INI1-Intact Sinonasal Carcinoma with Rhabdoid Features by Erin Mulry, Danielle M. Blake, Poornima Hegde, Todd E. Falcone

“…Included in this report is a detailed description of both the patient’s medical course and this pathologically novel sinonasal neoplasm. …”
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Adapting a digital monitoring system for self-management to geriatric COPD rehabilitation: A participatory mixed method study by Suzanne M Debeij, Eléonore F van Dam van Isselt, Marise J Kasteleyn, Heleen V Krabben, Petra Siemonsma, Wilco P Achterberg, Miriam L Haaksma

“…Introduction Self-management for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is essential in preventing relapse and rehospitalization. …”
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Neuromodulation possibilities in neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction by G. Yu. Yarin, E. I. Kreydin, R. V. Salyukov, E. V. Kasatonova, S. V. Astrakov, A. V. Bershadsky, I. A. Vilgelmi, A. I. Shevela

“…Neuromodulation has proven itself in the treatment of patients suffering from idiopathic overactive bladder and non-obstructive urinary retention, who are resistant to conservative therapy. …”
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Postoperative Complications among Major Abdominal Surgeries using Clavien-Dindo Classification in Tertiary Hospital: An Observational Study by Manoj Kumar Jha, Kunda Bikram Shah, Anup Thapa, Sunil Basukala, Sumit Kumar Sah

“…Amongst the morbidities, diabetes mellitus was seen in 7 (15.56%) patients, hypertension in 6 (13.33%), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in 5 (11.11%) cases and anaemia in 3 (6.67%) cases. …”
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The effect of preconception housing and living conditions on primary infertility among couples in Gaza Strip, Palestine: A case-control study by Amal DHAIR, Yehia ABED

“…Data was collected through a self-administered questionnaire and analyzed through SPSS program version 22 by using descriptive analysis, cross-tabulation, and binary logistic regres- sion. …”
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Persistent systemic inflammation is associated with poor clinical outcomes in COPD: a novel phenotype. by Alvar Agustí, Lisa D Edwards, Stephen I Rennard, William MacNee, Ruth Tal-Singer, Bruce E Miller, Jørgen Vestbo, David A Lomas, Peter M A Calverley, Emiel Wouters, Courtney Crim, Julie C Yates, Edwin K Silverman, Harvey O Coxson, Per Bakke, Ruth J Mayer, Bartolome Celli, Evaluation of COPD Longitudinally to Identify Predictive Surrogate Endpoints (ECLIPSE) Investigators

“…<h4>Background</h4>Because chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous condition, the identification of specific clinical phenotypes is key to developing more effective therapies. …”
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Risk Factors and Survival Analysis of COVID-19 Among Health Care Workers in West Jakarta Hospital by Virmandiani Virmandiani, Asri C Adisasmita, Febby Elvanesa Sandra Dewi

“…Methods: This prospective cohort study retrieved data from the Hospital Surveillance Team (one of the largest hospitals in West Jakarta) which were analyzed using descriptive, bivariate analysis, Survival Analysis through the Kaplan-Meier method, and multivariate Cox analysis. …”
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Correlación entre el diagnóstico clínico y anatomopatológico de los pacientes fallecidos durante octubre 2010 hasta septiembre 2011 by Orlando Pérez Escalona, Rolando Cordovés Sagas, Jorge Medina Batista, Ana Luz Portelles Caminero

“…Atherosclerotic illness with 23.5%, followed by malignant illnesses (19.3%), arterial severe hypertension (9.0%) and pulmonary obstructive chronic diseases (9.0%) represented the main causes of death. …”
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Pharyngocutaneous fistulas: Predictive factors for occurrence and therapeutic management by Jihene Houas, monia ghammam, Habiba Ben Sghaier, Jawaher Kechiche, Malika El Omri, Mouna Bellakhdher, Wassim Kermani, Mohamed Abdelkefi

“…Comorbidities included diabetes (7.3%), hypertension (8.9%), heart disease (0.8%), and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2.4%). A history of laryngeal cancer was noted in 8.1% of patients. …”
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Case Report: Hydronephrosis and nephrogenic adenoma secondary to Stevens-Johnson syndrome by Chuan Wang, Yidong Huang

