CONTENTS	Volume 20, No. 4, 2025
Current Issue

EDITORIAL
Systolic, Diastolic. Is Anyone Worse?
Mircea CINTEZA

ORIGINAL PAPERS
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) Brush-Based Cytology Vs Biopsy: a Comparative Diagnostic Study
Athanasios NIOTIS, Konstantinos KOSMAS, Ioanna E METAXAS, Dimitrios TSOUNIS, Alexandra SYROU, Evangelia BALIOU, Nefeli-Georgia RIGA, Chrysostomos KALANTZIS, Periklis APOSTOLOPOULOS, Antonios VYLLIOTIS, Panagiotis FOTIADES, Evangelos TSIAMBAS

Pancreaticojejunostomy Versus Pancreaticogastrostomy for the Prevention of Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy: a Comprehensive Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Danilo COCO, Silvana LEANZA

Pancreatic Function in Chronic Proton Pump Inhibitor Use: Findings from a Cross-Sectional Study
Leo Francis CHALISSERY, Madhavi EERIKE, Lisha Francis CHALISSERY, V. SAKTHIVADIVEL, Sangeetha SAMPATH, Gajula SINDHURA

Breastfeeding Practices and Psychological Experiences of Romanian Mothers with SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Ruxandra-Gabriela CIGARAN, Gheorghe PELTECU, Radu BOTEZATU, Nicolae GICA

Evaluation of Inflammatory Biomarkers in Post-COVID-19 Arthritis: a Cross-Sectional Study from Telangana, South India
Anish SINGHAL, Durgesh SAHOO, Amit PATLE, Shreyas PATIL, Maheshwar LAKKIREDDY, S RAJA, Anand PYATI, Abhishek ARORA, Sandip DHOLE, SAKTHIVADIVEL, Parag PATIL, Madhuri TARANIKANTI, Nitin Ashok JOHN, Naveen RAVI

Analysis of Fatty Liver Prevalence in Non-Obese Women Diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Fateme AMIRI, Homeira RASHIDI, Leila MORADI, Seyedbahman GHDERIAN, Reyhanesadat TAGHAVI

The Importance of Surgeon-Performed Point-of-Care Breast Sonography in the Management of Complex Breast Tumors
Mihai STANA, Nicoleta Aurelia SANDA, Florin Teodor GEORGESCU, Andreea MARINESCU, Alexandru-Darius DRAGOMIR-SERBOIU, Ion BORDEIANU, Crenguta SERBOIU

Diagnostic Accuracy of Breast Ultrasonography Parameters in Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis Patients: a Cross-Sectional Study
Narjes YAZDIPOUR, Azim MOTAMEDFAR, Mohammad Momen GHARIBVAND, Zahra FAZELINEZHAD, Elham FARHADI

Caspase 3/8/9 Apoptotic Pathway Deregulation Analysis in Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Michail ATHANASOPOULOS, Evangelos TSIAMBAS, Georgios PAPANASTASIOU, Sotirios PAPOULIAKOS, Antonios VYLLIOTIS, Georgios TSOUVELAS, Nicholas MASTRONIKOLIS, Eythymios KYRODIMOS, Nikolaos KAVANTZAS, Georgios AGROGIANNIS

A Cross-Sectional Study on the Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome among Smokers Versus Non-Smokers
NISHATH, Shivakumar Ganiga CHANNAIAH, Shubham PATEL

Validity and Reliability of the Persian Version of Fatigue Scale for Motor and Cognitive Functions (FSMC) in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Abdorreza NASER MOGHADASI, Sara Hamtaei GHASHTI, Bardia NOURBAKHSH, Mahsa GHAJARZADEH

Clinical Outcomes of Percutaneous Plantar Fasciotomy in Patients with Refractory Plantar Fasciitis: a Retrospective Cohort Study
Konstantine M. BALALIS, Rozalia DIMITRIOU, Michael BALALIS, Charalampos CHRISTOFORIDIS, Constantinos CHANIOTAKIS, Mikela-Rafaella SILIGARDOU, Grigorios KASTANIS

Artificial Intelligence-Based McNamara Analysis of Different Types of Cleft and Non-Cleft Individuals
Mohammad Khursheed ALAM, Ahmed Ali ALFAWZAN

Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Diagnosis of Retinal and Neuro-Ophthalmic Diseases: a Comparative Evaluation of ChatGPT, Google Gemini and an Ophthalmologist
SHRINKHAL, Aparajita SHUKLA, Mukesh SHUKLA, Pragati GARG, Ruchi SHUKLA, Swarastra Prakash SINGH

