CONTENTS	Volume 20, No. 2, 2025

EDITORIAL
Anti-Inflammatory Therapy to Treat Atherothrombosis
Mircea CINTEZA

ORIGINAL PAPERS
Early Experience with Robotic Pancreatic Resections: a Retrospective Cohort Study of 20 Consecutive Cases
Danilo COCO, Silvana LEANZA, Massimo Giuseppe VIOLA

Chorion Membrane and Concentrated Growth Factor Membrane in Treating Bilateral Miller’s Class I and II Gingival Recessions in Maxillary Premolars – a Clinical Study
Kowsalya NALLATHAMBI, Ramnath ELANGOVAN, Dinesh C. MAGANTI, Anitha MAGANTI, Dona SOMAN, Niranjan DIWEKAR

Usefulness of Non-Invasive Myocardial Work and Systemic Inflammation Assessment in Predicting Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome
Ruxandra COPCIAG, Vladimir BRATU, Roxana RIMBAS, Stefania MAGDA, Laura LUNGEANU, Alexandru CORLAN, Alexandru SCHIOPU, Maya SIMIONESCU, Dragos VINEREANU

Refining the Management of Prostate Imaging Reporting Category 3 Lesions through SelectMDx Urinary Biomarker Evaluation
Petrino-Cristian CALINOIU, Daniel BADESCU, Ovidiu-Catalin NECHITA, Cristian-Valentin TOMA, Diana NECULAI, Stefan RASCU, Razvan-Cosmin PETCA, Justin AURELIAN, Cristian-Sorin SIMA, Viorel JINGA

Multidisciplinary Insights into Perioperative Cardiac Events in Non-Cardiac Surgery: an ECG Holter Monitoring Study
Alexandru Cosmin PALCAU, Livia Florentina PADURARU, Alexandru DINULESCU, Florentina MUSAT, Daniel ION, Dan Nicolae PADURARU, Adriana Mihaela ILIESIU

The Dark Side of the Moon – Significant Disagreements between Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Echocardiographic Parameters of the Right Ventricular Function in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction
Vladimir BRATU, Ruxandra COPCIAG, Tudor LIXANDRU, Dragos VINEREANU

Comparison of Autonomic Indices in Normal Weight, Overweight and Obese Adults – a Comparative Analysis Using South East Asian Criteria for Obesity Classification
Jagdish Prasad SEORAN, Shival SRIVASTAV, Prasunpriya NAYAK

Short- and Long-Term Impact of Metabolic Surgery on Obesity Outcomes in Iranian Non-Diabetic Obese Patients
Leila MORADI, Zahra FARHANGIYAN, Makieh TANGESTANI, Amir ASHRAFI

Innate Immunity Receptor TLR9 Drives Erythrocyte Cholesterol and Ferroprotin Accumulation in a Glutaminase-Independent Manner. Implications for Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver Disease
Konstantinos MIMIDIS, Zoi KYRIAKOU, Nikolaos POLITIS, Panagiotis VENIAMIS, Dimitris VLACHOS, Tentes IOANNIS, Konstantinos ANAGNOSTOPOULOS, Charalampos PAPADOPOULOS

Factors Leading to Conversion from Laparoscopy to Open Surgery in Partial Nephrectomy: a Case Series and Literature Review
Alexandru IORDACHE, Nicoleta Alina MARES, Niculae IORDACHE, Claudiu-Octavian UNGUREANU, Razvan-Ionut POPESCU, Octav GINGHINA

Evaluating the Complications and Risk of Urosepsis after Flexible Ureteroscopy in a Sodium-Glucose Co-transporter-2 Inhibitor Population with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction
Madalina Andreea MUNTEANU, Camelia NICOLAE, George DRAGOMIRISTEANU, Anca LUNGU, Irina ANDREI, Dorin IONITA, Mihai-Catalin CACOVEANU, Alice-Elena MUNTEANU, Tiberiu Ioan NANEA

