The World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0) as a measure among elderly population. A review.

Objectives: To review the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS2.0) application in elderly population.

Methods: A review of English articles was performed using the following databases: PubMed/Medline, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane, Embase.

Neonatal chemical burns and child neglect.

Differential diagnosis of agents of chemical burns can be challenging in neonates, especially in absence of a clear history of the event. A wide variety of chemical agents, from acids to basics, can be involved. Massive chemical burns over 21% of the body surface of a four-day-old male neonate were observed.

May ChatGPT be a tool producing medical information for common inflammatory bowel disease patients' questions? An evidence-controlled analysis.

Artificial intelligence is increasingly entering everyday healthcare. Large language model (LLM) systems such as Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer (ChatGPT) have become potentially accessible to everyone, including patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). However, significant ethical issues and pitfalls exist in innovative LLM tools.

Choking in patients with neurological disorders and role of drug-induced dysphagia.

Choking is a type of asphyxia due to the internal obstruction of airways by foreign material, quite always food. Most choking deaths are accidental and occur so quickly that may mimic a heart attack. This scenario is also known as "Cafè coronary syndrome" or "bolus death".

Matricide and psychiatric evaluation: An update.

Matricide is an infrequent crime that has often raised to the suspicion that the offender could suffer from a pathological mental status. Although it is hard to establish a relationship between mental disorders and specific forms of homicide, several studies suggest that matricide offender frequently suffers from schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders. Aim of the study was to review the literature in order to explore epidemiologic and psychiatric characteristics of matricide offenders with a focus on the cause of death and crime circumstances.

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: About a Postnatal Death.

Background: Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) is a congenital heart disease that is associated with high mortality rates in the early neonatal period and during surgical treatments. This is mainly due to missed prenatal diagnosis, delayed diagnostic suspicion, and consequent unsuccessful therapeutic intervention.

Case Report: twenty-six hours after birth, a female newborn died of severe respiratory failure.

Chronic Encapsulated Intracerebral Hematoma as an Occasional Finding in Sudden Cardiac Death.

Chronic encapsulated intracerebral hematoma (CEIH) is a rare solid mass characterized by the presence of a fibrotic capsule that can present a variety of signs and symptoms due to the mass effect and hydrocephalus. It may be caused by post-traumatic or spontaneous bleeding as related to an adjacent aneurysm, angiomas or neoplasms. Differential diagnosis must be applied in order for it to mimic neoplasm or a vascular malformation.

Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Strategies for Upper and Lower Extremity Lymphedema: A Comprehensive Review.

Lymphedema is a chronic disabling condition affecting a growing number of patients worldwide. Although lymphedema is not life-threatening, several reports underlined detrimental consequences in terms of distress, pain, functional impairment, and infections with a relevant decrease in quality of life. Currently, there is no cure, and the therapeutic management of this condition aims at slowing down the disease progression and preventing secondary complications.

Sudden Unexpected Death Caused by Cardiac Metastasization from Histiocytic Sarcoma.

Background: Haematological malignancies, such as lymphoma and leukaemia, can have a variety of clinical manifestations. The most frequent cause of death from haematological malignancies is multiple organ failure due to neoplastic organ infiltration and/or septic shock. Histiocytic sarcoma (HS) is a rare malignant nodal or extranodal tumour with histiocytic immunophenotype that originates from a lymphohematopoietic precursor.

Infections Are a Very Dangerous Affair: Enterobiasis and Death.

Background: Enterobiasis or oxyuriasis from Enterobius vermicularis is an infection usually localized in the large bowel and cecum. Generally, the symptoms are characterized by anal itching, and intestinal or nervous disorders. Rarely, it is responsible for death.

Single Capsule Bismuth Quadruple Therapy for Eradication of Infection: A Real-Life Study.

Bismuth quadruple therapy (BQT) or non-bismuth quadruple therapy (i.e., concomitant therapy) (CT) is the first-line regimens to eradicate infection in areas with high prevalence of clarithromycin (CLA) resistance.

Extra-Gastric Manifestations of Infection.

() is a Gram-negative flagellated microorganism that has been extensively studied since its first isolation due to its widespread diffusion and association with numerous diseases. While the bacterium is proved to be a causative factor for a number of gastric diseases such as gastritis, gastric adenocarcinoma, and MALT-lymphoma, its role at other gastrointestinal levels and in other systems is being thoroughly studied. In this article, we reviewed the latest published clinical and laboratory studies that investigated associations of with hematologic diseases such as Vitamin B12- and iron-deficiency anemia, primary immune thrombocytopenia, and with a number of dermatologic and ophthalmic diseases.

Reconstruction of the Nose: Management of Nasal Cutaneous Defects According to Aesthetic Subunit and Defect Size. A Review.

The nose represents the most common site for the presentation of cutaneous cancer, especially in sun-exposed areas: ala, dorsum, and tip. Even the smallest loss of substance can create aesthetic and psychosocial concerns for patients; therefore, surgeons who perform nasal reconstruction should be strictly confident with the pertinent surgical anatomy in order to tailor the procedure to the patient's condition and needs. Radical tumor excision and satisfactory aesthetic and functional results are primary targets.

The corner of the coloproctologist: what to ask to radiologist.

Defecation disorders, fecal incontinence, often associated to urinary and genital dysfunction, represent symptoms of a large number of functional and structural alterations of pelvic floor. They can be evaluated by functional and morphologic tests. A perfect anatomic and functional knowledge of the anorectum and pelvic floor is indispensable for a correct diagnostic and therapeutic path.

Capsule endoscopy is safe and effective after small-bowel resection.

Background: Because capsule endoscopy is a relatively new technique, the indications, the contraindications, and the complications of the procedure have not been fully delineated. The present study was undertaken to determine the utility and the safety of capsule endoscopy in patients who have undergone small-bowel resection.

Methods: Ten patients (mean age 48.

Internal anal sphincter achalasia in children: clinical characteristics and treatment with Clostridium botulinum toxin.

Objectives: To describe the clinical characteristics of children with internal anal sphincter (IAS) achalasia and to evaluate the benefit of intrasphincteric injection of Clostridium botulinum toxin.

Methods: Retrospective review of the medical records of 20 patients (8 male, mean 5.8 +/- 4.