Abd El Aal Ali Saleem, Faculty of Medicine Sohag Univeristy, Egypt
Objective: To assess the role of laparoscopy in diagnosis and management of patients with isolated blunt abdominal trauma (IBAT). Patients and methods: This was a prospective study of 50 patients who were hemodynamically stable (systolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg) e [....] » Read More
Title : Tracking the increase: Mortality rates for gastric, pancreatic, and colorectal cancers in Brazil over 14 years
Gregory Lauar e Souza, Mater Dei Hospital, Brazil
Data from the "Atlas de Mortalidade" by the Instituto Nacional do Câncer (INCA), a critical national database that tracks cancer mortality across Brazil, was analyzed to assess trends in gastric, pancreatic, and colorectal cancers from 2008 to 2022. This dataset p [....] » Read More
Title : Calciphylaxis associated penile gangrene masquerading as penile Cancer: A Case Report
Gregory Lauar e Souza, Mater Dei Hospital, Brazil
60-year-old African American male with a complex medical history, including obesity, diabetes, dyslipidemia, coronary artery disease, hypertension, and end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis, presented in June 2023 with lumbar pain and dysuria. Physical examination revealed seve [....] » Read More
Title : Ultrasound-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound for the ablation of multiple uterine fibroids: Assessment of safety and efficacy
Gao Hongmei, Chongqing Dianjiang County People's Hospital, China
Background: Uterine fibroids is an extremely common benign gynecologic neoplasm with significant impact on quality of life and reproductive outcomes. Ultrasound-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (Usg-HIFU) is a minimally invasive procedure that has been increasingly used t [....] » Read More