98,330 papers found

BACKGROUND: In haemophiliacs, synovectomy is indicated for recurrent joint bleedings, despite medical treatment. METHOD: We report a series of 23 surgical synovectomies of the knee with a median follow-up of 8.8 years. The median age of patients at surgery was 13.5 years. Clinical and radiological evaluation…

Changes of fat distribution were followed up in Czech and Slovak children from 1.5 to 15 years of age, using centrality indices, which relate the values of skinfolds on the trunk to the skinfolds on the extremities, head and neck. Up to 5 years of age, subcutaneous fat was deposited relatively more on the extremities,…

From a series of 62 patients with mechanical and vascular obstructions of bowels treated at this surgical department in last 5 years, the author presents 2 female patients with neglected malignoma of the sigmoid. In one of them with clinical picture of ileus (anamnesis two years) at operation a perforation of the coecu…

An investigation conducted in 1972 among adult males in the fishing village of Bugøynes, where the majority of the population is of Finnish ethnic background, showed very high serum cholesterol values. This led to a recommendation that the population should modify its dietary habits. 1-1.5 years later the choleste…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: To determine the extent of lung cancer in Alvila. Its incidence rates and significant epidemiological aspects of the year 2012 were recorded, and the results of each 5-year period (up to 20 years) were compared with those of known studies conducted using the same methodology. PATIENTS AND ME…

PURPOSE: To study changes in astigmatism throughout a 20-year period using keratometry and refraction in patients who underwent penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) for keratoconus. METHODS: We reviewed the charts of patients who underwent PKP for keratoconus from 1975 to 1979 and recorded preoperative refraction, stage of…

To investigate the efficacy of debridement, decompression, interbody fusion and percutaneous screw internal fixation under the unilateral biportal endoscopy (UBE) combined with drug chemotherapy for thoracic and lumbar tuberculosis.A follow-up study. The clinical data of 9 patients who underwent UBE debridement, decomp…

PURPOSE: To evaluate the indications, outcomes, and complications of scleral buckle removal over the past decade and compare to previously published data. METHODS: Forty nine eyes of 49 patients who underwent scleral buckle removal and had at least 6 months of follow-up were included in this retrospective study. Recor…

There are limited studies on the prevalence and correlates of sexual risk behavior among adolescents in Pacific Island countries. In order to inform public sexual and reproductive health interventions, the aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and correlates of various sexual risk behaviors among in-school ado…

BACKGROUND: Equity in delivery and distribution of health care is an important determinant of health and a cornerstone in the long way to social justice. We performed a comparative analysis of the prevalence of Italian and British residents who have fully paid out-of-pocket for health services which they could have obt…

To analyze the clinical features of children with refractory N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antibody encephalitis treated with tocilizumab.Demographic and clinical manifeatations, immunotherapy and prognosis data of 9 children with refractory NMDA receptor antibody encephalitis who received tocilizumab in the Dep…

Forty-five knees with tibial osteotomy for osteoarthrosis were studied at 5 to 10 years following surgery. Twenty-seven were graded excellent, eight good and ten poor. The best results were found in knees which maintained a Femoro-Tibial angle of 163 degrees--180 degrees whereas the poor results were associated with ei…

Several workers have observed that there is an extremely close immunological resemblance between the serum albumins of apes and man. Our studies with the quantitative micro-complement fixation method confirm this observation. To explain the closeness of the resemblance, previous workers suggested that there has been a…

The objective of this work is to estimate the time and value of the non-professional care, also called informal care, provided to people with limited autonomy in Spain, and to analyze its evolution between 2008 and 2021. We used as the main source of information the Survey of Situations of Disability, Personal Autonomy…

INTRODUCTION: Influenza virus is a common agent of pediatric infections. Most cases are mild, but severe illness and death can occur. We aimed to analyze severe cases associated the influenza virus and compare it with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). METHODS: This is a retrospective study of 0-17-year-old patie…

OBJECTIVES: To review the published literature regarding disorders of sex development (DSD) in Africa which will highlight clinical characteristics, and challenges of evaluation and treatment of DSD. CONTENT: We performed systematic review of articles published on DSD in Africa between January 2001 and December 2020.…

PURPOSE: To describe the clinical presentation and management of Curvularia endophthalmitis and compare with previous published literature. METHODS: Retrospective interventional comparative case series and literature review. Eight cases with culture-proven Curvularia endophthalmitis from January 2000 to March 2018 und…

The introduction of disease-specific therapy for patients with type I Gaucher disease (GD1) was a revolution in the management of patients, but not without cost. Thus, the management of mildly affected patients is still debated. We herein report a long-term follow-up (median (range) of 20 (5-58) years) of 103 GD1 patie…

BACKGROUND: In the last two decades there have been several studies describing the prevalence of intestinal parasites in Nepal; however, there is a lack of surveillance data in the country. METHODS: We searched literature in PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, Google Scholar and local peer-reviewed journals published from 1990 t…

BACKGROUND: We performed an interposition arthroplasty using the abductor pollicis longus tendon for arthrosis in the basal joint of the thumb that needed surgery from 1995 to 2010. In 2001 47 patients (55 thumbs) were reviewed after 3.5 (1-5) years. The pain relief was excellent in 32 thumbs, and 25 patients improved…