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A Case of Delayed Refractory Mycobacterium mageritense Abdominal Wall Abscess in a Kidney Transplant Recipient

IJU Case Reports, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Mycobacterium mageritense (M. mageritense), a rare non‐tuberculous mycobacterium (NTM), can cause infections in immunocompromised patients, including kidney transplant recipients. We present a case of an abdominal wall abscess caused by M. mageritense following a living donor kidney transplant.
Hisashi Sakurai, Teppei Okamoto, Tomoko Hamaya, Hirotake Kodama, Naoki Fujita, Hayato Yamamoto, Kazuyuki Mori, Takeshi Fujita, Atushi Imai, Reiichi Murakami, Hirofumi Tomita, Shingo Hatakeyama   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Forward model for quantitative pulse-echo speed-of-sound imaging [PDF]

, 2019
Computed ultrasound tomography in echo mode (CUTE) allows determining the spatial distribution of speed-of-sound (SoS) inside tissue using handheld pulse-echo ultrasound (US).
Frenz, Martin, Jaeger, Michael, Kuriakose, Maju, Stähli, Patrick   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Disparities in Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy in Southeast Asia: A Systematic Review

Journal of Surgical Oncology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women in Southeast Asia. However, significant disparities in access to postmastectomy breast reconstruction persist due to cultural, economic, and healthcare‐related factors. These disparities result in unequal access to care, impacting patient outcomes, and overall quality of life.
Antoinette Nguyen, Jeewon Chon, Brigid Coles, Robert Galiano   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Imaging-based assessment of rectus abdominis muscle thickness in an adult population: evaluating possible anthropometric relationships

Studia Medyczne, 2014
Introduction: Very little attention has been paid to muscle architecture in the Sub-Saharan African environment, and the rectus abdominis muscle, being a stabilising agent in the trunk, should not be left out.
Ogugua Augustine Egwu, Ukoha Ukoha Ukoha, Lasbrey A. Asomugha, Sylvester Okorie   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

'Treatment of the Sportsman's groin': British Hernia Society's 2014 position statement based on the Manchester Consensus Conference [PDF]

, 2013
<b>Introduction</b> The aim was to produce a multidisciplinary consensus to determine the current position on the nomenclature, definition, diagnosis, imaging modalities and management of Sportsman's groin (SG).<p></p> <b>
A de Beaux, A Kingsnorth, Aali J Sheen, Akermark, B M Stephenson, Beatty, Brennan, Campanelli, Caudill, Comin, Cunningham, D Bennett, D Fevre, D M Lloyd, D Sanders, Diesen, Dostal, Falvey, Farber, Fredberg, Gilmore, H Paajanen, Hackney, Harmon, Holt, Hölmich, Hölmich, I Maclennan, Jansen, Kesek, Koulouris, Larson, Lloyd, M Kurzer, Macintyre, Mann, Meyers, Minnich, Muschaweck, Muschaweck, Nam, O J Gilmore, P O'Dwyer, P Robinson, Paajanen, Paajanen, Paajanen, Polglase, Robinson, Robinson, Robinson, Robinson, Schilders, Srinivasan, Steele, Susmallian, Swan, Weir, Zoga   +58 more
core   +2 more sources

A comparative study of aging of the elastic fiber system of the diaphragm and the rectus abdominis muscles in rats

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2000
In the present study the age-related changes of the striated muscle elastic fiber system were investigated in the diaphragm and rectus abdominis muscles of 1-, 4-, 8- and 18-month-old rats.
C.J. Rodrigues, A.J. Rodrigues Junior
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding sports hernia (athletic pubalgia) - The anatomic and pathophysiologic basis for abdominal and groin pain in athletes [PDF]

, 2008
Recent publicity and some scientific reports suggest increasing success in treating an entity called “sports hernia” - more accurately named athletic pubalgia.
Devon, Octavia, Horner, Marcia, Jain, Nikhil, Lauencin, Cato, Meyers, William C., Yoo, Edward, Zoga, Adam   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Abdominal functional electrical stimulation to enhance mechanical insufflation-exsufflation [PDF]

, 2015
Context: Respiratory complications, attributed to the build-up of secretions in the airway, are a leading cause of rehospitalisation for the tetraplegic population.
Allan, David B., Gollee, Henrik, McCaughey, Euan J., McLean, Alan N.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Does BMI Impact Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Open Abdominal Wall Reconstruction? A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

World Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
This PRISMA flowchart outlines the study selection process for a systematic review and meta‐analysis investigating the impact of BMI on outcomes following open abdominal wall reconstruction. Of the 1,696 records initially identified, 1,196 were screened after duplicate removal.
Syed Ali Farhan, Syed Husain Farhan, Jeffrey E. Janis   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fatiguing Trunk Flexor Exercise Decreases Pain Sensitivity in Postpartum Women [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Low back pain (LBP) is common in the general population and among postpartum women. Abdominal muscle exercise is often used to treat LBP, but it is unknown if fatiguing abdominal muscle exercise can produce exercise-induced hypoalgesia (EIH).
Bement, Marie K. Hoeger, Cruz, Meredith, Deering, Rita, Hunter, Sandra K., Pashibin, Tatyana   +4 more
core   +1 more source