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Discontinuous Peripheral Punctate Echogenic Foci in Thyroid Nodules: A New Sonographic Pattern Suggestive of Papillary Carcinoma

Background: Ultrasound risk stratification systems for thyroid nodules worldwide describe different types of echogenic foci, including punctate echogenic foci (microcalcifications), coarse internal calcifications, and peripheral (rim) calcifications (complete or incomplete), with...

Review article: Immunosuppression in Decompensated Autoimmune Hepatitis Cirrhosis ‐ To Suppress or Not to Suppress?

BACKGROUND: The management of decompensated autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) cirrhosis is one of the most challenging and controversial scenarios in hepatology. Clinicians face a high-stakes dilemma: whether to initiate immunosuppression to halt inflammatory activity or prioritize live...