
This study aimed to evaluate the surgical outcomes of parathyroidectomy (PTX) for secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) in hemodialysis patients, comparing the use of three operative techniques: high-frequency electrosurgery (HFE), ultrasonic scalpel (US), and bipolar electrocoagulation (BPE). Methods:...

Bipolar disorder (BD) is a chronic and severe mental disorder with a high risk for recurrence, requiring long-term mood stabilization treatment approaches. The hazards of recurrence in BD include illness progression, decreasing treatment response, chronicity, comorbidity, suicidality, increased health...

This network meta-analysis evaluates the efficacy and safety of pharmacological and physical treatments for depressive episodes in adolescents with bipolar disorder (BD), incorporating evidence from six randomized controlled trials (RCTs), total N = 879. Due to the absence of shared comparators,...

Psychotic symptoms, which affect a significant proportion of patients with bipolar disorder (BD), are associated with adverse prognostic outcomes. Currently, sex-specific patterns of psychotic symptoms remain inadequately characterized in BD. This study seeks to investigate sex-based differences in psychotic...