CONTENTS	Volume 18, No. 3, 2023

EDITORIAL
One Flew Over… AI‘s Nest
Mircea CINTEZA

ORIGINAL PAPERS
Transvenous Lead Extraction of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices: Reimplant Strategy and Outcomes in a Single-Center Experience
Mohamed DARDARI, Corneliu IORGULESCU, Eliza CINTEZA, Alexandru DEACONU, Alexandrina NASTASA, Corina Maria VASILE, Radu VATASESCU, Maria DOROBANTU

IGF-1 Levels are Dependent on Age, but Not Weight Status in Children
Mihai Octavian NEGREA, Bogdan NEAMTU, Raluca COSTEA, Minodora TEODORU, Carmen DOMNARIU

Use of Multimodality Intraoperative Neuromonitoring in Tethered Cord Syndrome – Experience from a Tertiary Care Center
Mahesh Arjundan GADHVI, Anshika BARANWAL, Shival SRIVASTAV, Mayank GARG, Deepak Kumar JHA, Abhinav DIXIT

A Questionnaire-Based Cross-Sectional Study of Insomnia among Middle-Aged Adults from Greece's Northeastern Fringe, Thrace
Mihail KYRTSOPOULOS, Dimitrios TSIPTSIOS, Vaya KARAPEPERA, Stella KARATZETZOU, Anna TSIAKIRI, Apostolos MANOLIS, Eleni LEONTIDOU, Anastasia SOUSANIDOU, Konstantinos TSAMAKIS, Antonia KALTSATOU, Ioanna TRYPSIANI, Evangelia NENA, Aspasia SERDARI, Paschalis STEIROPOULOS, Gregory TRIPSIANIS

Restoring the Anatomy of Long Bones with Large Septic Non-Union Defects with the Masquelet Technique
Vasileios GIOVANOULIS, Christos KOUTSERIMPAS, Nikolaos LEPIDAS, Angelo V. VASILIADIS, Cécile BATAILLER, Tristan FERRY, Sébastien LUSTIG

Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis in Adolescents: Functional Outcomes and Return to Physical Activity after Surgical Treatment
Vasileios GIOVANOULIS, Christos KOUTSERIMPAS, Angelo V. VASILIADIS, Nikolaos LEPIDAS, Sarah CARVILLE, Sarah BOULCOURT, Brice ILHARREBORDE, Anne-Laure SIMON

Low-Level Laser Therapy Effects on Reducing Surgical Complications and Wound Infection after Cesarean Section
Leli Rezaie KAHKHAIE, Khadije Rezaie KEIKHAIE, Atefeh Amiri NASAB, Mahdi Rezaei Kahkha ZHALEH

An Evaluation of the Effect of Lifestyle on the Incidence of Endometriosis
Mehdi VAHIDDASTJERDI, Mohammad Eslami VAGHAR, Asma Hossayni MANESH

Evaluation and Comparison of Serum Vitamin D Levels between Injection Drug Users with and without Chronic Hepatitis C Infection in Hamadan-Iran
Peyman EINI, Mahshid HATAMI, Pooya EINI, Jalal POOROLAJAL

Detection of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) by TaqMan Real-Time PCR in Iran
Morteza BAGHERI, Tooba HALLAJ, Legha ANSARI, Firouz Ghaderi PAKDEL

Arterial Stiffness and COVID-19: Potential Association with Diabetes, Hypertension and Obesity: a Cross Sectional Study
Ganji VIDYA, A. SOWGANTHIKASHRI, Taranikanti MADHURI, Kumar Bura ANIL, Ashok John NITIN

A Systematic Review of Tocophobia Rate Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Dimitrios KANELLOPOULOS, Kleanthi GOUROUNTI

Breastfeeding During Pregnancy: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Violeta STALIMEROU, Maria DAGLA, Victoria VIVILAKI, Eirini OROVOU, Evangelia ANTONIOU, Maria ILIADOU

REVIEWS
Virtual Reality in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Training
Nikoleta SINOU, Natalia SINOU, Maria PAPPA, Theodoros MARIOLIS-SAMPSAKOS, Dimitrios SCHIZAS, Dimitrios FILIPPOU

The Artificial Ovary: the Next Step in Fertility Preservation in Cancer Patients
Valentin Nicolae VARLAS, Roxana Georgiana BORS, Rebeca CRETOIU, Andreea Carp-VELISCU, Claudia MEHEDINTU, Monica CIRSTOIU

Conventional Cardiotocography versus Computerized CTG Analysis and Perinatal Outcomes: a Systematic Review
Aikaterini TSIPOURA, Paraskevi GIAXI, Antigoni SARANTAKI, Kleanthi GOUROUNTI

Semirigid vs Flexible Ureteroscopy in the Management of Ureteral Stones – Review
C. MARES, P. GEAVLETE, C. ENE, V. IORDACHE, B. GEAVLETE

Biofilms on Voice Prosthesis – Challenges and Therapeutic Insights
Mara CACIANDONE-CRINGUREANU, Alina-Georgiana ANGHEL, Ion ANGHEL

The Utility of Stroboscopy in Evaluating Patients with Benign Vocal Fold Lesions
Athina ZARACHI, Dionysios TAFIADIS, Georgios EXARCHAKOS, Aikaterini N. LIANOU, Angelos LIONTOS, Georgios PSYCHOGIOS

CASE REPORTS
A Patient with Perioperative Circulatory Cerebral Infarction. Case Presentation and Literature Review
Yin XUEJUN, Wang MINGZHU

EGFR Mutated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Complicated by Cancer Associated Ischemic Stroke: Two Clinical Cases
Manato TAGUCHI, TAKESHI KAWAKAMI, Sachie HASEGAWA, Shinichiro OKAUCHI, Gen OHARA, Hiroaki SATOH, Nubuyuki HIZAWA

Rapid Progression of Angiosarcoma in a Man with a Left Psoas Muscle Hematoma and a Recent EVAR of Abdominal Aorta
Dimitra ALEXIADOU, Symeon PANAGIOTAKIS, Nikos KONTOPODIS, Christos SKIADAS, Antigoni NIKIFOROU, George VOUYIOUKLAKIS, John A PAPADAKIS, Diamantis KOFTERIDIS

Rapidly Growing Chest Wall Lipoma: Case Report and Calculating Volume Doubling Time
Masahiro UCHIYAMA, Takeshi KAWAKAMI, Shinichiro OKAUCHI, Sachie HASEGAWA, Kesato IGUCHI, Norio TAKAYASHIKI, Hiroaki SATOH

Pyoderma Gangrenosum – a Challenging Diagnostic Approach
Ourania PSOMA, Anna LOLI, Georgios DIMOS, Ilias LIAPPIS, Dimitrios GIOTIS, Vasileios PANAGIOTOPOULOS, Christos KONSTANTINIDIS

Water Drops All Over the Skin: Miliaria Crystallina in an Adult Febrile Patient with Glioblastoma
Stamatis S. PAPADATOS, Eleftheria TOLIAKI, Maria–Eleni KARDATOU, Vasiliki GALANI, Dimitrios KALFOUNTZOS

RETRACTION
Retraction: Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on Stress and Diet Adherence in Patients with Laryngopharyngeal Reflux
Jerome R. LECHIEN, Younes STEFFENS, Christian CALVO-HENRIQUEZ, Miguel Mayo-YANEZ, Mihaela HOROI, Alexandra RODRIGUEZ