Otitis media with effusion (OME) affects approximately 80% of children due to the middle ear being flooded with fluids, though with no microbial infection manifestations. Multiple issues can drive recurring pediatric OME, such as environment-based issues, previous medical issues, inherited vulnerability from family, contact time at childcare institutes, passive smoking, and more than three siblings together with atopy or allergic rhinitis. If OME is not promptly addressed, this could eventually result in hearing impairment or loss, with consequent negative repercussions on the child's communicative and behavioral patterns. OME diagnosis within the clinic is possible, with hearing capacity being assessed pre-and post-therapy. Adenoid hypertrophy (AH) represents a typical causative factor for middle-ear conditions, stemming from mechanical or anatomical issues. Consequently, adenoid size is paramount when determining tympanometry types and ear fluids. This systematic review investigated PubMed, Medline, Cochrane Library, and Science Direct databases in order to retrieve knowledge related to this issue, adopting inclusion and exclusion criteria and maintaining review quality through the employment of the Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR), the Newcastle-Ottawa tool, and the Axis scale. This systematic review analyzed a previous review article, six observation-based investigations, and three cross-sectional investigations. Previous randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were not found within previous literature, suggesting such scarcity in this research niche and thus warranting future RCT investigations based on this compelling research niche.

An anal fissure is a common condition that affects patients of all ages. Its clinical presentation is a sharp pain on defecation with or without blood. It is treated by conservative or surgical means. This study aims to assess the efficacy of a sitz bath as compared to lateral internal sphincterotomy in the treatment of anal fissures. The search strategy used keywords related to the topic of study. Three databases were used: PubMed, Google Scholar, and Science Direct. A total of 551 articles were screened. A quality assessment check was done on the articles leaving 11 articles. Four aspects of sitz bath outcomes were evaluated in the articles. In terms of analgesia, articles showed conflicting evidence. However, the overall evidence supports the use of sitz baths for their analgesic properties. In terms of healing, most articles had similar recovery rates of around 80%. Much of the research supported the use of sitz baths as the primary treatment to heal acute fissures. When compared to lateral internal sphincterotomy, the recovery rates of lateral internal sphincterotomy are superior to those of conservative treatment, including sitz baths. However, studies showed incontinence as a side effect of lateral internal sphincterotomy, and no studies reported side effects from the sitz baths. To conclude, the results of the articles support the use of sitz baths to treat anal fissures. Sitz baths have been found to have analgesic properties, as well as a good healing time. But, compared to lateral internal sphincterotomy, there is a significant difference in the healing rate at the end stage of treatment, lateral internal sphincterotomy is found to be superior. With regards to the side effects, none have been reported from using a sitz bath.

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Ultrasonography and elastography are the most widely used imaging modalities for diagnosing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. This study aimed to assess and compare the diagnostic accuracy in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease/non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. This systematic review was based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. A systematic search was done for the past seven years using Pubmed, Pubmed Central, Cochrane, and Google Scholar databases on Jun 29, 2022. Studies were included based on the following predefined criteria: observational studies, randomized controlled trial (RCT), comparative studies, studies using liver biopsy or MRI proton density fat fraction (MRI PDFF) as a reference standard, ultrasonography, and elastography with measures of their diagnostic accuracy like sensitivity (SN), specificity (SP), area under the receiver operating characteristic (AUROC) curve, and English language. The data were extracted on a predefined template. The final twelve eligible studies were assessed using the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy tool (QUADS-2). Most studies focused on elastography techniques, and the remaining focused on quantitative ultrasonography methods like the controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) and attenuation coefficient (AC). Only one study was available for the evaluation of qualitative ultrasonography. MRI was generally found superior to other diagnostic tests for determining liver stiffness through magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) and steatosis through MRI PDFF. Data assessing the comparative diagnostic accuracy of the two tests were inconclusive.