Disruptions in Renal Stone Management during the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Retrospective Single-Center Study
Adrian MILITARU, Catalin Andrei BULAI, Razvan Dragos MULTESCU, Cosmin Victor ENE, Mihai Andrei ENE, Cristian MARES, Stefan BALACESCU, Dragos Adrian GEORGESCU, Petrisor Aurelian GEAVLETE, Bogdan Florin GEAVLETE

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Brain Metastases in Breast Cancer Patients
Ruxandra VATAVU, Alexandru MISAILOAIE, Roxana Florentina GAVRIL, Codrin Gabriel LUCASIEVICI, Anca SAVA

Haemolysis Generated with the Use of Glass Bottles Instead of PVC, DEHP-Free Blood Collection Bags in the Oxygen-Ozone Therapy
Marianno FRANZINI, Salvatore CHIRUMBOLO, Luigi VALDENASSI

Exploring the Knowledge and Attitudes of Physicians on Polypharmacy and Deprescribing in Clinical Practice: a Cross-Sectional Study
Madhavi EERIKE, Gerard Marshall RAJ, Priyadharsini RAJENDRAN, Veena NAYAK, Paul MATHAI, Vijaya Kumar KARRA, Sakthivadivel VARATHARAJAN, Rekha PRIYADARSHINI, Gomathi RAMASWAMY, Venugopalan GUNASEKARAN, Jayachandran SELVARAJ, Sandhiya SELVARAJAN, Anu CHANDRAN, Shivanand KATTIMANI, Rijesh POTANGADI, Surendran PADINCHARA KUNHIPILAKKANDIY, Narayanan PUTHIYA VEETTIL, Raghavendr RAO, Mukhyaprana PRABHU, Jerin Jose CHERIAN, Tanu ANAND

Effect of Dietary Intervention in Paediatric Patients with Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria: Open Labelled Randomised Controlled Trial
Aritra KAPAT, Raghunath MURMU, Satyajit MANDAL, Koushik BISWAS, Nilendu SARMA, Ashok Kumar BALA

Prognostic Significance of Mast Cell Count and Angiogenesis in Central Giant Cell Granulomas of the Jaws
Marzieh PARTO, Monireh HALIMI, Shokoufeh SHAHRABI-FARAHANI, Maedeh Vakili SAATLOO, Maryam KOUHSOLTANI

Functional and Radiological Outcomes of Open Versus Arthroscopic Latarjet for Anterior Shoulder Instability
Christos KOUKOS, Georgia KANELLOPOULOU, Dimitrios GIOTIS, Christos YIANNAKOPOULOS, Stylianos KAPETANAKIS, Christos KONSTANTINIDIS, Saseendar SHANMUGASUNDARAM, Emilios E. PAKOS, Koray SAHIN, Fredy MONTOYA

Ankle-Foot Musculoskeletal Pathologies and Age-Related Arthro-Kinematic Changes: a Case-Control Study
Sundip Hemant CHARMODE, Abhishek Kumar MISHRA, Simmi MEHRA

Comparing Pencil Push-up and Cat Card Exercises in Patients with Convergence Insufficiency
SHRINKHAL, Pragati GARG, Ruchi SHUKLA, Aparajita SHUKLA, Mukesh SHUKLA, Swarastra Prakash SINGH

Comparison of Cognitive Functions among Bilinguals and Multilinguals
Medala KALPANA, Roja KATTA, Patil Umesh PARAG, Saikrishna TIKKA, Umesh MADHUSUDHAN, Archana GAUR, Vidya GANJI, Madhuri TARANIKANTI, Nitin Ashok JOHN, Vasanthkumar KASTURI

Anthropometric Cadaveric Analysis of the Quadrangular Space and Deltoid Region: Anatomical Perspectives for Clinical Applications in the Indian Population
Sundip Hemant CHARMODE, Abhishek Kumar MISHRA, Simmi MEHRA

REVIEWS
Analysis of Efficacy and Safety Profile of Vaginal Surgery and Hysteroscopic Electric Resection in the Management of a Post-Cesarean Section Isthmocele: a Systematic Review
Manali DANDE, Neha LAMBA, Rashmi Bala PATEL, VINEETA

Robotic Rehabilitation for Gait Imbalance in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS): a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Sahar GHORBANPOUR, Mohsen RASTKAR, Setareh ROHANI, Mahsa GHAJARZADEH

