Novel Technique of Pneumatic Posterior Capsulorhexis for Treatment and Prevention of Posterior Capsular Opacification by Ahmed M. Eid, Shaaban Abd-Elhamid Mehany Elwan, Ahmed M. Sabry, Hossam M. Moharram, Ashraf M. Bakhsh

“…Prospective, randomized, consecutive case comparative non controlled study. Methods. One hundred eyes of 100 patients with a mean age of 63.3 years with dense cataract were enrolled in the study. …”
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Evaluation of ior ® Leukocim efficacy on patients with Neutropenia. by Ana María Ramos Cedeño, Leslie Pérez Ruiz, Julio Dámaso Fernández Águila, Tamara Guerra, Maritza Cabrera Zamora, Hailen Bobillo López

“…</p><p><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p>To demonstrate the effectiveness of Leukocim an open, phase IV clinical trial was designed, 39 patients from Cienfuegos were evaluated with 73 neutropenic episodes in primary or secondary prophylaxis or treatment, the demographic parameters behaved with an age 49.86 year old average, the predominant sex was the feminine 64.38%, 73.97% belonged to the white race, when the effectiveness was analyzed we obtained that 46.5% received the treatment in an ambulatory way, whereas 52.1% was hospitalized; one patient abandoned before beginning the treatment, the 12,3% of patients abandoned the study, the dose number received in order to correction CAN was between 3 and 7, behaving with a stocking of 1.26 before receiving the treatment and of 5.82 after the same one receiving the next cycle chemo y/o radiotherapy in time demonstrating this way the effectiveness of the product.…”
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Macular Findings Obtained by Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography in Retinopathy of Prematurity by Muhammet Kazim Erol, Ozdemir Ozdemir, Deniz Turgut Coban, Ahmet Burak Bilgin, Berna Dogan, Esin Sogutlu Sari, Devrim Toslak

“…ROP was diagnosed in 126 eyes and CME in 139 eyes. A significantly greater percentage of eyes with ROP were found to have CME (54%) compared to eyes without ROP (31%; P=0.001). …”
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<i>Tribulus terrestris</i> fruit’s potential for synthesizing gold nanoparticles with remarkable biological prospects by Nighat Nawaz, Irshad Ahmad, Simon G. Patching, Iqbal Hussain

“…The plant has been used traditionally as an analgesic and to relieve rheumatic pain, eye problems, sexual dysfunction and edema. The aim of this work was to test the use of T. terrestris fruit extract as a reducing agent in synthesizing gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), test their biological activities, and assess their suitability as a therapeutic agent by testing them for potential adverse effects on human cells. …”
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Prophylactic barrage laser in patients with previous vitreous loss during cataract surgery: a randomized clinical trial by Ehsan Namvar, Mostafa Abuali, Mohammad Amin Setoodehmanesh, Mehdi Moalem

“…It may result in different complications including cystoid macular edema, endophthalmitis, glaucoma, and considerably retinal detachment which consequently contributes to poor functional outcomes. …”
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MicroRNA-29b Suppresses Inflammation and Protects Blood-Brain Barrier Integrity in Ischemic Stroke by Xiaoqing Ma, Ho Jun Yun, Kenneth Elkin, Yunliang Guo, Yuchuan Ding, Guangwen Li

“…In MCAO rats, miR-29b overexpression reduced brain infarct volume and brain edema, decreasing IL-1β levels in leukocytes and in the brain 24 hours poststroke. miR-29b attenuated IL-1β expression via C1QTNF6 inhibition, leading to decreased blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption and leukocyte infiltration. …”
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Association Between MRI Findings of Facet Arthropathy and Synovitis With Health-Related Outcome and Pain Scores Following Therapeutic Lumbar Facet Injections by Michael S. Green, Michele Van Hal, Matthew Onimus, Christopher R. Hoffman, Dhruv K. C. Goyal, Valeria Potigailo, Khuram S. Kazmi

“…Facet synovitis is an entity characterized by edema and inflammatory changes affecting the facet joints, adjacent bone marrow, and surrounding soft tissues. …”
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Octreotide in Intestinal Lymphangiectasia: Lack of a Clinical Response and Failure to Alter Lymphatic Function in a Guinea Pig Model by S Makhija, P-Y vod der Weid, J Meddings, SJ Urbanski, PL Beck

“…The main clinical features include edema, fat malabsorption, lymphopenia and hypoalbuminemia. …”
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Suprachoroidal injection of triamcinolone acetonide as adjuvant to surgical treatment of epiretinal membrane by Francesco Morescalchi, Federico Gandolfo, Vito Romano, Andrea Baldi, Francesco Semeraro

“…Methods Prospective matched comparison of patients undergoing vitrectomy for Govetto stage 3 and 4 iERM. 25 eyes receiving IVTA (G-1) were compared to 23 eyes receiving SChI-TA (G-2) during vitrectomy. …”
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Identification of key elements in MRI reporting of intracranial meningiomas based on a nationwide survey of clinical experts in Germany by Torge Huckhagel, Tammam Abboud, Jan Regelsberger, Stefan Rieken, Christian Riedel

“…In addition, a vast majority (> 75.0%) supported reference to perifocal edema, signs of mass effect, and hydrocephalus. Postoperative imaging is particularly requested to describe the extent of resection (94.0%) and treatment-related changes (89.3%). …”
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Human Placenta-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Reduce Mortality and Hematoma Size in a Rat Intracerebral Hemorrhage Model in an Acute Phase by Bo Young Choi, Ok Joon Kim, Sae-Hong Min, Jeong Hyun Jeong, Sang Won Suh, Tae Nyoung Chung

