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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Verónica Cabreira, Jane Alty, Sonja Antic, Rui Araújo, Selma Aybek, Harriet A Ball, Gaston Baslet, Rohan Bhome, Jan Coebergh, Bruno Dubois, Mark Edwards, Saša R Filipović, Kristian Steen Frederiksen, Thomas Harbo, Bradleigh Hayhow, Robert Howard, Jonathan Huntley, Jeremy Isaacs, William Curt LaFrance, Andrew J Larner, Francesco Di Lorenzo, James Main, Elizabeth Mallam, Camillo Marra, João Massano, Emer R McGrath, Laura McWhirter, Isabel Portela Moreira, Flavio Nobili, Catherine Pennington, Miguel Tábuas-Pereira, David L Perez, Stoyan Popkirov, Dane Rayment, Martin Rossor, Mirella Russo, Isabel Santana, Jonathan Schott, Emmi P Scott, Ricardo Taipa, Michele Tinazzi, Svetlana Tomic, Sofia Toniolo, Caroline Winther Tørring, Tim Wilkinson, Lisbeth Frostholm, Jon Stone, Alan Carson
BACKGROUND: Current proposed criteria for functional cognitive disorder (FCD) have not been externally validated. We sought to analyse the current perspectives of cognitive specialists in the diagnosis and management of FCD in comparison with neurodegenerative conditions. METHODS: International experts in cognitive disorders were invited to assess seven illustrative clinical vignettes containing history and bedside characteristics alone. Participants assigned a probable diagnosis and selected the appropriate investigation and treatment...
May 3, 2024: European Journal of Neurology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Klaus Doschek-Held, Anna Christine Krammer, Florian Roman Steindl, Theresa Sattler, Joachim Juhart
Mineral wool is commonly used in construction as thermal insulation material. After the product's lifetime, it is classified as hazardous waste if no trademark of the European Certification Board for Mineral Wool Products (EUCEB) or the German Institute for Quality Assurance and Labelling (RAL) exists. Mineral Wool Waste (MWW) is typically landfilled in Europe, which is challenging due to its low bulk density and dimensional stability. This circumstance highlights the need for alternative recycling methods that increase the recycling rate of construction and demolition (C&D) waste...
May 2, 2024: Waste Management & Research
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Indranarain Ramlall
Despite a burgeoning literature in the sphere of cryptocurrencies and green assets, yet, as of date, the literature fares poorly in terms of a holistic assessment of all asset classes, let alone stress testing such global portfolio risk under various market conditions. Our paper fulfills such a gap in the literature. Findings reveal that, irrespective of bearish or bullish market phases, green assets should be incorporated to mute down portfolio tail risk. Robustness tests performed either via different distribution type or CVaR analysis do not materially alter the main findings of our paper...
April 29, 2024: Journal of Environmental Management
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Brian Thomas, Tamir Sholklapper, Alex Nourian, Serge Ginzburg
Bladder stones represent approximately 5% of all cases of urolithiasis and are typically identified and managed long before causing irreversible renal injury. We present a case of a man in his 40s with a prior history of a gunshot wound to the abdomen who presented with leakage from a previously healed suprapubic tube tract and was found to have a giant bladder stone with a resulting renal injury. He subsequently underwent a combined open cystolithotomy and vesicocutaneous fistulotomy during his hospitalisation, which helped to improve his renal function...
April 30, 2024: BMJ Case Reports
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Godlisten S Kawiche, Mussa Mahsein, Daniel R Mwanga, Tumaini A Ringo, Peter Magembe Mrimba, Faiton N Mandari
INTRODUCTION AND IMPORTANCE: Avascular necrosis (AVN), also known as osteonecrosis, refers to the death of bone tissue due to the lack of blood supply. Osteonecrosis in HIV can be a complication of the ART's or the disease itself. CLINICAL PRESENTATION: 47 years old male, HIV positive for 10 years on Antiretroviral-therapy had gradual onset of bilateral hip pain for 6 months, progressively and sharp in nature, aggravated by movement and relieved by resting with reduced range of movement, wheel chair dependent 2 months...
April 21, 2024: International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Maxwell Sandberg, Adam Cohen, Megan Escott, Davis Temple, Claudia Marie-Costa, Rainer Rodriguez, Alex Gordon, Anita Rong, Brian Andres-Robusto, Emily H Roebuck, Wyatt Whitman, Christopher J Webb, Robert J Stratta, Dean Assimos, Kyle Wood, Maajid Mirzazadeh
INTRODUCTION: The study aim was to analyze the presentation, management, and follow-up of renal transplant patients developing bladder calculi. METHODS: Patients who underwent renal transplant with postoperative follow-up at our institution were retrospectively analyzed (1984-2023) to assess for the development of post-transplant bladder stones. All bladder stones were identified by computerized tomography (CT) imaging and stone size was measured using this imaging modality...
