Publications by authors named "S Bal"
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- * A study involving 313 midwifery students assessed the relationship between their fear of COVID-19 and their health-promoting behaviors using various scales and statistical analyses.
- * Results indicated that students had a moderate fear of COVID-19 with a mean score of 17.37 and showed moderate healthy lifestyle behaviors, scoring highest in spiritual development and lowest in physical activity.
Obturator schwannomas are rare and often misdiagnosed as intraperitoneal pelvic masses. The optimal surgical approach for their resection is unclear. This study presents a case demonstrating the safe use of robotics for resecting a benign pelvic schwannoma and reviews the literature on robotic cases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAmong patients with poly-refractory myeloma, autologous chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy offers exceptional promise. With the availability of bispecific antibodies, a total immunotherapeutic strategy in combination with chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy is now feasible. See related article by Fandrei et al.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSecondary lymphoid organs (SLOs) provide the confined microenvironment required for stromal cells to interact with immune cells to initiate adaptive immune responses resulting in B cell differentiation. Here, we studied three patients from two families with functional hyposplenism, absence of tonsils, and complete lymph node aplasia, leading to recurrent bacterial and viral infections. We identified biallelic loss-of-function mutations in encoding the lymphotoxin beta receptor (LTβR), primarily expressed on stromal cells.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRole of Percutaneous Trans-Tracheal Endoscopic Approach in Managing Thoracic Tracheal Pathologies: A Step Back for Better Outcomes.
Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
December 2024
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- Thoracic tracheal tumors are uncommon and can present challenges for surgery and anesthesia, making their management complex.
- This study focuses on the percutaneous trans-tracheal endoscopic approach (PTTEA) as a minimally invasive alternative for patients with tracheal tumors when traditional methods fail.
- Out of 16 patients treated from 2015 to 2022, most had successful outcomes with benign tumors, while malignant tumors required further treatment after initial procedures; PTTEA proved to offer advantages like better access and fewer complications.