“…Mortality, hematoma volume, ventricular enlargement, brain edema, and degenerating neuron count were compared at 24 hours after ICH induction. …”
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Efficacy and safety of hemoporfin photodynamic therapy in treating port-wine stains in Chinese children: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jing Xu, Hongxin Li

“…Additionally, almost all children with PWS treated with HMME-PDT developed edema (99.9%), more than half presented purpura (67.6%), some developed crust (30.8%) and hyperpigmentation (15.0%), and a few occurred scar (2.4%) and hypopigmentation (1.4%).ConclusionAfter HMME-PDT treatment, more than half of the pediatric patients showed an improvement of ≥60%, and no serious adverse reaction events occurred. …”
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A realistic human head phantom for electromagnetic detection of brain diseases by Zelin Bai, Diyou Chen, Ke Ma, Gui Jin, Jinlong Qiu, Quanquan Li, Haocheng Li, Mingsheng Chen

“…It proved valuable for studying the distribution of electromagnetic fields in the human head and for investigating novel electromagnetic detection techniques exploiting brain tissue dielectric properties. (4) The created physical model and the numerical model were derived from the same person, which provided a good continuity between simulation experiments and physical experiments, and provided a realistic verification platform for the research of electromagnetic detection technology for brain diseases, such as differentiating the kind of stroke, monitoring brain edema, brain tumor microwave imaging, and diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease.…”
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Pengaruh Intervensi Fisioterapi pada Kondisi Post Operasi Rekonstruksi Ligamen Anterior Cruciatum dan Meniscus : Laporan Kasus by Irianto Irianto, Bustaman Wahab, A.Siti Irfa Fidia, Tirta Sari, Widiarty Sulistyana Natsir, Nurul Izzah

“…Penelitian ini menyajikan strategi penatalaksanaan fisioterapi untuk membantu mengurangi nyeri, meningkatkan lingkup gerak sendi dan kekuatan otot, mengatasi edema, mengatasi atrofi, mencegah adanya stiffness, dan meningkatkan aktivitas  fungsional pada kondisi post op ACL dan meniscus tear. …”
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Antithrombin III deficiency and idiopathic intracranial hypertension: a case report by Mansoureh Togha, Yousef Mokary, Elham Jafari

“…As a result, the patient’s papilledema, macular thickness, and nerve fiber layer edema decreased, as observed by fundoscopy and optical coherence tomography. …”
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Outcome of autologous bone marrow transplant in patients with relapsed and refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in relation with prognostic factor: A single-center experience by Fawaz Salim Yousif, Bassam Francis Matti, Zina Ali Al-Bakri, Safa A. Faraj, Mazin A. Mohammed, Zahraa S. Shakir, Mahmood W. Khalid, Saba H. Al Hlali, Sarah M. Saeb, Kareem K. Khanjar, Maryam R. Humadi

“…The treatment strategy for fit patients with relapsed refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (R/R DLBCL) has been done with salvage therapy with non-cross resistant combination chemo-immunotherapy regimens followed by high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT). …”
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Evaluation of Peripapillary Nerve Fiber Layer after Dexamethasone Implantation (Ozurdex) in Branch Retinal Vein Occlusions by Muhammed Nurullah Bulut, Yusuf Özertürk, Ümit Çallı, Güzide Akçay, Ulviye Kıvrak, Kezban Bulut

“…To evaluate the peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thicknesses of patients treated with intravitreal Ozurdex implant due to branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) related macular edema (ME). Methods. Thirty-three eyes of 33 patients treated with Ozurdex implant due to ME associated with BRVO were included in the study. …”
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Inter-rater agreement and characterization of pleural line and subpleural fields in canine lung ultrasound: a comparative pilot study between high-frequency linear and curvilinear... by Kyle L. Granger, Liz Guieu, Søren R. Boysen

“…Homogeneous pleural lines were predominantly observed in control dogs or those with cardiogenic pulmonary edema (CPE), while non-homogeneous pleural lines were more common in dogs with non-cardiogenic alveolar-interstitial syndrome (NCAIS). …”
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Anti-CTLA4 treatment reduces lymphedema risk potentially through a systemic expansion of the FOXP3+ Treg population by Stefan Wolf, Matiar Madanchi, Patrick Turko, Maija Hollmén, Sonia Tugues, Julia von Atzigen, Pietro Giovanoli, Reinhard Dummer, Nicole Lindenblatt, Cornelia Halin, Michael Detmar, Mitchell Levesque, Epameinondas Gousopoulos

“…A retrospective evaluation of a melanoma patient registry reveals that anti-CTLA4 reduces lymphedema risk; in parallel, anti-CTLA4 reduces edema and improves lymphatic function in a mouse-tail lymphedema model. …”
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Impact of trypanosomiasis on male camel infertility by Sara Salah Abdel-Hakeem, Gaber Megahed, Ahmed M. Al-Hakami, Mohammed E. M. Tolba, Yasser F. M. Karar

“…Testicular tissue of the infected camels showed degeneration and necrotic changes in seminiferous tubules and interstitial tissue, along with edema and congestion. There was a significant reduction in the diameter of seminiferous tubules and germinal epithelium height. …”
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