CONTENTS	Volume 19, No. 2, 2024

EDITORIAL
The Six Pillars
Mircea CINTEZA

ORIGINAL PAPERS
Non-Antibiotic Prevention of Catheter Mechanic and Septic Complications in Patients with Long-Term Indwelling Catheters: a Crossover Prospective Study Involving L-Methionine
Aurel RUSU, Razvan-Ionut POPESCU, Gabriel PREDOIU, Razvan-Cosmin PETCA, Alexandru CIUDIN, Aida PETCA, Justin AURELIAN, Daniel RADAVOI, Viorel JINGA

The Outcome after Surgical Management of Ruptured Versus Unruptured Anterior Circulation Aneurysms
George FOTAKOPOULOS, Charalabos GATOS, Grigorios CHRISTODOULIDIS, Ourania FOTAKOPOULOU, Kostas N FOUNTAS

Prevalence of Multimorbidity and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in a Romanian Occupational Medicine Private Facility
Mihai Octavian DAN, Ramona Mihaela DAN

Tumor Microenvironment Biomarkers Correlated with Proliferative Activity and Immune Response in Extragastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: Exploring Variations in Different Age Groups
Valentin Tiberiu MOLDOVAN, María SAJIN, Leila ALI

Single Center Experience of Genetic Testing in Patients Undergoing Breast Cancer Treatment
Laura Mihaela MUSTATA, Gheorghe PELTECU, Diana Cezara MUGESCU, Florina Mihaela NEDELEA, Mircea Dragos MEDIAN

The Impact of Burns Involving Over 50% of Total Body Surface Area – a Six-Year Retrospective Study
Eliza-Maria BORDEANU-DIACONESCU, Andreea GROSU-BULARDA, Adrian FRUNZA, Sabina GRAMA, Mihaela-Cristina ANDREI, Raducu-Andrei COSTACHE, Catalina-Stefania DUMITRU, Tiberiu-Paul NEAGU, Ioan LASCAR, Cristian-Sorin HARIGA

Evaluation of the Association between Insulin Resistance and Subclinical Hypothyroidism Using Triglyceride-Glucose Index: a Cross-Sectional Study
Rinky THAKUR, Samir KUMAR, Rajeev Kumar NEERAJ, Mohd SALEEM, Chakrapani KUMAR, Lalit MOHAN

Maternal and Fetal Prognosis in Pregnant Women with Renal Disease Associating Urinary Tract Infection
Daniela C. MECA, Monica M. CIRSTOIU

Histological Chorioamnionitis – Experience from a Tertiary Care Center
Noor ALQASMI, Mohammad ARAFA

Effect of Physiotherapy on Preterm Neonates and its Results on Five-Year-Old Children, According to GMFM – GMPM Evaluation Scales
Konstantina SKANIKA, Maria TZITIRIDOU-CHATZOPOULOU, Ourania PAPADOPOULOU, Anna XALKIA, Despoina DIMAKI, Zoi KOUKOU, Eirini OROVOU, Georgios SAVVIDIS, Alexandra HRISTARA-PAPADOPOULOU

Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC) as an Alternative to General Anesthesia (GA): Prospective Double-Blinded Randomized Controlled Study Comparing Efficacy and Safety of Dexmedetomidine and Ketamine Infusions with Ultrasonography (USG) Guided Pectoral Nerve Block (PECs) for Postoperative Analgesia in Breast Surgery
A. DHANY, Shilpi YADAV, Charls THOMAS, Vikram VARDHAN, Ankita KABI, Ravi Shankar SHARMA, Vibha Rani PIPAL, Seema Yadav, Dharmendra K PIPAL, Aroop MOHANTY, Rama Shankar RATH, Hira Lal BHALLA, Abhimanyu VASUDEVA

Evolution of Organ Donation Consent, Retrospective Data on Potential Organ Donors
Petru COTRAU, Marcel NEGRAU, Viviana HODOSAN, Adriana VLADU, Cristian Marius DAINA, Dorel DULAU, Lucia Georgeta DAINA, Carmen PANTIS

Analysis of GDPR Compliance in Utilizing Personal Data for Public Health Purposes in Romania
Iulian NASTASA, Florentina-Ligia FURTUNESCU, Dana-Galieta MINCA

Investigating the Morphology of the Nasolacrimal Canal in Cone Beam Computed Tomography Images and Its Relationship with Age and Gender
Mahshid RAZAVI, Nasim SHAMS, Farzin AFSHARI, Sara NANAI

Comparative Evaluation of Pulmonary Function in Male Street Vendors Versus Smokers: Insights into Occupational and Lifestyle Impact
Ayesha JUHI, Mohammed Jaffer PINJAR, Archana MALIK, Himel MONDAL

Sonographic Signs of SARS-CoV-2 Placentitis. Association with Pregnancy Outcome
Madalina IORDACHE, Adrian DUMITRU, Natalia TURCAN, Monica Mihaela CIRSTOIU

A Pilot and Feasibility Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Tofacitinib Add-On Therapy to Remdesivir in Severely Ill COVID-19 Patients
Mehrdad DARGAHI-MALAMIR, Mofid HOSSEINZADEH, Reza KHEDRI, Hooshmand HOSSEININEJAD, Babak BEHMANESH, Ali HATAMI, Seyed Yashar OSKOUEI, Zahra MEHRABAN, Wesam KOUTI, Mandana POULADZADEH

High-Dose or Low-Dose Corticosteroids – Which Regimen is More Effective in Patients with Moderate to Severe COVID-19? A Retrospective Study
Alireza KASHEFIZADEH, Farbod AMIRI, Laya OHADI, Elham KEIKHA

Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Waitlisted Preoperative General Surgical Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital in India – Problems and Probable Solutions: an Observational Study
Rubik RAY, Chetan ANAND, Tridip Dutta BARUAH, Debajyoti MOHANTY, R. MANJU

