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The author reports a case of S.R.U.P.C. that was relieved by a Nigrisoli operation. There is a good function after two years. The author thought it worth publishing this cae because of its rarity: in the last twenty years only one article appeared on this problem in the Rumanian medical literature that reported 5 cases…

BACKGROUND: There is an increase in the incidence of breast and gynecologic cancers in Iran during the last three decades. Literature is inadequate about the Years of Life Lost (YLL) attributed to these cancers in Iran. METHODS: Mortality data due to these cancers amongst females aged >20 yr from 2004 to 2019 was acqu…

OBJECTIVE: To discuss the effectiveness of operation technique for antero-medial rotatory instability (AMRI) of the knee joint caused by motorcycle. METHODS: Between June 2007 and December 2009, 32 cases of AMRI caused by motorcycle were treated. There were 28 males and 4 females with an average age of 35.5 years (ran…

PURPOSE: The aim of this retrospective clinical study is to evaluate the effect of growing rod lengthening technique on sagittal balance in relationship with the spinopelvic parameters, in early onset scoliosis (EOS). METHODS: Twenty-three patients (18 female, 5 male), with a mean age of 8.3 years during the operation…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy of the endourological treatment of ectopic ureterocele in children in a large series and with a long-term follow-up. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective, descriptive study of patients with ectopic ureterocele who had undergone surgery in our institution in the last 15 years wa…

OBJECTIVE: To determine the efficacy of splenectomy for treating thrombocytopenia associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: The role of splenectomy has been controversial in this patient population. METHODS: Between 1975 and 2001, 25 consecutive adults with SLE underwent splenectomy…

INTRODUCTION: No clear guidelines for treating adult patients with ischemic moyamoya disease (MMD) without cerebral hemodynamic compromise such as misery perfusion have been established. Our previous prospective cohort study of adult patients with MMD without misery perfusion who were treated with medical management al…

BACKGROUND: For patients with metastatic cancer, treatment with palliative chemotherapy can lead to more aggressive end-of-life (EOL) care. This retrospective study aimed to assess the time from the last chemotherapy treatment to death and investigate the variables associated with the delivery of palliative chemotherap…

PURPOSE: To describe and interpret secular time trends in gallbladder cancer (GBC) incidence, mortality, and diagnostic approach using 37 years of cancer registry data in urban Shanghai. METHODS: Data on registration of GBC in urban Shanghai during 1973 and 2009 were collected by the Shanghai Cancer Registry. To descr…

INTRODUCTION: Almost half of exposures reported to United States (US) poison centers are exploratory ingestions in children under the age of 5 years. Pediatric cannabis exposures reported to US poison centers have risen over the last twenty years, with greater increases in the last 5 years. In 2020, the C…

BACKGROUND: Previous reports showed some beneficial effect of oral vancomycin treatment (OVT) in children with primary sclerosing cholangitis; conversely, the experience in patients with other autoimmune liver diseases (AILD), including autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) and autoimmune sclerosing cholangitis (ASC), is scant.…

AIMS: We assessed the changes in short- and long-term outcomes and their relation to implementation of new evidence-based treatments in all patients with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) in Sweden over 20 years. METHODS AND RESULTS: Cases with NSTEMI (n = 205 693) between 199…

In the last 3 years, 11 patients with posterior cruciate injury were treated with the reconstructive procedure utilizing the iliotibial band. The operative technique was found to be easy and simple compared with other methods. Strong reconstruction could be accomplished even in the cases of old injury of more than two…

We studied 70 patients after uncemented hip replacement with the Lord prosthesis which has a relatively long, completely macrotextured stem. The mean follow up was for 9.5 years. We compared radiographs at one year after operation, at 5 years and at the last follow up. Twenty-five patients (36%) had deep or circumferen…

OBJECTIVE: To compare the long-term effectiveness of wheather posterior ligamentous complex (PLC) preserved between posterior fenestration decompression interbody fusion and posterior total laminectomy interbody fusion. METHODS: The clinical data of 89 patients who suffered from single segmental degenerative diseases…

INTRODUCTION: The MDS-PSP criteria have shown high sensitivity for the PSP diagnosis, but do not discriminate the phenotype diversity. Our purpose was to search for anatomopathological differences among PSP phenotypes resulting from the application of the MDS-PSP criteria comparing with the previous ones. METHODS: Thi…

OBJECTIVE: To describe the medical and laboratory profile of the patients who have been diagnosed with chronic urticaria in the outpatient clinic of a tertiary care hospital of the social security system in Costa Rica. METHODS: All patients over 13 years of age who had been diagnosed with chronic urticaria between Jan…

BACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the most prevalent metabolic diseases in the UAE. During the last two decades, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has experienced tremendous development in all fields including DM research. The present study sheds light on the growth in DM research in UAE and represents a guide…

BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS:  Double-balloon enteroscopy-assisted endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (DBE-ERCP) in post-Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) patients is a technically challenging procedure. We aimed to determine the success rate of DBE-ERCP performed by a novice to the procedure in post-RYGB…