Innovative Therapeutic Approaches in Systemic Mastocytosis: an Updated Review
Delia SOARE, Poliana LERU, Horia BUMBEA

Clinical Significance of Micrometastases and Isolated Tumor Cells in Breast Cancer
Christos AMPATZIS, Stefanos ZERVOUDIS, Panagiotis ESKITZIS, Panagiotis TSIKOURAS, Anthi PAPAKONSTANTINOU, Georgios IATRAKIS

Urinary Tract Injuries in Abdominal, Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery: a Comprehensive Review
S. POLYKALAS, A. CHRONOPOULOU, M. BOMPOULA, N. GARMPIS, C. DAMASKOS, G. TSOUROUFLIS, S. KYKALOS, D. DIMITROULIS

Mechanical Versus Injection Endoscopic Therapy for Dieulafoy's Lesion: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Tarek NAHLE, Hadi FARHAT, Rasha HARB, Lynne HOTEIT, Issam FASIH, Cesar YAGHI, Rita SLIM

Corneal Topography – a Review of Available Investigation Methods and Impact in the Diagnosis and Follow-Up of Keratoconus
Maria-Silvia DINA, Maria-Cristina MARINESCU, Catalina-Gabriela CORBU, Mihaela-Monica CONSTANTIN, Catalina-Ioana TATARU, Calin-Petru TATARU

Turicella otitidis Extra-Otic Infections in Humans – a Narrative Review
Sofia MARAKI, Viktoria Eirini MAVROMANOLAKI, Anna KASIMATI

Crafting Kinship Beyond Biology: Maternal Experiences in Non-Genetic Family Formation – a Systematic Review
Maria VIDALI, Aikaterini SOUSAMLI, Panagiota DOUROU, Anna DELTSIDOU, Victoria VIVILAKI, Antigoni SARANTAKI

CASE REPORTS
Unraveling a Diagnostic Enigma: Navigating an Intricate Case of Spontaneous Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea
Ourania PSOMA, Aspasia-Nikolia PSOMA, Foteini CHRISTOPOULOU, Elisavet ARKOUMANI, Alexandra CHAIDOU, Petros GEORGOULAS, Thomas TZIMAS

Pulmonary Plasmacytoma – Rare Occurrence in Multiple Myeloma: Case Presentation and Short Review of the Literature
Daniela DIACONESCU, Iuliana IORDAN, Ion DUMITRU, Ana-Maria ILINESCU, Delia SOARE, Georgiana ENE, Horia BUMBEA

Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency: Postoperative Complication Emerging Decades after Surgery?
João Pedro Santos DE LANÇA PEREIRA, Elisa VEIGAS, Eurico OLIVEIRA, Edite NASCIMENTO

The Importance of Diet in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome and Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy – a Case Report
Romica BURCEA, Florin Dumitru MIHALTAN

A Case of Erythema Induratum of Bazin Necessitating Protracted Treatment for Complete Remission: Are We in Need of Disease-Specific Therapy Guidelines?
Konstantina MAVRIDOU, Athanasia ZAMPETA, Sofia GAVRIIL, Evangeli LAMPRI, Christos CHRONIS, Georgios GAITANIS

IMAGES IN MEDICINE
A Rare Anatomical Venous Variant in the Lower Extremity
Margarita TOUMANIDOU, Stamatis KARAKATSANIS, Elias KOTTEAS, Anastasios KOLLIAS, Nikolaos LIASIS, Theodoros MARIOLIS-SAPSAKOS, Dimitrios FILIPPOU, Theodoros TROUPIS, Evangelos DIMAKAKOS

HISTORY OF MEDICINE
Esophageal Surgery in Greece during the 19th Century
Konstantinos LAIOS, Alexandros SAMOLIS, Pavlos LYTSIKAS-SARLIS, Dimitrios TSAPRALIS, Panagiotis SAKARELLOS, Constantinos G. ZOGRAFOS, Irina NOSKOVA, Dimitrios ZISIADIS, Gregory TSOUCALAS, Dimitrios SCHIZAS