“…In this case, we describe a 10-year-old boy with hydronephrosis and nephrogenic adenoma secondary to Stevens–Johnson syndrome.Case descriptionA boy was admitted to our hospital after a CT scan revealed bilateral hydronephrosis. …”
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All That Wheezes Is Not Asthma: A Case of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma of the Larynx by Bushra Rahman, Jawad Bilal, Qurat Ul Ain Riaz Sipra, Irbaz Bin Riaz

“…We hope that the discussions ensuing from case reports regarding uncommon presentations of laryngeal lymphoma may spur the formation of regional/international databases for the description of lymphomas with unusual presentations. …”
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Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency in Children: Case Series by Svetlana I. Melnik, Nikolay N. Vlasov, Marina V. Pinevskaya, Elena A. Orlova, Svetlana V. Starevskaya, Irina Y. Melnikova

“…It is shown that in patients with A1AT deficiency the onset of the destruction of lung tissue was at the age of 2 with the signs of recurrent bronchial obstruction and at the age of 7 in the form of emphysema. …”
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Quincke’s disease, a rare clinical disorder: a case report by Zikry Gifari

“…Early diagnosis with appropriate management can prevent life-threatening airway obstruction and hypoxemia. Treatment depends on airway symptom severity. …”
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Symmetrical Hollenhorst Emboli with Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion by Sanjay Kumar Mishra, Ashok Kumar

“…Emboli in supero-temporal retinal had lead to obstruction of artery with pale retina in its distribution and superior part of macula. …”
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The Role of Pulmonary Genetic Variations in the Pathogenesis of Pediatric Postinfectious Bronchiolitis Obliterans by Sedef Narin Tongal, Gülsüm Kayhan, Özge Yılmaz, Merve Öçalan, Hasan Yüksel

“…The severity of the damage and the subsequent obstructive and inflammatory processes varies from one individual to another. …”
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Myocardial Perfusion Scintigraphy in Ischemic Heart Disease by Sonia María Sánchez Valcarcel, Katia Ravelo Llanes, Iván Rodríguez Cortina, Geovedy Martínez García, Cesia Rivera Garmendia

“…Ischemia was demonstrated in myocardial perfusion in 41.1 %, confirming significant coronary obstructive lesions in 82.4 %. After one year of clinical evolution, 97.3 % developed ischemic events. …”
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Adoption of the Polish Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Care Standards: a nationwide survey by Mateusz J. Świerz, Karolina Majdak, Andrzej Budzyński, Wiesław Tarnowski, Piotr Major, Małgorzata M. Bala

“…The survey included 62 questions covering general center characteristics, and pre-, peri-, and postoperative care. Descriptive statistics summarized the center characteristics and linear regression models analyzed the factors influencing compliance. …”
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Thrombosis of the superior vena cava in a patient with an implanted cardioverter–defibrillator: A case report by Elena V. Paranina, Petr A. Lebedev, Albina V. Yakunina, Maxim A. Elizarov, Pavel O. Paranin

“…BACKGROUND: Superior vena cava syndrome results from the occlusion of blood flow in the superior vena cava due to external compression, internal obstruction, or infiltration of the vessel wall by a tumor. …”
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Small guide in therapetic management of inflamation and colics in ecvines (Ro.) by Adrian Gurban - Marcu, Romeo T. Cristina

“…There are many conditions that can trigger the colic syndrome, however, the widely recognized primary cause of the colic symptoms in horses is considered the stomach dilatation and / or of intestines, that will lead to obstruction of blood flow. In this sense, the review can be am useful remembrance, we believe, conceived in three chapters, for practitioners of the main elements related to inflammation and colic. …”
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Heterozygous de novo and inherited mutations in the smooth muscle actin (ACTG2) gene underlie megacystis-microcolon-intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome. by Michael F Wangler, Claudia Gonzaga-Jauregui, Tomasz Gambin, Samantha Penney, Timothy Moss, Atul Chopra, Frank J Probst, Fan Xia, Yaping Yang, Steven Werlin, Ieva Eglite, Liene Kornejeva, Carlos A Bacino, Dustin Baldridge, Jeff Neul, Efrat Lev Lehman, Austin Larson, Joke Beuten, Donna M Muzny, Shalini Jhangiani, Baylor-Hopkins Center for Mendelian Genomics, Richard A Gibbs, James R Lupski, Arthur Beaudet

“…The cause of this syndrome has remained a mystery since Berdon's initial description in 1976. No genes have been clearly linked to MMIHS. …”
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