Promoting Regeneration in Degenerative Disc Disease
Dragos SCHIOPU, Arnaud DEVRIENDT, Clara Van VYVE, Oana SCHIOPU, Dinu ANTONESCU, Tamás S. ILLÉS

REVIEWS
C-Jun Transcription Factor Oncogenic Activation in Oral Carcinoma
Nicholas MASTRONIKOLIS, Aristeidis CHRYSOVERGIS, Vasileios PAPANIKOLAOU, Spyridoula DERKA, Asimakis D. ASIMAKOPOULOS, Sofianiki MASTRONIKOLI, Evangelos TSIAMBAS, Loukas MANAIOS, Sotirios PAPOULIAKOS, Vasileios RAGOS, Panagiotis FOTIADES, Pavlos PANTOS, Panagiotis STATHOPOULOS, Efthymios KYRODIMOS

Clinical Impact of C-myc Oncogenic Diversity on Solid and Lymphoid Malignancies
Sotirios PAPOULIAKOS, Aristeidis CHRYSOVERGIS, Vasileios PAPANIKOLAOU, Despoina SPYROPOULOU, Georgios PAPANASTASIOU, Asimakis D. ASIMAKOPOULOS, Sofianiki MASTRONIKOLI, Panagiotis STATHOPOULOS, Dimitrios ROUKAS, Maria ADAMOPOULOU, Evangelos TSIAMBAS, Dimitrios PESCHOS, Pavlos PANTOS, Vasileios RAGOS, Nicholas MASTRONIKOLIS, Efthymios KYRODIMOS

The Link between Obesity and Gastrointestinal Cancers: a Short Review
Fawzy AKAD, Veronica MOCANU, Bogdan FILIP, Manuela POROH, Teodor OBOROCEANU, Nada AKAD, Sorin Nicolae PEIU, Dragos SCRIPCARIU, Viorel SCRIPCARIU

Extrahepatic Manifestations of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus: Review of the Literature
Andreea Florentina STOENESCU, Simin Aysel FLORESCU, Corneliu POPESCU, Stefan LAZAR, Geta VANCEA, Emanoil CEAUSU, Petre CALISTRU

Clinical Impact of Connexin 43 Deregulation on Myocardial Infraction
Alexandros TSANTOULAS, Evangelos TSIAMBAS, Despoina SPYROPOULOU, Maria ADAMOPOULOU, Sofianiki MASTRONIKOLI, Dimitrios ROUKAS, Antonis VYLLIOTIS, Nikolaos KAFKAS, Panagiotis FOTIADES, George AGROGIANNIS, Andreas LAZARIS, Nikolaos KAVANTZAS

Systemic Risk Factors in Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion: a Comprehensive Review
Christina GARNAVOU-XIROU, Georgios BONTZOS, Georgios SMOUSTOPOULOS, Stavros VELISSARIS, Alexandros PAPADOPOULOS, Efstathios GEORGOPOULOS, Panagiotis STAVRAKAS, Constantinos GEORGAKOPOULOS, Tina XIROU, Vasileios KOZOBOLIS

Laser Lithotripsy in Renal Lithiasis – 2023 Update – A Narrative Review
Bogdan BUZESCU, Cosmin COZMA, Petrisor GEAVLETE, Razvan MULTESCU, Dragos GEORGESCU, Cosmin ENE, Catalin BULAI, Bogdan GEAVLETE

Tocophobia: Risk Factors, Consequences and Management – A Systematic Review of the Literature
Angeliki SARELLA, Sofoklis STAVROS, Giannoula KIRKOU, Maria ILIADOU, Eriketi KOKKOSI, Anastasia BOTHOU, Eirini CHASALEVRI, Victoria VIVILAKI, Eleni TSOTRA

Domestic Violence in Pregnancy during the Pandemic Era: a Systematic Review
Despina-Maria SAVVOUDI, Eirini OROVOU, Maria DAGLA, Giannoula KIRKOU, Georgios IATRAKIS, Evangelia ANTONIOU

Incidence of Guillain–Barré Syndrome (GBS) after COVID-19 Vaccination: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Amid YAZDANI, Omid MIRMOSAYYEB, Mahdi SADEGHI, Hamed GHOSHOUNI, Golchehreh TAVAKOL, Mahsa GHAJARZADEH

CASE REPORTS
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy: Friend or Foe
Cristian Nicolae POPA, Vladimir Dan BRATU, Elisa Cristina POPA, Daniela Elena DINU, Cristina IOSIF, Evelina CHIRITA, Ioan Nicolae MATES

Development of Pseudochylothorax in a Patient with Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Yosuke MAEZAWA, Shinichiro OKAUCHI, Sachie HASEGAWA, Hiroaki MATSUMOTO, Gen OHARA, Hiroaki SATOH

Atypical Presentation for Adult T-Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma: a Case Report and Short Review of the Literature
Iuliana IORDAN, Ana-Maria VLADAREANU, Cristina MAMBET, Ion DUMITRU, Minodora ONISAI, Diana CISLEANU, Horia BUMBEA

Pleomorphic Adenoma of Minor Salivary Glands: a Rare Case Report
Aikaterini D. LIANOU, Athina ZARACHI, Spyridoula DERKA, Chrissa SIOKA, Napoleon-Georgios RAGKOS, Angelos LIONTOS, Evanggelos TSIAMBAS, Asimakis ASIMAKOPOULOS, Vasileios RAGOS

Improvement of Mucoid Impaction with Dupilumab in a Severe Asthma Patient
Sachie HASEGAWA, Yosuke MAEZAWA, Shinichiro OKAUCHI, Eiji OJIMA, Toshihide INUI, Hiroaki SATOH