Thyroid nodule malignancy is associated with increased non-invasive hepatic fibrosis scores in metabolic subjects by Lucilla Crudele, Fabio Novielli, Carlo De Matteis, Stefano Petruzzelli, Patrizia Suppressa, Elsa Berardi, Gianfranco Antonica, Giuseppina Piazzolla, Carlo Sabbà, Giusi Graziano, Antonio Moschetta, Antonio Moschetta

“…Moreover, we showed that only in the cancer group, low levels of vitamin D correlated with stigmata of impaired metabolism.DiscussionIn our study, AAR and APRI scores were associated with thyroid nodule malignancy and could be used to predict it and to speed up the diagnostic process. …”
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Inhibidores de la bomba de protones por vía intravenosa en la hemorragia por úlcera péptica: ¿es necesaria la supresión ácida máxima para disminuir el resangrado? Intravenous proto... by A. Garrido, A. Giráldez, C. Trigo, E. Leo, A. Guil, J. L. Márquez

“…No differences were found between groups in terms of gender, age, smoking habits, use of NSAIDs, presence of hemodynamic instability or stigmata in ulcer crater (Forrest Ia: 5 vs. 14.3%, p = 0.322; Forrest Ib: 30 vs. 33.3%, p = 0.819; Forrest IIa: 60 vs. 50.1%, p = 0.753). …”
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Craniofacial Malformations as Fundamental Diagnostic Tools in Syndromic Entities by Ali Al Kaissi, Sergey Ryabykh, Nabil Nassib, Sami Bouchoucha, Lamia Benjemaa, Imen Rejeb, Syrine Hizem, Vladimir Kenis, Franz Grill, Susanne Gerit Kircher, Mohammad Shboul, Farid Ben Chehida

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> On the one hand, newborn children can manifest diverse forms of abnormal craniofacial features, which are usually associated with either major or minor dysmorphic stigmata. A cleft lip/ palate is a major craniofacial malformation, and frontal bossing or a disproportionate craniofacial contour can be falsely considered as a transient plagiocephaly, which is spontaneously resolved by time. …”
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Role of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma risk factors in intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm progression by Manuel Gentiluomo, Chiara Corradi, Paolo Giorgio Arcidiacono, Stefano Crippa, Massimo Falconi, Giulio Belfiori, Riccardo Farinella, Laura Apadula, Gaetano Lauri, Niccolò Bina, Cosmeri Rizzato, Federico Canzian, Luca Morelli, Gabriele Capurso, Gabriele Capurso, Daniele Campa

“…IPMN progression was defined based on the development of worrisome features and/or high-risk stigmata during follow-up.ResultsTwo genetic variants (rs1517037 and rs10094872) showed suggestive associations with an increment of IPMN progression. …”
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Predictive factors for mortality, recurrent bleeding and need for surgery in non-variceal upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding in correlation with rockall score by Noridah, Nordin

“…Factors associated with high risk group in multivariate analysis were stigmata of recent haemorrhage (p<O.OOl, OR=0.063, 95%CI =0.26-0.152), Sepsis (p=O.Ol3, OR=0.149, CI 0.034-0.664) and warfarin (p=0.028, OR=0.182, Cl = 0.040-0.832) The receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve for mortality showed area under the curve of 0.87, for recurrent bleeding 0.72 and the need for surgery 0.65. …”
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Clinical features and bleeding risk factors of angiodysplasia lesions in a Tunisian population by S. Nasr, A. Khsiba, L. Hamzaoui, M. Mahmoudi, A. Ben-Mohamed, M. Yaakoubi, M. Medhioub, M. Azzouz

“…The bleeding diagnosis was made during endoscopic procedures by visualizing active bleeding and the stigmata of recent hemorrhage in 10 (18.5%) and 12 (22.2%) cases, respectively. …”
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Características clínicas y factores de riesgo de sangrado en lesiones de angiodisplasia en una población tunecina by S. Nasr, A. Khsiba, L. Hamzaoui, M. Mahmoudi, A. Ben-Mohamed, M. Yaakoubi, M. Medhioub, M. Azzouz

“…The bleeding diagnosis was made during endoscopic procedures by visualizing active bleeding and the stigmata of recent hemorrhage in 10 (18.5%) and 12 (22.2%) cases, respectively. …”
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Health Equity Journal: Special Issue Guest Editorial

“…Failure to uphold them harms minoritized patients and communities through, for instance, delayed or missed diagnoses and the exacerbation of racialized stigmata. A substantial body of scholarship and research now exists to promote more equitable clinical decision-making and care. …”
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