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06.03.2024 | images in clinical medicine

Systemic arterial air embolism following CT-guided lung biopsy

A 59-year-old man presented to the thoracic surgery department with chest tightness persisting for 8 months. As requested by the doctor, he underwent a chest computed tomography (CT) scan. The results showed diffuse interstitial changes and …

verfasst von:: Fangyuan Long, Liming Zhang, Ronghang Hu

Open Access 13.02.2024 | original article

Long-term results after surgical basal cell carcinoma excision in the eyelid region: revisited

The aim of the study was to readdress basal cell carcinoma (BCC) in the periocular region to prove the efficacy of histologically controlled surgical treatment and to identify high-risk characteristics.Retrospective analysis of 451 microscopically …

verfasst von:: PD Dr. Reinhard Told, PhD, PD Dr. Adrian Reumueller, PhD, Judith Kreminger, MD, Prof. Birgit Lackner, MD, Prof. Andreas Kuchar, MD, Prof. Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth, MD, Prof. Roman Dunavoelgyi, MD

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Open Access 06.02.2024 | original article

Effects of cardiovascular risk factors and pre-existing diseases on the short-term outcome of Takotsubo syndrome

Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) also known as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, stress cardiomyopathy or broken heart syndrome, describes an acute form of heart failure with typical left ventricular wall motion abnormalities. The most common symptoms of TTS are …

verfasst von:: Roya Anahita Mousavi, Andreas Schober, Christina Kronberger, Emilie Han, Brigitte Litschauer, Gernot Pichler, Ap. Prof. Roza Badr Eslam, MD MSc

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05.02.2024 | images in clinical medicine

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Scapular winging in tick-borne encephalitis

A 46-year-old man presented with increasing general weakness, fever and headache. He described a tick bite 2 weeks previously. Clinically, the patient had mild neck stiffness and psychomotor slowing. His body temperature was 39.5 °C. Magnetic …

verfasst von:: Tamara Garibashvili, Katharine Kämpchen, Prof. Dr Josef G. Heckmann, MME

Open Access 01.02.2024 | original article

Laienreanimationstraining in Österreich: Eine Übersicht und Annäherung

Das frühzeitige Eingreifen von Laien bei einem außerklinischen Herzstillstand verbessert die Überlebenswahrscheinlichkeit und das neurologische Outcome erheblich. In Österreich gibt es einige Organisationen und Initiativen, die durch …

verfasst von:: Christoph Veigl, Simon Orlob, MD, Thomas Kloimstein, MD, Benedikt Schnaubelt, Mario Krammel, MD, Markus Draxl, Lukas Feurhuber, Johannes Wittig, MD, Joachim Schlieber, MD, FERC, PD Dr. Dr. Sebastian Schnaubelt, MD, PhD

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26.01.2024 | letter to the editors

Boots in summer vs sandals in winter? The dilemma that makes cancelling daylight saving time tricky

verfasst von:: José María Martín-Olalla, Jorge Mira

26.01.2024 | Editorial

Summertime, wintertime, a biannual shift or what?

A polylemma!

verfasst von:: Univ. Prof. Dr. Michael Kundi

19.01.2024 | case report

Intramuscular botulinum toxin-A in complex regional pain syndrome resistant to standard treatment: a case report

CRPS-I is not well understood with destructive consequences and a prevalence of approximately 5.4–26.2 per 100,000 person-years [ 1 , 2 ]. It is characterized by severe neuropathic pain, usually manifested by allodynia, hyperalgesia, skin …

verfasst von:: Yasemin Tombak, MD, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ozgur Zeliha Karaahmet, Prof. Dr. Ece Unlu Akyuz

05.01.2024 | original article

Prognostic factors in non-metastatic HER2 ‘low’ and HER2 ‘negative’ breast cancer: single institute experience

Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in females. The main immunohistochemical (IHC) biomarkers are ER, PR, and HER2 in the histopathological classification of breast cancer. The ER and/or PR-positive (i.e., HR+) breast cancers constitute …

verfasst von:: Alper Türkel, Mutlu Doğan, Elif Sertesen, Cengiz Karaçin, Sultan Çiğdem Irkkan, Öztürk Ateş

Open Access 04.01.2024 | images in clinical medicine

“A star is born”—A unique case of an intranasal foreign body

verfasst von:: Alexandros Andrianakis, Peter Valentin Tomazic

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Open Access 08.12.2023 | short report

Eeny, meeny, miny, moe—Summer time and out are you? The working population in the EU would likely benefit from elimination of daylight saving time

Daylight (saving) time (DST) is an over one century old practice to maximize the overlap between natural day light and individual active time (i.e., non-sleep time). Whether to abandon the practice is subject to an ongoing, twice a year …

verfasst von:: Eva S. Schernhammer, MD, DrPH, Susanne Strohmaier, DI, PhD, Philip Vonderlind, BSc

