Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3397/1410172
Nott'a Nodule? Recurrent Congenital Trigger Finger: Case Report
Hugo E. Beyuma Mora, Guillermo Ochoa Rodríguez, Héctor R. López Lazcano, Myrna L. Cuevas Meléndez, Oscar D. Flores Rodríguez and Eduardo Zavala Elizondo
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: January 08, 2025
"Congenital" or pediatric trigger thumb is a rare entity, and its presentation beyond school age is even rarer. Its timely diagnosis and treatment is crucial due to the functional limitations in a developing hand as well as the possible sequelae. We present the case of a 9-year-old patient with a classic case of trigger thumb, who underwent surgical release at 3 years of age, presenting recurrence, requiring re-exploration and surgical release with adequate postoperative evolution....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5718/1510271
Association between Static Postural Alignment of Lower Limbs and Hip Pain in Dancers
Geovana Minikovski, Cecília Rabuske and Cláudia Tarragô Candotti
Article Type: Original Research | First Published: January 06, 2025
This is an analytical, cross-sectional, and prospective population-based study conducted with 346 dancers of both sexes, each with at least five years of ballet experience. The dancers were assessed during the 2023 Joinville Dance Festival and divided into two groups: Those with hip pain (n = 132) and those without hip pain (n = 214). The following instruments were used: Anamnesis to characterize the sample...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5831/1510055
A Comparative Study of Probability Distribution Models for Number of Antenatal Visits
Ayodeji Isaac Akinjisola and Emmanuel Teju Jolayemi
Article Type: Original Research | First Published: December 25, 2024
There are several complications that arise as a result of lack or insufficient antenatal care received by pregnant women. Studies show that lack of education, poverty and several other factors give rise to low antenatal attendance in Nigeria and the consequences are grievous. This study was aimed at determining the factors that affect the frequency of antenatal visits in Nigeria....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410463
Migration of a Subdermal Contraceptive Implant into Left Pulmonary Artery: A Case Report and Literature Review
Cosimo Oliva, Achille De Dominicis, Valerio Galli, Marco Monti, Stefano Rotolo, Giuliano Marcelli, Fabrizio Salvati, Stefano Canitano, Filippo Murina, Carlo Trani, Vincenzo Spina and Angela Musella
Article Type: Case Report and Literature Review | First Published: 2024/12/20
Long-acting contraceptives including subdermal implants are reversible methods considered as first-line choice from National and International Guidelines due to their high efficacy not related to patient adherence. We report the first Italian case of an asymptomatic Nexplanon migration to a pulmonary artery in a 36-year-old Caucasian female patient. On chest CT a radiopaque foreign body, with a thread-like appearance, approximately 40 mm long and approximately 4 mm thick, located endo-luminally ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4474/1710166
The Third Ventricle Colloid Cyst Spontaneous Rupture Phenomenon: A Rare Clinical Observation and World Literature Review
Mikhail Shkarubo, Alexander Konovalov and Vladimir Tyurin
Article Type: Case Report & Literature Review | First Published: 2024/12/14
Colloid cysts of the third ventricle are rare congenital benign lesions that can cause acute occlusion of CSF pathways with the risk of a fatal outcome. Up to 6% of colloid cysts are asymptomatic, incidental findings. Colloid cysts tend to slowly increase in size over a long period of time. Management of patients with colloid cysts of the third ventricle depends on clinical and radiological findings. Spontaneous shrinkage (rupture) of the colloidal cyst is an extremely rare phenomenon, described...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410462
The Vaginal Microbiome in Women's Health and Bacterial Vaginosis
Hamida Mohammed Amer
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: 2024/12/13
You may have heard of the gut microbiome, but the vagina also has a microbiota. The bacterial composition of the vaginal microbiome is thought to be associated with women's health and disease states. The vaginal microbiome is a complex and dynamic micro-ecosystem that fluctuates throughout the menstrual cycle and throughout a woman's life. The vaginal mucosa consists of a stratified, non-keratinised squamous epithelium covered by cervicovaginal secretions. The composition of the vaginal microbio...