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The incidence of 16 cerebellar medulloblastoma admitted to the University Hospital of Leuven during the last 8 years shows a seasonal peak between September and December.

BACKGROUND: Acute appendicitis (AA) is a medical emergency. The standard of care for AA had been surgical appendectomy. Recently, non-operative management (NOM) has been considered, mainly for uncomplicated AA. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate AA NOM trends over two decades. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort study…

BACKGROUND: Suicide is a global health crisis. However, no objective biomarkers of suicide risk currently exist, and self-reported data can be unreliable, which limits prediction, diagnostic, and treatment efforts. Reliable biomarkers that can differentiate between diagnostic subgroups, predict worsening symptoms, or s…

This review presents the current initiatives and potential for development in the field of animal health surveillance (AHSyS), 5 years on from its advent to the front of the veterinary public health scene. A systematic review approach was used to document the ongoing AHSyS initiatives (active systems and those in pilot…

Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute self-limiting vasculitis of children predominantly affecting the medium sized arteries. The disease was first described by Dr. Tomisaku Kawasaki in 1967 from Japan. KD has now been reported from more than 60 countries and is the commonest cause of acquired heart disease in children in…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of interrupt percutaneous endoscopy lumbar discectomy (PELD) through interlaminar approach for L5, S1 disc protrusion. METHODS: Between November 2006 and August 2010, 115 patients with L5, S1 disc protrusion were treated, including 79 males and 36 females with an average age of…

With the development of the mining and manufacturing industries and the petrochemical industry, cadmium (Cd) has been used not only for metal products but also petroleum products. Recently, environmental pollution due to waste fluids and gases from factories using cadmium and also domestic waste materials has become a…

OBJECTIVES: Advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treatment paradigms include prolonged systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT) courses. Treatment breaks during significant life events may align with patients' care goals but are poorly studied. We evaluated the temporal patterns of palliative SACT received by NSCLC p…

To investigate the effect of water temperature on gamete maturation and gamete quality, European grayling (Thymalus thymallus) were held under different temperature regimes prior to spawning. Maturation of males and females and their gamete quality depended strongly on temperature regime. The highest percentages of mat…

Different techniques have been proposed for the treatment of cartilage defects. Among the currently available options, autologous single-plug osteochondral transplantation is one of the few to be applied to address small and medium lesions. The goal of the current study was to document the long-term clinical outcome of…

Although baseball is considered "the" American pastime, little is known about the career prospects of the individuals who play the game. This study fills that void by examining the careers of baseball players over the last century. Between 1902 and 1993, 5,989 position players started their careers and played 33,272 pe…

OBJECTIVE: To discuss the security and effectiveness of fixing the unstable region of sagittal injured unit symmetrically with pedicle screws combined with bone graft fusion for treating thoracolumbar fractures. METHODS: A series of 65 patients with a single level thoracolumbar fracture between November 2011 and Novem…

Grassland ecosystems worldwide have been extensively converted to other land uses and are globally imperiled. Because many grasslands have been maintained by human activities, understanding their origin and history is fundamentally important to better contemporary management. However, existing methods to reconstruct pa…

For cosmetic purposes, it is possible to perform an elective cholecystectomy through a transverse incision of no more than 5 cm. Access is obtained lengthwise through the rectus abdominis. Bleeding must be strictly controlled and cholecystectomy must be performed with great care. Before the operation, it is necessary t…

This study aims to study the publication trends in articular cartilage repair (ACR) techniques, over the last 10 years. A literature search was performed on the PubMed, Web of Science, and SCOPUS databases. We used suitable keywords and Boolean operators (articular cartilage injury AND "marrow stimulation OR microfract…

In order to correctly appreciate the way cardiology developed in the last 40 years, the "state-of-the-art" balance when the first World Congress took place, September-1950, in Paris, is made. The most current diagnostic methods were relatively scarce at the time-ECG, chest X ray, phonocardiography, pulse wave tracings,…

BACKGROUND: Childhood injuries claim around a million lives around the world each year. A community-based study on childhood injuries would provide valuable information on the epidemiology of injuries. OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of unintentional childhood injuries in an urban locality and determine various so…