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BACKGROUND Vitamin K1 (phytomenadione) is a fat-soluble naturally occurring vitamin that is widely used to treat certain coagulation disorders. Adverse cutaneous reactions to vitamin K1 can occur; however, owing to its low incidence and considerable variability in presentation and morphology, its diagnosis can be easily overlooked. Managing these r...
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BACKGROUND Malignant splenic tumors are rare but fatal, presenting a challenge in diagnosis and management involving hematology, oncology, and general surgery. By contrast, diagnosing and treating other common malignant tumors (such as lung and gastrointestinal cancer) offers multiple strategies for chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted therapy, and...
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BACKGROUND Shoulder injuries caused by trauma are common, including clavicle fractures. Even so, bipolar segmental fracture of the clavicle is extremely rare and seldom reported. Therefore, there is still a controversial issue about how to treat these bipolar segmental clavicle fractures. CASE SUMMARY A 56-year-old security guard arrived at our eme...
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BACKGROUND The occurrence of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) in the small intestine is rare, and a case of wandering small intestinal stromal tumor has been rarely reported to date. Dissemination of this case can help inform future diagnosis and effective treatment. CASE SUMMARY A 68-year-old patient presented to us with tarry stools. Compu...
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BACKGROUND Scrotal lipoma is exceedingly rare, so its origin is still unknown. Injury is suggested as a potential factor, but the cause remains unclear. It is difficult to determine the origin of these tumours. Previous studies have suggested that these tumours may be congenital or that they originate from small fatty particles around the cord. Oth...
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Treatment guidelines in many countries for Helicobacter pylori ( H. pylori ) may differ. Owing to the various characteristics of bacteria, clinical manifestations, resistance to antibiotics and recurrence rate, treatment regimens may change. In this letter, we would like to give an Indian perspective on H. pylori treatment guidelines.
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BACKGROUND Hydrodissection is a widely used technique during radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for benign thyroid nodules. Although it could effectively avoid thermal injury to the surrounding critical structures and achieve complete treatment, routine operation of the remaining needle could cause perithyroidal hemorrhage. In this report, we present 2 ...
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BACKGROUND Decompensated liver cirrhosis (DLC) is a stage in the progression of liver cirrhosis and has a high mortality. AIM To establish and validate a novel and simple-to-use predictive nomogram for evaluating the prognosis of DLC patients. METHODS A total of 493 patients with confirmed DLC were enrolled from The First Affiliated Hospital of Nan...
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BACKGROUND Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common malignancy worldwide, and the mortality rate continues to rise each year. SMARCA4 expression has been associated with poor prognosis in various types of cancer; however, the specific mechanism of action of SMARCA4 in HCC needs to be fully elucidated. AIM To explore the specific mechanism of acti...
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BACKGROUND Listeria is a food-borne disease, which is rarely prevalent in the normal population; it mostly occurs in pregnant women, newborns, immunodeficiency patients, and the elderly. The main manifestations of this disease in patients include sepsis, meningitis, etc , and the mortality rate remains high, although the onset of meningitis is rela...
