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J Surg Case Rep
January 2025
Digestive Surgery Service, Department of Surgery, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), 1000 rue St-Denis, Montreal, QC H2X 0C1, Canada.
Intervertebral thoracic disk herniation (TDH) is a rare occurrence and presents with a wide variety of symptoms. Errors in diagnosis are thought to be frequent due to the variable clinical presentations. We herein present two unusual cases of TDH presenting with abdominal pseudohernias, abdominal pain, and hypoesthesia along the T11-T12 dermatomes due to TDH at the same level.
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January 2025
School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
Background: Medical educators play a crucial role in the perpetuation of the medical profession. Recent concerns have arisen regarding the quality and quantity of current teachers. To comprehend this shortage, it is key to understand future physicians' attitudes towards venturing in education, their motivations and possible detracting factors.
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January 2025
Department of Medical Education, Medical School, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.
Background: Cadaveric dissection is an essential practice for medical students to understand human anatomy and internalize professional attitudes toward death, such as empathy and respect for the deceased. Previous studies have focused on emotional responses such as shock, anxiety, and fear at the start of dissection practice. However, limited research exists on students' reflective thinking and perceptions before practice.
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January 2025
Department of Sports Medicine, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, Shenzhen Guangdong, 518000, P. R. China.
Revision of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is more challenging than primary ACL reconstruction and often yields less favorable outcomes. The European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA) has established a consensus regarding preoperative diagnosis, assessment, and selection criteria for ACL revision surgery. This consensus addresses 18 key issues that are most pertinent to clinical practice, providing guiding recommendations aimed at improving the prognosis of ACL revisions.
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January 2025
Department of Psychology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Imaginal exposure is a standard procedure of cognitive behavioral therapy for the treatment of anxiety and panic disorders. It is often used when in vivo exposure is not possible, too stressful for patients, or would be too expensive. The Bio-Informational Theory implies that imaginal exposure is effective because of the perceptual proximity of mental imagery to real events, whereas empirical findings suggest that propositional thought of fear stimuli (i.
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