A rare case of intestinal obstruction due to tuberculosis.

A 19-year-old previously healthy patient presented with severe abdominal pain. A contrast-enhanced CT scan identified ileal obstruction and lower left lung lobe changes suggestive of an inflammatory process. Diagnostic laparoscopy revealed ileal distension, hyperemia, and whitish nodules on the serosa.

Comprehensive blueprint of Salmonella genomic plasticity identifies hotspots for pathogenicity genes.

Understanding the dynamic evolution of Salmonella is vital for effective bacterial infection management. This study explores the role of the flexible genome, organised in regions of genomic plasticity (RGP), in shaping the pathogenicity of Salmonella lineages. Through comprehensive genomic analysis of 12,244 Salmonella spp.

Effectiveness of Cognitive Functional Therapy Versus Core Exercises and Manual Therapy in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain After Spinal Surgery: Randomized Controlled Trial.

Objective: Our aim was to investigate whether cognitive functional therapy (CFT) was more effective than core exercises and manual therapy (CORE-MT) in improving pain and function for patients with chronic low back pain after spinal surgery.

Methods: This study was a randomized controlled superiority trial in a university hospital and a private physical therapist clinic in Santa Catarina, Brazil. Eighty participants who were 18 to 75 years old and had chronic low back pain after spinal surgery received 4 to 12 treatment sessions of CFT or CORE-MT once per week for a maximum period of 12 weeks.

A very rare case of an intrathoracic pancreatic pseudocyst.

Pancreatic pseudocysts are mostly located in the peripancreatic region, but extra-abdominal intrathoracic extensions can occur and mimic respiratory and ischemic symptoms. Mediastinal location is an example that can present with dyspnea and retrosternal chest pain. Pancreatic-pleural fistulas can form from pseudocysts, often resulting in large and recurrent pleural effusions.

Cognitive functional therapy (CFT) compared with core training exercise (CTE) in patients with failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS): A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Objective: This study aims to investigate the efficacy of cognitive functional therapy (CFT) compared to core training exercise (CTE) on pain and specific disability of patients with failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS).

Design: This will be a randomized controlled clinical trial of two groups with blinded evaluators.

Setting: The study will be conducted at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) and a private clinic in Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.

Effects of High-Intensity Swimming on Lung Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in a Murine Model of DEP-Induced Injury.

Studies have reported that exposure to diesel exhaust particles (DEPs) induces lung inflammation and increases oxidative stress, and both effects are susceptible to changes via regular aerobic exercise in rehabilitation programs. However, the effects of exercise on lungs exposed to DEP after the cessation of exercise are not clear. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of high-intensity swimming on lung inflammation and oxidative stress in mice exposed to DEP concomitantly and after exercise cessation.