2026 May-1 - 382 articles
Background/Objectives: While robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) is widely adopted, its long-term survival impact relative to open radical cystectomy (ORC) remains uncertain. We compared survival outcomes between ORC and RARC using a propensity...
Background: Dental caries in children has been explored not only as a local oral condition but also in relation to potential systemic inflammatory changes. This study evaluated systemic inflammatory biomarkers and hematologic indices in children with...
Background/Objectives: Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) remains a global public health challenge with significant morbidity and mortality. Emerging epidemiological data indicate a rising global incidence of human papillomavirus (HPV)-rel...
Background/Objectives: Laparoscopic subtotal cholecystectomy (LSC) can be performed using either the fenestrating or reconstituting method. In the fenestrating method, some surgeons additionally perform suture closure of the cystic duct orifice, wher...
Background/Objectives: Contrast-enhanced harmonic imaging endoscopic ultrasound (CHI-EUS) is a valuable tool for characterizing solid pancreatic tumors. However, interobserver variability remains a significant limitation in clinical interpretation. A...
Introduction: Presently, liver transplantation is becoming a more common treatment option for adults and children suffering from liver failure. Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR), a phenomenon that is exceedingly uncommon and inadequately comprehended...
Objectives: Axial myopia is a risk factor for glaucoma, yet the mechanism(s) linking axial length (AL) to visual field (VF) damage remain unclear. This pilot study investigates to what extent peripapillary vessel density (pVD) mediates the relationsh...
Background/Objectives: Lipid layer thickness (LLT) is widely used to assess tear film status in dry eye disease (DED), but single-point measurements may not adequately reflect spatial lipid distribution driven by tear film dynamics. This study evalua...
Background: Autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) is a standard treatment for relapsed or high-risk lymphoma. While disease-related factors are well-known, the impact of host-related factors like nutritional status remains less defined. We aime...
Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes in a cohort of pediatric patients with glaucoma over 10-year period at a tertiary referral center. Methods: Medical records of patients younger than 18 years dia...
Background/Objectives: Titin (TTN; OMIM 188840) is the largest known human sarcomeric protein, and pathogenic variants in the TTN gene cause a broad spectrum of inherited myopathies and cardiomyopathies. The extent to which TTN variants may also invo...
Background/Objectives: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) management increasingly relies on patient self-management; however, medication non-adherence, inhaler misuse, delayed exacerbation recognition, and suboptimal engagement in pulmonary...
Background/Objectives: Neurological diseases are increasing worldwide, but the biological processes underlying these diseases remain poorly understood, and existing treatments have been ineffective at arresting disease progression. Emerging data indi...
Background: Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of mortality worldwide. In recent years, several non-invasive imaging techniques have been introduced to improve the assessment of atherosclerotic burden and cardiovascular risk, including...
Background/Objectives: Percutaneous cryoneurolysis (CNL) has emerged as a minimally invasive neuromodulatory technique for focal spasticity management, with growing international clinical adoption since 2018. Its application to upper limb motor nerve...
Background: Parkinson’s Disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by motor and non-motor symptoms. Effective management is critical to improving patient outcomes but is limited by the subjectivity of retrospective assess...
Background: Distinguishing functional dystonia (FD) from idiopathic dystonia (ID) remains a major clinical challenge because both conditions are diagnosed primarily on clinical grounds and may be accompanied by non-motor psychiatric symptoms. Althoug...
Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is one of the most common congenital heart defects, introducing significant hemodynamic disturbances to the circulatory system. This narrative review analyzed articles published between 2012 and 2025 and indexed in PubMed....
Objective: This study aimed to systematically compare the short-term outcomes of minimally invasive pancreatic enucleation (MI-pEn), including laparoscopic and robotic-assisted approaches, and open pancreatic enucleation (O-pEn). Methods: A systemati...
Background/Objectives: Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease (CTD-ILD) is linked to substantial morbidity and mortality. While nintedanib (NTB) slows lung function decline in progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF), real-world d...
Background/Objectives: Accurate quantification of left-to-right shunt volume is central to clinical decision-making in patients with atrial septal defect (ASD). Conventional echocardiographic Qp:Qs estimation is widely used but limited by operator de...
Functionally single-ventricle (FSV) defects are complex congenital heart anomalies that require Fontan palliation, a surgical procedure redirecting systemic venous blood directly to the pulmonary arteries, bypassing the heart. Despite improvements in...
Background/Objectives: Recently, a 6.3 Fr single-use flexible ureteroscope (f-URS) was introduced to the market. The purpose of this pilot study is to present our experience with it during Endoscopic Combined Intrarenal Surgery (ECIRS) and to compare...
Background: In recent years, case reports and case series have suggested an association between the use of second- (SGAs), but not first-generation antipsychotics (FGAs), also known as atypical and typical APDs, respectively, and hyperglycemic compli...
