98,318 papers found

PURPOSE: The literature concerning undescended testis mainly concentrates on the increased risks of infertility and development of germ cell tumors. Yet the UDT also appears to be at higher risk for torsion compared to the normally descended testis, and this issue is relatively poorly addressed. We reviewed all cases o…

Chondrosarcomas of the larynx are rare tumors accounting for about 0.5% of all laryngeal primary tumors. A total of 111 laryngeal chondrosarcoma cases, diagnosed between 1970 and 1997, were retrieved from the Otorhinolaryngic-Head & Neck Tumor Registry of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. There was a 3.6:1 male/…

The quality of vessel anastomosis is a key element for the success of free flap reconstruction. When adopting free flaps for oral and maxillofacial defect reconstruction, skills in selecting vessels, determining the clinical manifestations of the recipient vessel, and anastomosis technique are needed. Key points on pos…

OBJECTIVE: Neurological diseases remain the second most common cause of maternal mortality from indirect causes, according to the last United Kingdom confidential enquiry into maternal death. The maternal mortality rate from epilepsy is reported as 0.61 per 100,000 maternities. The aim of this study was to analyse the…

Changes in dental education towards integration of sciences and convergence of curricula have affected instruction in physics. Earlier studies of undergraduate curricula make possible comparisons in physics instruction. For this study, the websites of 245 European dental schools were explored, and information about the…

The current combination treatment, chemotherapy and surgery, has significantly improved the cure rate and the survival rate of primary bone osteosarcoma. The 5-year survival rate has increased in the last 30 years from 10% to 70%. Even in patients with poor prognosis, such as those with metastases at diagnosis, the 5-y…

A study of HIV infection among substance abusers from 1987 to 2002 was performed in Thanyarak Institute on Drug Abuse (TIDA). From 118,676 anti HIV tests (6,076 - 10,626 tests each year) of TIDA inpatients, 17,526 tests were positive (474 - 2,041 tests each year) In 71,403 new substance abuse cases (3,724 - 6,184 cases…

To the extent that age-related declines in kidney function are caused by intrarenal alterations, donor age should affect glomerular filtration rate (GFR) after renal transplantation. Although some investigations have suggested that transplantation of aging kidneys may cause an increased incidence of primary allograft f…

PURPOSE: To report and compare visual and glaucoma outcomes in primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) vs glaucoma following congenital cataract surgery (GFCS). DESIGN: Retrospective, observational, comparative case series. METHODS: Setting: Emory Eye Center, Atlanta, Georgia. STUDY POPULATION: Pediatric glaucoma patients…

OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the temporal course of seizure outcome in children with pathology-confirmed focal cortical dysplasia and explored predictors of sustained seizure freedom. METHODS: We performed a single-center retrospective study of children ≤ 18 years who underwent resective surgery from January 1, 2000…

A trial of evaluation of the effectiveness and durability of the effects of the surgical technique performed on the basis of the behaviour of the antero-posterior axial dimensions of the eye. Observations concerned 75 persons (129 eyes), the control group consisted of 20 persons (40 eyes) treated conservatively. Evalua…

OBJECTIVE There have been no reports on the long-term radiographic outcomes of posterior vertebral column resection (PVCR) in patients with congenital scoliosis. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the surgical outcomes and complications after PVCR and its long-term effects on correcting this deformity in childre…

Forty nine children with hepatitis B virus-mediated glomerulonephritis (GN) were observed during the last 11 years. Boys were more frequently affected than girls, the ratio being 38 : 11. Young infants (1 to 5 years of age) predominated in the group. The incidence of membranous form of glomerulonephritis was high (34 o…

Validity of comparisons between expected breeding values obtained from best linear unbiased prediction procedures in genetic evaluations is dependent on genetic connectedness among herds. Different cattle breeding programmes have their own particular features that distinguish their database structure and can affect con…

BACKGROUND: Patients who climb onto the roof of a stationary train carriage and sustain a high voltage electrical injury from the overhead cables represent a rare type of electrical injury. The aim of this study was to review all the electrical burns and their outcomes in train climbers treated in the Helsinki Burn Cen…

OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to reassess the concepts established over the past 20 years, in particular in the last 5 years, about the use of methylene blue in the treatment of vasoplegic syndrome in cardiac surgery. METHODS: A wide literature review was carried out using the data extracted from: MEDLINE, SCOPU…

PURPOSE. To submit the short and long term results of long-gap esophageal atresia (EA) with two surgical techniques. METHODS. We carried out a retrospective study of long-gap type EA without fistula (n=8) and with fistula (n=2) over the last 18 years, comparing the outcome of the Schärli technique (1992) with that…

OBJECTIVES: Over the last few decades, important changes occurred in the pharmacological approach to asthma control. However, the possible link between pharmacologic treatment and asthma death remains controversial. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Age-standardized asthma mortality rates were computed over the 1994-2004 peri…

PURPOSE: Minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum (MIRPE) was first reported in 1998 by D. Nuss. This technique has gained wide acceptance during the last 4-5 years. In the meantime, some modifications of the technique have been introduced by different authors. Our retrospective study reports our own experience ov…