Purpose: To evaluate the positive predictive value and factors predictive of malignancy of additional calcifications in the pre-therapeutic work-up of a synchronous breast cancer.
Materials And Methods: Institutional review board approval was obtained for this retrospective study and informed consent was waved. Consecutive patients referred to our center between January 1st 2018 and December 31st 2022 for a breast cancer and who presented additional calcifications detected during the pretreatment work-up were eligible for inclusion in this study.
Chronic hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection presents a global health challenge, with significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Despite remarkable progress in treatment options, achieving elimination targets by 2030, as set by the World Health Organization, remains elusive. Our study aimed to address this gap by integrating HCV screening into a national breast cancer screening program.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlthough endometriosis is a common gynecological condition in women of reproductive age, a complication of endometriosis is rarely considered as the differential diagnosis of acute abdominal pain in that context. However, acute events in women with endometriosis can represent life-threatening conditions, which require emergent treatment and often surgical management. Mass effect of endometriotic implants can give rise to obstructive complications, specifically occurring in the bowel or in the urinary tract, while inflammatory mediators released by ectopic endometrial tissue can lead to inflammation of the surrounding tissues or to superinfection of the endometriotic implants.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The objective of this prospective, single-center study was to explore the mid-term outcomes 6 to 9 months after hospitalization in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for severe COVID-19 infection.
Methods: Patients systematically underwent biological tests, pulmonary function tests, chest computed tomography (CT) scan, and psychological tests.
Results: Among 86 patients, including 71 (82.