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Use of an Osteoplastic Flap for the Prevention of Mastoidectomy Retroauricular Defects

International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2017
Introduction After mastoidectomy, patients usually complain of bone depressions in the retroauricular region in the surgical site, especially in procedures that require extensive cortical resections.
Ricardo Ferreira Bento, Robinson Koji Tsuji, Anna Carolina de Oliveira Fonseca, Ricardo Dourado Alves   +3 more
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A Rare Case of Acquired Transthoracic Littre's Hernia

The Surgery Journal, 2019
Introduction The Littre hernia is a rare complication of Meckel's diverticulum. Meckel's diverticulum is vestigial remnant of the omphalomesenteric duct occurring in approximately 2% of the general population with an estimated 4 to 16% risk of ...
Arthur Curmi, Anthony P. Dimech, Rebecca Dalli, Ayman Mostafa, Joseph Debono   +4 more
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Imaging of High‐Risk Neuroblastoma: Recommendations From SIOPEN Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Specialty Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid tumor in early childhood. Its clinical behavior is highly variable, ranging from spontaneous regression to fatal outcome despite intensive treatment. The International Society of Pediatric Oncology Europe Neuroblastoma Group (SIOPEN) Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Specialty Committees ...
Annemieke Littooij, Catia Olianti, Herve Brisse, Pier Luigi Di Paolo, Maria Garganese, Tejas Kapadia, Jurgen Schaefer, Hugh Wallace, Simon Wan, Bart de Keizer, Irmina Sefic Pasic, Julian Rogasch   +11 more
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Calf skinfold measurements as a diagnostic tool for lipodystrophy syndromes: a cross-sectional study

Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
Background Lipodystrophy syndromes (LS) are characterized by reduced body fat and associated metabolic complications, such as insulin resistance and diabetes. The diagnosis of LS can be challenging in clinical settings.
Grayce Ellen da Cruz Paiva Lima, Fabia Karine de Moura Lopes, Jessica Silveira Araújo, Natália Prado Boris, Virginia Oliveira Fernandes, Victor Rezende Veras, Mayara Teixeira Alexandrino Sales, Lorena Taúsz Tavares Ramos, Amanda Caboclo Flor, Ana Paula Dias Rangel Montenegro, Maria Helane Gurgel Castelo, Clarisse Mourao Melo Ponte, Júlia Lemos Lima Verde, Maria C. Foss-Freitas, Renan Magalhães Montenegro Junior   +14 more
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Acquired gynatresia [PDF]

BMJ Case Reports, 2014
Vaginal stenosis (gynatresia) is commonly congenital, occurring as a part of Mayer-Kustner-Hauser syndrome. Those occurring postabortal or postpartum are rarely seen nowadays. Here, we report two cases, one in which there was complete stenosis postpartum following a retained gauze and another case, with chemical vaginal burns following attempted ...
Shipra, Kunwar, Tamkin, Khan, Hemprabha, Gupta   +2 more
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European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline and EXPeRT Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in Children and Adolescents

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP‐NENs) are extremely rare and clinically heterogeneous. Management has largely been extrapolated from adult practice. This European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline (ESCP), developed by the EXPeRT network in collaboration with adult NEN experts, provides (adult) evidence ...
Michaela Kuhlen, Calogero Virgone, Antje Redlich, Michael Abele, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Maja Mazic Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Yves Reguerre, Dominik T. Schneider, Ines B. Brecht, Charlotte Rigaud, Bilgehan Yalcin, Rainer Claus, Christian Vokuhl, Constantin Lapa, Jörg Fuchs, Segolene Hescot, Thomas Walter, Julien Hadoux, Daniel Orbach   +23 more
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Anthropometric measurements as a key diagnostic tool for familial partial lipodystrophy in women

Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
Background Familial Partial Lipodystrophy (FPLD) is a disease with wide clinical and genetic variation, with seven different subtypes described. Until genetic testing becomes feasible in clinical practice, non-invasive tools are used to evaluate body ...
Victor Rezende Veras, Grayce Ellen da Cruz Paiva Lima, Ivana da Ponte Melo, Virginia Oliveira Fernandes, Fabia Karine de Moura Lopes, Camila Lopes do Amaral, Maria Helane Gurgel Castelo, Larissa Luna Queiroz, Jessica Silveira Araújo, Cynthia Melissa Valerio, Renan Magalhães Montenegro Junior   +10 more
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Molecular Methods for Rare Hemoglobinopathy Cases: First Brazilian Report of Pediatric Siblings with Hb O‐Arab and Alpha‐Thalassemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hemoglobinopathies are prevalent globally; diagnosis is complex in high genetic admixture populations like Brazil. We report, in two pediatric siblings, the first documented cases in Brazil of heterozygosity for hemoglobin (Hb) O‐Arab with coinheritance of α‐thalassemia (αα/−α4.2; −α3.7/−α4.2), resulting in microcytic and hypochromic anemia ...
Elisângela de Souza Miranda Muynarsk, Amanda Cristina Meneguetti Berti, Bárbara Braga Vieira Marques, Victoria Simões Bernardo, Flaviene Felix Torres, Ingrid Souza Dias, Vanessa da Silveira Ramos de Castro, Gabriela Alves Bernardino, Danilo Grünig Humberto da Silva, Edis Belini‐Júnior   +9 more
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Implementing Health‐Related Quality of Life Assessment in Pediatric Oncology: A Feasibility Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background There is growing interest in embedding health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) assessment and patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs) within clinical cancer care. This study evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and usability of implementing an electronic PROM (ePROM) platform to measure HRQoL in children with cancer ...
Mikaela Doig, Sophie Jessop, Jordan R. Hansford, Hien Le, Matthew O'Connor, Peter Gorayski, Andrew Cunningham, Amanda Hutchinson, Victoria Bedford, Eva Bezak, Nayana Parange, Kelly Skelton, Timothy Price, Michala Short   +13 more
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Brazilian expert consensus on the diagnosis, classification, screening for complications and treatment of familial partial lipodystrophy

Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
Background Partial lipodystrophies are a rare and heterogeneous group of diseases characterized by variable loss of adipose tissue. Around the world, the high heterogeneity in phenotypic expression, limited awareness, and absence of standardized ...
Cynthia Melissa Valerio, Luiz F. Viola, Natália Rossin Guidorizzi, Josivan Gomes Lima, Amélio F. Godoy-Matos, Alexandre Hohl, Fabio R. Trujilho, Joana R. Dantas, Julliane Tamara Araújo de Melo Campos, Lenita Zajdenverg, Raquel Beatriz Gonçalves Muniz, Rodrigo Oliveira Moreira, Virgínia Oliveira Fernandes, Maria Cristina Foss-Freitas, Renan Montenegro   +14 more
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