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This propensity score–matched cohort study suggests that using longer prophylactic pancreatic stents (6–9 cm) is associated with a significantly lower incidence of post-ERCP pancreatitis compared to 5-cm stents in high-risk patients, though the findings are considered hypothesis-generating due to the retrospective, non-randomized design.
This retrospective cohort study of 334 patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and bone metastasis identifies performance status, the number of extrabony metastases, concurrent hepatic metastasis, and the application of local therapy for bone lesions as independent prognostic factors for survival, highlighting the particularly poor prognosis associated with liver involvement.
This retrospective population-based study utilizing the HCUP-NIS database found that pregnant women with polycystic kidney disease face significantly increased risks of hypertensive disorders, preterm delivery, and small-for-gestational-age infants compared to those without the condition, highlighting the need for tailored monitoring and patient education.
This protocol outlines a multicenter prospective cohort study in India designed to evaluate an integrated newborn screening approach combining LC–MS/MS metabolomics with second-tier targeted NGS to improve the early detection, diagnostic accuracy, and clinical management of inborn errors of metabolism.
This study reveals that cross-border pig traders between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo possess limited knowledge of *Taenia solium* and engage in risky practices that allow infected pigs to reach consumers, highlighting the urgent need for coordinated "One Health" strategies to control the parasite in Sub-Saharan Africa.
This retrospective study reveals that infants initiating maintenance peritoneal dialysis face significantly higher mortality and complication rates compared to temporally aligned older children, yet more than half successfully undergo kidney transplantation, supporting PD as a viable bridge to transplant despite the high risks.
This multicenter retrospective study of 536 living donor kidney transplant recipients demonstrates that the combination of low donor kidney weight and high recipient body mass index is an independent predictor of long-term graft function decline, underscoring the critical importance of nephron mass matching in donor selection and recipient risk stratification.
This study utilized network analysis on 584 incarcerated men in China to identify "awakenings during night" and "daytime functioning capacity" as core insomnia symptoms, while pinpointing "restlessness," "sleep," and "sad mood" as key bridge symptoms, thereby offering targeted insights for mental health screening and intervention strategies within correctional facilities.
This systematic review of 29 patients highlights that while appendiceal mucinous neoplasms are rare in ulcerative colitis and often present with non-specific symptoms, they carry a significant malignancy risk (20.7%) that necessitates rigorous imaging and definitive surgical resection.
In a comparative study using standardized ophthalmology residency cases, DeepSeek-R1 demonstrated significantly higher accuracy and completeness than GPT-4o in diagnostic and treatment tasks, particularly in retinal diseases, glaucoma, strabismus, and optic nerve disorders, though the findings remain preliminary due to the limited sample size and text-only design.