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Turk Neurosurg
March 2024
SBÜ Gaziosmanpaşa Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi.
Erdheim-Chester Disease is a rare systemic xanthogranulomatous infiltrating disease, characterized by lipid-laden histiocytes accumulating in various organs and almost always in bones. Etiology of the disease is still unknown. It may involve various organs and systems, such as musculoskeletal, cardiac, pulmonary, renal, gastrointestinal and central nervous system (CNS) as well as the skin.
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January 2025
Department of Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Background: With an increasing number of smokers who consume fewer cigarettes, it is crucial to understand the lung structure changes of low-intensity smoking. This study aimed to investigate the lung structure changes in low-intensity smokers in a Chinese male cohort.
Methods: Chest computed tomography (CT) examinations of 465 asymptomatic healthy male participants were divided into non-smoking (n=256), light-smoking (n=84), intermediate-smoking (n=85), and heavy-smoking (n=40) groups.
J Vasc Surg
January 2025
The George Washington University Hospital, Department of Surgery, Washington, D.C., USA.
Background: According to the latest Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) guidelines, carotid revascularization for asymptomatic individuals should be offered if the perioperative stroke/death rate does not exceed 3%. Heart failure (HF) has been associated with reduced survival rates following carotid revascularization, which may significantly impact the risk-benefit decision of treating asymptomatic patients with HF. This study aimed to evaluate the 30-day postoperative risks in asymptomatic patients with newly diagnosed and/or decompensated HF undergoing carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and carotid artery stenting (CAS).
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January 2025
Department of Clinical Infectious Diseases, Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center, Parkallee 35, Borstel, Germany.
Purpose: Deciding whether to provide preventive treatment to contacts of individuals with multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis is complex.
Methods: We present the diagnostic pathways, clinical course and outcome of tuberculosis treatment in eight siblings from a single family. Tuberculosis disease was diagnosed by Mycobacterium tuberculosis culture and molecular detection of M.
Clin Rheumatol
January 2025
Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
Microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) affects small and medium vessel, which sometimes leads to arterial aneurysms. In English database, only 15 reports refer to ruptured aneurysms in MPA. We experienced a fatal case with MPA who developed multiple visceral aneurysms, resulting in rupture of the hepatic aneurysm.
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