Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Tours

Unraveling HBV Life Cycle by Fluorescent Microscopy Imaging

The hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a worldwide hepatotropic virus despite the availability of a highly effective vaccine. Currently, the most efficacious treatment against HBV infection is the use of interferon and nucleos(t)ide analogs, which effectively suppress viral replication b...

Comparison of Materno-Neonatal Outcomes Between Cook Balloon and Prostaglandin Methods in Labor Induction Among Pregnancies Complicated by Fetal Growth Restriction: A Retrospective Cohort Study from France

Background: To evaluate whether the methods of induction of labor (IOL) used for pregnancies complicated with fetal growth restriction (FGR) have different impacts on materno-fetal outcomes. Methods: This was a single-center, retrospective cohort study conducted over a one-year p...

The top 10 priorities in palliative care research in France: final results of the AXEPRO study

Prioritizing research is essential to reduce waste, particularly in palliative care, a field with historically limited investment. To identify and rank the top 10 unanswered palliative care research questions in France according to patients, caregivers, healthcare professionals a...

Purely extradural meningioma presenting as an incidental sacro-iliac joint mass

We report the case of an asymptomatic 32-year-old woman in whom a 38-mm right sacroiliac mass was incidentally discovered on computed tomography. Computed tomography demonstrated a well-defined enhancing lesion centered on the right sacral ala and sacroiliac joint with sclerotic...