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The wildland-urban interface lies at the confluence of human-dominated and wild landscapes-creating a number of management and conservation challenges. Wildlife sightings near human settlements have appeared to increase in the last years. This article reports 51 records of presences, sightings, and livestock attacks of…

Ureteroscopic management of urolithiasis in pregnancy has been on the rise. Technological advancements such as the development of the semi-rigid or flexible ureteroscope, improvements in the design of baskets used for retrieval and the availability of laser have enabled atraumatic fragmentation of stones. We did a syst…

The prognosis of non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) with bone metastasis has been regarded as very poor. We report herein on two cases of NSCLC which presented as a solitary bone metastasis, were treated with surgical resection. Both these cases survived for over 5 years after their last operations. A 71-year-old-ma…

This report reviews 45 episodes of group A streptococcal bacteremia during 1980-1989 in a large hospital; 24 episodes occurred in the first 5 years of study (1980-1984) and 21 in the last 5 years (1985-1989). Four episodes were nosocomial. The remaining 41 episodes were community acquired; of these episodes, 12 occurre…

OBJECTIVES: to estimate the prevalence of smoking while driving a car or a motorcycle, and its determinants, and to analyze the trends of these habits before and after the transposition of the European Directive 40/2014 (Legislative Decree 6/2016) adopted in 2016, which bans smoking in cars in the presence of minors.…

BACKGROUND: The Integrating Orange Project promotes production and consumption of orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) to address vitamin A deficiency among rural populations of Zambia since 2011. OBJECTIVE: This study assessed household production and consumption of OFSP and identified factors associated with consumpti…

BACKGROUND: Sub-Saharan Africa is currently enduring the heaviest global burden of diabetes and diabetes care in such resource poor countries is far below standards. This study aims to describe the gaps in the care of Ethiopian diabetic patients at Jimma University Specialized Hospital. METHODS: 329 diabetic patients…

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: The natural history of congenital scoliosis or kypho-scoliosis resulting from a hemivertebra is well documented. The spinal deformation generally worsens in children with a free or semi-segmented hemivertebra situated in the thoraco-lumbar, lumbar or lumbosacral region. MATERIAL AND METHODS: From…

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: Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) is one of the most common genetic diseases in the world and an important cause of premature cardiovascular (CV) disease. The purpose of this study was to characterize the clinical features, current treatment patterns, and CV outcomes of patients with HeFH in…

INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical and radiological results of cervical disc arthroplasty (CDA) in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) using the CP ESPdisc prosthesis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Prospectively collected data of 56 patients with CSM have been analyzed. The mean a…

OBJECTIVE: To report concave-side distraction technique to treat congenital cervical scoliosis in lower cervical and cervicothoracic spine. To evaluate and compare clinical and radiographic results of this procedure with classic hemivertebra resection procedure. METHODS: This study reviewed 29 patients in last 13 year…

PURPOSE: The primary aim was to evaluate the accuracy of navigation in opening wedge high tibial osteotomy (HTO). The secondary aim was to examine mid-term outcomes after HTO. METHODS: Inclusion criteria were patients with medial compartment knee osteoarthritis who underwent computer-assisted HTOs. Mechanical axis (MA…

BACKGROUND: A few case reports have described accidental eye injuries caused by fish hooks. The severity of ocular injuries is dependent on the involved ocular structures. Severe ocular injuries due to fish hooks are rare. We describe open globe and penetrating eyelid injuries from fish hooks at the Baltic Sea. METHOD…

Following a 25 percent decline in dental school applicants between 1997 and 2001, from 9,829 to 7,412, the number of applicants over the last three years has increased to 9,433. Based on the rate of applicants to the class entering in the fall of 2005, it is estimated there will be a further 10 to 15 percent increase i…

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 incidence of rectal cancer in the US is 45,000 per ann um. The 5-year survival is between 40 and 70%. This has not improved over the last 50 years despite improvements in techniques, the aid of new technology (surgical stapling devices in particular) and safer anesthesia.