Non-invasive Physiotherapeutic Approaches in Biliary Dyskinesia by Elena Costescu, Gabriela Calin, Vlad Țîrlea, Mihaiela Camelia Țabrean

“…Biliary dyskinesia seems to be an enigmatic, idiopathic but important pathology in terms of recurrent abdominal pain in the right upper quadrant, under the right costal border, in patients who feel the symptoms despite the non-detection of gallstones or tumors. …”
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High Grade Myofibroblastic Sarcoma of Paratesticular Soft Tissues by Ioannis Anastasiou, Panagiotis K. Levis, Ioannis Katafigiotis, Georgios Karaolanis, Viktoria-Varvara Palla, Evangelos Felekouras, Antonios Athanasiou, Marina Perdiki, Dionysios Mitropoulos, Constantinos A. Constantinides

“…Tumors of the paratesticular region most often arise from the soft tissue surrounding the spermatic cord and the epididymis or from the soft tissue (dartos muscle) of the scrotal wall. Paratesticular tumors, despite their rarity, present a high incidence of malignancy (30%), and the therapeutic approach of choice is surgical resection with negative margin. …”
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Bilateral Testicular Infarction from IgA Vasculitis of the Spermatic Cords by Mazen Toushan, Ashka Atodaria, Stephen D. Lynch, Hassan D. Kanaan, Limin Yu, Mitual B. Amin, Mamon Tahhan, Ping L. Zhang, Paul S. Kellerman, Abhishek Swami

“…A 51-year-old man with type 2 diabetes mellitus and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease presented to the emergency room with increasing bilateral leg pain, rash, and scrotal swelling with pain. Skin biopsy from his thigh revealed IgA-associated vasculitis. …”
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The effects of runs-of-homozygosity on pig domestication and breeding by Lin Tao, Hang Liu, Adeniyi C. Adeola, Hai-Bing Xie, Shu-Tang Feng, Ya-Ping Zhang

“…We observed associations between ROH burden and phenotypic traits such as body conformation and susceptibility to diseases like scrotal hernia. By examining associations of whole-genome and regional ROH burden with gene expression, we identified specific genes and pathways affected by inbreeding depression. …”
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Pneumoscrotum as Complication of Blunt Thoracic Trauma: A Case Report by Eftychios Lostoridis, Konstantinos Gkagkalidis, Nikolaos Varsamis, Nikolaos Salveridis, Georgios Karageorgiou, Spyridon Kampantais, Paraskevi Tourountzi, Konstantinos Pouggouras

“…It presents with swollen scrotal sac and sometimes with palpable crepitus. …”
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Ultrasonographic Imaging of Normal and Impacted Omasum in Indian Crossbred Cows by Sheikh Imran, S. P. Tyagi, Amit Kumar, Shivali Sharma

“…On moving the transducer dorsoventrally in each intercostal space and below the costal arch, the wall of omasum could be seen as an echogenic arc-like structure. …”
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Large Focal Extrapleural Hematoma of Chest Wall: A Case Report by Hohyoung Lee, Sung Ho Han, Min Koo Lee, Oh Sang Kwon, Kyoung Hwan Kim, Jung Suk Kim, Soon-Ho Chon, Sung Ho Shinn

“…The patient had sustained 3, 4, 5th costal cartilage rib fractures and a sternum fracture. …”
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Long-Term Follow-Up of Patients with 46,XY Partial Gonadal Dysgenesis Reared as Males by Juliana Gabriel Ribeiro de Andrade, Antonia Paula Marques-de-Faria, Helena Campos Fabbri, Maricilda Palandi de Mello, Gil Guerra-Júnior, Andréa Trevas Maciel-Guerra

“…All were reared as males and had at least one scrotal testis; two bore NR5A1 mutations. Main outcomes were: associated conditions, pubertal development, and growth. …”
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Role of percutaneous testis biopsy in management of patients with azoospermia by N. G. Gasanov, S. I. Gamidov, T. V. Shatylko, A. Yu. Popova, N. P. Makarova, I. V. Ushakova, O. B. Loran

“…Was built a logistic regression model to analyze factors influencing the result, TESA / PESA, which included as independent variables the following parameters: patient age, duration of involuntary infertility, the level of sex hormones (testosterone, estradiol, luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, prolactin, progesterone, inhibin B), the total volume of testes, presence of varicocele, the presence of chemotherapy or radiation therapy, a history of alcohol abuse, Smoking, regular violation of the thermal mode, surgery in the inguinal and scrotal region. Indicators of the probability ratio (PR) with a 95% confidence interval (95% CI) were obtained. …”
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Effects of Urbanization Expansion on Landscape Pattern and Region Ecological Risk in Chinese Coastal City: A Case Study of Yantai City by Di Zhou, Ping Shi, Xiaoqing Wu, Jinwei Ma, Junbao Yu

