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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The impact of disease progression in NAFLD on liver outcomes remains poorly understood. We aimed to investigate NAFLD progression using longitudinal liver stiffness measurements (LSM) by serial magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) and the association with liver outcomes. APPROACH AND RESULTS: All…

BACKGROUND: Due to the high transmissibility of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), governments adopted preventive measures, such as social distancing and obligatory social immobilization, which negatively affected access to health services, in…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the mid-term effectiveness of Oxford Unicompartmental Knee system Phase III for medial unicompartmental knee osteoarthritis (OA). METHODS: Between December 2008 and August 2010, 26 patients (32 knees) with medial unicompartmental knee OA were treated. Of 26 patients, 11 were followed up more tha…

There is increasing evidence that age at menarche has decreased in Europe and the United States during the last century and in Japan over the last several decades. Data from a community-based survey conducted in two rural counties of Anhui Province in China indicate a similar, downward secular trend in age at menarche…

Periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and cervical adenitis (PFAPA) is the most common fever syndrome in childhood. High disease activity (DA) dramatically impacts the health-related quality of life. Thus, effective and safe treatment is crucial. Colchicine might be effective, but data are still lacking. St…

INTRODUCTION: For phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitors, such as sildenafil, the only approved indication in women is for pulmonary arterial hypertension. These drugs are increasingly being proposed and tested for treatment of female infertility and complications in pregnancy. However, the extent of use of PDE5 in…

BACKGROUND: Patients with genu valgum and isolated osteoarthritis of the lateral compartment are candidates for distal femoral varus osteotomy. Opening wedge osteotomy is a precise method to realign the knee axis with good short to midterm results. The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of patients who have…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Hepatocellular cancer (HCC) is one of the five most common cancers worldwide. In Western countries the incidence of both HCC and intrahepatic cholangiocellular cancer (iCCC) has increased quite dramatically in the last 20 years. It was the aim of this study to assess the epidemiological change…

OBJECTIVES: Search of factors influencing the occurrence of musculoskelettal problems (MSP) among Lebanese dental surgeons. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Retrospective study, performed in September 2001. A 29 item-questionnaire exploring demographic and personal data, professional activity, the occurrence of musculoskelettal…

The prevalence of postnatal growth faltering (PGF) in preterm infants with very low birth weight (VLBW) (<1500 g) is a universal problem. Growth improvement is expected as neonatal care is optimized. Objectives: To determine if there has been a decrease in the prevalence of PGF and an improvement in height at 2 years i…

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to report the survival analysis of partial lateral facetectomy and Insall's procedure in patients with isolated patellofemoral osteoarthritis, and to assess the risk and protective factors for failure of this procedure. METHODS: From 1992 to 2004, all subjects with isolated patel…

The aim of the study was to evaluate mammography use and indications (diagnosis or screening) among 19,253 women aged 35 to 75 attending a health screening centre. The data were collected by a self-administered questionnaire completed after by an interview with a nurse. Mammography use is frequent in women attending a…

Interstitial nephritis secondary to analgesic ingestion is apparently an uncommon subject in pediatric literature. Two cases are reported in this article: case 1 is a girl followed for the last fifteen years when she had lipoid nephrosis which was treated initially with corticosteroids; she responded satisfactorily, bu…

PURPOSE: We report the first clinicopathological series of longitudinal FDG-PET scans in post-mortem (PM) verified cognitively normal elderly (NL) followed to the onset of Alzheimer's-type dementia (DAT), and in patients with mild DAT with progressive cognitive deterioration. METHODS: Four NL subjects and three patien…

Biomarkers of tissue injury have evolved empirically over the last 50-100 years. With the advent of immunoassays and discovery tools such as RNA expression and proteomics, more systematic approaches to the discovery of biomarkers can be expected in the future. This review discusses the evolution of biomarkers of muscle…

In order to have an electrophysiological approach to the pathogenesis of the Rett syndrome (RS), EEG testing together with evoked potential studies were performed in five children with RS, observed in our hospital during the last three years. All of the patients, aged from 18 months up to 4.5 years, had abnormal EEG: n…

BACKGROUND: Totally thoracoscopic ablation (TTA) is a minimally invasive and safe alternative to radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). It has evolved over the last decades, but data are limited. The aim of this study was to report the long-term efficacy and safety of TTA th…

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to determine some epidemiological aspects of motorcycle user traffic fatalities including the crash mechanisms and injury patterns in East Azerbaijan, Iran (2006-2016). METHODS: A total of 1840 motorcycle user mortal cases registered in East Azerbaijan forensic medicine database,…

INTRODUCTION: Esophageal stenosis, due to its important implications on the patients' quality of life, poses a serious problem, often difficult to resolve, that requires therapeutical solutions that could irreversibly affect vital conditions and quality of life of those affected. For this reason our group has tried ove…

BACKGROUND: International comparisons of the prevalence of atopic eczema and related symptoms are scarce. The standardized protocol of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) facilitates investigation of prevalence all over the world. OBJECTIVE: To apply the ISAAC written questionnaire to…