An automatic pipeline for temporal monitoring of radiotherapy-induced toxicities in head and neck cancer patients by Parsa Bagherzadeh, Khalil Sultanem, Gerald Batist, Shirin Abbasinejad Enger

“…The cohort consists of 384 patients with head and neck cancer who underwent radiotherapy, either as monotherapy or in combination with chemotherapy or surgery. A total of 3510 notes were extracted. The toxicities were then manually annotated. …”
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Work-Life Balance in Pediatric Orthopaedics: The Role of the LeadersBox 1 – Fostering work-life balance for my team: Corinna Franklin, MDBox 2 – Work-life balance interventions: Re... by Steven L. Frick, MD, Rebecca Glavin, MBA, MSW, LCSW, Corinna Franklin, MD, AB, Peter M. Waters, MD, MMSc

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Healthcare Utilization, Costs of Care, and Mortality Among Patients With Spinal Muscular Atrophy by Hiangkiat Tan, Tao Gu, Er Chen, Rajeshwari Punekar, Perry B. Shieh

“…Uses of orthotics/orthoses and orthopedic surgery were frequent: 54.5% and 22.7% childhood group; 27.0% and 38.5% late-onset group. …”
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Squamous cell carcinoma of the bronchus associated with human papillomavirus infection by Akane Toriyama, Satsuki Kishikawa, Shinichi Sasaki, Shiaki Oh, Shigeki Tomita, Takashi Yao

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Ectopic Pancreas in Duodenal Wall Putatively Causal for Gastrointestinal Bleeding by O. V. Khlynova, L. G. Girfanova, A. A. Cheremin

“…A 57 years-old patient was urgently admitted to a surgery unit with signs of gastrointestinal bleeding. …”
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Transrectal circular proctoplasty in treatment rectocele by A. M. Kuzminov, L. P. Orlova, I. V. Zarodnyuk, V. Yu. Korolik, Yu. A. Dzhanayev, Sh. T. Minbayev

“…Overall 97 patients with rectocele of the 1–3rd degrees after surgery with application of transrectal proctoplasty were investigated.Results. …”
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Laparoscopic Sentinel Node Mapping with Surgical Staging following Hysteroscopic Endometrial Resection in Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma by Phornsawan Wasinghon, Chyi-Long Lee

“…The histopathology revealed high-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma. The surgery was laparoscopic surgical staging with indocyanine green sentinel lymph node mapping. …”
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Oral lichen planus involving the palate: Case report and review of literature by Shahen Ali Ahmed, Ali Fakhree Alzubaidee

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Whether pH-metry and investigation of esophageal motor function are necessary for diagnosis and choice of therapy for us today? by O. A. Storonova, A. S. Trukhmanov, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Studying of motor function of the esophagus allows to obtain data on intraluminal pressure, coordination and motility of muscles of the esophagus, to carry out differential diagnostics of primary and secondary disorders of this function, differential diagnostics at chest pain of non-cardiac origin, to reveal and estimate defects of peristalsis before antireflux surgery and after surgical intervention, to estimate efficacy of carried out treatment. …”
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Favourable outcome of Fusarium prosthetic valve endocarditis in a patient with an Ebstein anomaly by Scott G. Lee-Jones, Stefan Van der Westhuizen, Johannes Taljaard, Nelesh P. Govender, Rubina Razack

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Ochronotic arthropathy: skeletal manifestations and orthopaedic treatment by Khaled Hamed Salem, Alyaa Diaa Elmoghazy

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Comparative review of transcortical and trans-Sylvian approaches for surgical resection of giant insular gliomas: outcomes and challenges by Maman Roufai Hamissou Moussa, Rafeq Agila

“…The main approaches for insular glioma surgery are transcortical (TC) and trans-Sylvian (TS) approaches. …”
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Risk Factors for Recurrent Ectopic Pregnancy: A Case - Control Study by Abdullah Karaer, Sabri Cavkaytar, İsmail Mert, Sertaç Batıoğlu

“…RESULTS: The risk of recurrent ectopic pregnancy was increased with age, mean of gravidity and history of pelvic surgery. After multivariate analysis, there was no significant association between recurrent ectopic pregnancy and any variables. …”
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Lysophosphatidic acid 2 alleviates deep vein thrombosis via protective endothelial barrier function by Bai Ruifeng, Yue Xinyang, Tian Xuan, Zhao Huiru, Liu Ying, Li Tian, Wu Jun

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Colorectal cancer spectrum: From subtypes and epidemiology to oncotherapies by Nidhi Agrawal, S.K. Lanjhiyana, Meenakshi Jaiswal, Mohammad Akbar Siddiqui, Sakshi Gupta

“…There are many traditional options available for the treatment of CRC, such as surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, etc. Although there have been significant advancements in conventional therapies, the management and prevention of CRC are still relatively challenging due to disease reoccurrence and resistance to chemotherapy. …”
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Successful Outcome in Posttraumatic Superficial Femoral Artery Pseudoaneurysm following Distal Femur Fracture by Lalith Mohan, Sai Charan Vemulapalli, Chandrasekhar Patnala, Asif Hussain Khazi Syed, K. K. Kiran Kumar, A. Sundeep Kund

“…Further imaging confirmed a rare pseudoaneurysm of the superficial femoral artery. After vascular surgery consultation, a single-stage procedure was planned. …”
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Challenges with reinforcement learning model transportability for sepsis treatment in emergency care by Peter C. Nauka, Jason N. Kennedy, Emily B. Brant, Matthieu Komorowski, Romain Pirracchio, Derek C. Angus, Christopher W. Seymour

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Subcutaneous implantation of tooth germ stem cells over the masseter muscle in mice: An in vivo pilot study by Nosrat Nourbakhsh, Ghazaleh Baniebrahimi, Sahar Talebi, Ardeshir Talebi, Mohammad Hossein Nasr Esfahani, Bijan Movahedian, Maziar Manshayi, Navid Naghdi, Fatemeh Ejeian, Elahe Masaeli, Seyed Ali Mosaddad

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The INFLUENCE 3.0 model: Updated predictions of locoregional recurrence and contralateral breast cancer, now also suitable for patients treated with neoadjuvant systemic therapy by M.C. Van Maaren, T.A. Hueting, D.J.P. van Uden, M. van Hezewijk, L. de Munck, M.A.M. Mureau, P.A. Seegers, Q.J.M. Voorham, M.K. Schmidt, G.S. Sonke, C.G.M. Groothuis-Oudshoorn, S. Siesling

“…Age, mode of detection, histology, sublocalisation, grade, pT, pN, hormonal receptor status ± endocrine treatment, HER2 status ± targeted treatment, surgery ± immediate reconstruction ± radiation therapy, and chemotherapy were significant predictors for LRR and/or CBC in non-NST patients. …”
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Phase II clinical trial assessing the addition of hyperthermia to salvage concurrent chemoradiotherapy for unresectable recurrent head and neck cancer in previously irradiated pati... by Kai-Lin Yang, Mau-Shin Chi, Chung-Yu Hao, Hui-Ling Ko, Yi-Ying Huang, Ren-Hong Wu, Hung-Chih Lai, Ying-Chu Lin, Sheng-Po Hao, Kwan-Hwa Chi

“…Methods We enrolled patients with non-metastatic recurrent head and neck cancer who had previously undergone radiotherapy (RT) and were unfit for salvage surgery. Eligible patients received hyperthermia during salvage CCRT. …”
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