Retraction: Splenic Injury After Colonoscopy in a 55-Year-Old Female Patient.

[This retracts the article DOI: 10.7759/cureus.35239.

Monitoring rural-urban transformation in the coastal region of Rabat-Sale-Kenitra, Morocco.

Worldwide urbanization drives rural-urban transformation (RUT) which has major consequences in many countries of the Global South where there is an urgent need to better understand and manage the underlying processes and consequences for ecosystem services. To fill existing knowledge gaps on the extent and time course of RUT in Morocco, this study focused on (i) analyzing the spatial patterns of rural-urban transformation in the Rabat-Sale-Kenitra (RSK) region from 1972 to 2020, (ii) identifying key mechanisms of change, and (iii) defining the main driving forces behind the spatial transformation patterns. To this end, we processed data of the Landsat free archive, historical grayscale Corona images, and nighttime lights datasets on Google Earth Engine (GEE) using machine learning classifiers and LandTrendr spectral-temporal segmentation algorithms.

Parental Response to Children's Chronic Pain.

Aims: The aim of this study was to describe the behavior of Moroccan parents toward their children's chronic pain.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in different hospital wards. Parents of hospitalized children with chronic pain aged six or over participated in the study.

Splenic Injury After Colonoscopy in a 55-Year-Old Female Patient.

Colonoscopy is, in general, a relatively safe procedure with a low complication rate. Splenic injury related to this procedure is very rare, ranging from one in 100,000 to one in 6,387 colonoscopies, but a possibly lethal complication. For its diagnosis, a high degree of clinical suspicion is needed as many physicians are not aware of its existence.

A Rare Case of Synchronous Primary Gallbladder and Sigmoid Colon Neoplasms.

Colorectal cancer is considered the third most common cancer worldwide. On the other hand, gallbladder cancer is rare. Synchronous tumors in both the colon and the gallbladder are extremely infrequent.

An Extremely Rare Case of a Primary Pancreatic Yolk Sac Tumor.

Yolk sac tumor (YST) is a rare malignant type of germ cell tumor (GCT). Extragonadal yolk sac tumor is a very rare entity. We report the case of a 33-year-old male with a pancreatic mass, which proved to be a primary yolk sac tumor, arising in the pancreas.

Large-Cell Esophageal Neuroendocrine Carcinoma: Report of a Rare Case.

Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are neoplasms with neuroendocrine characteristics such as secretion of neuropeptides, large secretory vesicles, and a lack of neural structures. Neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) of the esophagus is a very rare malignancy. We present the case of a 58-year-old male with a pure large cell NEC of the esophagus.

Prevalence of anxiety disorders and subthreshold anxiety throughout later life: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

This systematic review and meta-analysis compared prevalence rates for subthreshold anxiety and anxiety disorders in adults aged 55+ and examined if these rates were associated with age. A systematic search and screening procedure resulted in 46 included articles. First, prevalence rates for subthreshold anxiety and anxiety disorders were statistically compared.

Polymorphisms of Platelet Glycoprotein Receptors and Cell Adhesion Molecules in Fetuses with Fetal Growth Restriction and Their Mothers As Detected with Pyrosequencing.

Background: Vascular thrombotic tendency may lead to fetal growth restriction (FGR). Altered platelet function and genetic heterogeneity may play a role in this procedure. We investigated whether maternal or fetal genotypic frequencies of genes polymorphisms for certain platelet receptor and cell adhesion molecules are altered in FGR.

Induction of labor versus expectant management for pregnancies beyond 41 weeks.

Objective: To compare the outcome following labor induction at 41 + 1 weeks of gestation and after expectant management and selective induction at 42 completed weeks.

Method: A retrospective analysis of post-term pregnancies in a 2-year period. In the induction group, women at 41 + 1 weeks of gestation received 3 mg prostaglandin E2 (dinoprostone) in the posterior fornix, repeating the dose 6 h later.

Ultrasonographic markers and preoperative CA-125 to distinguish between borderline ovarian tumors and stage I ovarian cancer.

