Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5807/1510156

Prevalence of Pancreatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia among Resectable Pancreatic Specimens in a Private Tertiary Care Setting in Taiwan

Marissa Krizelda D Santos, MD, Ren Chin Wu, MD, Shih Chiang Huang, MD, Kwai Fong Ng, MD and Tse Ching Chen, MD

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: 2024/08/31

Pancreatic adenocarcinoma remains as the seventh most common cause of mortality in Taiwan (5-year survival rate of 5.2%). Pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia is an established precursor of pancreatic adenocarcinoma. This study aims to investigate the prevalence, age distribution and variables associated with the presence of pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2690-3172/1710018

Investigation of the Relationships between Digital Games and Neuropsychological Test Scores and Cognitive Functions

Selim Gunuc

Article Type: Original Article | First Published: 2024/08/31

This study aimed to examine the relationships between digital games and neuropsychological test scores (card sorting, verbal memory and digit span tests. This study was designed using the Descriptive Cross-Sectional Research method. The data were collected at a state university. The study was conducted with 117 volunteering university students. Of all the participants, 66.9% of them were women, and 33.1% were men. The mean age of the participants was calculated as 21.3 years. In the study, demog...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-4630/1410181

Comparison of Epidural Ropivacaine and Ropivacaine with Clonidine in Patient’s Undergoing Total Abdominal Hysterectomy: A Randomized Clinical Study

Izhar Faisal, Saima Salam and Sanjay Choubey

Article Type: Original Article | First Published: 2024/09/02

Epidural anaesthesia is preferred technique for the patients undergoing lower abdominal surgery, owing to its ability to provide perioperative anaesthesia as well as postoperative analgesia. Ropivacaine has emerged as a possible replacement of Bupivacaine because of its favourable clinical profile. Neuraxial adjuvants augment the action of local anaesthetics and allow reductions of anaesthetic and analgesic requirement....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410456

New Position for Hip Arthroscopy: No Perineal Column Traction Combined with Trendelenburg Position

Ma Ji Peng

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: 2024/08/31

38 patients in our hospital from December 2021 to February 2022, including 28 males and 10 females; aged 13 to 68 years, average of 41.3 years. Physical examination and pain assessment were performed on the same day, 3 days and 4 weeks after surgery. During the operation, the tilt angle of Trendelenburg and the initial traction force were measured by pulling scale, and the operation time, traction time and the occurrence of complications were measured....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-3966/1710064

Is Left Ventricle Global Longitudinal Strain by Two-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography Useful at Detection of Subclinical Myocardial Dysfunction in Patients after Coronavirus-2019 Infection?

José Victor da Nóbrega Borges, Kiran Sooraj Thirukonda Jegadeesh Babu, Karma Jashvantbhai Patel, Kavya Hitesh kumar Shah, Mahitha Reddy, Abdul Majid Shaik, Muhammad Ahmed Shaikh and Sahithi Burra

Article Type: Case Series and Systematic Review | First Published: 2024/08/31

The disease caused by Coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) was initially described in December 2019. Severe acute respiratory syndrome type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is responsible for an important multisystem inflammatory spectrum. Cardiovascular conditions have been reported with an estimated frequency of 8-28%. In this context, transthoracic echocardiography associated with the analysis of the two-dimensional Global Longitudinal Strain (GLS) of the left ventricle derived from Speckle Tracking emerges as a promis...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-3966/1710063

Left Ventricular Function and Myocardial Longitudinal Strain Analysis in Patients with Chagas Disease: Case Series and Systematic Literature Review

José Victor da Nóbrega Borges, Kiran Sooraj Thirukonda Jegadeesh Babu, Karma Jashvantbhai Patel, Kavya Hitesh kumar Shah, Mahitha Reddy, Abdul Majid Shaik, Muhammad Ahmed Shaikh and Sahithi Burra

Article Type: Case Series and Systematic Review | First Published: 2024/08/29

Left ventricular dysfunction in an independent predictor of mortality in Chagas disease. Global longitudinal strain (GLS) is an emerging echocardiographic modality with possible incremental value in early detection of cardiac involvement. Compare left ventricular function with multiple echocardiographic parameters between patients with the indeterminate and chronic forms of Chagas and perform a literature review....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3235.1510124

Visceral Fat Thickness and Abdominal Girth as an Independent Determinant of Metabolic Syndrome: A Cross Sectional, Single-Centre Study

Ankush Govindwar, MBBS, DMRD, DNB, Nilesh Suryawanshi, MBBS, DNB and Vrutti Mistry, MSc

Article Type: Original Research | First Published: 2024/08/30

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a health condition marked by abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, elevated blood pressure, and dyslipidaemia, with various diagnostic criteria proposed by international organizations. MetS affects 25% of adults globally and around 30% in India, with significant risk factors including age, physical inactivity, diet, and tobacco use. Visceral Ft Thickness (VFT) is a crucial indicator of MetS, with ultrasonography (USG) being a reliable, cost-effective tool for its as...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-346X/1410156

A Decepting Refractive Surprise - Post Cataract Surgery Revealing a Dark Secret Beneath

Bala Saraswathy, MS and Kalpana Narendran, MS, DO

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: 2024/08/26

Refractive surprise postoperative cataract surgery is quite an anxious situation for both patients and surgeons, in this modern era where cataract surgery has evolved to a refractive surgery. Here we present an interesting case of post-cataract refractive surprise, where intraoperative events were uneventful and no preoperative fundus pathology of significance. Postoperatively refractive surprise was hyperopic, but on detailed fundus evaluation was diagnosed as pachychoroid syndrome....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-2951/1410295

Improving Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction with AHA'S Life's Simple 7: A 25-Year Clinical Experience

Gunadhar Panigrahi, MD, FACC, DipABLM, FACLM and Thomas Amabile, MPH

Article Type: Clinical Research | First Published: 2024/08/26

Heart failure is a terminal illness and has multiple contributing factors including suboptimal practice of best lifestyle choices. This study was undertaken to incorporate lifestyle practices as described by the American Heart Association's Life's Simple 7 (and recently updated to - Life's Essential 8) to improve left ventricular systolic function, in addition to the standard Guideline-Directed Medical Treatment (GDMT)....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4016/1710040

Traumatic Luxatio Erecta Humeri: A Case Report

Cesar David Hernandez-Lira, Carlos Alberto Carreon-Cerda, Antonio Alejandro Ortiz-Mendez, Mario José Lezama-Peniche, Víctor Manuel Alayón-Vázquez, Fernando Alonso Amaya-Aguilar

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: 2024/08/24

The first description of erect dislocation is considered to have been in 1859 by Middledorpf and his assistant Scharm. The clinical presentation of this type of shoulder dislocation is, with the arm in complete abduction, the elbow flexed and the forearm supported on or behind the head. It may be associated with multiple complications, including acromion fractures, coracoid or clavicle, rotator cuff injury as the most common and acute form with neurovascular injury....