“…The significant linear relationship of urbanization intensity index and regional ecological risk indicated that the anthropological economic activities were decisive factors for sustainable development of costal ecological environment.…”
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Robotic-assisted costectomy using a Gigli saw for fibrous dysplasia by Chen Yang, Lei Chen, Hui Wang, Qianyun Wang

“…The complexity of surgical intervention varies depending on the location of costal FD, presenting challenges for both open surgical and thoracoscopic approaches. …”
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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency with coinherited Gaucher disease: A rare association by Nupur Parakh, Kusha Sharma, Sunita Sharma, Priti Chatterjee, Varinder Singh

“…On examination, he had pallor, hepatosplenomegaly of 2 cm and 8 cm below costal margin, respectively. A clinical diagnosis of hemolytic anemia was suspected. …”
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Influence Mechanism of Vermicompost with Different Maturity on Atrazine Catabolism and Bacterial Community by Luwen Zhang, Lixin Xu, Zunhao Zhang, Jiaolin Li, Limeng Ren, Zhichen Liu, Yan Zhang, Yuxiang Chen

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Genetic Parameters of Semen Traits and Their Correlations with Conformation Traits in Chinese Holstein Bulls by Xiao Wang, Jian Yang, Jie Xue, Miao Zhang, Fan Zhang, Kun Wang, Yanqin Li, Yuanpei Zhang, Xiaoping Wu, Feng Wang, Xiuxin Zhao, Junqing Ni, Yabin Ma, Rongling Li, Lingling Wang, Guosheng Su, Yundong Gao, Jianbin Li

“…The previous results indicated the potential positive relationship of large scrotal circumference (SC) with improved semen volume, concentration, and motility. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Seventeen Mitochondrial Genomes of Mileewinae Leafhoppers, Including the Unique Species Mileewa digitata (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Mileewinae) From Xizang,... by Hongli He, Bin Yan, Xiaofei Yu, Maofa Yang

“…The reconstructed ancestral state based on the forewing patch position suggests that the common ancestor of Chinese Mileewini species was situated exclusively on the costal margin, prompting a proposed division of the tribe's species into two categories (genera). …”
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Comparing Open and Robotic Unilateral Transversus Abdominis Release in Incisional Hernias With a Lateral Component: A Single Center Retrospective Study by Stijn Van Hoef, Stijn Van Hoef, Hasan H. Eker, Frederik Berrevoet, Mathias Allaeys

“…IntroductionLateral hernias are often more challenging to correct when compared to midline defects, due to the anatomic boundaries of the bony pelvis, retroperitoneum, and costal margin. With the insurgence of robot assisted abdominal wall surgery, these defects have been found more manageable through a minimal invasive repair. …”
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Testicular Cancer Presenting as Gastric Variceal Hemorrhage by Carlos Eduardo Salazar-Mejía, David Hernández-Barajas, Edio Llerena-Hernández, José Luis González-Vela, María Inés Contreras-Salcido, Adriana González-Gutiérrez, Omar David Borjas-Almaguer, Luis Alberto Pérez-Arredondo, Blanca Otilia Wimer-Castillo

“…On arrival, we noted enlargement of the left scrotal sac. There was also a mass in the left scrotum which provoked displacement of the penis and right testis. …”
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Changing trends from inguinal radical orchiectomy to testis-sparing surgery in pediatric testicular tumors by Özlem Balcı, Aslı Nur Abay, Şule Yeşil, İbrahim Karaman, İsmet Faruk Özgüner, Burçak Kurucu, Derya Erdoğan, Gürses Şahin, Ayşe Karaman

“…Methods The patients who underwent surgery for scrotal tumors between 1992 and 2022 were reviewed retrospectively. …”
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The variability and predictability of summer southwest monsoon intensity measurement index across mainland indochina: from local synoptic to large scale perspectives by Kyaw Than Oo, Yinshuo Dong, Kazora Jonah

“…The SMII is designed to overtake the limitations of local indices, which often rely on data from only two costal stations and may lack the resolution necessary for seasonal outlooks or long-term forecast modeling. …”
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Low-cost male urogenital simulator for penile implant surgery training: a 3D printing approach by Zixi Wang, Carlo Saija, Nicholas Raison, Abdullatif Aydin, Zhouyang Xu, Katie Zuo, Kawal Rhode, Antonia Pontiki

“…Trainees, averaging three per simulator, practiced corporotomy, dilation, measurement, penile prosthesis, and scrotal pump placement under expert guidance. Participants’ feedback was collected using a Likert scale questionnaire, assessing learning, satisfaction, and anatomical accuracy. …”
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