Kowalski, Martin Hellmich, Pierce Heiden, Anna Hagemeier, Dirk Horenkamp-Sonntag, Markus Giessing, Luis Pauler, Sebastian Dieng, Maria Peters, Günter Feick, André Karger, PRO-P study group

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Pregnancy-related chronic type A aortic dissection highlights the importance of thorough prenatal maternal examination by Cristina M. Șulea, Anna B. Kiss, Bence Ágg, Kálmán Benke, Elektra Bartha, Bálint Szilveszter, Roland Stengl, Máté Csonka, Zoltán Szabolcs, Miklós Pólos

“…Case presentation A 32-year-old pregnant woman at 31 weeks of gestation began experiencing shortness of breath, chest pain, and palpitations, which were attributed to an anxiety disorder she had been previously diagnosed with. …”
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Delayed Presentation of Gluteal Compartment Syndrome: The Argument for Fasciotomy by John E. Lawrence, Duncan J. Cundall-Curry, Kuldeep K. Stohr

“…Following an initial diagnosis of acute limb ischaemia the patient was transferred to a tertiary centre where Computed Tomography Angiography was reported as normal. …”
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A bone-targeting delivery platform based on mesoporous silica loaded with piR7472 for the treatment of osteoporosis by Yubin Long, Yuan Ma, Houzhi Yang, Xiangbin Wang, Jigeng Fan, Yong Li, Bo Tao, Tianwei Sun

“…Sodium bicarbonate suppresses osteoclastogenesis, while piR7472 enhances m6A methylation, promoting osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs). Computed tomography (CT) and hematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining showed that after 2 weeks of treatment with MSNs-Na@piR7472, cortical bone thickened, trabecular bone density increased, collagen fiber thickness improved, and both the number and staining area of osteoclasts were significantly reduced. …”
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A Case of Influenza B and Mycoplasma pneumoniae Coinfection in an Adult by Taro Shinozaki, Kotaro Sasahara, Eri Iwami, Aoi Kuroda, Tatsu Matsuzaki, Takahiro Nakajima, Takeshi Terashima

“…A 19-year-old woman was referred to our hospital because of a persistent fever and cough that lasted for over a week. Influenza B virus infection was diagnosed using the rapid test kit. …”
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Abordaje laparoscópico exitoso de lesión vesical intraperitoneal ocasionada durante una cirugía ginecológica. Reporte de caso by David Andrés Castañeda Millán, Carlos Hernán Abonia Velasco, Juan Camilo Álvarez Restrepo, Christian Buitrago Carrascal, Edith Ángel Muller, Wilfredo Donoso Donoso

“…The patient underwent successful laparoscopic treatment for the bladder injury, and two weeks later, retrograde cystography confirmed its adequate resolution. …”
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Thoracoscopic resection of primary mediastinal liposarcoma: a case report and literature review by Yanhui Yang, Ji Li, Sipeng Cheng, Jinyuan Mei, Xin Cheng, Min Jing, Yi Wang

“…He experienced no postoperative complications and was discharged one week following surgery. Conclusion The incidence of PLM is very low. …”
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Giant Intrahepatic Subcapsular Haematoma: A Rare Complication following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy—A Case Report and Literature Review by Eltaib Saad, Lauren O’Connell, Anne M. Browne, W. Khan, R. Waldron, K. Barry, Iqbal Z. Khan

“…A follow-up ultrasound scan after eight weeks confirmed complete resolution of the haematoma. …”
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Ulcerating Ileocolitis in Severe Amatoxin Poisoning by Matthias Peter Hilty, Marcel Halama, Anne-Katrin Zimmermann, Marco Maggiorini, Andreas Geier

“…Diarrhea and varying abdominal pain persisted over several weeks and clinical follow-up after six months showed a completely symptom-free patient. …”
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Automatic Quantification of Atherosclerosis in Contrast-Enhanced MicroCT Scans of Mouse Aortas Ex Vivo by Vincent A. Stadelmann, Gabrielle Boyd, Martin Guillot, Jean-Guy Bienvenu, Charles Glaus, Aurore Varela

“…Aortic and plaque volumes were computed by voxel counting and lesion surface by triangulation. …”
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Strongyloides Hyperinfection in a Renal Transplant Patient: Always Be on the Lookout by Murtaza Mazhar, Ijlal Akbar Ali, Nelson Iván Agudelo Higuita

“…A wet mount of stool revealed Strongyloides stercoralis larvae. A computed tomography (CT) of chest showed findings suggestive of extension of the infection to the lungs. …”
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Time to neonatal mortality and its predictors among preterm neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit in northern Ethiopia, 2023/2024: a retrospective cohort study by Brhanu Fisseha, Eskedar Berhanie Gidey, Berhe Gebrehiwot Tewele, Teklehaimanot Gereziher Haile

“…Kaplan-Meier analysis, life table, and log rank were computed. Cox proportional hazards models were fitted to identify independent predictors of preterm mortality. …”
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Peripartum Ruptured Uterine Angioleiomyoma by Nora Mohamed, Ayman Almasalma

“…She presented to the emergency department in our hospital with labor pain, at 39 weeks of gestation, and was admitted to the labor unit in active labor. …”
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An atypical presentation of Wernicke-Korsakoff encephalopathy mimicking a left hemispheric stroke: case report by Ioana Butnariu, Ioana Butnariu, Daniela Nicoleta Anghel, Adela Magdalena Ciobanu, Adela Magdalena Ciobanu, Florentina Cojocaru, Dana Antonescu-Ghelmez, Dana Antonescu-Ghelmez, Maria Mirabela Manea, Maria Mirabela Manea, Florian Antonescu, Florian Antonescu

“…The initial cerebral computed tomography scan was unremarkable, in line with early imaging in ischemic stroke patients. …”
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Humoral Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 Is Sufficient for Inducing Breast Cancer Microcalcification by Fangbing Liu, Nathalie Bloch, Kumar R. Bhushan, Alec M. De Grand, Eiichi Tanaka, Stephanie Solazzo, Pawel M. Mertyna, Nahum Goldberg, John V. Frangioni, Robert E. Lenkinski

“…Tumor growth and calcium salt deposition were quantified in living animals over time using micro–computed tomography and probed chemically using near-infrared fluorescence. …”
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