CONTENTS	Volume 21, No. 1, 2026

EDITORIAL
Atrial Cardiomyopathy
Mircea CINTEZA

ORIGINAL PAPERS
Pathological Predictors of Residual Cancer Burden Following Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer
Bogdan Adrian CARABAS, Dana TAPOI, Mariana COSTACHE

The Role of α-2 Adrenergic Receptor Agonist Dexmedetomidine Alone or in Combination with Ropivacaine in Postoperative Pain Management Following Breast Surgery
Aggeliki GRIGORAKI, Vasiliki TSIRTSIRIDOU, Aikaterini STYLIANAKI, Theodoros MARIOLIS

The Role of Side Effects in Adherence of Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome to Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy
Romica BURCEA, Florin Dumitru MIHALTAN

Predicting In-Hospital Death in Patients with Bowel Obstruction Using the Revised Cardiac Risk Index and Cardiovascular Disease History – Insights from a Cohort Study
Andreea Valentina DEICA, Livia Florentina PADURARU, Dan Nicolae PADURARU, Alexandra BOLOCAN, Ion DANIEL, Octavian ANDRONIC

Prevalence and Predictors of Pulmonary Hypertension in End-Stage Renal Disease: a Single-center Cross-Sectional Study
Andrei NEAGU, Cristina CAPUSA, Adrian ZUGRAVU, Elena Lelia CROITORU, Miron Alexandru BOGDAN

Medication Adherence and Its Determinants in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Attending an Internal Medicine Outpatient Department
Olawale Omotayo OLATUNJI, Prashanth Kumar PATNAIK, Vaishnavi SATHIYA, Joshua Baidoo OTU-ANSAH, Blessy Niharika MEDE

Prevalence and Determinants of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a North Indian Population: a Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Utpal Kant SINGH, Santosh Kumar SINGH, Chanda HEMALIYA, Ritesh KUMAR, Nilesh KUMAR, Ranjan BHATTNAGAR, Jitendra SINGH, Lalit Prashant MEENA

The Impact of Lifestyle and Physical Activity on Self-Reported Bruxism Symptoms in Young Adults
Iulia-Karla NICA, Alexandru-Titus FARCASIU, Marina IMRE

AI-Based Detection of Periapical Lesions in Endodontic Radiographs: a Diagnostic Accuracy Study
Jasmine MARWAHA, Ataul Hafeez IMRAN, Ronak N PATEL, Mohammed MUSTAFA, Ashtha ARYA, Arindam BANIK

AI Prediction of Bone Graft Integration Success Using CBCT Datasets in Simulated Peri-Implant Defect
Sourav PANDA, Bhumika SEHDEV, Manoj MANOHAR, Anwesha SAMANTA, Syed Sajid BASHA, Pramod D. S. RAGHAVENDRA

Therapeutic Implication of Hyaluronic Acid Gel Following Impacted Mandibular Third Molar Surgery: an Observational Study
Varsha ACHUTHAN, Roshni ABIDHA, Sachin ASLAM A, Jhancy RANI TV, SRUTHY P S, Vaishnav VIDHYADAHRAN

Patterns and Determinants of Maxillofacial Trauma in Manipur: Prevalence of Protective Gear Use and Influence of Alcohol Consumption
Wahengbam Tulsidas SINGH, Deepak Ningombam SINGH, Khwairakpam Chaoton SINGH, Sanasam Gulshan SINGH, Potsangbam Aparna DEVI, Wahengbam MALVIKA

Complex Features of Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes (TILs) and Stromal Response After Neoadjuvant Breast Chemotherapy
Dana TAPOI, Bogdan Adrian CARABAS, Mariana COSTACHE

Sun Exposure Patterns Affect Melanoma Location but Not Prognostic Features
Luiz-Sorin VASIU, Ionut Valentin IORDACHE, Laura RADUCU, Bogdan Marian CARABAN, Cristian Radu JECAN

Clinical Implications of Low Anion Gap in Critically Ill Patients: Insights from the BOLD Multi-centre Blood Gas Dataset
Jasper RATHINAM, Manoj JOB SB, Atul Ramchandra MORE, Davis CHERIAN

Burden of Vitamin D Deficiency in Female Patients in Different Stages of Life: a Retrospective Study
Koushik BISWAS, Altaf Ahmad MIR, Vivek KUSHWAHA, Dharmendra KUMAR, Nhetan Navin ACHARYA

Validity of a Questionnaire Assessing Preparedness and Self-Reported Confidence of Lebanese Emergency Department Personnel in Managing Ophthalmic Emergencies and Mass Ocular Trauma
Anthony DAHER, Nour JABBOUR, Maamoun Abdul FATTAH, Yehya TLAISS, Rayan ITAOUI, Bachir ABIAD

Transcendental Meditation as a Modulator of Cognitive and Psychological Well-Being
Daulatabad VANDANA, K PRAFULL, H ESTELLE, R NAVEEN, A AFNA, B ANALA, V NEERAJA, John NITIN, Bhargav HEMANT, N RAVI, V PAYALBEN

REVIEWS
Urinary Tract Infections in Children – Microbiological Challenges and Mechanisms of Bacterial Resistance
Andrei-Dan MARINESCU, Maria-Cristina MARINESCU, Stefana-Maria MOISA, Eliza-Elena CINTEZA