April 29, 2024: Urologia Internationalis
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REVIEW
Hamed Taheri, Mohammad Mehdi Feizabadi, Reza Keikha, Rouhi Afkari
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The majority of all kidney stone cases are oxalate urolithiasis with a high risk of recurrence. Beside its widespread occurrence, kidney stones are characterized by severe complications and high treatment costs. Probiotics and herbal medications could be forthcoming therapeutic interventions in the management of oxalate kidney stones. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The PubMed/MEDLINE database was searched for keywords " Oxalobacter formigenes " AND "Oxalate" OR "oxalate degradation" AND " Lactobacillus " OR " Bifidobacterium " OR "recombinant Lactobacillus " OR " Bacillus subtilis ", and " urolithiasis " AND "herbal extract"...
February 2024: Iranian Journal of Microbiology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Luis Roberto Garcia-Chairez, Carlos David Franco-Gonzalez, Carolina Aracelly Gonzalez-Guillermo, Mariana Mendez-Atoche, Carlos Miguel Sosa-Olivares, Eduardo Cruz Nuricombo, Jose I Robles Torres, Juan Pablo Flores-Tapia
BACKGROUND: Yucatan stands out as the state with the highest prevalence of urolithiasis in Mexico, placing significant demands on healthcare services, such as consultation and surgical intervention. Staghorn calculi are related to recurrent urinary tract infections, and their management is always surgical. The stone-free rate is a parameter used to measure the success of surgery, with residual stones considered those persisting four weeks after surgical management. There are understudied prognostic factors that can predict the success of achieving stone-free status, taking into account the number of stones, their location, and the anatomical variations of the patient's collecting system...
March 2024: Curēus
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Mohammed Misbahuddin-Leis, Muzaffer Ankolvi, Manisha Mishra, Krisztina Dubasz, Aleksander Marinov, Thomas Müller, Christian Graeb, Boris Radeleff
Choledocholithiasis, characterized by the presence of stones in the common bile duct, poses significant challenges in clinical management, particularly when the stones are massive. While endoscopic methods are often effective in stone removal, complications such as the impaction of foreign bodies like Dormia baskets can occur. These complications may necessitate alternative approaches, including surgical intervention, highlighting the importance of exploring innovative interventional techniques. We report on an 89-year-old patient presenting with massive choledocholithiasis, involving complete filling of the intra- and extrahepatic bile duct system with large stones up to a maximum of 2 cm...
July 2024: Radiology Case Reports
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ee Jean Lim, Zhen Wei Choo, Reshma Mangat, Pradeep Durai, Sarvajit Biligere, Yiquan Tan, Loh Hin Yeung Marcus, Nicole Andrea Seet Li Ting, Chin Tiong Heng, Stefania Ferreti, Vineet Gauhar
OBJECTIVE: Double-J (DJ) ureteric stents are commonly placed perioperatively for semirigid or flexible ureteroscopic renal surgery. It is believed that lesser stent material within the bladder mitigates stent-related symptoms. This study aimed to evaluate the J-Fil ureteral stent, a single pigtail suture stent compared with conventional DJ stent in relation to stent symptoms in an Asian population undergoing ureterorenal intervention. METHODS: Based on internal audit committee recommendation approval, the records of 50 patients retrieved, available data of 41 patients who were prospectively enrolled into two groups (Group 1 [J-Fil stent group], n =21 and Group 2 [DJ stent group], n =20) between August 2020 to January 2021, were analysed...
April 2024: Asian Journal of Urology
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REVIEW
Eric Edison, Giorgio Mazzon, Vimoshan Arumuham, Simon Choong
OBJECTIVE: This narrative review aims to describe measures to minimise the risk of complications during percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), ureteroscopy, and retrograde intrarenal surgery. METHODS: A literature search was conducted from the PubMed/PMC database for papers published within the last 10 years (January 2012 to December 2022). Search terms included "ureteroscopy", "retrograde intrarenal surgery", "PCNL", "percutaneous nephrolithotomy", "complications", "sepsis", "infection", "bleed", "haemorrhage", and "hemorrhage"...
April 2024: Asian Journal of Urology
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REVIEW
Victoria Jahrreiss, Christian Seitz, Fahad Quhal
OBJECTIVE: To provide a comprehensive review on the existing literature on medical management of urolithiasis. METHODS: A thorough literature review was performed using Medline, PubMed/PMC, Embase, and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews up to December 2022 to identify publications on the medical management of urolithiasis. Studies that assessed dietary and pharmacologic management of urolithiasis were reviewed; studies on medical expulsive therapy were not included in this review...
April 2024: Asian Journal of Urology
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REVIEW
Pilar Bahilo-Mateu, Alberto Budia-Alba
OBJECTIVE: Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) currently plays an important role in the treatment of urinary tract lithiasis. The purpose of this article was to describe new concepts and procedural strategies that would improve results using SWL as a treatment for urolithiasis, thereby achieving better clinical practice. METHODS: A systematic review process was carried in PubMed/PMC from January 2003 to March 2023. A narrative synthesis of the most important aspects has been made...
