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Pediatr Nephrol
January 2025
Department of Pediatrics, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Kerpener Street 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany.
The integrity of the filtration barrier of the kidney relies on the proper composition of podocyte interdigitating foot processes. Their architecture is supported by a complex actin-cytoskeleton. Following podocyte stress or injury, podocytes encounter structural changes, including rearrangement of the actin network and subsequent effacement of the foot processes.
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December 2024
Public Health Dentistry, Sri Ramaswamy Memorial (SRM) Kattankulathur Dental College and Hospital, Sri Ramaswamy Memorial Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST), Chennai, IND.
Mental and oral health are interrelated, and problems in one area usually affect the other. This review discusses the complex relationships between oral and mental health, particularly the psychosocial challenges faced by individuals with mental health disorders in maintaining oral hygiene, including stigma, lack of access to care, and financial barriers. It also discusses how psychiatric conditions influence oral health, with regard to issues such as dry mouth, gum disease, and tooth decay, and how poor oral health can aggravate mental well-being.
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November 2024
Department of Nursing, Karnali Academy of Health Science, Jumla, Nepal.
Infectious aortitis is an uncommon but potentially fatal condition that can lead to aortic dissection or rupture. We describe a case of a 69-year-old female who developed a Stanford type B aortic dissection, presumptively caused by Salmonella, which was successfully managed with thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair (TEVAR) and long-term antibiotics. A literature review of 17 reported cases from 2000 to 2024 of aortic dissection secondary to infectious aortitis was conducted.
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January 2025
Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry, UK.
Purpose Of The Study: Lisfranc is a challenging injury both diagnostically and surgically, with sparse long-term literature evidence of surgical practice. We aim to review our long-term specialist orthopaedic institutional experience of Lisfranc injuries and the surgical management of this complex injury, specifically considering surgical outcomes as per radiological and clinical assessment.
Material And Methods: We present data from a prospectively maintained institutional database, reviewing patients who underwent operative fixation for Lisfranc injury between April 2014 and August 2020.
Cancers (Basel)
December 2024
General Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy.
: Lymphadenectomy in the operative management of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains controversial, with no recommendation for routine practice. Our study aimed to assess the effects of lymphadenectomy in addition to hepatic resection (HR) compared to HR alone for adults with HCC. : This systematic review was conducted according to PRISMA guidelines until March 2023, searching and selecting the relevant literature comparing lymph node dissection or sampling, combined with HR, and with no lymph node removal.
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