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Ren Fail
December 2025
Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Medical Center, Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital, Chuncheon, South Korea.
In patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) who also have polycystic liver disease (PLD), organomegaly often leads to abdominal symptoms. Abdominal bracing core (ABC) exercises have been validated as effective for alleviating chronic back pain. The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of ABC rehabilitation exercises in reducing pain in ADPKD patients with significant PLD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Obesity, long viewed as a reversible outcome of personal choices, is influenced by a complex interplay of genetic, physiological, socioeconomic, and environmental factors A special group of children and adolescents are the childhood cancer survivors (CCS), as obesity and its co-morbidities have been recognized as long-term effects following treatment for childhood malignancies and craniopharyngioma. The aim of this literature review is to report the epidemiological data, pathophysiology and risk factors regarding obesity development in CCS and the possible mediators. The possible mechanisms contributing to increased BMI include hypothalamic hyperphagia and hypothalamic pituitary insufficiency, corticosteroid therapy, constitutional factors including genetic predisposition and variable sensitivity to corticosteroids.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBr J Neurosurg
March 2025
Department of Surgical Oncology, Cancer Institute- Women India Association (WIA), Chennai, India.
Background: Spinal synovial sarcomas are the rarest of synovial soft tissue sarcomas. Limited data exist about their epidemiology, management, and oncological and functional outcomes. Multi-segment total en-bloc spondylectomy (TES) is challenging and requires appropriate reconstruction to achieve satisfactory oncological and functional outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFColorectal Dis
March 2025
Nantes University, CHU Nantes, Inserm, Clinical Investigation Centre CIC1413, Nantes, France.
Aim: Bowel dysfunction following sphincter-preserving rectal resection for cancer, commonly referred to as low anterior resection syndrome (LARS), significantly impacts patients' quality of life. Preventing this condition is essential for healthcare teams. Postoperative pelvic floor rehabilitation, including anal biofeedback therapy, has shown potential in alleviating established LARS symptoms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCancer Med
March 2025
Beijing Key Laboratory of Sports Performance and Skill Assessment, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China.
Background: Numerous studies have investigated the effects of exercise on depression and anxiety in breast cancer survivors, yet the results remain inconsistent. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of exercise on depression and anxiety in breast cancer survivors and to ascertain the optimal exercise regimen for this patient population.
Methods: A comprehensive search was conducted across Embase, PubMed, the Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and Scopus until 28 October 2023.
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