The diagnostic workup, which included the drainage of a large chylous pleural effusion, computed tomography of the chest, and lymphangiography, led to the diagnosis of yellow nail syndrome, presumably caused by a mediastinal lipoma compressing the thoracic duct. Treatment-wise, a percutaneous ...
When the medical files mentioned a parental apprehension, the mean delay was up to 11 months and 13 days. Children with cancer had a mean delay of ten days before PEG placement. This population mainly had acute malnutrition with significant weight loss (mean z-score of at PEG placement of ...
Computed tomograph (CT)-derived images demarcating skeletal muscle on specific cross-sectional levels, as a routine workup for disease monitor and surveillance, account for the “gold standard” to evaluate sarcopenia among patients with cirrhosis, given cumbersome fluid retention in this scenario and...
Journal of Medical Case Reports volume 17, Article number: 123 (2023) Cite this article 2795 Accesses 2 Altmetric Metrics details Abstract Background There are three main forms of leishmaniases: visceral (the most serious form because it is almost always fatal without treatment), cutaneous (the ...
(Gibco #15240096). Cultures were maintained at 37 °C in 5% CO2in T25 or T75 flasks. Unaffected control fibroblast cell lines were purchased from Coriell Institute for Medical Research (labels in Additional file: Table S6) and maintained under the same conditions as the fibroblasts obtained ...
described a case of an older adult with macroglossia, weight loss, and dysphagia that seemed at first to be a malignant tumor of the tongue and that, after proper workup, was defined as amyloidosis [6]. Tsourdi et al. reported a case of macroglossia as the sole m...
The fundamental treatment for gastric tumors is surgical resection. For sure, a metastatic workup is vital to specify the type of surgical resection. Gastrointestinal stromal tumors Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are the most prevalent mesenchymal tumors of the GI tract [32]. They occur in...
Provisions for post-trial care {30} In any clinical situation, including emergencies, appropriate medical care will be provided. After the study, medical follow-up will be provided for all participants at the study centre or suitable facilities according to the local standard. In case of adverse...
The diagnostic workup of NAFLD combines both invasive and noninvasive procedures. Liver biopsy is the gold standard for prognostication and diagnosis, confirming the pattern of injury, distribution and grade of steatosis, and fibrosis stage. However, this procedure is limited by its invasiveness and ...
Swimming is one of the most popular sports worldwide. Competitive swimming is one of the most watched sports during the Olympic Games. Swimming has unique medical challenges as a result of a variety of environmental and chemical exposures. Musculoskeleta