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A sco** review on the nature and impact of gender based violence on women primary producers
BackgroundWomen in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are primary producers of subsistence food and significant contributors to the...
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Hepatic cholera: a case report with literature review
BackgroundVasoactive intestinal peptide-secreting tumors (VIPomas), also known as WDHA syndrome (or “pancreatic cholera”), are rare neuroendocrine...
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Ulcerative colitis in a transgender woman with a sigmoid neovagina: a case report
BackgroundSex reassignment surgery (SRS) is a necessary step in transitioning into the desired gender for male-to-female transgender individuals....
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Association between pre-gravid body mass index and clinical outcomes in in vitro fertilization: a multicentered retrospective cohort study
BackgroundWith the increasing incidence of obesity and the childbearing-age delay among women, a debate over obesity’s impacts on pregnancy and...
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Efficacy of injection of autologous adipose tissue in the treatment of patients with complex and recurrent fistula-in-ano of cryptoglandular origin
BackgroundAdipose tissue injections, a rich source of mesenchymal stem cells, have been successfully used to promote anal fistula healing. This study...
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CYP24A1 Deficiency Mimicking Other Causes of Hypercalciuria and Nephrocalcinosis: A Case Report
In this report, we discuss the case of a 54-year-old patient attending our department with osteopenia, urolithiasis, significant hypercalciuria, and...
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Image quality comparison of 1.5T and 3T prostate MRIs of the same post-hip arthroplasty patients: multi-rater assessments including PI-QUAL version 2
ObjectivesTo compare the image quality of 1.5T and 3T prostate MRIs of the same post-hip arthroplasty patients, with a specific focus on the degree...
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Subtotal laparoscopic cholecystectomy versus conversion to open as a bailout procedure: a cohort study
BackgroundThe aim of this study is to evaluate morbidity and mortality in patients taken to conversion to open procedure (CO) and subtotal...
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Long-term outcomes of laparoscopic versus open distal gastrectomy for patients with advanced gastric cancer in North China: a multicenter randomized controlled trial
BackgroundLaparoscopic distal gastrectomy (LDG) has become a common procedure for treating advanced gastric cancer (AGC) in China. However, there is...
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Genetic factors of oocyte maturation arrest: an important cause for recurrent IVF/ICSI failures
Oocyte maturation arrest (OMA) is a common phenotype observed in IVF/ICSI cycles, characterized by the production of immature oocytes which lead to...
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Chinese guidelines on the management of ascites in cirrhosis
In 2023, Chinese Society of Hepatology of Chinese Medical Association convened a panel of experts to update the Chinese guidelines on the management...
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Depletion of placental brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is attributed to premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) in mice offspring
IntroductionPremature ovarian insufficiency (POI) is one of the causes of female infertility. Unexplained POI is increasingly affecting women in...
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Immunity in digestive diseases: new drugs for inflammatory bowel disease treatment—insights from Phase II and III trials
BackgroundInflammatory bowel disease (IBD), encompassing Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), continues to challenge treatment...
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A real-world study of tyrosine kinase inhibitors plus anti-PD-1 immunotherapy with or without chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma patients with main portal vein invasion
BackgroundAlthough s ystemic therapies are recommended for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients with main portal vein (MPV) invasion and preserved...
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Comparative effects of different treatments based on the levonorgestrel intrauterine system in endometrial carcinoma and endometrial hyperplasia patients: a network meta-analysis
ObjectiveLevonorgestrel intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) has been widely used in patients with endometrial carcinoma (EC), endometrial hyperplasia...
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Evaluation of Sexual Function of Transgender Individuals
PurposeThe current study sought to evaluate the sexual function of transgender men and women and to identify associated factors.
Methods ...