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OBJECTIVE & DESIGN: To compare cross-sectional caries prevalence data of 11.5 year old children over a 13 year period (1989-2001) and to evaluate the maximum effect of the applied preventive programme (sealants to 1st molars and 6-year health education) on DMFT values during the last five years. PARTICIPANTS: Using th…

We investigated predictive factors for local recurrence in 540 patients with non-metastatic osteosarcoma of the extremity treated with surgery and neoadjuvant chemotherapy, between March 1983 and October 1994. The median follow-up was 7.5 (2.5-15) years. Local recurrences developed in 31 (6%) patients after a median ti…

BACKGROUND: The provinces in western China have undergone rapid urbanization and industrialization, particularly since the Chinese government launched the Great Western Development Strategy in 2000. We examined the time trends and contributions of age, period, and cohort effects to asthma incidence and mortality in Sic…

BACKGROUND: Brain cysts caused by Echinococcus granulosus are rare; they occur during childhood in endemic areas. PATIENTS: Six children, aged to 8.5-years old (mean age: 5.5 years) were admitted from 1989 to 1994 because they suffered from progressive intracranial hypertension. The brain CT-scan showed typical featur…

In the last 20 years 89 middle ear operations were performed on 71 patients with unilateral or bilateral microtia (grade II or III). The methods and the results are described and discussed. In 79.5% we produced a wide auditory canal and achieved an overall hearing gain of 17 dB. We usually do not carry out middle ear s…

BACKGROUND: In-depth analysis of distributions of historical malaria outbreak years is crucial for evaluating progress in malaria control, understanding the impact of previous interventions, and identifying regions that remain highly susceptible to outbreaks. METHODS: Numerous methodologies, including the 95…

Although the use of bioprostheses for tricuspid valve replacement (bTVR) has always been controversial in terms of results, their long-term durability is not well described. This systematic review aimed to identify, assess the quality, and review the outcomes in studies reporting on long-term outcomes after bTVR publis…

INTRODUCTION: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is one of the main causes of chronic liver disease worldwide. AIMS: Retrospectively evaluate the results of therapy of patients with genotype 2 HCV treated during last 15 years at the Department of Infectious Diseases University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine Masa…

BACKGROUND: Splenectomy is frequently performed in transfusion-dependent thalassemia (TDT) patients to lower blood transfusion needs but is associated with significant long-term complications, including sepsis, thrombosis, and pulmonary hypertension. This study examines the long-term complications, survival rates, and…

OBJECTIVE: To provide health care providers, patients, and the general public the improvements and objective data outcomes in perinatal health care indicators for the Zilina district, northern part of Slovak republic. SETTING: Martin perinatology center (Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Department of Neonatolo…

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this non-interventional, non-comparative, prospective, multicentric study was to evaluate use of vaginal combined contraception NuvaRing in the clinical practice in the Czech Republic. DESIGN: Non-interventional, non-comparative, prospective, multicentric study. SETTING: Department of obstetrics…

UNLABELLED: There is convincing epidemiological evidence that 'dampness' in buildings is associated with respiratory effects. In order to identify health-relevant exposures in buildings with 'dampness', the study 'Dampness in Buildings and Health' (DBH) was initiated. In the first step of the study, cross-sectional dat…

PURPOSE: We evaluated the impact of reconstructive bladder procedures on the upper urinary tract in bladder/cloacal exstrophy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 57 patients underwent bladder neck procedures for urinary incontinence due to bladder exstrophy between 1988 and 2001. We correlated evidence of renal injury…

PURPOSE: To study the long-term outcomes of surgical revision of leaking blebs after trabeculectomy and identify possible risk factors for failure. PATIENT AND METHODS: A retrospective, nonrandomized, noncomparative interventional study of 34 eyes with late bleb leaks after trabeculectomy that underwent bleb excision…

IMPORTANCE: Although research has shown that centenarians tend to experience shorter periods of serious illness compared with other age groups, few studies have focused on the medical expenditures of centenarians as a potential indicator of the scale of medical resources used in their last year of life. OBJECTIVE: To…

The progress in HCV therapy in the last three years is similar to the progress that took HIV therapy ∼14 years. We are at the brink of approval for an all-oral drug combination that is dosed once daily as a single pill, has >95% efficacy, and is well tolerated. This article summarizes the path to this success an…

A case presenting with three episodes of recurrent benign abducens palsy is reported. The patient experienced her first episode at age of 3 years, her second when she was 13 years old, and the last at the age of 25 during pregnancy. Full recovery was attained within approximately three months after each episode.

Oligodendrocytes are the myelinating cells of the central nervous system (CNS). While the phrase is oft repeated and holds true, the last few years have borne witness to radical change in our understanding of this unique cell type. Once considered static glue, oligodendrocytes are now seen as plastic and adaptive, capa…

The modern methods of diagnosis can detect cancer of pancreas in stage in which possibility of operation is so high. The contribution of mini-invasive surgery is to prepare patient to operate on with success and low risk. We give an account of view to surgical problems with adenocarcinoma of exocrine pancreas which is…

Authors evaluate results of arthroplasty according to Colonna.The surgery was performed at the Ist University department of orthopaedics in Bratislava in the period of 1955-1973. Of 97 patients (123 hips), 64 (79 hips) were followed up 5-25 years and 23 (31 hips) over 25 years. All patients at the last follow up for we…