Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP
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J Coll Physicians Surg Pak · Dec 2023
HALP Score as a New Prognostic Factor for Patients with Metastatic Bladder Cancer.
To investigate the effect of the haemoglobin, albumin, lymphocyte, and platelet (HALP) score (Haemoglobin, Albumin, Lymphocyte, Platelet count) on survival as a new prognostic factor in metastatic bladder cancer. ⋯ HALP score, Metastatic bladder cancer, Overall survival.
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J Coll Physicians Surg Pak · Dec 2023
Root Canal Configurations and Morphological Variations in Maxillary and Mandibular Second Molars in a Pakistani Population.
To determine the dental morphology and root canal anatomy of maxillary and mandibular second molars in Pakistani population living in Hyderabad. ⋯ CBCT, Dental anatomy, Gender, Root canal, Morphology, Pakistani population.
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J Coll Physicians Surg Pak · Dec 2023
Acute Oral Mucositis During Hypo-Fractionated Radiation in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Oral Cavity.
Oral mucositis remains a concern in the treatment of head and neck malignancies. This small study included 11 patients treated by hypo-fractionated radiotherapy and assessed for oral mucositis. All patients received a radiation dose of 55 Gy in 20 fractions (2.75 Gy/fraction). ⋯ Grade II oral mucositis was the most common grade found mainly in the last week of radiation therapy. None had Grade IV oral mucositis. Key Words: Acute oral mucositis, Hypo-fractioned radiation, Oral carcinoma.
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J Coll Physicians Surg Pak · Dec 2023
Observational StudyReference Interval of Soluble FMS‑like Tyrosine Kinase‑1 in Non-Pregnant and Pregnant Females: A Novel Biomarker for Pre-eclampsia.
To determine the reference interval of soluble FMS-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFIt-1) in healthy, non-pregnant and pregnant females. ⋯ Reference interval, Soluble FMS-like tyrosine kinase-1, Pre-eclampsia, Rank-based method.
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To investigate the relationship between systemic immune inflammation index (SII), C-reactive protein/albumin ratio (CAR), lymphocyte/CRP ratio (LCR), and apical thrombus development. ⋯ Left ventricular apical thrombus, Apical aneurysm, C-reactive protein/albumin ratio, Lymphocyte/C-reactive protein ratio, Systemic immune inflammation index.