Changes in immature granulocyte levels and their association with disease activation following biologic therapy in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.

Introduction: AS is a chronic disease with an inflammatory serum microenvironment characterized by increased oxidative stress (OS). Along with OS, reactive oxygen species (ROS) are elevated in patients with AS. Overexpression of ROS causes active inflammatory processes leading to the secretion of pro-inflammatory factors, including tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α).

Important Predictive Factors for the Prognosis of Patients With Peritoneal Metastasis of Gastric Cancer.

Background: This study investigated predictive factors for patients with peritoneal metastases of gastric cancer (PMGC) who underwent conversion cytoreductive surgery (C-CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal intraoperative chemotherapy (HIPEC) after responding to induction chemotherapy (laparoscopic HIPEC [LHIPEC]) followed by concomitant systemic and intraperitoneal chemotherapy (bidirectional intraperitoneal and systemic chemotherapy [BIC]).

Methods: Diagnostic laparoscopy was performed for 62 patients with PMGC between January 2017 and December 2022. The patients underwent LHIPEC and BIC induction chemotherapy using intraperitoneal docetaxel (30 mg/m) and cisplatin (30 mg/m), and intravenous chemotherapy for three cycles.

Peritoneal metastasis of advanced epithelial ovarian carcinoma treated with cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy: A retrospective international multicentric data analysis.

Introduction: The purpose of our study was to evaluate outcome data after cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) in patients with peritoneal metastasis originating from advanced epithelial ovarian carcinoma (PMOC).

Patients And Methods: A retrospective international multi-institutional registry was established through collaborative efforts of participating units affiliated with the Peritoneal Surface Oncology Group.

Results: One thousand four hundred and ninety-one patients from 11 specialized units underwent CRS and HIPEC that of those 326 (21.

A rare syndrome mimicking scleroderma: Werner syndrome.

Werner syndrome (WS), also known as adult progeria, is a premature ageing syndrome that can manifest itself with grey hair, hair loss, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidaemia, hypertension, skin disorders, ocular cataracts, myocardial infarction, osteoporosis, and stroke, especially after puberty. Physical examination findings similar to systemic sclerosis may be seen. Therefore, it may mimic this disease as misleading.

Prevalence and clinical implications of the Gantzer's muscle.

Purpose: The Gantzer's muscle is considered to be the accessory head of the flexor pollicis longus. The prevalence of the Gantzer's muscle and its anatomical relations vary in the literature. So, we aimed to study its prevalence and anatomical relations on a broad population on magnetic resonance (MRI) and ultrasound (US) images.