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Isolated Abdominal Injury of Blunt Aortic Trauma: Two Case Reports and Review of the Literature

Journal of Endovascular Resuscitation and Trauma Management, 2018
Background: Injury to the abdominal aorta as part of a blunt injury is a rare event and is normally associated with other abdominal injuries. The management of these injuries can be non-operative, open repair or endovascular repair.
Barak Raguan, Ali Shnaker, Simone Fajer
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Evaluation of Injuries in Patients with Blunt Abdominal Trauma by Ultrasonography taking Computerized Tomography as Gold Standard Imaging Modality-Experience at Liaquat National Hospital [PDF]

JLUMHS, 2018
BACKGROUND: Consequent upon blunt abdominal trauma liver, spleen and kidneys are most vulnerable organs to be affected. Rapid diagnosis and appropriate management are key factors to reduce the risk of preventable death.
Nadia Mohsin, Ameet Jesrani , Roomi Mahmud, Waseem Mehmood Nizamani, Mubarak Ali   +4 more
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Recurrent Hypothermia and Autonomic Dysfunction Secondary to Shapiro Syndrome

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A 44‐year‐old man presented with recurrent hypothermia, diaphoresis and hypertension. Extensive investigation for infectious, inflammatory, metabolic and endocrine aetiologies was negative. MR scan of the brain demonstrated no lesions but revealed callosal dysgenesis, consistent with Shapiro syndrome.
Naveen Kumar, Jeremy Johnson, Susanne Watkins, Eoin Mulroy   +3 more
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Re‐Purposing Sapropterin (Kuvan) for ACTA2‐Related Multisystemic Smooth Muscle Dysfunction Syndrome: A Translational Mechanistic and First‐In‐Human Therapeutic Report

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Multisystemic smooth muscle dysfunction syndrome (MSMDS) is an ultra‐rare, ACTA2‐related disorder characterized by severe cerebrovascular disease, aortic aneurysms, and smooth muscle dysfunction. Using molecular dynamics simulations and in silico drug screening, we identified that sapropterin dihydrochloride (Kuvan) is a candidate capable of ...
Moran Hausman‐Kedem, Noa Bielopolski, Vijai Krishnan, Shane Wald‐Altman, Shelly I Shrian, Omer Bar‐Yosef, Livia Kapusta, Claire Shamber, Patricia L. Musolino, Miguel Weil   +9 more
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Gunshot wounds to the buttock and contralateral thigh presenting with intestinal injury without history of abdominal trauma. Case report

Trauma Case Reports, 2017
We present a clinical case of a patient who sustained a gunshot wounds to his right buttock (entrance), left thigh (exit), and right thumb, as well as intestinal injuries without history of abdominal trauma.
Makgabo John Tladi
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Characteristics of rib fracture patients who require chest computed tomography in the emergency department

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2023
Background The disadvantages and complications of computed tomography (CT) can be minimized if CT is performed in rib fracture patients with high probability of intra-thoracic and intra-abdominal injuries and CT is omitted in rib fracture patients with ...
Woosik Kim, Juhyun Song, Sungwoo Moon, Jooyeong Kim, Hanjin Cho, Jonghak Park, Sungjin Kim, Sejoong Ahn   +7 more
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New Onset of Fibromyalgia After Exposure to a Combat Environment: A Longitudinal Cohort Study

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Traumatic life events are hypothesized to be triggers for the onset of fibromyalgia. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common comorbidity of fibromyalgia. However, limited prospective data are available on the development of fibromyalgia after exposure to high‐magnitude stress.
Jay B. Higgs, Willie J. Hale, Casey L. Straud, Jim Mintz, Stacey Young‐McCaughan, Kimberly D. Gomes, Chelsea J. Sterne, Katrina M. Lawrence‐Wolff, Alan J. Bartholomew, Kevin M. Kelly, Douglas M. Maurer, Catherine Vriend, Brett T. Litz, Douglas E. Williamson, Alan L. Peterson, for the STRONG STAR Consortium   +15 more
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Penetrating abdominal injuries: management controversies

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2009
Penetrating abdominal injuries have been traditionally managed by routine laparotomy. New understanding of trajectories, potential for organ injury, and correlation with advanced radiographic imaging has allowed a shift towards non-operative management ...
Velmahos George C, Zacharias Nikolaos, Butt Muhammad U   +2 more
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SPINAL FRACTURES AND THORACOABDOMINAL INJURIES IN POLYTRAUMATIZED PATIENTS: EPIDEMIOLOGICAL EVALUATION

Coluna/Columna, 2023
Objective: Establish the frequency of incidences, management, and description of the relationship between thoracic and abdominal trauma and spinal injury.
Alan Antonelli, Álynson Larocca Kulcheski, André Luis Sebben, Felipe Negreiros Nanni, Pedro Grein Del Santoro, Marcel Luiz Benato, Xavier Soler i Graells   +6 more
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Safety of Prescription Nonsteroidal Anti‐inflammatory Drugs in Adults With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Data From a Large Administrative Claims Cohort

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The concern that nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may precipitate flares of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has limited their use in managing musculoskeletal symptoms in those with IBD, but safety data are mixed. Methods This retrospective cohort study included patients with IBD aged at least 18 years from Optum's deidentified ...
Adam S. Mayer, Rui Xiao, Meenakshi Bewtra, Michael D. George, Pamela F. Weiss   +4 more
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