Uncommon pair: tonsillar carcinoma and Abrikossoff tumor—case report and review by Filippo Valentini, Daniela Messineo, Mara Riminucci, Alessandro Corsi, Armando De Virgilio

“…This case report presents an unprecedented clinical scenario of a 62-year-old female patient diagnosed with an HPV/EBV-negative LEC of the right palatine tonsil, coupled with metachronous squamous dysplasia and a contralateral GCT of the true vocal cord. …”
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Caused by Tumoral Calcinosis by Atsuyuki Inui, Takahiro Suzuki, Takeshi Kokubu, Ryosuke Sakata, Yutaka Mifune, Masahiro Kurosaka

“…We present a case of carpal tunnel syndrome caused by systemic tumoral calcinosis. A 54-year-old woman experienced hand numbness that persisted for nine months. …”
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Brain Reorganization in Patients with Brachial Plexus Injury: A Longitudinal Functional MRI Study by Takeharu Yoshikawa, Naoto Hayashi, Yasuhito Tajiri, Yoshirou Satake, Kuni Ohtomo

“…Sixteen patients underwent their second fMRI at approximately one year after injury. The subjects performed two tasks: a flexion-extension task of the affected elbow and a task of the unaffected elbow. …”
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A Single Motor Donor Nerve for Two Functional Free Flaps in Facial Reanimation by Omar Hausien, MBBChir, MA (Cantab), MRCS, Lucia Pannuto, FEBOPRAS, Kallirroi Tzafetta, FRCS(Plast)

“…We report the use of a single donor nerve, the masseteric nerve, for the reinnervation of 2 free functioning gracilis flaps in a pediatric case of bilateral facial palsy. A 9-year-old child was referred to our center following excision of a cerebellar tumor (pilocytic astrocytoma). …”
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Risk and Outcome after Simultaneous Carotid Surgery and Cardiac Surgery: Single Centre Experience by Theodor Tirilomis, Dieter Zenker, Tomislav Stojanovic, Stella Malliarou, Friedrich A. Schoendube

“…We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 100 consecutive patients who underwent simultaneous carotid surgery and open-heart surgery during a 5-year period (from 2006 to 2010). Seventy patients were male and 30 female; the mean age was 70.9±7.9 years (median: 71.8 years). …”
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Todd’s Paresis as a Post Ictal Phenomenon in Post-Traumatic Epilepsy: A Case Report by I Gusti Agung Ayu Andra Yusari, Ni Made Susilawathi, Ni Putu Ayu Putri Mahadewi

“…The location of the hemiparesis was contralateral to the post-trauma lesion in left frontal lobe which was suspected to be the focus of the seizure. …”
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Delayed Presentation of Popliteal Artery Injury after Salter-Harris III Proximal Tibia Fracture by Alexandra H. Seidenstein, Timothy W. Torrez, Jacob A. Garcia, Shadi K. Awad, Henry Debell, Shawn R. Gilbert, Kevin A. Williams

“…Case Presentation. A 14-year-old boy presents to the emergency department after being transferred from an outside hospital 24 hours after a left lower extremity hyperextension injury. …”
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A randomized controlled trial of Theracal LC compared to MTA for pulpotomy in immature permanent teeth with complica-ted crown fracture by WU Cui, LI Changshun, ZHANG Xin

“…The treated teeth were evaluated clinically and radiographically at 3, 6, 12, 24, 36, 48 months. Results During the 4-year follow-up, clinical symptoms of all the treated teeth in both groups improved and disappeared. …”
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Ultrasound-Guided Vascular Access Is an Important Tool to Prevent Catastrophes: Transinferior Epigastric Artery Cardiac Catheterization by Ahmed Amro, Kanaan Mansoor, Mohammad Amro, Amal Sobeih, Rameez Sayyed

“…Luckily the patient did not have any trauma to the IEA and was d/c home with no complications. A 48-year-old female with history of hypertension and CAD S/P left circumflex stent many years ago who presented to our facility with persistent crescendo angina for which decision was made to proceed with LHC. …”
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Transvenous embolization of dural carotid cavernous fistula through the facial and ophthalmic vein by Prstojević Branko, Mićović Mirko, Vukašinović Ivan, Nagulić Mirjana

“…We presented a case of dural carotid cavernous fistula completely occluded with Guglielmi detachable coils, using a transvenous approach through facial and superior ophthalmic vein. Case report. A 62-year-old man was referred with a gradual worsening proptosis, red eye, and decreased visual acuity, on the right side. …”
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Randomized clinical trial comparing removal followed by topical imiquimod versus removal followed by topical methylprednisolone in the treatment of keloids by Alexandre Spiandorello Ricciardi, Marcio Fernandes Chedid, Claudia Elizabeth Thompson, Rafaela Katrine da Silva, David Rubem Azulay, Mônica Manela-Azulay

