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This case report describes a rare instance of a ruptured mature mediastinal teratoma in a 38-year-old man that mimicked malignancy through complex lung invasion, necessitating a right upper lobectomy for successful surgical management, a finding supported by a review of nine similar cases in the literature.
This seven-year retrospective study from eastern India involving 130 children reveals that respiratory infections are the leading cause of paediatric haemoptysis, while structural lung diseases like bronchiectasis are the primary drivers of recurrence, underscoring the critical role of chest radiography, HRCT, and bronchoscopy in diagnosis and management.
This exploratory single-center cohort study demonstrates that EEG ABCD classification significantly refines neurological prognostication for cardiac arrest survivors with preserved somatosensory evoked potential N20 responses, identifying a graded risk of unfavorable outcomes where lower EEG categories independently predict poor 3-month results.
This review argues that establishing a structured "evidence-readiness auditing" framework to assess data quality is essential for bridging the translational gap between computational drug repurposing candidates and actionable decision-making, rather than treating data quality merely as a preprocessing step.
This study of transbronchial lung cryobiopsy for interstitial lung disease at a US tertiary center found that while the procedure offers high diagnostic yield, the risk of pneumothorax significantly increases with the use of larger 2.4-mm probes and the collection of more than four specimens.
This study of asymptomatic students in South-West Nigeria found a high malaria prevalence of 50.1% and identified a statistically significant association between malaria parasitaemia and ABO blood phenotypes, whereas no significant link was observed with Rhesus (Rh) blood groups or demographic factors like age and gender.
This study of 349 Patent Medicine Vendors in a semi-urban Nigerian setting reveals that while a majority possess adequate knowledge, positive attitudes, and good preventive practices regarding tuberculosis, significant gaps persist—particularly among those lacking formal training—highlighting the urgent need for targeted awareness campaigns to strengthen tuberculosis control within the informal health sector.
This pragmatic convergent mixed methods study demonstrates that higher fidelity enactment of the SHIFT intervention in nursing homes is strongly associated with improved resident outcomes, highlighting the critical role of leadership support and facilitation in achieving successful implementation within complex care environments.
This study proposes that implementing tailored, technology-enhanced neuroanatomy training programs serves as a strategic human resources tool to address educational gaps, boost motivation, and improve the attractiveness of neurosurgical residency positions.
This prospective study of 49 patients found that while posterior lumbar interbody fusion successfully treated degenerative lumbar diseases with satisfactory outcomes, it resulted in statistically significant changes only in the L4-L5 intervertebral disc angle, with no significant alterations observed in other spino-pelvic parameters.