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Introduction: Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) is a chronic autoimmune liver disease causing bile duct destruction and inflammation, impacting patient quality of life (QoL) due to variable symptoms. Digital symptom-tracker apps may improve patient care through enhanced monitoring. This feasibility study reassessed symptom burden in PBC patients using a tailored symptom-tracker app, focusing on its usability, effectiveness, and impact on management and QoL.
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November 2024
Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Rationale: Urinary calculi are hard mineral deposits that typically require medication or surgery, such as lithotripsy. This case report presents traditional Chinese exercises (TCEs) as a potential alternative for stone expulsion.
Patient Concerns: A 41-year-old male with no history of urinary tract stones, experienced sudden severe lower back and abdominal pain accompanied by nausea and vomiting.
Int J Surg Case Rep
January 2025
Department of General Surgery, Kamanga Medics Hospital, P.O. Box 5228, Mwanza, Tanzania.
Introduction: Appendicitis in pregnancy is the most common non-obstetric surgical condition which requires urgent evaluation and immediate intervention in a multidisciplinary approach. Pregnancy anatomical and physiological changes can mask the presentation of appendicitis and poses both diagnostic and management challenges.
Case Presentation: A 32 year old female, G3P2L2 at gestation age of 11 weeks by USS, presented with recurrent episodes of acute abdominal pain for one day, afebrile but accompanied with poor appetite, nausea and vomiting along episodes of per vaginal spotting which started three days prior.
Int J Surg Case Rep
January 2025
Ranga Hospital, Coimbatore, India.
Introduction: Isolated fallopian tube torsion (IFTT) is an exceedingly rare but serious cause of acute abdominal pain, especially in pediatric patients, with a reported prevalence of 1 in 1.5 million women. It occurs when the fallopian tube twists around its own axis, leading to venous and lymphatic obstruction, ischemia, and potential necrosis, without involving the ipsilateral ovary.
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January 2025
Gastroenterology Interventional Endoscopy Department, Syrian Specialty Hospital, Damascus, Syria.
Introduction: Pancreatic trauma is a rare type of abdominal injury, representing only 0.3 % of pediatric trauma cases. This condition may progress to chronic pancreatitis and result in multiple complications following damage to the pancreatic duct.
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