E-Cigarette Use and Depression Among American Indian Adults Who Smoke.

Objective: This study examined the association of e-cigarette use status and history of depression among American Indian (AI) adults who smoke.

Method: We conducted a secondary data analysis using survey data from 375 AI adult smokers collected in 2016 at a tribally operated healthcare facility in northeast Oklahoma. Multivariable logistic regression was used to estimate the association between e-cigarette use and self-reported history of depression while adjusting for potential confounders.

Negative prognostic significance of primary cilia and cytoplasmic β-catenin expression in non-small cell lung cancer.

The objective of this study was to investigate the prognostic significance of the frequency of primary cilia (PC) and β-catenin expression in 218 patients (pts) with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), including 125 pts with adenocarcinoma and 93 pts with squamous cell carcinoma. In the whole group of 218 pts with NSCLC, overall survival (OS) was significantly inferior among pts with present PC than without PC (p=0.024) and with higher cytoplasmic β-catenin expression (25-75%) than with lower cytoplasmic β-catenin expression (<25%) (p=0.

Molecular and Immunohistochemical Classification of Extrapulmonary Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinomas: A Study of 181 Cases.

Extrapulmonary small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (EP-SCNC) is a rare malignancy with a poor prognosis. Most patients with EP-SCNC have metastatic disease upon presentation, and their average overall survival (OS) is less than 12 months. Our study aimed to conduct a complex analysis of EP-SCNC.

Pudendal neuralgia and imaging methods.

Objective: To create a comprehensive overview of imaging methods for diagnosing pudendal neuralgia.

Methodology: Literature review.

Conclusion: Pudendal neuralgia is a chronic pain condition that is difficult to diagnose.

Impact of the type of vaginal assisted delivery on the pelvic floor and OASI - Ultrasound study.

Objective: To assess the prevalence of pelvic floor and anal sphincter trauma in women after assisted vaginal delivery.

Methods: Retrospective study on 201 primiparous women after assisted vaginal delivery, control group 43 women after normal vaginal delivery. 4D translabial ultrasound examination of the levator ani and the anal sphincter was performed according to standard methodology at least 3 months postpartum.