“…Ten patients with two keloid lesions each in similar anatomical and contralateral areas (paired lesions) had their keloids excised, and the operative site treated with the application of 5% imiquimod cream or 0.1% methylprednisolone aceponate cream (gold standard) for eight weeks. …”
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Functional outcomes of minimally invasive surgery treatment for patients with small supratentorial spontaneous intracerebral haematoma less than 30 mL: a propensity score matching... by Hanyu Sun, Zheng Yan, Fuxin Lin, Qiu He, Zhuyu Gao, Dezhi Kang, Lingyun Zhuo, Xinqun Luo, Zhang Guo, Dekui Cheng, Wenhua Fang

“…Multivariate Cox regression analysis revealed that frameless robot-guided SA-CT (adjusted HR 1.80; 95% CI 1.37 to 2.38; p<0.001), age, haematoma volume, the severe Glasgow Coma Scale scores and pneumonia were independent factors associated with standing recovery within 1 year after onset.Conclusions Frameless robot-guided SA-CT for small supratentorial haematoma with contralateral hemiplegia seems safe and potentially facilitates the recovery of independent standing ability and reduces the mortality rates.…”
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Features of Arthroplasty in Bilateral Knee Osteoarthritis by A. O. Ginoyan, T. B. Minasov, R. F. Khairutdinov, E. R. Yakupova, E. I. Mukhametzyanova, N. N. Aslyamov, R A. Saubanov, D. R. Ameldinov

“…The literature describes intervals between arthroplasty operations on knee joints from 3 months to 5 years. The epidemiological and pathogenetic aspects of functional recovery in bilateral knee OA patients are also in need of further research.Materials and methods. …”
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Clinical Features and Outcomes of Bilateral Atypical Femoral Fractures by Kosuke Hamahashi, Toshihiro Noguchi, Yoshiyasu Uchiyama, Masato Sato, Masahiko Watanabe

“…The mean age at the first operation was 53.3 years, and all patients were female. Of the 4 patients, two had breast cancer, and another two had systemic lupus erythematosus. …”
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Prediction of the functional outcome of acute recurrent cerebral ischemic hemispheric stroke by A. A. Koziolkin, A. A. Kuznietsov, L. V. Novikova

“…It was determined that localization of RCIHS in the contralateral hemisphere was associated with the unfavorable functional outcome on the 21 st day of the disease (χ² = 4.44, P = 0.0352). …”
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Changes in quantitative EEG absolute power during the task of catching an object in free fall Mudanças na potência absoluta no EEG quantitativo durante tarefa de apreensão de um ob... by Sergio Machado, Cláudio Elidio Portella, Julio Guilherme Silva, Bruna Velasques, Patrícia Terra, Camila Ferreira Vorkapic, Vernon Furtado da Silva, Luis Miana, Luis Basile, Mauricio Cagy, Roberto Piedade, Pedro Ribeiro

“…The sample consisted of 10 healthy individuals, of both genders, with ages between 25 and 40 years. A three-way ANOVA followed by Post-Hoc analysis was applied. …”
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Different techniques of vessel reconstruction during kidney transplantation by Tomić Aleksandar, Milović Novak, Marjanović Ivan, Bjelanović Zoran, Leković Ivan, Micković Saša, Stamenković Dušica

“…There were no major complications and graft failure. At a minimum of 1-year follow-up, all the patients showed normal renal function. …”
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Clear Cell Renal Carcinoma in an Ulcerative Colitis Patient Under Short-Term Immunosuppressive Therapy: A Case Report by Raffaele Pellegrino, Giuseppe Imperio, Michele Izzo, Ilaria De Costanzo, Fabio Landa, Paola Ciamarra, Marco Niosi, Antonietta Gerarda Gravina, Alessandro Federico

“…Previous ultrasound examinations of the kidney highlighted only simple cysts in the contralateral kidney in previous years. The neoplasm was promptly examined using contrast-enhanced ultrasound, confirming the diagnosis of a Bosniak IV cyst, which was corroborated by a subsequent computed tomography study. …”
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Challenges and strategies: treating spontaneous pneumothorax in massive pulmonary langerhans cell histiocytosis in children by Letícia Helena Kaça do Carmo, Luiz Augusto Marin Jaca, Luiz Miguel Vicente Barreiros, Gabriela Marengone Altizani, Leticia Fontanini, Maristella Bergamo Francisco dos Reis, Mauricio André Pereira da Silva, Marcel Koenigkam Santos, Monica Cypriano, Ygor Aluísio Moura, Henrique Lederman, Carlos Alberto Scrideli, Elvis Terci Valera

“…Case description: Case #1: A 3-year-old male patient with a sudden episode of spontaneous right-sided pneumothorax, surgically drained. …”
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Carotid artery elongation (dolichoarteriopathy) and cerebral perfusion: results of a pilot study by D. A. Golovin, T. M. Rostovtseva, Yu. S. Kudryavtsev, A. B. Berdalin, S. E. Lelyuk, V. G. Lelyuk

“…There were also 10 patients of the control group with normal ICA configuration on the contralateral side of infarction: 5 women aged 50-71 years (59 [50; 68]) and 5 men aged 55-81 years (58 [57; 62]). …”
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