April 2024: Asian Journal of Urology
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Omar Tabbikha, Mahmoud Dasuki, Anthony Kanaan, Bader Ali, Ribal Aby Hadeer, Raja Wakim
INTRODUCTION: acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) is defined as gallbladder inflammation without the presence of stones. Contrary, hepatitis A virus (HAV) can present with different symptoms; however, HAV causing and presenting as AAC is rare. CASE PRESENTATION: 41-year-old previously healthy patient presented with right upper quadrant abdominal pain. The pain was persistent and associated with vomiting and laboratory tests showed elevated bilirubin. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy showed inflamed gallbladder with no stones and intraoperative cholangiography showed no abnormalities...
April 23, 2024: International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
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Mohamed Ali Chaouch, Ahmed Hadj Taieb, Aymen Kawach, Hanen Zenati, Besma Gafsi, Faouzi Noomen
BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE: This case report focuses on a rare cause of acute lithiasis cholangitis, which is residual choledocholithiasis on a plastic biliary stent that was placed nine years prior. CASE PRESENTATION: An 87-year-old male, with a history of hypertension and previous surgery for gallstone disease including cholecystectomy and placement of a Kehr drain in 2006, was diagnosed with residual stones in 2008 and received a plastic biliary stent after endoscopic sphincterotomy...
April 23, 2024: International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Hüseyin Mutlu, Ekrem Taha Sert, Kamil Kokulu, Nazım Abdulkadir Kankılıç
OBJECTIVES: Renal colic (RC) is one of the most frequent reasons for presentation to the emergency department (ED) and creates a high economic and medical burden. Management strategies for RC range from waiting for spontaneous passage to surgical intervention. However, factors determining spontaneous stone passage (SSP) are still poorly understood. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to investigate the role of the systemic immune-inflammatory index (SII) in predicting SSP. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed the data of 924 patients aged over 18 years, who were diagnosed with RC in our clinic between 1 January 2019, and 30 May 2022, and had ureteral stones of ≤10 mm...
April 26, 2024: Postgraduate Medicine
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Giacomo Emanuele Maria Rizzo, Settimo Caruso, Ilaria Tarantino
Mirizzi syndrome (MS) is a challenging diagnosis due to its similar presentation with other biliary diseases; thus, the role of endoscopy is sometimes unclear, especially in altered anatomy. Radiological examinations may usually suspect it, but deeper examinations could be necessary to confirm it. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) certainly has a therapeutic role in cases of jaundice, cholangitis or concurrent choledocolithiasis, although surgery is without doubt the definitive treatment in most of the cases...
April 22, 2024: Diagnostics
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Acharya Balkrishna, Sandeep Sinha, Moumita Manik, Anupam Pandey, Madhulina Maity, Rishabh Dev, Anurag Varshney
BACKGROUND: Calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM) forms the most common type of kidney stones observed in clinics, elevated levels of urinary oxalate being the principal risk factor for such an etiology. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the anti-nephrolithiatic effect of herbo-mineral formulation, Lithom. METHODS: The in vitro biochemical synthesis of COM crystals in the presence of Lithom was performed and observations were made by microscopy and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) based analysis for the detection of crystal size and morphology...
April 2024: Discovery Medicine
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ellery Frahm, Mariam Saribekyan, Satenik Mkrtchyan, Laura Furquim, Ara Avagyan, Lilit Sahakyan, Karen Azatyan, Patrick Roberts, Ricardo Fernandes, Levon Yepiskoposyan, Noel Amano, Mariya Antonosyan
The newly excavated rockshelter of Yeghegis-1 in Armenia reflects an occupation of five centuries, as attested by radiocarbon dates from ∼ 4100 to 4000 cal BCE in the lowest layer to ∼ 3600-3500 cal BCE at the top. It is a partially collapsed cave in which pastoralists, we hypothesize, wintered with their herds. The stone tool assemblage is predominantly obsidian (92.1%), despite the shelter being > 60 km on foot from the nearest sources. We use obsidian sourcing to investigate two purported trends in the Southern Caucasus during the Chalcolithic Period: (1) occupation of more varied high-altitude environments and (2) more expansive social networks...
April 25, 2024: Scientific Reports
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Amanda L Stone, Amelie Pham, Sarah S Osmundson, Alex Pedowitz, Philip J Kingsley, Larry J Marnett, Sachin Patel, Nancy Wickersham, Laura L Sorabella, Stephen Bruehl
Both endocannabinoid (EC) and endogenous opioid systems are involved in nociceptive processing and may work together synergistically based on preclinical models. This study evaluated the interactive effects of preoperative beta-endorphin concentrations (a key analgesic endogenous opioid) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and ECs (CSF and plasma 2-arachidonoylglycerol [2-AG] and plasma anandamide [AEA]) on postoperative opioid use and pain intensity in a prospective cohort of n = 112 pregnant patients undergoing scheduled cesarean delivery...
April 23, 2024: Journal of Pain
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