Published in BMC Surgery
BackgroundThe management of papillary lesions of the breast remains controversial, and thus, we assessed the value of vacuum-assisted excision (VAE)-guided ultrasound in the diagnosis and treatment of breast papillary lesions.MethodsWe retrospectively reviewed the data of 108 patients with papillary lesions diagnosed using VAE between August 2014 a...
Published in European urology focus
The genesis of neurogenic sexual dysfunction (NSD) can be central, peripheral, or both. The correct stratification of the level of sexual dysfunction allows the clinician to choose the best type of treatment, in order to reduce sexual complaints. The aim of our review is to focus on the management of NSD due to central nervous system disorders and ...
Published in BMC Family Practice
BackgroundSome studies, mainly coming from the U.S., indicate disparities in heart failure (HF) treatment according to migration/ethnicity. However, respective results are inconsistent and cannot be transferred to other health care systems. Thus, we will address the following research question: Are there differences in the diagnosis and management ...
Published in BMC Cancer
BackgroundLangerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) affects 1–2 in 1,000,000 people. The disease is not associated with increased risk of treatment failure (especially among older children), but appropriate procedures implemented in advance can eliminate complications which might appear and significantly worsen the patients’ quality of life. Thus, we sou...
Published in Current Cardiology Reports
Purpose of ReviewWe review the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and management of pericarditis most commonly complicating autoimmune and autoinflammatory conditions.Recent FindingsTypically, pericarditis occurs in the context of a systemic flare of the underlying disease but infrequently, it is the presenting manifestation requiring a high index of s...
Published in Inflammation and Regeneration
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune inflammatory disease primarily characterized by synovitis which is accompanied by extra-articular organ involvement, such as interstitial pneumonia, in addition to clinical symptoms including pain, swelling, stiffness of multiple joints, fever, and malaise. Joint destruction progresses soon after the onset, and...
Published in International journal of antimicrobial agents
The benefit of oseltamivir treatment in patients admitted with influenza virus infection and the design of studies addressing this issue, have been questioned extensively. Since the influenza disease burden is substantial and oseltamivir treatment is biologically plausible, we assessed the clinical benefit of oseltamivir treatment in adult patients...
Published in Military Medical Research
The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the cause of a rapidly spreading illness, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), affecting more than seventeen million people around the world. Diagnosis and treatment guidelines for clinicians caring for patients are needed. In the early stage, we have issued “A rapid advice g...
Published in Stem Cell Research & Therapy
Various hepatoxic factors, such as viruses, drugs, lipid deposition, and autoimmune responses, induce acute or chronic liver injury, and 3.5% of all worldwide deaths result from liver cirrhosis, liver failure, or hepatocellular carcinoma. Liver transplantation is currently limited by few liver donors, expensive surgical costs, and severe immune rej...
Published in BMC Cancer
BackgroundIn 1997, the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) put forward the recursive partitioning analysis classification for the prognosis of brain metastases (BMs), but this system does not take into account the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations. The aim of the study is to assess the prognosis of patients with EGFR-mutated non...
