Hu, Hai Li, Pengfei Liu, Zelin Lv, Hang Yang, Xiangjun Liu, Peiran
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Background Long-term outcomes for knee osteoarthritis patients undergoing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) remain inconclusive.Objectives This study aims to evaluate the long-term outcomes over five years, including Knee Society Pain Scores (KSPS), Knee Society Scores (KSS), Knee Society Function Scores (KS...
Kim, Minju Han, Jeong Hee Choi, Jung Bum Lee, Byoung Chul Jung, Hyuk Jae
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Objective Arteritis refers to all infectious and non-infectious conditions that lead to inflammation of the arterial wall. However, little is known about its presence in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Most patients improved with steroids along with conservative treatments in a few studies. We report our experience with superior ...
Dimas, Bertha Hernández, Guillermo Peralta, Ivonne Godinez, Ansony Gutierrez, Gabriela Cruz, Fernando
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Toxic megacolon (TM) is a severe condition characterized by acute colonic dilation, with specific radiological and clinical signs. The multifactorial etiology of TM is primarily associated with inflammatory bowel disease and infections. However, TM remains a challenging complication due to its potential for rapid progression to life-threatening con...
He, Wei Tang, Panli
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Patients with mechanical heart valve replacement require lifelong anticoagulation therapy, and additional surgeries can pose a risk of bleeding and thromboembolic events due to the need for perioperative anticoagulation management. Here, we present a case report of a patient who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) and endoscopic retrograde ...
Chen, Yimin Tu, Chao Liu, Gang Peng, Weidong Zhang, Jing Ge, Yufeng Tan, Zhelun Bei, Mingjian Gao, Feng Tian, Maoyi
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Background Recent research indicates that the monocyte lymphocyte ratio (MLR), neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet lymphocyte ratio (PLR), C-reactive protein (CRP), and systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) may serve as valuable predictors of early postoperative mortality in elderly individuals with hip fractures. The primary objective o...
Lin, Zhipeng Zou, Xugong Chen, Yuan Li, Xiaoqun Zhang, Jian Huang, Dabei
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Background This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and complications of endovascular treatment for hemorrhage caused by ruptured internal carotid artery pseudoaneurysms following radiotherapy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients.Methods This study retrospectively analyzed NPC patients who underwent endovascular treatment for ruptured interna...
Verras, Georgios-Ioannis Mulita, Francesk
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Introduction Surgical site infections (SSIs) after colorectal surgery remain a significant concern, which warrants effective predictive markers for prompt diagnosis and treatment. Butyrylcholinesterase (BChE), a non-specific cholinesterase enzyme, has been correlated with the risk of hepatic dysfunction progression and, more recently, infectious di...
Jing, Yuqin Qu, Jing Jiang, Shuo Wang, Xiaomin
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Peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) is a widely used technique in oncology chemotherapy, characterized by safety, reliability, and long dwell time. However, a catheter can break due to various causes. When an acute rupture occurs, it always lead to sever complications which may threaten patients’ safety and potentially result in medical d...
Leach, Daniel Friel III Margam, Srivikram Gustin, Aaron Gustin, Paul J. Jajeh, Mohamad N. Chavis, Yhana C. Walker, Kristin V. Bentley, Joshua S.
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Moyamoya disease (MMD) is a chronic, occlusive cerebrovasculopathy typified by progressive steno-occlusive disease of the intracranial internal carotid arteries (ICAs) and their proximal branches. Moyamoya syndrome (MMS) categorizes patients with characteristic MMD plus associated conditions. As such, the most usual presentations are those that occ...
Focquet, Marc
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Introduction The one-anastomosis gastric bypass (OAGB), first published by Dr Rutledge in 1997 is now a well-established procedure in the bariatric-metabolic armamentarium. This procedure based on a (single) loop gastro-jejunal anastomosis (the biliopancreatic limb or BPL) with a long narrow gastric pouch combines restriction with hypo-absorption. ...