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Open Access 27.11.2023 | review article

Optimal use of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor prophylaxis to improve survival in cancer patients receiving treatment

An expert view

Febrile neutropenia (FN) is a relatively common and sometimes life-threatening complication of myelosuppressive cytotoxic chemotherapy [ 1 ]. The incidence and severity of FN vary according to the type of chemotherapy regimen used and are …

verfasst von:: Pere Gascón, Ahmad Awada, Peeter Karihtala, Sylvie Lorenzen, Christoph Minichsdorfer

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22.11.2023 | original article

Construction of a prognostic risk model for Stomach adenocarcinoma based on endoplasmic reticulum stress genes

Characterized by the fast progression and high invasiveness [ 1 ], stomach adenocarcinoma (STAD), the most common gastric cancer (GC) subtype, stands at fifth and third in incidence rate and mortality rate among other cancers, respectively [ 2 ].

verfasst von:: Xi Li, Yuehua Lei

10.11.2023 | original article

Does cannabis elevate cancer risk?

Evidence from Mendelian randomization

Cannabis is one of the commonly used psychotropic substances and is often used for medical and recreational purposes. Cannabis use and dependence is thought to be associated with an increased risk of mental disorders, reduced cognitive function …

verfasst von:: Dong Niu, Chenchen Li, Haoran Qu, Yuling Zheng

Open Access 10.11.2023 | original article

Outcome of COVID-19 patients treated with VV-ECMO in Tyrol during the pandemic

During the years 2020–2022 intensive care units (ICU) were faced with the challenge of treating critically ill patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). These patients were mostly admitted to ICUs due to …

verfasst von:: Andreas Peer, Fabian Perschinka, Georg Lehner, Timo Mayerhöfer, Peter Mair, Juliane Kilo, Robert Breitkopf, Dietmar Fries, Prof. Michael Joannidis, M.D.

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30.10.2023 | original article

Predictors of static and dynamic balance control in kidney transplant recipients

Kidney transplantation, the most frequently performed organ transplantation worldwide, is the primary therapeutic option for end-stage renal disease [ 1 ]. Despite improved graft and patient survival based on the advancements in surgical procedures …

verfasst von:: Hatice Nihan Bozkurt, Meriç Yıldırım, Ali Çelik, Serkan Yıldız

24.10.2023 | original article

FOXP3 expression in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Implications for cetuximab sensitivity and therapeutic strategies

Esophageal cancer is known to be a highly lethal form of cancer, with a 5-year survival rate of less than 25% for patients diagnosed at advanced stages. Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), which is the predominant histological type …

verfasst von:: Shenghong Wu, Yu Wang, Zhijun Xiao, Jinfeng Zhang, Zhonghui He, Ming Ye

10.10.2023 | original article

Clinical results of acetabular fracture treatment with hybrid fixation by anterior and posterior approach

A minimally invasive technique

Acetabular fractures with a prevalence of 3 in 10,000 people are among the most serious injuries treated by orthopedic surgeons [ 1 ]. They are often associated with many complications and long-term physical disability [ 2 – 4 ]. The incidence of …

verfasst von:: associated professor Mohammad Qoreishy, Abdoreza Sajedi, Morteza Gholipour, Mona Gorji, associated professor Arash Maleki

Open Access 08.09.2023 | consensus report

Updated Austrian treatment algorithm for metastatic triple-negative breast cancer

Approximately 15% of newly diagnosed breast cancer patients have neither hormone receptors expression nor HER2 overexpression and/or HER2/neu gene amplification. This subtype of breast cancer is known as Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC), and …

verfasst von:: Assoz. Prof. PD Dr. Rupert Bartsch, PD Dr. Gabriel Rinnerthaler, Univ. Prof. Dr. Edgar Petru, OA Dr. Daniel Egle, Univ. Prof. Dr. Michael Gnant, Assoz. Prof. PD Dr. Marija Balic, OA Dr. Thamer Sliwa, Univ. Prof. Dr. Christian Singer

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Open Access 31.08.2023 | original article

Open surgical treatment of unicameral bone cysts

A retrospective data analysis

Surgical management of symptomatic unicameral bone cysts (UBC) warrants an ongoing discussion. As high intraosseous pressure by venous obstruction and enzymatic lysis are mostly considered responsible for UBC pathogenesis, modern approaches aim …

verfasst von:: Kevin Döring, MD, Géraldine D. Sturz, MD, Gerhard Hobusch, MD, Stephan Puchner, MD, Reinhard Windhager, MD, Catharina Chiari, MD

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