Michail Athanasopoulos, Georgios Nomikos, Pinelopi Samara, S. Mastronikolis, Christos Tsilivigkos, Nicholas Mastronikolis
{"title":"Non‑Hodgkin's lymphomas of the lacrimal sac: Current insights and future directions (Review)","authors":"Michail Athanasopoulos, Georgios Nomikos, Pinelopi Samara, S. Mastronikolis, Christos Tsilivigkos, Nicholas Mastronikolis","doi":"10.3892/mi.2024.167","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3892/mi.2024.167","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74161,"journal":{"name":"Medicine international","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141366084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Arya Harikrishna, Stefanos Chatzidakis, Angela Ishak, Konstantinos Faropoulos, George Fotakopoulos, V. Georgakopoulou, P. Sklapani, N. Trakas, Andreas Yiallouris, Christina Iosif, Aris Agouridis, George Hadjigeorgiou
{"title":"Awake craniotomy in patients with arteriovenous malformation: A systematic review and meta‑analysis","authors":"Arya Harikrishna, Stefanos Chatzidakis, Angela Ishak, Konstantinos Faropoulos, George Fotakopoulos, V. Georgakopoulou, P. Sklapani, N. Trakas, Andreas Yiallouris, Christina Iosif, Aris Agouridis, George Hadjigeorgiou","doi":"10.3892/mi.2024.166","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3892/mi.2024.166","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74161,"journal":{"name":"Medicine international","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141376935","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
George Fotakopoulos, Ioannis Siasios, C. Gatos, V. Georgakopoulou, N. Trakas, P. Sklapani, K. Fountas
{"title":"Acute intracranial hemorrhage during the installation of the LICOX microdialysis system: A case report","authors":"George Fotakopoulos, Ioannis Siasios, C. Gatos, V. Georgakopoulou, N. Trakas, P. Sklapani, K. Fountas","doi":"10.3892/mi.2024.163","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3892/mi.2024.163","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74161,"journal":{"name":"Medicine international","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140965723","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Omar Obeidat, Ali Obeidat, Abedallah Obeidat, Mohamed Ismail
{"title":"Visnagin: A novel cardioprotective agent against anthracycline toxicity (Review)","authors":"Omar Obeidat, Ali Obeidat, Abedallah Obeidat, Mohamed Ismail","doi":"10.3892/mi.2024.161","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3892/mi.2024.161","url":null,"abstract":". Doxorubicin (DOX), a cornerstone of cancer chemotherapy, is marred by its dose‑dependent cardiotoxicity, leading to cardiomyopathy and heart failure. The epidemi‑ ology of DOX‑related cardiotoxicity highlights its cumulative, progressive nature, with a significant impact on the health of patients. The pathophysiological mechanisms involve mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress and disrupted calcium homeostasis in cardiomyocytes. Despite the search for effective cardioprotective strategies, current treatments offer limited efficacy. Visnagin emerges as a potential solution, known for its vasodilatory and anti‑inflammatory properties, and recent studies suggest its cardioprotective efficacy against DOX‑induced cardiotoxicity through mitochondrial protection, the modulation of key signaling pathways and the inhibition of apoptosis. The present review aimed to provide a comprehen‑ sive overview of the mechanisms of action of visnagin, as well as to provide experimental evidence, and potential integration into cancer treatment regimens, highlighting its promise as a novel therapeutic agent for managing cardiotoxicity in patients undergoing anthracycline chemotherapy.","PeriodicalId":74161,"journal":{"name":"Medicine international","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140985371","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
George Fotakopoulos, C. Gatos, K. Paterakis, V. Georgakopoulou, Theodosis Spiliotopoulos, Grigorios Christodoulidis, P. Sklapani, N. Trakas, Adamantios Kalogeras, Kostas N. Fountas
{"title":"Comparison of surgical outcomes between primary and secondary brain abscess","authors":"George Fotakopoulos, C. Gatos, K. Paterakis, V. Georgakopoulou, Theodosis Spiliotopoulos, Grigorios Christodoulidis, P. Sklapani, N. Trakas, Adamantios Kalogeras, Kostas N. Fountas","doi":"10.3892/mi.2024.160","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3892/mi.2024.160","url":null,"abstract":"Brain abscess (BA) constitutes 1-8% of intra-cerebral tumors, and thus the present study aimed to compare the surgical outcomes of patients with primary and secondary BA. The present retrospective study examined 32 of cases BA who underwent surgery in a local institution between February, 2013 and December, 2023. All patients received intravenous antibiotic therapy according to the antibiogram for antimicrobial susceptibility. In total, 32 patients were separated into two groups as follows: Group A (16 patients, 50%) with primary abscess and group B (16 patients, 50%) with secondary abscess. Of the 32 patients included in the study, 23 (71.8%) were males, and the median age was 55.3 years. On the whole, the present study demonstrates that a multidisciplinary approach involving a combination of often multiple surgical procedures and prolonged antibiotic medication may improve the functional outcome if the underlying pathology allows for a functional outcome.","PeriodicalId":74161,"journal":{"name":"Medicine international","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140994979","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Caipeng Xie, Na Li, Yan Chen, Yongtao Liang, Libing Huang, Xiaoyang Xie, Dongming Wang, Haitao Wang, Guanjun Huang
{"title":"Skin and soft tissue infection suspiciously caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae in an aquaculture worker: A case report","authors":"Caipeng Xie, Na Li, Yan Chen, Yongtao Liang, Libing Huang, Xiaoyang Xie, Dongming Wang, Haitao Wang, Guanjun Huang","doi":"10.3892/mi.2024.158","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3892/mi.2024.158","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74161,"journal":{"name":"Medicine international","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140671502","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}