Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3516/1410196
Impact of Diabetes on Ventilatory Function in Asthmatics: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study
Amina Belghitri, Lakhdar Zemour, Mokhtar Bouhadda, Salah Lellou and Aissa Ouardi
Article Type: Original Research Article | Publication Updated: January 24, 2026
Diabetes mellitus could influence lung function in asthmatic patients, but the data remain conflicting. A better understanding of this interaction is needed to optimize care. The objective of our work is to evaluate the impact of diabetes on the ventilatory function of asthmatic subjects Patients and method: This is a multicenter cross-sectional study with an etiological focus....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3243.1510134
The Stretch Zone Effect
Tony Zaccario, Jorden Gold and Raya Joson
Article Type: Original Research Article | Publication Updated: January 24, 2026
Musculoskeletal care has experienced an increase in the use of practitioner-assisted stretching over the past decade. However, its durability and effectiveness have only been quantified in very few studies. In this current study, the clinical effectiveness of the Stretch Zone Method, perceived health, and the standardized method of practitioner-assisted stretching are evaluated....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3397/1410179
Surgical Site Infections in Digestive Surgery: A Meta-Analysis of Hospitals in Brazzaville, Congo
Massamba Miabaou Didace, Boudzoumou Michael A Sabine, Elion Ossibi Pierlesky, Note Madzélé Murielle Etiennette Julie, Nzaka Moukala Carmiche, Tsouassa Wa Ngono Giresse, Taty Taty Raphael and Masamba Alphonse
Article Type: Original Research | Publication Updated: January 18, 2026
This was an analytical, cross-sectional, and multicenter study conducted from March 1 to September 30, 2024, in the digestive surgery departments of the University Hospital Center (CHU) and general surgery departments of five referral hospitals in Brazzaville. All hospitalized patients aged at least 18 years who underwent abdominal surgery were included in the study. Patients were followed up within 30 days of surgery....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4474/1710178
Three-Level Anterior Cervical Corpectomy for Resection of Disseminated Posterior Fossa Ependymoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Haiyue Jin, Alexander M. Lopez, Michael Y. Oh, Yarah M. Haidar, Xiao-Tang Kong, Jerica Lomax, Aaron Simon, William Yong and Hansen Bow
Article Type: Case Report and Literature Review | Publication Updated: January 21, 2026
The 56-year-old presented with progressive left upper and lower extremity weakness. He underwent resection of the ventral intradural lesion at C6-7. The surgery involved a C5-7 corpectomy for resection and a C2- T3 posterior spinal fusion for stabilization. His weakness resolved postoperatively. We then present a systematic review of the literature on the dissemination of low-grade posterior fossa ependymoma. Fifteen studies were identified, involving 23 patients....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4474/1710177
Cerebral Dural Arterio-Venous Fistula Mimicking Low Grade Glioma: A Case Report
Camille Brichard, Pierre Goffette, Pasquale Scoppettuolo and Patrice Finet
Article Type: Case Report | Publication Updated: January 19, 2026
A 66-year-old right-handed woman was admitted to the emergency department with partial left temporal epilepsy. Her symptoms occurred during a family dinner, where she experienced sensation of rising abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting followed by left retro-orbital headaches, abnormal behavior and speech disorders. The initial contrast-enhanced CT scan, performed earlier at another institution, was reported as normal. However, a retrospective review revealed abnormally dilated veins in the left...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4474/1710176
Thoracic Spinal Lymphangioma in an Adult: A Case Report
Salcedo-Hernandez Missael de Jesús, MD, Martinez-Nava Alexis Oziel, MD, Cobián-Estrada Yonatan Emmanuel, MD, Ramos-Sánchez Gilberto Daniel, MD, Franco-Del Toro Perla Guadalupe, MD, Plazola-Valle Citlalli Xmell, MD and Andrade-Ramos Miguel Ángel, MD
Article Type: Case Report | Publication Updated: January 18, 2026
This case involves a 56-year-old female patient presented to the clinic with complaints of persistent cervical pain and predominant weakness in the lower extremities over the past three months. Physical examination revealed clinical signs at the dorsal level. Further imaging revealing a lesion within the spinal canal exerting a mass effect on neural structures. An elective procedure was performed, including a fluoroscopy-guided laminectomy at the previously identified affected level (T2), the le...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4474/1710175
Acute Deterioration in a Pediatric Patient with a Transitional Lipoma - A Case Report
Gabrielle Gour-Provençal, MD, FRCPC, MSc1,2, Timothée De Saint-Denis, MD3, Pauline Lallemant-Dudek, MD1 and Hina Simonnet, MD
Article Type: Case Report | Publication Updated: January 18, 2026
Lumbosacral lipomas, the most common form of spinal dysraphism, represent a challenge in clinical decision making as optimal management in asymptomatic patients is still unclear. There is ongoing debate whether these patients should undergo prophylactic surgery or not. Especially when multiple management options exist, shared decision making should be prioritised as it has been shown to decrease decisional conflict and anxiety and increase decisional satisfaction (despite outcome), knowledge, qu...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4474/1710174
Malignancy Mimicking Infection at a Deep Brain Stimulation Chest Implant Site: Diagnostic Pitfalls and Management Challenges
Tiago Oliveira, Miguel Ferreira, Teresa Pinheiro, João Lourenço and Joaquim Monteiro
Article Type: Case Report | Publication Updated: January 17, 2026
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an established treatment for advanced Parkinson’s disease, and although generally safe, complications related to the implantable impulse generators (IPGs), such as infection, skin erosion, or device malfunction, can arise. Malignancy arising at the IPG implantation site is exceedingly rare, with few cases previously reported, related to pacemakers IPGs. We present case of invasive ductal breast carcinoma developing adjacent to a DBS IPG. A 77-year-old woman with...