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ABSTRACT Adult degenerative scoliosis can be effectively treated with lateral or oblique lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF/OLIF), but vascular injury remains a rare and potentially catastrophic complication. We report the case of a 78‐year‐old woman with long‐standing degenerative scoliosis who underwent multilevel OLIF from L2 to L5.
Tetsuro Ohba +6 more
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Risk factors for central venous catheter-related infections in surgical and intensive care units. The Central Venous Catheter-Related Infections Study Group. [PDF]
To identify avoidable risk factors for central venous catheter (CVC) infections in patients undergoing short-term ...
Cozzi Lepri, A, Moro, ML, Viganò, EF
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Diagnostic imaging of pelvic congestive syndrome
Many female patients are affected by chronic pelvic pain and a significant number of referrals to the gynecology department result in a clinical suspicion of pelvic congestion syndrome.
Wittens, C. H. A. +2 more
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Sigmoid Volvulus in a Young Adult With Cerebral Palsy: A Case Managed by the Paul‐Mikulicz Procedure
ABSTRACT A 25‐year‐old male with cerebral palsy presented with sigmoid volvulus complicated by ischemia and fecal impaction—an underrecognized but serious risk in this population. Emergency Paul‐Mikulicz colostomy achieved safe resection. Clinicians should suspect volvulus early in CP patients, and proactive bowel management is essential.
Mehwish Saleem +6 more
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Schematic summary of the perioperative management and clinical course of emergency laparotomy in a patient with advanced motor neurone disease (MND). ABSTRACT Motor neurone disease (MND) presents significant perioperative challenges due to progressive respiratory muscle weakness, bulbar dysfunction, autonomic instability, and altered sensitivity to ...
Sherif Elmahgoub +2 more
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Abstract Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) and early menopause (EM) affect millions of women worldwide. Compared with normal menopause, they confer a longer duration of estrogen deficiency and are associated not only with a shorter lifespan, but with a reduced healthspan, owing to an increased risk of cardiovascular, skeletal, cognitive and ...
Chiara Benedetto +8 more
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Molecular and Cellular Underpinnings of Primary Hypertension: An Integrative Mechanistic Framework
ABSTRACT Hypertension is a highly prevalent clinical condition and a major contributor to global cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Despite extensive research, its complex and multifaceted pathogenesis is yet to be fully elucidated. This paper explores the updated understanding of primary hypertension as a systemic disorder rather than an isolated
Dima Nasrallah +5 more
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Intramuscular Fat as a Biomarker of Muscle Health: Strengths, Limitations and Open Challenges
ABSTRACT Intramuscular fat (IMF), also known as myosteatosis, refers to the accumulation of lipids within and around skeletal muscle fibres. Excess IMF is increasingly recognised as a sign of poor muscle quality, linked to reductions in strength, power and mobility, and associated with adverse outcomes in metabolic disease, osteoarthritis ...
Christopher Spence +4 more
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Incidence of Symptoms and Complications of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease [PDF]
Background: Each year over one Million Women experience attacks of PID and more than 100,000 women are diagnosed with infertility. Many of the Ectopic pregnancies occur as a result of this infection.Exact statistics of the patients are not available ...
خیرخواه, معصومه +2 more
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Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) affects 24% of women worldwide; the cause cannot be identified in 40% despite invasive investigations. Dilated, refluxing pelvic veins may be a cause of CPP and treatment by trans-venous occlusion is increasingly performed when ...
Bhandari, Sahil +5 more
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