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PLoS Med
January 2025
Department of Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, University Hospital Jena, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany.
Background: There is indication that the fallopian tubes might be involved in ovarian cancer pathogenesis and their removal reduces cancer risk. Hence, bilateral salpingectomy during hysterectomy or sterilization, so called opportunistic salpingectomy (OS), is gaining wide acceptance as a preventive strategy. Recently, it was discussed whether implementation of OS at other gynecologic surgery, e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTrans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
January 2025
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Avenida Presidente Antônio Carlos, 6627, Pampulha, CEP 31270901 Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Background: In the Americas, visceral leishmaniasis (VL) results from the zoonotic transmission of Leishmania infantum. VL has a high occurrence rate in the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte (BH), Minas Gerais, Brazil, and has rapidly spread throughout the municipality since it was first recorded in 1994. This research analysed a historical perspective over 25 y of human VL occurrence in BH.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntegr Cancer Ther
January 2025
Department of Oncology, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Background: The prevalence of brain metastases (BM) in lung cancer patients is notably high and is associated with poor prognoses. The efficacy of standard treatment regimens in improving intracranial progression-free survival (IPFS) for lung cancer BM is markedly limited. While traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been effective in enhancing the quality of life and prognosis of lung cancer patients, its efficacy in treating BM remains unreported.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Pediatr Orthop B
March 2025
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio USA.
Cannulated screws have significant advantages, including ease of insertion and increased accuracy, during fracture fixation. Unraveling of screw threads is an uncommon complication related to cannulated screws. This single-institution case series aims to highlight four cases of unraveling of cannulated screw threads during the fixation of medial epicondyle humerus fractures in adolescents.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCase Rep Dermatol Med
January 2025
Department of Dentistry and Oral Health, Amana Regional Referral Hospital, Ministry of Health, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Harlequin ichthyosis is a rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder resulting from mutations in the gene. It is marked by distinctive skin abnormalities, including armor-like thickened scales separated by deep fissures. This condition is infrequently reported in the African population.
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