A Retrospective Analysis of Thymoma: Clinical Radiological Pathological Features and Treatment Modalities – Insights from a Tertiary Care Center by A. Vasudevan, Keerthi Prakash, Ajay Narasimhan, R. Sridhar, R. Narasimhan, C Ganapathy Arumugam

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Immune Disorders in Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: What Do We Know So Far? by Aleksandra Pyzik, Ewelina Grywalska, Beata Matyjaszek-Matuszek, Jacek Roliński

“…The dysfunction of the gland may be clinically evident (0.1–2% of the population) or subclinical (10–15%). …”
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Blood serum levels of E-cadherin in patients with colorectal cancer by Dariusz Cepowicz, Konrad Zaręba, Anna Pryczynicz, Tomasz Dawidziuk, Joanna Żurawska, Joanna Hołody-Zaręba, Mariusz Gryko, Bogusław Kędra

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The Great Impostor: Transaminitis Masking the Coinfection of Syphilis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus by Sunit Tolia, Hassan Kassem, Ana Capatina-Rata

“…Introduction. The incidence of syphilis continues to rise in the United States over the past 15 years. …”
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Dietary content and eating behavior in ulcerative colitis: a narrative review and future perspective by Lingxi Qin, Wenliang Lv

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Herpes simplex virus-2-associated esophagitis in immunocompetent host by Haider A. Naqvi, Sumanthkumar Bandaru, Adrien L. Janvier, Muhammad Nadeem Yousaf

“…An estimated 10–15% of bone marrow transplant patients and up to 20% of AIDS patients may develop HE [8]. …”
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An Institutional Experience of Hematoma Management after Head-and-neck Oncosurgeries by Rajendra Dhondge, Mohsina Hussain, Ahmer Arif A. Shaikh, Sirshendu Roy, Raj Nagarkar

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Factors Influencing Postoperative Inpatient Rehabilitation Requirement After Surgical Intervention for Isolated Hip Fracture: A Multicenter Study by Daniel J. Lynch, Andrew Romero, James P. McFadden, Peter Zeblisky, Huazhi Liu, Darwin Ang

“…Early identification of these patients may provide an opportunity to optimize patients for home discharge and better outcomes. …”
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Perioperative complications in primary intramedullary tumors of the spine in adults. A multicenter surveillance study of 307 patients from the German Spine Registry (DWG-Register) by Juan Manuel Vinas-Rios, Vincent J. Heck, Fatima Azucena Medina-Govea, Mario Alberto Islas-Aguilar, Nikolaus Kernich, DWG-Registry Group

“…Results: In total, 307 primary intramedullary tumors in the spine were identified; n = 248 (Group 1) had nonoperative complications and n = 59 had a complication related to the surgical procedure (Group 2); taking this in to account, die complication rate was 19.2%. The incidence of complications was: epidural hematoma n = 5 (8.4%), paresis n = 23 (38.9%), bowel/bladder dysfunction n = 15 (25.4%), wound infection n = 5 (8.4%), medullary injury n = 2 (3.4%), cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage n = 15 (25.4%), and reintervention with hematoma, abscess, or surgical CSF leakage management in n = 22 (37.2%). …”
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Exploring the characteristics of detrusor after contraction in females with pure urodynamic stress incontinence by Xiao Zeng, Hong Shen, Deyi Luo, Tao Jin

“…Among them, there were 27 cases of pure USI with DAC and 34 cases of pure USI without DAC. The incidence of pure USI with DAC in the overall female sample was 2.5%.Significant differences were observed in Qmax between pure USI with DAC and pure USI without DAC (20.1 ± 7.2 vs. 13.0 ± 6.8, p = 0.00), as well as in Pdetqmax (24.3 ± 15.1 vs. 16.3 ± 9.8, p = 0.02). …”
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HKA angle exceeding 5 degrees is strongly associated with lateral patellar translation beyond 2 mm: surgical recommendations for avoiding adverse effects on the patellofemoral join... by Zheng Jiang, Nan Zhen, Yanjie Mao, Axiang He, Han Guo, Weiming Lin, Diwen Tang, Yang Qu, Tsung-Yuan Tsai, Wanjun Liu

“…Abstract Purpose Previous studies reported that anterior knee pain (AKP) occurs with an incidence of 32% after opening-wedge high tibial osteotomy (OWHTO). …”
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Comparing propofol anaesthesia guided by Bispectral Index monitoring and frontal EEG wave analysis with standard monitoring in laparoscopic surgery: protocol for the ‘EEG in Genera... by Luzius A Steiner, Salome Dell-Kuster, Bettina U Gruber, Valerie Girsberger, Lukas Kusstatscher, Simon Funk, Anita Luethy, Lien Jakus, Julien Maillard, Christoph S Burkhart

“…Fisher’s exact test is used to compare the incidences of PONV and delirium. A total of 200 anaesthesia practitioners (and 200 patients) are required to have an 80% chance of detecting the minimum relevant difference for the QoR-15 as significant at the 5% level assuming a SD of 20.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval has been obtained from all responsible ethics committees (lead committee: Ethikkommission Nordwest- und Zentralschweiz, 16 January 2021). …”
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A Meta-Analysis of a Cohort Study on the Association between Sleep Duration and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Huapeng Lu, Qinling Yang, Fang Tian, Yi Lyu, Hairong He, Xia Xin, Xuemei Zheng

“…To study the association between sleep duration and the incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and to provide a theoretical basis for the prevention of T2DM through a meta-analysis. …”
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Magnetic resonance imaging does not distinguish Kallmann syndrome from normosmic isolated hypogonadotropic hypogonadism by Małgorzata Kałużna, Katarzyna Katulska, Katarzyna Ziemnicka, Pola Kompf, Bartłomiej Budny, Paweł Komarnicki, Michał Rabijewski, Jerzy Moczko, Jarosław Kałużny, Marek Ruchała

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The Role of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Metastatic Prostate Cancer to the Skeleton by Emma Roberts, Davina A. F. Cossigny, Gerald M. Y. Quan

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A comparative study between central quadrantectomy and nipple resection with areola preservation Versus Grisotti flap mammoplasty in central breast lesions extending to nipple: a r... by Philobater Bahgat Adly Awad, Basma Hussein Abdelaziz Hassan, Abanoub Adel Shafek Awad, Abdelrahman Ahmed Younis Mohamed Attaia, Kerolos Bahgat Adly Awad, Dina Mohamed Hanafy, Ahmed Gamal El Din Osman

“…Patients and methods The current study is a single-blind, single-center, randomized, controlled trial that was performed between May 2018 and May 2023 in the breast surgery unit of University Hospitals. …”
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A Patient with Advanced Gastric Cancer Presenting with Extremely Large Uterine Fibroid Tumor by Kwang-Kuk Park, Song-I Yang

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Injectable agents for the induction of Peyronie’s disease in model rats: a comparative study by Guang-Jun Du, Si-Yan Xing, Ning Wu, Tong Wang, Yue-Hui Jiang, Tao Song, Bai-Bing Yang, Yu-Tian Dai

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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) on dispensing counters of community pharmacies in Klang Valley by Yao-Li Chow, Hong-Wai Tham

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Vulnerabilidade socioambiental, análise de situação de saúde e indicadores: implicações na qualidade de vida no município de São Paulo by Marilia Araujo Roggero, Luciana Ziglio, Marina Miranda

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