97,344 papers found

Lichen planus (LP) has been reported as a complication of hepatitis B vaccination in both adults and children. According to published observations, an autoimmune reaction may be triggered by the viral S epitope. In children, LP is uncommon and, because of its atypical clinical presentation, definitive diagnosis may req…

Trials are increasingly being used to evaluate the effectiveness of health care interventions. As has been recognised by those active in these activities, there is a need, not only to search for all published materials, but also to evaluate their quality and usefulness. This paper is an attempt to provide information a…

During the last years the diagnosis and treatment of pyogenic liver abscess has changed substantially. The aim of this work is to report a retrospective analysis of 50 patients aged 24 to 87 years old, that presented with a pyogenic liver abscess and were treated in the last 13 years. The sensitivity for diagnosis of u…

The modern stapedectomy with prosthesis insertion and living oval window seal, like the modern cataract extraction with lens replacement, is now performed, very much the same, throughout the world. I have reviewed the evolution of stapes surgery during these last thirty years and tried to gain some agreement for severa…

PURPOSE: To evaluate the postoperative results of patients with valvular bovine pericardium prosthesis in mitral position. METHODS: From 1977 to 1988, 10.812 bovine pericardial valves were produced by IMC Biomédica and implanted. Our group at IMC implanted 1,193. Of the 663 patients with mitral change, 586 were a…

BACKGROUND: The role of adjuvant radiotherapy after gross total resection (GTR) of WHO grade 2 meningioma remains unclear, and conflicting results have been published. We hypothesized that authors' medical specialties could be associated with reported findings on the role of adjuvant radiotherapy after GTR of WHO grade…

BACKGROUND: Re-vaccination against canine adenovirus (CAV) is performed in ≤3-year-intervals but their necessity is unknown. The study determined anti-CAV antibodies within 28 days of re-vaccination and factors associated with the absence of antibodies and vaccination response. METHODS: Ninety-seven healthy adu…

BACKGROUND: Traumatic posterior dislocation of the hip joint usually results from high-energy trauma, which can cause additional injuries that may need to be addressed after reduction. PURPOSE: This study was undertaken to present arthroscopic findings after traumatic posterior hip dislocation in patients with mechani…

The aim of the study was to examine influence of school stress on level of health and health disorders in adolescence. The data were collected from students often post-elementary schools in Warsaw The investigation were carried on in two stages, when adolescents attended second grade (783 students aged 14-15 years), an…

Mortality from carcinoma of the breast in man varied from 0.6 to 0.8 per 100,000 from 1950 to 1970. Over the same period the equivalent figures in women were 22 to 29 per 100,000. From 1955 to 1968, the Enquête Permanente Cancer recorded 537 cases of carcinoma of the breast in men. 293 of which were seen before an…

PURPOSE: To verify, in a medium-term follow-up, whether or not zirconia (Zr) abutments show similar survival outcomes as titanium (Ti) abutments in posterior areas. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A two-stage surgical protocol was used. Each patient was followed for 5 years after the definitive prosthesis insertion. Clinical a…

Pamidronate treatment has been shown to improve outcome in osteogenesis imperfecta (OI); however, factors influencing outcome are unclear. The present study was conducted to evaluate the response to pamidronate therapy with special emphasis on factors influencing outcome. Twenty children with OI treated with pamidronat…

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: To determine the incidence of measurable audiometric changes in the contralateral ear and clinical bilateral Menière's disease in individuals with longstanding established unilateral Menière's disease. STUDY DESIGN: Analysis of data in an ongoing prospective study. METHODS: One hundre…

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to describe the changes observed in clinical practice in our interventional cardiology unit over the last 20 years. METHODS: Between January 1, 1986 and December 31, 2005, >or=17,204 percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasties (PTCAs) were performed at our ce…

This study analyzed influenza vaccination in a group of elderly veterans living in a Florida VA nursing home care unit (NHCU). A survey questionnaire, developed to assess veterans' vaccination status, attitude and perception, was presented orally by a technician in the form of an interview and the responses were annota…

OBJECTIVE: The etiology of secretory otitis media (SOM) is multifactorial. The main factors discussed are infection and tubal dysfunction. This study aimed to detect poor tubal function and tympanic membrane pathology in young adults after extremely long-standing SOM. METHODS: Thirty-four patients, 16-25 years old, wi…

INTRODUCTION: There is limited literature on the representation of women in leading roles in neuroanesthesiology and neurocritical care academia. We aimed to determine the representation of women as first and corresponding authors in articles published in 3 dedicated journals of neuroanesthesiology and neurocritical ca…

This study aimed to determine the associations between socio-demographic factors, maternal health knowledge and husband domestic support and last pregnancy problems among reproductive age women (aged 15-49 years) in Bahuni, Morang, Nepal. Data were collected during February and March 2010 from 144 women who had at leas…

Professor Chourrout graduated from the Ecole Normale Superieure de Saint-Cloud and received his Ph.D.from the University of Paris VI. He worked asa scientist at the French Institute of Agricultural Research (INRA)doing research on trout genetics for more than 10 years. During his last 5 years at INRA, Professor Chourro…

STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective clinical study. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the outcomes of two-level (T12 and L3) pedicle subtraction osteotomy (PSO) for severe thoracolumbar kyphosis in ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and to discuss the surgical strategies of this surgery. BACKGROUND: Cases were limited on the results of two…