CONCLUSION: CEUS-based pampiniform plexus hemodynamic patterns are independent predictors of post-operative semen parameter improvement in patients with VC. We successfully developed and validated a novel predictive nomogram. This study provides an effective, non-invasive tool for surgical decision-making and expands the clinical application of CEUS.

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CONCLUSION: The current trend toward online surveys may not fully account for individual preferences for LCS research engagement, and could limit the representativeness in LCS studies if offline alternatives are not offered.

Necrobiosis lipoidica (NL) is a chronic granulomatous disease most commonly manifesting as yellow, atrophic plaques and ulcerations on the lower extremities. We present an exacerbation of NL in a patient with a known history of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, who, following a clinical and histopathologic diagnosis of NL, was found to have oropharyngeal Epstein-Barr virus-positive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. After implementation of therapies for lymphoma, chemotherapeutic...