Elsberg Syndrome: An Overlooked But Treatable Cause of Back Pain.

Introduction: Elsberg syndrome is an uncommon cause of lumbosacral radiculitis that presents as a constellation of symptoms, including urinary retention, bowel incontinence, severe constipation, impotence, and saddle anesthesia.

Case Presentation: A 32-year-old female presented to the emergency department with complaints of bilateral leg pain and urinary retention. Two weeks prior, she noticed new genital lesions and had a positive nucleic acid amplification test for herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 2.

How do external environmental stimuli and internal psychological cultural identity affect tourists' behavioral intentions in public cultural spaces?

The role of cities and regions is becoming increasingly crucial in the process of global localization. As vital carriers of urban activities, public spaces are receiving widespread attention; however, the substantial impact of multidimensional experiences of public cultural spaces on urban tourism and the role of cultural identity within these spaces have yet to be extensively studied. This study establishes a framework based on scenescape and stimulus-organism-response theories to explore how external stimuli influence tourists' behavioral intentions.

Empyema Presentation Secondary to Streptococcus constellatus.

A 60-year-old male presented to our institution for abdominal pain and was later admitted to the intensive care unit for shock, acute hypoxemic respiratory failure, and acute kidney injury. He was subsequently found to have a large left-sided pleural effusion with empyema secondary to . With the emerging threat and growing prevalence of group pathogens, there is now greater clinical importance in identifying viridans streptococci at the species level.

Analysis of IVF/ICSI-FET Outcomes in Women With Advanced Endometriosis: Influence on Ovarian Response and Oocyte Competence.

To determine the impact of advanced endometriosis (EMS) on fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection and frozen-thawed embryo transfer (IVF/ICSI-FET) outcomes and analyze the influencing factors. A retrospective study was conducted on sterile women with ovarian endometriomas (OMAs), including patients who underwent laparoscopic cystectomy ( = 224, 224 IVF/ICSI cycles, 205 FET cycles) and aspiration ( = 139, 139 IVF/ICSI cycles, 148 FET cycles); peritoneal EMS ( = 96, 96 IVF/ICSI cycles, 89 FET cycles); and tubal factors ( = 360, 360 IVF/ICSI cycles, 474 FET cycles). Our main outcomes included the number of MII oocytes retrieved, fertilization rate, the number of viable embryos, viable embryo rate per oocyte retrieved in oocyte retrieval cycles, and clinical pregnancy rate per transfer, live birth rate per transfer, and cumulative clinical pregnancy rate of this oocyte retrieval cycle in FET cycles.

Transferrin Insufficiency and Iron Overload in Follicular Fluid Contribute to Oocyte Dysmaturity in Infertile Women With Advanced Endometriosis.

To screen out specific protein with different concentration in follicular fluid from advanced endometriosis and determine its direct effect on mouse oocytes matured . FF samples were obtained from 25 patients (EMS group, = 15; control group, = 10) to screen the differential proteins by using iTRAQ Labeling and 2D LC-MS. Transferrin (TRF) in was found significantly decreased in EMS group, which was verified using ELISA in enlarged FF samples (EMS group, = 31; control group, = 27).

Targeted therapy and immunotherapy for platinum-refractory advanced ovarian adenosquamous carcinoma: a case report.

Background: Ovarian adenosquamous carcinoma is an extremely rare type of ovarian histology. Platinum-refractory disease is also uncommon, but can be fatal because of the lack of available treatment options. To date, there is no study or case report on platinum-refractory ovarian adenosquamous carcinoma or its relevant treatment.