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BACKGROUND: Giving birth in a medical institution, under the care and supervision of trained health-care providers, reduces the risk of maternal mortality and promotes child survival. Despite this, most mothers in Ethiopia are giving birth at home. Thus, this study was conducted to assess the level of skilled delivery…

OBJECTIVE: Clinical and radiological results of posterior dynamic stabilization using interspinous U (ISU, Coflex, Paradigm Spine Inc.(R), NY, USA) were analyzed in comparison with posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) in degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). METHODS: A retrospective study was conducted for a…

This study entails the follow-up of 28 patients (33 hips) with congenital hip dislocation. The primary treatment was one-stage open reduction and Salter type osteotomy. The mean follow-up period was 5 years and 6 months (range = 3 years to 7 years 4 months). At last follow-up, 9 hips (27%) were classified as excellent,…

The relationship between oral contraceptives (OC), menopausal hormone replacement treatment (HRT) and breast cancer risk was analysed in a case-control study conducted in the Swiss canton of Vaud on 230 cases below the age of 75, linked with the Vaud cancer registry, and 507 controls in hospital for a wide spectrum of…

Infection with the hepatitis B virus (HBV) has much diminished in Italy in the last 25 years; at present, all Italian nationals aged under 36 years are protected from HBV by vaccinal immunity. The problem of the infection has shifted to the immigrants from countries where HBV is still endemic; in this population the pr…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence of primary gout in the Shantou area, China, and to understand its clinical features. METHODS: Samples from three surveys of the Chenghai across ten years were studied. Clinical, laboratory and radiology data of 419 cases of primary gout were collected and analyzed. RESULTS: Preva…

The authors present their experience in the medical treatment of 1, 296 caustic esophageal injuries in children over the last 20 years in two study groups, one comprising the period up to 1989 and the other 1990 to 1996, comparing the different treatments used in each group. The treatment was based fundamentally on dil…

Data from a computerised linkage between the Swedish Cancer Registry and the Fertility Registry were used to study the influence of reproductive history on the risk of colorectal cancer in women aged less than 60, in the period 1960 to 1984. A "nested" case-control design was used with 1,415 colon cancer cases and 733…

BACKGROUND: Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is an important public health problem in Sudan. METHODS: Clinical and echocardiographic findings from an RHD registry in Khartoum (January 2005-March 2018) are described. Operated and un-operated children were prospectively followed. The quality of life (QOL) for children who…

Suicide is a major cause of death in schizophrenia. Identifying factors which increase the risk of suicide among schizophrenia patients might help focus prevention efforts. This study examined risk of suicide in male schizophrenia patients using population-based data, examining the timing of suicide in relation to the…

AIM: Aim of the study was to review our experience in the management of liver tumors in children over the last 15 years. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A cohort of 78 children with liver tumors managed in our institution between 1991 and 2006 was retrospectively reviewed. There were 45 males and 33 females with a mean age of 3…

INTRODUCTION: Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) or benign intracranial hypertension is a rare disease in childhood. The clinical presentation in pediatric patients can be very variable, being more unespecific in younger patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A retrospective descriptive study was carried out on patie…

The Kampala cancer registry is the longest established in Africa. Trends in incidence rates for a 20-year period (1991-2010) for Kyadondo County (Kampala city and a rural hinterland) illustrate the effects of changing lifestyles in urban Africa, and the effects of the epidemic of HIV-AIDS. There has been an overall inc…

AIM: Gastrointestinal tract is the commonest site for neuroendocrine tumors. Appendix, ileum and rectum were considered to be common sites for these tumors. However, there has been change in pattern of gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors over last few years. There is limited data available on epidemiology and patter…

BACKGROUND: The approach to perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis, bowel preparation, and postoperative routines in elective colorectal resections has changed over the last two decades. The aim of this national survey was to document the current methods of perioperative management of those patients scheduled for electiv…

A significant increase not only in the number of operations for AAA but also in the incidence of autopsy findings of AAA from 1.5 per cent to 4.5 per cent has been observed during the last 20 years. Ultrasound screening of the abdominal aorta in patients examined for other reasons revealed asymptomatic dilatation of th…

BACKGROUND: Hurthle cell carcinoma (HCC) of the thyroid is a variant of follicular cell carcinoma (FCC). A low incidence and lack of long-term follow-up data have caused controversy regarding the survival characteristics of HCC. We aimed to clarify this controversy by analyzing HCC survival over a 35-year period using…