Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5858/1510136
Impact of Sarcopenic Obesity toward Osteoporosis and Fall Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Lily Indriani Octovia, Ayu Diandra Sari, Melyarna Putri, Bagus Putu Putra Suryana, Rudy Hidayat, Anna Ariane and Tuty Kuswardhani
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: August 04, 2022
To determine link between sarcopenic obesity and osteoporosis and fall risk. Systematic review and meta-analysis based on PRISMA Statement was made on studies acquired from PubMed, Science Direct, EBSCOHost, and ClinicalKey using certain keywords and criteria. Included studies were further assessed for quality and risk of bias and included for qualitative and quantitative analysis....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4193.1510127
Nasal and Neuropsychiatric Disorders in Post Mild Acute COVID-19
Diego Monteiro de Carvalho, Prof. Dr. José Cardoso Neto, Prof. Dr. João Bosco Lopes Botelho, Prof. Dr. Álvaro Siqueira da Silva, Dr. Carlos Mauricio Oliveira de Almeida, Dr. Marcus Vinicius Della Coletta, Ricardo de Queiroz Freitas, Wenberger Lanza Daniel de Figueiredo, Juliana Costa dos Santos and Luana Mattana Sebben
Article Type: Original Research | First Published: August 04, 2022
The spread of SARS-CoV-2 has triggered discussions on various forms of presentation of the COVID-19 and its possible sequelae. In particular, manifestations, including olfactory dysfunctions and neuropsychiatric manifestations, such as sleep disorders and anxiety....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4474/1710118
Role of Perioperative Plasma D-dimer in Intracerebral Hemorrhage after Brain Tumor Surgery: A Prospective Study
Estela Val Jordán, Agustín Nebra Puertas, Juan Casado Pellejero, Concepción Revilla López, Nuria Fernández Monsteirín, Lluis Servia Goixart and Manuel Quintana Díaz
Article Type: Prospective Observational | First Published: July 30, 2022
Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is one of the most feared complications after brain tumor surgery. Despite several factors are considered to influence bleeding, an increasing number of clinical studies emphasize that hemostatic disorders, developed during surgical aggression and tumoral status, could explain unexpected ICH....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5807/1510135
PRAME Expression in Mimickers of Melanoma in Situ: Paget’s Disease, Extramammary Paget’s Disease, and Pagetoid Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Situ
Cary Chisholm, MD, Michael Hatch, MD, Sage Post and Sage Chain
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: August 19, 2022
Antibodies towards Preferentially Expressed Antigen in Melanoma (PRAME) have shown promise to discriminate between melanoma in situ (MIS) and benign melanocytic lesions. Paget’s disease, extramammary Paget’s disease, and squamous cell carcinoma in situ may mimic the morphologic features of MIS, and PRAME expression in these lesions has not yet been described....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3516/1410178
Outcomes of Robotic Surgery for Patients with Pulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease
Erin McGuire, MD, Ashwin Basavaraj, MD, Robert Cerfolio, MD and Doreen Addrizzo Harris, MD
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: August 06, 2022
Treatment for patients with pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) disease includes long, multi-drug, and toxic medication regimens. Surgical resection is an alternative treatment for patients with localized or refractory NTM infection. Robot-assisted operations have not been performed routinely in this population....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-567X/1510082
Sexual Health Code Mobile Application to Reduce Transmission of Sexual Diseases
Kadir Uludag
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: August 10, 2022
Sexual diseases are very common although many people are unaware of their high prevalence and potential risks of being infected by sexual diseases such as human papillomavirus, human immunodeficiency virus, syphilis, and gonococcal infection. Further, due to the associated social stigma with sexual diseases, individuals incline not to reveal their previous or current sexual diseases. Therefore, sexual diseases slowly spread among healthy individuals....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-3885/1710070
The Impact of the Plantar Calcaneal Cortex on Ankle Charcot Reconstruction
Alissa Mayer, Jonathan Furmanek, Kelly McKeon, Eshetu Tefera, Caitlin S Zarick, Paul J Kim, Christopher E Attinger, John S Steinberg, Jacob Wynes and Nicole K Cates
Article Type: Retrospective Case Series | First Published: August 11, 2022
The primary aim of this study is to evaluate preoperative risk factors and postoperative outcomes in patients that underwent Charcot neuroarthropathy realignment arthrodesis, specifically in those with a fractured plantar calcaneal cortex compared to those with intact plantar calcaneal cortex, at the time of reconstructive surgery....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3674/1510144
Anaerobic Lung Abscess with Complex Empyema
Joseph Shiber, MD, FACEP, FCNS, FCCM
Article Type: Clinical Image | First Published: August 11, 2022
A 51-year-old man with advanced ALS and home mechanical ventilator dependence presented with fever, tachycardia, hypotension and leukocytosis. Chest radiograph showed a large left pleural effusion (Figure 1) and an unenhanced chest CT confirmed a loculated effusion with gas bubbles (Figure 2) and large air-fluid level (Figure 3)....