EDITORIAL
Medicine with Intelligence. Be It an Artificial One
Mircea CINTEZA
[ full text ] — DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2022.17.2.251

ORIGINAL PAPERS
Challenges in Utilization of Osteoporosis Healthcare Services during COVID-19 Pandemic in Romania – a Nationwide Population Study
Roxana Diana ARGESANU, Petru ARMEAN, Daniela GEORGESCU, Iustina Cosmina MOGOS, Lacramioara Aurelia BRINDUSE, Eugenia Claudia BRATU, Alexandra Maria CUCU
[ full text ] — DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2022.17.2.253

Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Erythema Nodosum and Risk of Relapse – a 17-Year Study
Petros IOANNOU, Angeliki M ANDRIANAKI, Dimitra DIMOPOULOU, Sabine KRUGER-KRASAGAKIS, Dimitra KOUMAKI, Diamantis P KOFTERIDIS, George SAMONIS, Konstantinos KRASAGAKIS
[ full text ] — DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2022.17.2.259

In Vivo Sentinel Lymph Node Detection with Indocyanine Green in Colorectal Cancer
Daniel STANILOAIE, Constantin BUDIN, Alexandru ILCO, Danut VASILE, Amalia Loredana CALINOIU, Adina RUSU, George IANCU, Tarek AMMAR, Cristian Florin GEORGESCU, Maria-Daniela TANASESCU, Alexandru MINCA, Dragos Eugen GEORGESCU
[ full text ] — DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2022.17.2.264

Long-Term Study in Children with Steroid-Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome Progressing to End-Stage Renal Disease
Loredana POPA, Mihaela BALGRADEAN, Anca CROITORU
[ full text ] — DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2022.17.2.271

Clinical Symptoms in Hospitalized and Self-Quarantined Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Northwestern Greece – Association with Olfactory and Gustatory Dysfunction
Athina ZARACHI, Vasileios PEZOULAS, Ioannis KOMNOS, Aikaterini LIANOU, Orestis MILIONIS, Eleutherios KLOURAS, Konstantinos KATSIKATSOS, Dimitrios FOTIADIS, Ioannis KASTANIOUDAKIS, Charalampos MILIONIS, Angelos LIONTOS
[ full text ] — DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2022.17.2.277

Treatment-Associated Side Effects in Patients with Steroid-Dependent Nephrotic Syndrome
Anca CROITORU, Mihaela BALGRADEAN
[ full text ] — DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2022.17.2.285

The Impact of Prenatal Lectures in Breastfeeding and Neonatal Care in Romania – Our Experience
Anca Maria BALASOIU, Mihai-Daniel DINU, Gabriel-Petre GORECKI, Romina-Marina SIMA, Liana PLES
[ full text ] — DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2022.17.2.291

The Effects of Perineal Tears during Childbirth on Women's Sex Life
Evgenia RODAKI, Athina DIAMANTI, Antigoni SARANTAKI, Aikaterini LYKERIDOU
[ full text ] — DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2022.17.2.297

Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Greek SPOT-25 Quality of Life Questionnaire in Patients with Otosclerosis
Despoina BEKA, Vasileios A. LACHANAS, Aggeliki ALAGIANNI, Christodoulos DIMAKIS, Nikolaos KALOGRITSAS, Nikolaos TSETSOS, Alexandros POUTOGLIDIS, Jiannis HATZIIOANNOU, George T. KARATZIAS, Charalampos SKOULAKIS
[ full text ] — DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2022.17.2.306

Blood Culture Contamination Rate as a Quality Indicator – a Prospective Observational Study
Rathod GUNVANTI, Jyothi Tadi LAKSHMI, Kaliappan ARIYANACHI, Mallamgunta SARANYA, Sarvam KAMLAKAR, Varatharajan SAKTHIVADIVEL, Archana GAUR, Shalam Shireen NIKHAT, Triveni SAGAR, Kesavulu CHENNA, Meena S. VIDYA
[ full text ] — DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2022.17.2.311

Maternal β-hCG and Neutrophil Lymphocyte Ratio during Pregnancy to Predict High-Risk Neonates: an Observational Study
Megha PANWAR, Akansha MOHANTY, Nidhi AHUJA, H. P. ANAND, Bhushan D KAMBLE
[ full text ] — DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2022.17.2.317

Correlation of Cruciate Ligament Histological Findings with Coronal Plane Deformities and Characteristics of Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty
Symeon NAOUM, Panagiotis MITSEAS, Christos KOUTSERIMPAS, Michail KOTSAPAS, Konstantinos RAPTIS, Apostolos St. GANTSOS
[ full text ] — DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2022.17.2.323

