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Medicina, Volume 60, Issue 3

2024 March - 172 articles

Cover Story: Advancements in surgical techniques, organ preservation, and post-transplant care have broadened the scope of liver transplantation (LT). LT is transcending its traditional role as a curative intervention to become a strategy for improving survival compared to standard care. However, alongside this progress, ethical dilemmas arise due to organ shortages. Rigorous candidate selection and equitable access and allocation will be essential in addressing the ethical complexities inherent in LT advancements. View this paper
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Articles (172)

  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
9,024 Views
12 Pages

Current Status of Anti-Reflux Surgery as a Treatment for GERD

  • Jooyeon Lee,
  • Inhyeok Lee,
  • Youjin Oh,
  • Jeong Woo Kim,
  • Yeongkeun Kwon,
  • Ahmad Alromi,
  • Mohannad Eledreesi,
  • Alkadam Khalid,
  • Wafa Aljarbou and
  • Sungsoo Park

21 March 2024

Anti-reflux surgery (ARS) is an efficient treatment option for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Despite growing evidence of the efficacy and safety of ARS, medications including proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) remain the most commonly administer...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,680 Views
12 Pages

Factors Influencing Burnout Syndrome and Depression in Dentists across Various Institutions

  • Levent Ciğerim,
  • Zeynep Dilan Orhan,
  • İbrahim Doğru,
  • Nazlı Hilal Kahraman,
  • Abdalrahim Hussein and
  • Hayrettin Baş

21 March 2024

Background and Objectives: This study aimed to identify the occupational and personal factors influencing burnout syndrome (BS) and depression among dentists in academic faculties, oral and dental health centres (ODHCs), and private clinics. Material...

  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
6,474 Views
15 Pages

21 March 2024

Ovarian cancer, which ranks eighth among global female cancers and fifth in fatality, poses a significant health challenge owing to its asymptomatic early stages. Understanding the pathogenesis requires extensive research. Recent studies have emphasi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
4,141 Views
31 Pages

Unravelling the Antimicrobial, Antibiofilm, Suppressing Fibronectin Binding Protein A (fnba) and cna Virulence Genes, Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Potential of Biosynthesized Solanum lycopersicum Silver Nanoparticles

  • Alsayed E. Mekky,
  • Ahmed E. M. Abdelaziz,
  • Fady Sayed Youssef,
  • Shymaa A. Elaskary,
  • Aly A. Shoun,
  • Eman A. Alwaleed,
  • Mahmoud Ali Gaber,
  • Abdulaziz A. Al-Askar,
  • Alhadary M. Alsamman and
  • Mohamed Khedr
  • + 5 authors

21 March 2024

Background and Objectives: Urinary tract infections [UTIs] are considered the third most known risk of infection in human health around the world. There is increasing appreciation for the pathogenicity of Gram-positive and Gram-negative strains in UT...

  • Technical Note
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,804 Views
11 Pages

21 March 2024

Background and Objectives: Biportal endoscopic spine surgery (BESS) is a promising technique that can be applied for the treatment of various spinal diseases. However, traditional BESS procedures require multiple, separate incisions. We present, here...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
6,104 Views
13 Pages

Exploring a New Pathophysiological Association in Acne Vulgaris and Metabolic Syndrome: The Role of Biogenic Amines and Glutathione Peroxidase

  • Alexa Florina Bungau,
  • Delia Mirela Tit,
  • Manuela Stoicescu,
  • Lavinia-Cristina Moleriu,
  • Mariana Muresan,
  • Ada Radu,
  • Mihaela Cristina Brisc and
  • Timea Claudia Ghitea

21 March 2024

Background and Objectives: Metabolic disorders cause many skin issues, including acne vulgaris. This research investigated the function of glutathione peroxidase (GTPx) and biogenic amines as a potential novel pathophysiological link between metaboli...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,440 Views
10 Pages

Can MRI Accurately Diagnose and Stage Endometrial Adenocarcinoma?

  • Ramona-Andreea Rizescu,
  • Iulia Alecsandra Sălcianu,
  • Alexandru Șerbănoiu,
  • Radu Tudor Ion,
  • Lucian Mihai Florescu,
  • Ioana-Andreea Gheonea,
  • Gheorghe Iana and
  • Ana Magdalena Bratu

21 March 2024

Background and Objectives: Endometrial carcinoma is one of the most common gynecological cancers, and benign lesions such as endometrial hyperplasia, polyps, adenomyosis and leiomyomas should be included in the differential diagnosis. Magnetic resona...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,478 Views
10 Pages

An Intra-Hospital Spread of Colistin-Resistant K. pneumoniae Isolates—Epidemiological, Clinical, and Genetic Analysis

  • Georgi Popivanov,
  • Rumyana Markovska,
  • Ivanka Gergova,
  • Marina Konaktchieva,
  • Roberto Cirocchi,
  • Kirien Kjossev and
  • Ventsislav Mutafchiyski

21 March 2024

Background and Objective: Klebsiella pneumoniae appears to be a significant problem due to its ability to accumulate antibiotic-resistance genes. After 2013, alarming colistin resistance rates among carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae have been r...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,450 Views
11 Pages

21 March 2024

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is heterogeneous in terms of etiology and severity. Owing to this heterogeneity, differences in outcome and treatment efficacy have been reported from case to case; however, few reviews have focused on the hetero...

  • Review
  • Open Access
12 Citations
9,995 Views
17 Pages

Sacral Neuromodulation: Device Improvement and Current Applications in Urology

  • Marco Spilotros,
  • Salvatore Gerbasi,
  • Francesco Lasorsa,
  • Gaetano de Rienzo,
  • Lorenzo Balducci,
  • Pasquale Ditonno and
  • Giuseppe Lucarelli

20 March 2024

Sacral neuromodulation (SNM) offers a therapeutic approach to urological patients suffering from idiopathic overactive bladder (OAB) syndrome, with or without incontinence and non-obstructive urinary retention (NOR), who are not responding to or are...

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