When intervention becomes imperative: a case report of spontaneous vulvar edema during pregnancy.

Spontaneous idiopathic vulvar edema during the second trimester is a rare condition. The approach to managing this condition involves relieving symptoms, identifying underlying causes, and implementing appropriate treatment. Managing such cases during pregnancy is challenging because of concerns for potential adverse fetal outcomes. Conservative management expects the condition to be relieved spontaneously postpartum, whereas invasive treatment offers a more rapid resolution. Treatment choices are controversial because each method has its pros and cons and influences the delivery process to a certain extent. Surgical drainage becomes a viable option when patients are not responsive to medications. We report a case of spontaneous massive vulvar edema in a 22-year-old primigravida in her 23rd week of pregnancy. After ruling out other notable causes of vulvar edema, we decided to intervene using an invasive procedure because she complained of progressive symptoms and discomfort. Subsequently, the edema subsided postprocedure, and the patient experienced successful labor with no complications. This report aims to alert clinicians that drainage attempts should be considered in pregnant patients with worsening symptoms.

Retroperitoneal laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for metanephric adenoma in a pediatric patient - The first case report from vietnam.

Metanephric adenoma presents as a rare benign tumor in children with differentiated diagnoses: Wilms tumor or renal cell carcinoma. When confronted with small renal tumors, whether they fall into one of these three diagnostic categories, tumor resection surgery with laparoscopic partial nephrectomy is considered a viable and effective operative approach. Herein, we report the case of an 11-year-old female patient initially diagnosed with stage T1a renal cell carcinoma with postoperative pathology results confirming metanephric adenoma. Successfully treated with laparoscopic partial nephrectomy, the patient showed no signs of recurrence or metastasis during follow-up.

Treatment of prostatic abscess concomitant with high-risk prostate cancer: A 2-steps approach.

Prostatic abscess (PA) prevalence has decreased in the era of antibiotics. This condition is associated with chronic conditions, including diabetes, immunodeficiency, liver disease, or even severe diseases such as prostate cancer. Concomitant prostatic abscess and prostate cancer are very challenging to treat because of the lack of specific guidelines, significant complications, and controversial treatment approaches. By reporting a case with prostate cancer in the setting of a prostatic abscess treated successfully by surgery, we propose a 2-steps approach including transurethral resection drainage followed by laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.

Tumour microbiomes and Fusobacterium genomics in Vietnamese colorectal cancer patients.

Perturbations in the gut microbiome have been associated with colorectal cancer (CRC), with the colonic overabundance of Fusobacterium nucleatum shown as the most consistent marker. Despite its significance in the promotion of CRC, genomic studies of Fusobacterium is limited. We enrolled 43 Vietnamese CRC patients and 25 participants with non-cancerous colorectal polyps to study the colonic microbiomes and genomic diversity of Fusobacterium in this population, using a combination of 16S rRNA gene profiling, anaerobic microbiology, and whole genome analysis. Oral bacteria, including F. nucleatum and Leptotrichia, were significantly more abundant in the tumour microbiomes. We obtained 53 Fusobacterium genomes, representing 26 strains, from the saliva, tumour and non-tumour tissues of six CRC patients. Isolates from the gut belonged to diverse F. nucleatum subspecies (nucleatum, animalis, vincentii, polymorphum) and a potential new subspecies of Fusobacterium periodonticum. The Fusobacterium population within each individual was distinct and in some cases diverse, with minimal intra-clonal variation. Phylogenetic analyses showed that within four individuals, tumour-associated Fusobacterium were clonal to those isolated from non-tumour tissues. Genes encoding major virulence factors (Fap2 and RadD) showed evidence of horizontal gene transfer. Our work provides a framework to understand the genomic diversity of Fusobacterium within the CRC patients, which can be exploited for the development of CRC diagnostic and therapeutic options targeting this oncobacterium.

Ab initio investigation of electronic structure and optical properties of IrSn4.

We have examined the electronic structure and optical properties of intermetallic IrSn4 for three polymorphic modifications, α-IrSn4, ß-IrSn4, and γ-IrSn4, utilizing the first-principles PAW-PBEsol-GGA and FP-LAPW-LSDA methods. The obtained electronic structure data reveal clear-cut differences between α-IrSn4 and the remaining morphs. This observation may be used to explain the appearance of superconductivity in ß-IrSn4, and also provides reasonable grounds to suspect eventual superconductivity in γ-IrSn4. Therefore, it is highly desirable to carry out extended measurements on γ-IrSn4 at lower temperatures.

Exploring the Role of Manganese on Structural, Transport, and Electrochemical Properties of NASICON-Na3Fe2-yMny(PO4)3-Cathode Materials for Na-Ion Batteries.