Novel Technique of Laparoscopic e-TEP (Extended View Totally Extraperitoneal Repair) for Umbilical Hernia at a Tertiary Care Centre of Eastern India: a Case Series
Nitesh KUMAR, Pradeep JAISWAL, Nirupam SINHA, Deepak PANKAJ, Vibhuti BHUSHAN, Pawan Kumar JHA, Sweta MUNI
[ full text ] — DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2022.17.2.329

Effects of Adjuvant Growth Hormone Therapy on Poor Ovarian Responders in Assisted Reproductive Technology
Simin ZAFARDOUST, Soheila ANSARIPOR, Atousa KARIMI, Hossein HOSSEINIRAD, Mina ATAEI
[ full text ] — DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2022.17.2.336

Nutritional Status among Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C in the North-Eastern Part of India: A Cross-Sectional Study from the Tribal Belt of India
Santosh Kumar SINGH, Bhushan Dattatray KAMBLE, Gireesh Kumar DHAKED, Parashuram Naik KORRA, Muthathal SUBRAMANIAN
[ full text ] — DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2022.17.2.344

Evaluation of Bacterial Co-Infections and Antibiotic Resistance in Positive COVID-19 Patients
Alpesh M. MARU, Nimisha D. SHETHWALA, Parth BHATT, Amar SHAH
[ full text ] — DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2022.17.2.350

An Anatomical Evaluation of Normal and Aberrant Foramen Ovale in Skull Base with Its Clinical Significance
A KAUR, RK SINGLA, RK SHARMA
[ full text ] — DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2022.17.2.357

Comparison of Hemodynamic and Biochemical Factors and Pregnancy Complications in Women with/without Preeclampsia
Ramesh Baradaran BAGHERI, Ghazal NOORANI, Safoora SOLEIMANIFAKHR, Mina ATAEI
[ full text ] — DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2022.17.2.363

Teaching and Learning Medical Professionalism: an Input from Experienced Faculty and Young Graduates in a Tertiary Care Institute
Subrat PANDA, Ananya DAS, Rituparna DAS, Wansalan Karu SHULLAI, Nalini SHARMA, Anusuya SARMA
[ full text ] — DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2022.17.2.371

Factors Affecting the Duration of Fixed Orthodontic Treatment in Patients Treated in a University Department between 2016 and 2020
Zahra KIYAMEHR, Mohammad Hossein RAZEGHINEJAD, Mahdi RAHBAR, Sina Ghertasi OSKOUEI, Ali VAFAEI
[ full text ] — DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2022.17.2.380

A Study of the Utility of Vertical Quality Audits in a Blood Transfusion Centre as a Quality Improvement Tool: Comparison and Differences between Vertical and Horizontal Audits
Killol N DESAI, Parth S BHATT, Alpesh Kumar MARU, Riyaz Ahamed SHAIK
[ full text ] — DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2022.17.2.387

REVIEWS
Perspectives on the Immune System in Sepsis
Felician STANCIOIU, Bogdan IVANESCU, Radu DUMITRESCU
[ full text ] — DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2022.17.2.395

Nephrotic Syndrome Complications – New and Old. Part 2
Ruxandra Mihaela BUSUIOC, Gabriel MIRCESCU
[ full text ] — DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2022.17.2.404

Liver Transplantation and Budd-Chiari Syndrome: When the Cause Becomes the Solution
Nikolaos GARMPIS, Christos DAMASKOS, Dionysios PREVEZANOS, Anna GARMPI, Vasiliki E. GEORGAKOPOULOU, Efstathios A. ANTONIOU, Gregory KOURAKLIS, Dimitrios DIMITROULIS
[ full text ] — DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2022.17.2.415

Integrating Artificial Intelligence for Clinical and Laboratory Diagnosis –a Review
Taran Rishit UNDRU, Utkarsha UDAY, Jyothi Tadi LAKSHMI, Ariyanachi KALIAPPAN, Saranya MALLAMGUNTA, Shalam Sheerin NIKHAT, V SAKTHIVADIVEL, Archana GAUR
[ full text ] — DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2022.17.2.420

Sarcopenia in Urinary Bladder Cancer: Definition, Prevalence and Prognostic Value in Survival
Themistoklis Ch. BELLOS, Lazaros I. TZELVES, Ioannis S. MANOLITSIS, Stamatios N. KATSIMPERIS, Marinos V. BERDEMPES, Andreas SKOLARIKOS, Nikolaos D. KARAKOUSIS
[ full text ] — DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2022.17.2.427

Intravenous Iron-Carbohydrate Nanoparticles and Their Similars. What Do We Choose?
Ana Maria MEHEDINTI, Cristina CAPUSA, Iuliana ANDREIANA, Gabriel MIRCESCU
[ full text ] — DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2022.17.2.436

