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The aim of our study was to evaluate the shoulder function after clavicular hook plate fixation of acute acromioclavicular dislocations (Rockwood type III) in a population group consisting exclusively of high-demand military personnel. This prospective study was carried out at a tertiary care military orthopaedic centr…

INTRODUCTION: The incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) varies widely according to geographical area and has been reported to have increased in the last few years. No data are available on the current incidence of this disease in Madrid (Spain). AIM: to determine the incidence of inflammatory bowel disease in…

Psoriasis is a common skin condition seen in pediatrics. Treatment modalities used to treat psoriasis in children are different from those prevailing in the adult population and require adequate testing in pediatric subjects. This article reviews the published evidence on the different treatment modalities for pediatri…

The management of advanced colorectal cancer has changed dramatically during the last decade. By redefining resectability, and with the use of modern chemotherapy, nearly 10% of unresectable patients are now alive 5 years after diagnosis, and, overall, 20% are alive at 5 years when the combined results of surgery and c…

A 10-year-old boy with vesicles and eroded lesions on his labia, oral mucosa, and trunk was diagnosed as having pemphigus vulgaris. The diagnosis was confirmed by histopathologic and immunofluorescence studies. The patient was successfully treated systemically with methylprednisolone and azathioprine. After 4.5 years t…

An outbreak of measles occurred in northeastern Florida (Bradford, Clay, Duval, Nassau, Putnam, and St. Johns counties) in 1991 and early 1992. A total of 193 confirmed cases of measles were reported to the Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (FDHRS). This report summarizes an investigation of the…

BACKGROUND: Influenza vaccination is an effective preventive intervention to reduce the negative consequences of this disease. The objective of this work is to describe population patterns of use of influenza vaccination, to analyze the effect of a set of variables on the likelihood of being vaccinated and of having a…

The importance of maintaining the remission of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has been overlooked. Here we aimed to clarify factors causing NAFLD recurrence. In this retrospective cohort study over 10.8 ± 5.4 years, we investigated 1260 male health check-up participants diagnosed with…

The aim of this study was to describe the profile of patients diagnosed with Dravet syndrome (DS), their clinical management, and the impact of DS on their quality of life (QoL) and family. Data of 80 patients from 11 centres in Spain was collected. Patients (47.5% female) were 12.7 (9.6) years on average (SD, standard…

BACKGROUND: In Catalonia, as in most Spanish regions, the conjugate pneumococcal vaccine is not publicly funded, except for immunocompromised or high-risk children. This study assessed current vaccine coverage in the region of Tarragona, analyzing trends in vaccine uptakes throughout the 2002-2011 period by analyzing u…

OBJECTIVE: To elucidate the relationship between preoperative Cslope (CS) and sagittal parameters in anterior cervical discectomy with fusion (ACDF) by imaging. METHODS: A retrospective analysis of 54 patients (24 males and 30 females) with ACDF for cervical spondylosis between January 2012 and January 2017 was perfor…

PURPOSE: Due to the data paucity about the functional outcomes post pyeloplasty for patients diagnosed with ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) with a preoperative age above the age of 45 years and according to the elderly definition (age ≥ 65 years), we conducted this stu…

Several studies have compared prostate-specific antigen (PSA) kinetics in men with and without cancer, but there has been no adequate analysis of the longitudinal variation in PSA. The aim of this study was to assess the fluctuations in PSA in a cohort of elderly men in an attempt to define a physiological pattern of P…

The surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) has evolved significantly over the last 20 years and even more so in the last 5 years. There are now many clinically successful surgical procedures focused on eliminating AF and AF-related stroke. This review discusses the current types of surgical AF procedures, inclu…

We present our department experience in pancreatic surgery over the last 6 years. From its inception the number of pancreatic resections has been continuously growing each year. Method: We performed a retrospective analysis of a prospectively maintained database where we included all the patients with pancreatic resect…

The multiple role nitric oxide (NO) plays in a number of physiological and pathophysiological processes has, over the last few years, stimulated a massive interest in the development of new strategies and methods for generating NO in a controlled way, with the exciting prospect of tackling important diseases. Photochem…

Nonsurgical embryo transfer (NSET) of blastocysts to pseudopregnant female recipients provides many benefits over surgical implantation with less distress for the mice, no anesthesia or analgesia required and a considerable reduction in implantation time per mouse. Although a disposable device to perform NSET is on the…

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Patients with neurological disorders and urinary stone disease pose a significant challenge to the urologist, and possibly as a consequence, the literature is sparse about this small but important group of patients who are at an increased risk of urolithiasis, complications following surgical interve…

Since the application of short duration multidrug therapy (MDT) in leprosy, it has been reported that reversal reactions (RR) may occur after withdrawal of treatment. Surprisingly, such "late reversal reactions" have quite never been described after monosulphonotherapy. Such RR, especially in endemic areas, may represe…

The histopathologic studies of 103 patients under 16-years old with Hodgkin's disease including 5 cases who had staging laparotomy during the last 10 years were reviewed. The following conclusions were drawn: 1. No significant sex differences among subtypes were noted. 2. Associated glomerulopathy, nephrotic syndromes,…