Background/Objectives: Contrast-associated acute kidney injury (CA-AKI) is a frequent complication after coronary angiography (CAG) that may adversely affect outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). We aimed to estimate the incidence...
Background: Hypertension remains the single most important modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease, stroke, and premature mortality worldwide. Despite major pharmacological advances, awareness, treatment, and control rates remain globally i...
Background/Objectives: Dyspnoea in heart failure with reduced or mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF/HFmrEF) is multidimensional, yet conventional unidimensional scales do not capture its sensory and affective components. The Multidimensional Dys...
Background: Outpatient palliative care effectively alleviates symptom burden in advanced cancer patients, yet data from Central–Eastern Europe remain scarce. This retrospective study examined changes in revised Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale...
Background: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease in which accurate assessment of disease activity remains challenging. Although composite indices such as BASDAI and ASDAS are widely used, they may not fully capture systemic i...
Background/Objectives: Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is a vision-threatening condition with limited evidence-based treatment options. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) has emerged as a potential intervention, but its efficacy remains debated...
Background/Objectives: Insulin glargine U300 (IGlarU300) is a second-generation, long-acting insulin analog designed to provide a more stable pharmacokinetic profile compared to insulin glargine U100. However, long-term real-world data reflecting its...
Purpose: To evaluate the 3-year effectiveness and safety of the XEN63 Gel Stent, both as a standalone procedure and combined with phacoemulsification, in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). Methods: This prospective, multicenter, non-ra...
Background: The photopic negative response (PhNR) of the full-field electroretinogram is a retinal ganglion cell-weighted functional signal increasingly proposed as a clinical biomarker. Despite extensive study across ocular and systemic diseases, it...
Background/Objectives: Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) is a gastrointestinal manifestation associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc) that can lead to significant morbidity. This study aimed to characterise and compare the clinical profiles, lab...
Background/Objectives: Placental abruption remains one of the leading causes of maternal morbidity, and the development of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) significantly worsens outcomes. We sought to develop and internally validate a pre...
Background/Objectives: The preliminary experience with new dual-mobility system for small Japanese patients was introduced in this paper. Methods: Twenty-nine hips which underwent primary THA were retrospectively reviewed. All cups were inserted via...
Neuromuscular disorders represent a diverse group of diseases mainly characterized by progressive or non-progressive muscle weakness [...]
Background/Objectives: Astigmatism is one of the most common refractive errors and represents a risk factor for other ocular conditions, including myopia and amblyopia. In Mexico, comprehensive epidemiological data on refractive astigmatism, particul...
Although echocardiography remains the primary imaging modality for assessing Fontan palliation, a standardized systematic approach for evaluating the univentricular heart throughout the different stages of palliation has yet to be established. This d...
Background and Objectives: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is frequently accompanied by chronic cough, which may negatively affect sleep quality. However, the relationship between cough burden and sleep disturbances in patients undergoing antifib...
Background: The introduction of flow diverters (FDs) has greatly enhanced the treatment of cerebral aneurysms. This study compares two FDs, the Pipeline Embolization Device (PED) and the Derivo Embolization Device (DED), in terms of technical, angiog...
Background/Objectives: Intentional insulin omission (IIO), commonly referred to as diabulimia, is a high-risk behavioural phenomenon observed mainly in adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D). Defined as the deliberate reduct...
Background/Objectives: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is increasingly used in adult critical care, but tracheostomy during ECMO remains controversial because of bleeding risk, anticoagulation exposure, and variability in patient selection...
Background/Objectives: Extraforaminal lumbar interbody fusion provides indirect decompression without entering the spinal canal, but its uptake has been limited by poor visualization and risk of exiting nerve root injury. We describe a minimally inva...
Background: A non-penal bicycle helmet mandate was implemented in the Republic of Korea on 28 September 2018, yet post-implementation epidemiologic evidence remains limited. This study evaluated changes in helmet wearing and injury outcomes before an...
Background/Objectives: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in patients with surgically altered anatomy (SAA) presents significant technical challenges due to altered bowel reconstructions. Endoscopic peroral cholangioscopy (POC) off...
Background/Objectives: Robot-assisted therapy (RAT) can deliver repetitive, feedback-enriched upper-limb practice after stroke, but evidence comparing RAT with dose-matched conventional occupational therapy (COT) under routine inpatient conditions&md...
Medical errors are inevitable and will happen to almost every specialist. In anesthesiology, one of the main concerns is the inappropriate application of muscle relaxants (MRs). As this group of drugs plays a significant role in facilitating endotrac...
Background: This study aimed to evaluate the image quality of non-contrast-enhanced whole-heart coronary MR angiography (CMRA) using three different sequences: coronal-plane balanced turbo field echo (BTFE) at 3T, axial-plane modified Dixon (mDixon)...
Background/Objectives: Lower eyelid malposition is a recognized complication following eyelid tumor excision, trauma, or degenerative changes, and is frequently associated with laxity or disruption of the canthal ligaments. Conventional reconstructio...
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