Long-term Life-Quality Outcomes after Corrective Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Surgery: 10-Year Postoperative Assessment Comparing Lenke Classification and Fused Levels
K. ZYGOGIANNIS, S. KOMAITIS, P. C. CHRISTAKAKIS, P. GERASIMIDIS, A. KAROUNIAS, A. KALAMPOKIS, S. MOSCHOS, I. CHATZIKOMNINOS

Short-Term Outcomes of Burn Patients: a Tertiary Hospital's Four-Year Experience
Andreea UNGUREANU, Silviu-Adrian MARINESCU, Carmen GIUGLEA, Adriana-Nicoleta TRANDAFIR, Maria-Cristina MARINESCU, Iulia-Mihaela GAVRILA, Andrei-Iulian RUGINA, Matei-Cosma-Emanuel GHEORGHIU-BRANARU

Effectiveness of Slit Skin Smear Versus Fite-Faraco Staining on Histopathology as a Method of Diagnosis in Leprosy – a Retrospective Hospital-Based Study
Garima ANANDANI, Mayuri BHISE, Parth GOSWAMI, Sagar DHOLARIYA, Yashdeep Singh PATHANIA, Ashwini AGARWAL

Radiographic Predictors of Extraction and Impaction Patterns of Third Molars among Adults in Saudi Arabia: a Retrospective Radiographic Study
Basma Ali ALMAGHLOUTH, Raghad Tariq AL JARBOUA, Haya Othman AL KHALDI, Fadak Hussain AL MARAR, Laila Hassan ALWUSAYBIE, Renad F. ALQAHTANI, Deema Ali ALSHAMMERY

Comparison of Morphological Patterns and Location of Maxillary Sinus Septa in Dentate and Edentulous Patients Using Cone-Beam Computed Tomography
Mahshid RAZAVI, Saeed SHIRAFKAN, Arian CHITSAZ, Ali HESARI

Can We Predict Posterior Cruciate Ligament Degeneration with Functional Tests?
Mert Emre AYDIN, Aziz ATIK, Gülay TURAN

REVIEWS
Echocardiographic Assessment of Right Ventricular Systolic Function in Patients with Myocardial Infarction: Methods and Clinical Implications
Vladimir BRATU, Ruxandra COPCIAG, Dragos VINEREANU

Efficacy and Safety of Retatrutide in the Treatment of Diabetes and/or Obesity Comorbid with Chronic Kidney Disease: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Kumari PALLAVI, Anshuman CHANDRA, Keshav KUMAR, Kumar MARTAND, Shyam Sundar SAHU, Lalit MOHAN, Anita VERMA

Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography in the Diagnosis of Corneal Stromal Dystrophies in Romania
Alina Gabriela GHEORGHE, Ana Maria ARGHIRESCU, Liliana Mary VOINEA, Radu CIULUVICA, Miruna-Gabriela BURCEL

The Role of Laparoscopic Surgery in Gynecological Congenital Anomalies
Mohamad TLAIS, Luna Maria KHALIL, Karim HADDAD, Nazih OBEID, Karim El FAWAL, Joanna HAWI, Atef Salame NASREDDINE, Charbel El HACHEM, Ghiwa SEIFEDDINE, Rony Bou RIZK, Issam FASSIH, Ghinwa FAKIH

Recent Advances in Forensic Medicine at the Horizon of Omics Sciences and New Biomarkers for Postmortem Interval Estimation
Ioana Ruxandra ȚURLEA, George Cristian CURCA

Age-Related Hearing Loss and Correlation with Cognitive Decline: a Narrative Review
Aikaterini D. LIANOU, Evangelos KOKKINIS, Nikolaos Stefanos BASTAS, Athanasios BASIOS, Ioanna MEGA

CASE REPORTS
Bilateral Keratoconus: a Cataract Preoperative Assessment Incidental Finding. Role of Tomography in Biometry and Multifocality of Cone Effect
Efthymios KARMIRIS, Evita Evangelia CHRISTOU, Maria SPYROPOULOU, Evangelia PAPACONSTANTINOU, Panagiotis STAVRAKAS

Atypical Polypoid Adenomyoma in a Patient with Hyperprolactinemia: a Novel Case and Systematic Review of the Systematic Reviews
Panagiotis PEITSIDIS, Nikolaos VLACHADIS, Stephane ZERVOUDIS, Christos IAVAZZO, Panagiotis TSIKOURAS, George IATRAKIS