Evidence map›Paper›PMID 36788923›Full record

ArticleCureus2023

Removal of Polymer Clips From the Gallbladder Fossa in a Patient With Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) to Treat Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS): A Case Report.

Yitong Xiao, Dale A Calixte, Elizabeth Fry, Frederick Tiesenga

Open access · diamondAbstract readCase Reports
In one paragraph

Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact, top 100% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 0 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Yitong XiaoSurgery, Saint James School of Medicine, Chicago, USA.
Dale A CalixteClinical Sciences, St George's University School of Medicine, Chicago, USA.
Elizabeth FryClinical Sciences, St George's University School of Medicine, Chicago, USA.
Frederick TiesengaGeneral Surgery, West Suburban Medical Center, Chicago, USA.
West Suburban Medical Center · USSt. George's University · GDSt. James Hospital and Health Centers · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a group of hereditary disorders characterized by fragility of connective tissue. Clinical manifestations of the disorder involve the skin, joints, blood vessels, and other internal organs. We report the case of a 29-year-old female suffering from EDS and mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS). Her history includes multiple orthopedic surgeries leading to the worsening of her symptoms. This was determined to be due to medical implants placed during her multiple procedures predisposing her to severe immunological reactions. This case report emphasizes the importance of meticulous surgical intervention when managing patients with EDS.

Indexed as

ehlers-danlos syndromeforeign body removalhypersensitive reactionmast cell activation syndromenoninvasive surgery

Identifiers

PMID36788923
PMCPMC9922053
OpenAlexW4315705082

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.