Risk Assessment of COVID-19 Vaccination Among Childbearing Women
Kyriaki TSIOROU, Antigoni SARANTAKI
[ full text ] — DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2022.17.2.449

Endometriosis and Subfertility: A Literature Review
Dimitrios KANELLOPOULOS, Dimitra KARAGIANNI, Vasilios PERGIALIOTIS, Nikolaos NIKITEAS, Andreas C. LAZARIS, Dimitrios ILIOPOULOS
[ full text ] — DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2022.17.2.458

Nipah amidst Covid-19 Pandemic, another Re-Emerging Infectious Disease of Pandemic Potential – a Narrative Review
Ariyanachi KALIAPPAN, Vanangamudi KALIAPPAN, Jyothi Tadi LAKSHMI, S RAJA, Shalam Shireen NIKHAT, Meena S. VIDYA, Mallamgunta SARANYA, Triveni SAGAR, Kesavulu Dara CHENNA
[ full text ] — DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2022.17.2.464

Laryngopharyngeal Reflux and Olfaction Disorders. Is There Any Connection? A Scoping Review
Vasiliki FLOROU, Petros D KARKOS, Katerina MARINI, Jerome R LECHIEN, Dimitrios PAIKOS, Charalampos SKOULAKIS, Jiannis HAJIIOANNOU
[ full text ] — DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2022.17.2.471

Use of the Desarda Technique in Emergency Settings: a Comprehensive Review
Danilo COCO, Silvana LEANZA, Giuseppe Angelo REINA
[ full text ] — DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2022.17.2.481

Cervical Elongation – The Search for a Definition
Ofer SHEMER, Yana VINIKOV, Michal SHAUBI-ROSEN, Gil LEVY
[ full text ] — DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2022.17.2.487

Screening and Diagnosing Osteoporosis Among Postmenopausal Women in Primary Care Settings in Malaysia: A Systematic Review
Wui Ling CHIN, Eric Chun-Pu CHU, Ricky CHIANG
[ full text ] — DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2022.17.2.492

CASE REPORTS
Ultrasound Appearance of Fetal Posterior Fossa and a Case Report of Prenatal Diagnosis of Dandy-Walker Malformation
Nicolae GICA, Anca Maria PANAITESCU, Corina GICA, Andreea DUMITRU, Radu BOTEZATU, Gheorghe PELTECU, Ana Maria VAYNA
[ full text ] — DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2022.17.2.505

Direct Percutaneous Glue Embolization of the Splenic Artery following Iatrogenic Puncture during CT-Guided Core Needle Biopsy: a Case Report
Nikolaos-Achilleas ARKOUDIS, Lazaros REPPAS, Ornella Moschovaki-ZEIGER, Evgenia EFTHYMIOU, Stavros SPILIOPOULOS, Elias BROUNTZOS
[ full text ] — DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2022.17.2.509

Lower Limb Paralysis as Initial Presentation of Arterial Embolism Secondary to Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia after Hip Fracture – a Case Report
Petros KAPSETAKIS, Georgios MAGARAKIS, Constantinos CHANIOTAKIS, Phaedon D ZAVRAS, Georgios KAVALARIS, Christos KOUTSERIMPAS, Kalliopi ALPANTAKI
[ full text ] — DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2022.17.2.513

Abdominal Wall Defect Reconstruction with Use of Biological Mesh and Negative Pressure Wound Therapy: a Case Report
Savvas SYMEONIDIS, Elissavet ANESTIADOU, Stefanos BITSIANIS, Georgios GEMOUSAKAKIS, Georgios NTAMPAKIS, Lydia LOUTZIDOU, Nikolaos OUZOUNIDIS, Efstathios KOTIDIS, Ioannis MANTZOROS, Stamatios ANGELOPOULOS
[ full text ] — DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2022.17.2.518

Fibrous Dysplasia of the Temporal Bone: a Demanding Entity for Radiologists and ENT Surgeons
Aikaterini D. LIANOU, Theodora MARTINI, Konstantinos TSIMOS, Athina ZARACHI, Ioannis KASTANIOUDAKIS, Mairi MOUSELIMI
[ full text ] — DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2022.17.2.524

Chiropractic Management of Symptomatic Pedicle Hemangioma: a Case Report
Eric Chun-Pu CHU, Kingsley King Yi LEUNG
[ full text ] — DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2022.17.2.528

HISTORY IN MEDICINE
Mathieu Joseph Bonaventure Orfila (1787-1853): The Founder of Modern Toxicology
Spyros N. MICHALEAS, Aristidis S. VESKOUKIS, George SAMONIS, Constantinos PANTOS, Georges ANDROUTSOS, Marianna KARAMANOU
[ full text ] — DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2022.17.2.532