Journal of Clinical Medicine, Volume 14, Issue 24

Background/Objectives: Durable apical support after hysterectomy is crucial to prevent subsequent vaginal vault prolapse. Abdominal sacrocolpopexy remains the gold standard but carries risks of visceral injury and wound morbidity. The vaginal natural...

Background: In ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) syndrome, locating the responsible lesion is often challenging. Case Presentation: A 68-year-old woman was transferred to Nara Medical University hospital for a detailed investigation of her A...

Background/Objectives: Adenomyosis is characterized by aberrant endometrial invasion and heavy menstrual bleeding, with angiogenesis being implicated as a key mechanism of this condition. We compared vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), angiopo...

Effective pain management following upper abdominal surgery, particularly in the area between the lower costal margin and the umbilicus, remains a clinical challenge. The sixth to eleventh intercostal nerves provide sensory innervation not only to th...

Objectives: Chronic otitis media poses a surgical challenge, and subtotal petrosectomy represents a last-resort intervention. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of subtotal petrosectomy with blind sac closure of the external auditory...

Prostatic artery embolization (PAE) has emerged as a minimally invasive treatment for benign prostatic obstruction (BPO), offering clinically meaningful symptom improvement with a favorable perioperative safety and sexual function profile. This narra...

Background/Objectives: Colonic diverticulosis is a common condition in the elderly population and may affect bowel habits and reduce quality of life. Intestinal peristalsis is regulated by bioamines, which can influence bowel transit time. Methods: T...

Background/Objectives: Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a common sexual disorder in men, frequently linked to endothelial dysfunction affecting penile vasculature. Accumulating evidence suggests that vitamin D (VD) status may influence endothelial functi...

Background/Objectives: Stress experienced by pregnant women during the pandemic may be associated with an increased level of fear of childbirth. Psycho-social resources such as a sense of coherence and social support may be associated with better psy...

The use of imaging during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) can improve the outcomes by giving key information in every phase of the procedure. It can improve the knowledge of plaque composition thus helping the subsequent technical strategy;...