Objective: Preoperative evaluation of ovarian masses has become increasingly important for optimal planning of treatment. The aim of this study was to assess the role of preoperative serum cancer antigen 125 (CA-125) levels in correlation with ultrasonographic features in order to distinguish between borderline ovarian tumors (BOTs) and stage I epithelial ovarian carcinoma (EOC).

Design: Retrospective study.

Merkel cell carcinoma in pelvic lymph nodes after surgical staging for endometrial cancer: A case report and review of the literature.

Introduction: Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare malignant neuroendocrine tumor of the skin.

Presentation Of Case: We present a case of MCC in pelvic lymph nodes, revealed after surgical staging for endometrial cancer. A 54-year-old Caucasian woman presented to our department with a three-month history of postmenopausal bleeding.

Endometrial stromal sarcoma arising from endometriosis of the terminal ileum: the role of immunohistochemistry in the differential diagnosis.

Low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma (LESS) is an uncommon uterine malignancy. Occasionally, it may develop in extrauterine endometriotic lesions and present morphological characteristics mimicking various neoplasms, making its diagnosis very challenging. We report a rare case of a 56-year-old woman presenting with a pelvic mass, initially presumed to be of ovarian origin.

Abdominal radical trachelectomy for treatment of deep infiltrating endometriosis of the cervix.

Surgical management of deep infiltrating endometriosis can be very challenging even for experienced gynecologists. Radical procedures like bowel resection and nephrectomy have been reported for treatment of the disease. Our aim is to report abdominal radical trachelectomy for treatment of deep infiltrating endometriosis of the cervix causing obstructive uropathy and diminished kidney function.

Non-blood medical care in gynecologic oncology: a review and update of blood conservation management schemes.

This review attempts to outline the alternative measures and interventions used in bloodless surgery in the field of gynecologic oncology and demonstrate their effectiveness. Nowadays, as increasingly more patients are expressing their fears concerning the potential risks accompanying allogenic transfusion of blood products, putting the theory of bloodless surgery into practice seems to gaining greater acceptance. An increasing number of institutions appear to be successfully adopting approaches that minimize blood usage for all patients treated for gynecologic malignancies.

Impact of placenta previa on obstetric outcome.

Objective: To determine the maternal and perinatal outcome for different types of placenta previa (PP).

Methods: A retrospective review of 132 singleton pregnancies with PP. Outcome measures, including the incidence of obstetric hysterectomy, the neonatal Apgar score, and the neonatal weight, were evaluated by logistic regression analysis.

Detection and credibility of sentinel node in vulvar cancer: a single institutional study and short review of literature.

Purpose: To evaluate the detectability and credibility of sentinel lymph node (SLN) in vulvar cancer.

Methods: With Tc99m-nanocolloid and methylene blue, we identified SLNs in 34 patients. In 27 cases both tracers were used, while in 7 only blue dye was used.

Risk factors in women 40 years of age and younger with endometrial carcinoma.

Objective: To identify and compare risk factors among endometrial cancer patients ≤40 years of age, postmenopausal women with the same malignancy and women ≤40 years without malignancy.

Design: Retrospective case-control study.

Setting: Athens University, department of obstetrics and gynecology of a tertiary hospital serving a mainly urban population.

Pure vulvar Langerhans cell histiocytosis: a case report and literature review.

Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) of the female genital tract is a very rare disease. Only 16 cases of primary vulvar LCH without subsequent systemic spread of disease have previously been published in the literature. We describe an additional case of LCH in which the lesion was confined to the vulva.

Seminal volume and total sperm number trends in men attending subfertility clinics in the greater Athens area during the period 1977-1993.

The trends for such important parameters of male fertility as seminal volume and total sperm number were assessed in men living permanently in the Greater Athens area over a prolonged period of time. To this end, the records of three andrological laboratories employing the same method for semen evaluation were analysed retrospectively. Out of 23,850 men examined from 1977 to 1993 (17 years) for couple subfertility, a total of 2385 (10%) were selected for evaluation by a randomization procedure.