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Ann Gastroenterol Surg
January 2025
The Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery Tokyo Japan.
Aim: The Japanese National Clinical Database, which covers more than 95% of the surgeries performed in Japan, is the largest nationwide database. This is the 2021 annual report of the Gastroenterological Section of the National Clinical Database, which aims to present the short-term outcomes of cases registered in 2021 and discuss significant changes and insights into gastroenterological surgeries observed over the decade.
Methods: We reviewed the data of patients registered in the National Clinical Database between 2012 and 2021.
Introduction: An annual fasting lipid panel (FLP) is recommended for patients with diabetes, with more frequent testing advised during the escalation of cholesterol-lowering therapy. However, the calculated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) using the Friedewald equation becomes unreliable when triglycerides are ≥400 mg/dL. In such cases, providers must order a separate direct LDL-C assay to obtain accurate results.
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January 2025
Department of Thoracic Surgery, IEO, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
This case report explores the therapeutic impact of SMARCA4 loss in a 63-year-old female patient with a history of smoking, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and prior surgeries for breast and pancreatic carcinomas, who presented with a new pulmonary nodule. On February 23, 2024, a CT scan identified a solid pulmonary nodule in the right lower lobe. A PET scan confirmed the nodule's metabolic activity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTularemia is a rare nationally notifiable zoonosis, caused by the tier-1 select agent Francisella tularensis, that has been reported from all U.S. states except Hawaii.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClin Spine Surg
December 2024
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rothman Orthopaedic Institute at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.
Study Design: Retrospective cohort.
Objective: To analyze the annual trends in the most prevalent topics, journals, and geographic regions of the top 100 spine surgery articles, as determined by altmetric attention scores (AASs). We also describe the relationship between AAS and traditional article metrics.
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