The Impact of Enhanced Recovery after Surgery Protocol on Health-Related Quality of Life Following Colorectal Surgery: a Literature Review
Efthymia MAKRYNIKA, Nikolaos GARMPIS, Dimitrios MANTAS

Diagnostic and Clinical Significance of the Special AT-Rich Sequence-Binding Protein 2 Deregulation in Gastrointestinal Malignancies
Dimitrios DAVRIS, Evangelos FALIDAS, Maria ADAMOPOULOU, Evangelos TSIAMBAS, Ioanna E METAXAS, Antigoni POULTSIDI, George TZOVARAS, Dimitrios ZACHAROULIS

Current Approach in Acute Biliary Pancreatitis – a Narrative Review
Ana-Laura DIMA, Ana-Laura MANDA, Dragos Virgil DAVITOIU, Catalin Viorel LUTIC, Daniel Iulian VOICULESCU

Genetic Testing in Breast Cancer: Narrative Review and Clinical Insights
Iulia BISTRICEANU, Claudiu-Octavian UNGUREANU, Razvan-Andrei STOICA, Carmen GIUGLEA, Valentin Titus GRIGOREAN, Daniela ROCA, Raluca MIHAILA, Niculae IORDACHE, Octav GINGHINA

B-Cell Lymphoma 2 Mitochondria-Mediated Apoptotic Pathway in Cervical Carcinoma
Christina KARAHALIOU, Sofianiki MASTRONIKOLI, Evangelos TSIAMBAS, Panagiotis FOTIADES, Athanasios NIOTIS, Grigorios KYROUSIS, Andreas C LAZARIS, Nikolaos KAVANTZAS, Georgios AGROGIANNIS

Hearing Loss in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: a Systematic Review
Yara HANNA, Mohamad TLAIS, Dania NATOUR, Yara MAZRAANI, Nazih OBEID, Georges SARRAF, Issa ZALZALI, Yaghi MOGHNIE, Thea HAROUNY, Hussein CHEBBO, Hadi FARHAT

The Dual Burden: Long-Term Impact of COVID-19 on Tuberculosis Incidence – Presentation and Outcomes
Vidya GANJI, Bhushan KAMBLE, Farzana MUSTAFA, Naveen RAVI, U MADHUSUDHAN, G ARCHANA, M KALPANA, Madhuri TARANIKANTI, Nitin Ashok JOHN

CASE REPORTS
Robotic Adrenalectomy for Large Virilizing Adrenal Mass: a Case Report and Literature Review
Danilo COCO, Silvana LEANZA, Luca SESSA, Raffaele GENOVA, Giancarlo BARRANCO, Massimo Giuseppe VIOLA

Parallel Configuration of the Cystic and Common Hepatic Ducts: a Surgical Odyssey
Gerasimia D. KYROCHRISTOU, Dimitrios KYROCHRISTOS, Michail SIOKAS, Vasileios GKOUVAS, Konstantinos VLACHOS, Georgios D. LIANOS

Localized Thoracic Swelling in a School-Aged Child: Suspected Trauma or Something More Serious? A Case Report
Maria PETRIDOU, Vasiliki MAGALIOU, Christos VOSKIDIS, Eleni BOUTOURIDOU, Evgeniya BABACHEVA, Nikoleta Dimitra SAVVIDOU, Evangelia KATSIKI, Kleanthis ANASTASIADIS

Death in Epilepsy: Ictogenic Vs. Cardiogenic Mechanisms and Immunoassays in Postmortem Interval Estimation – Case Report
Ioana Ruxandra TURLEA, George-Cristian CURCA, Luminita MATEI, Alina STOICA

When Portal Venous Gas Is Not Catastrophic: Accidental Hydrogen Peroxide Ingestion Managed Conservatively
Apostolos ANDRONIKOU, Constantinos PAPADOPOULOS, Efstratios KOUSKOS, Athanasios PEGIOS, Konstantina DINAKI

Successful Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmania infantum Infection with Immunocryosurgery after Failure of the Respective Monotherapies
Olga BARAKOU, Christos MOULIAS, Konstantina MAVRIDOU, Grigorios FILIS, Evangeli LAMPRI, Ioannis BASSUKAS, Georgios GAITANIS

Diverse Presentations of Mycobacterial Disease: a Case Series of Disseminated BCGosis in an Infant and Cutaneous Mycobacterium abscessus Infection in an Adolescent in Central India with Scoping Review of the Literature
Shivani CHOUBEY, Farha SIDDIQUI, Bhavya SHARDA, Anand Kumar MAURYA, Ayush GUPTA, Milind SHINDE, Mahesh MAHESHWARI, Prashansa JAISWAL, Shashank PURWAR

Diagnostic Approach for Cricoid Cartilage Tumors
Aikaterini D. LIANOU, Bizoglou MAGDALINI, Georgios PSYCHOGIOS

Rare Case Report of Hb J Meerut Hemoglobinopathy – a Hospital Insight in the Saurashtra-Kutch Region of Gujarat
Garima ANANDANI, Parth GOSWAMI, Vaishali BHANKHODIA, Avani DANGAR, Yash Mohanlal THESIYA