Given the extensive efforts focused on protecting the environment, eco-friendly cathode materials are a prerequisite for the development of Na-ion battery technology. Such materials should contain abundant and inexpensive elements. In the paper, we present NASICON-Na3Fe2-yMny(PO4)3 (y = 0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, and 0.4) cathode materials, which meet these requirements. Na3Fe2-yMny(PO4)3 compounds were prepared via a solid-state reaction at 600 °C, which allowed to obtain powders with submicron particles. The presence of manganese in the iron sub-lattice inhibits phase transitions, which occurs at ∼95 and ∼145 °C in Na3Fe2(PO4)3, changing the monoclinic structure to rhombohedral and affecting the structural and transport properties. The chemical stability of Na3Fe2-yMny(PO4)3 was thus higher than that of Na3Fe2(PO4)3, and it also exhibited enhanced structural, transport, and electrochemical properties. The observed correlation between the chemical composition and electrochemical properties proved the ability to precisely tune the crystal structure of NASICONs, allowing cathode materials with more desirable properties to be designed.

Ferromagnetism in the Kondo-lattice compound CePd2P2.

We report physical properties of CePd2P2 crystallizing in the tetragonal ThCr2Si2-type structure (space group I4/mmm). Dc-magnetic susceptibility, magnetization, specific heat, electrical resistivity and magnetoresistance measurements establish a ferromagnetic ordering below the Curie temperature TC = 28.4 ± 0.2 K. Critical analysis of isothermal and isofield magnetization yields critical exponents of ß = 0.405 ± 0.005, γ = 1.11 ± 0.05 and δ = 3.74 ± 0.04. The ordered state is characterized by saturation moment Ms ∼ 0.98µB and magnon energy gap Δ/kB ∼25­35 K. The studied properties reflect a competing influence of the Kondo and crystalline electric field (CEF) interactions. The strength of the Kondo effect is assigned by a low-temperature Kondo scale TK ∼19 ± 10 K and a high-temperature Kondo scale TK ~ H 117 } 10 K. A model of the inelastic scattering of the conduction electrons with an exchanged CEF energy ΔCEF was applied to the magnetic resistivity. An average value ΔCEF = 260 ± 30 K is consistent in the relationships with TK and TK H. We argue that the CePd2P2 compound appears to be a new ferromagnetic Kondo-lattice among the Ce-based intermetallics.

Observation of superconductivity in the intermetallic compound ß-IrSn4.

Low-temperature dc-magnetization, ac electrical resistivity and specific heat measurements were performed on single crystals of the intermetallic compound ß-IrSn4. The compound crystallizes in the tetragonal MoSn4-type structure (space group I41/acd) and exhibits superconductivity below Tc = 0.9 ± 0.05 K. Further, the magnitude of the ratios ΔCp/(γnkBTc) = 1.29, 2Δ/(kBTc) = 3.55 and of the electron-phonon coupling λ[overline](e-ph) = 0.5 imply that superconductivity in ß-IrSn4 can be ascribed to a s-wave weak coupling regime. We determined crucial thermodynamic characteristics of the superconducting state. It turned out that depending on the assumption of either a spherical or non-spherical Fermi surface, the superconductivity can be ascribed to either a type-I and type-II/1 or type-II in clean limit, respectively. However, the behavior of the upper critical field and the anisotropic crystalline structure of the studied compound provide strong support to the type-II superconductivity. In the normal state the resistivity exhibits a prominent quadratic temperature dependence, which together with a large Kadowaki-Woods ratio and with the enhanced effective mass indicate that the electrons in ß-IrSn4 are strongly correlated.

Spin-glass behaviour in the coordination polymer [Co(C3H3N2)2]n.

The magnetic behaviour of the coordination polymer [Co(C3H3N2)2]n has been investigated by magnetization and specific heat measurements. Low-field magnetic susceptibility shows the presence of two maxima at approximately 8 and 4 K (Tf), which reflect short-range low-dimensional antiferromagnetic behaviour and the existence of a spin-glass-like state, respectively. The latter state was observed by magnetic irreversibility in both the zero-field cooled and field-cooled data, and was also confirmed by specific heat measurements. The magnetic specific heat (Cmag) shows a lack of any long-range ordered peaks. Instead, a broad maximum near Tf was observed in the Cma)(T)/T-curve. Below Tf, the Cmag(T) data follow the relation: Cmag(T)/T = gamma + AT. We suggest that the competition of the antiferromagnetic (AF) intra-chain and the ferromagnetic (F) inter-chain interactions in a low-dimensional arrangement of magnetic Co2+ ions can produce the spin-glass behaviour in the sample. The susceptibility data was analyzed in terms of a spin S = 3/2 Heisenberg linear-chain model with a small exchange energy and is consistent with the presence of both F and AF interactions. The splitting of the crystal field energy levels of the Co2+ ions causes a Schottky-type specific heat anomaly of around 60 K.

Observation of a spin gap in the normal state of superconducting Mo3Sb7.

Magnetization, specific heat, and electrical resistivity measurements have been performed on the superconductor Mo(3)Sb(7). Two kinds of transitions are observed at 2.3 and 50 K, respectively. The former is superconducting transition, while the latter is attributed to spin-gap formation. From the analysis of the experimental data, excitation gap, intra- and interdimer interactions are estimated as Delta/k(b) approximately 120 K, J(0)/k(B) approximately 150 K, and J(1)/k(B) approximately 55 K. The electronic structure calculations using the LSDA approximation show nesting property in the Fermi surface, favoring the superconductivity.