98,336 papers found

BACKGROUND: Minimization of calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) from the 1st week after kidney transplantation (KT) may reduce the risk of CNI nephrotoxicity. METHODS: Ten de novo KT recipients who received full exposure cyclosporine (CsA) and prednisolone as initial therapy were enrolled. Initial CsA minimization was 50% and…

Overuse of antibiotics can cause the emergence of resistant bacterial strains. This study retrospectively investigated recent trends in Escherichia coli causing urinary tract infections (UTIs), focusing on antibiotic use and antibiotic susceptibilities. Patients diagnosed with UTIs caused by E. coli in Akashi Municipal…

AIM: Upon this topic, randomized trials regarding gastrectomized and combination therapy with gastrectomy and chemotherapy have been made and survival has been prolonged to 15 months. In this study, we aimed to present our results by retrospectively classifying them according to Yoshida classification in stage 4 gastri…

Sexual dysfunctions are common experiences that often impact negatively on the health and well-being of affected individuals. We used baseline questionnaire data from 62,675 Danes aged 15-89 years, who participated in the cohort study Project SEXUS 2017-2018, to yield nationally representative estimates of the pre…

INTRODUCTION: Healthcare during pregnancy and childbirth and after delivery is important for the survival and well-being of both the mother and the neonate. Maternal healthcare in Nepal faces challenges due to various causes. However, providing proper knowledge on maternal healthcare to mothers and promoting a positive…

BACKGROUND: Pancreatic cancer (PC) is the third leading cause of cancer death. Obesity can increase the risk of PC by up to 50%. Studies have shown racial and gender disparities in PC, however, there is a paucity of such information in obese PC patients. AIM: The aim of this study was to: (1) evaluate the incidence an…

AIMS: We aimed to estimate the incidence and mortality of uveal melanoma (UM) in Australia from 1982 to 2014. METHODS: Deidentified unit data for all cases of ocular melanoma were extracted from the Australian Cancer Database from 1 January 1982 to 31 December 2014. UM cases were extracted and trends in incidence and…

To date, no studies have evaluated the outcomes of lumbar interbody fusion using the anterior to psoas (ATP) approach in patients with spondylolisthesis at L5/S1. We; therefore, aimed to evaluate short-term surgical outcomes of interbody fusion using the ATP approach combined with posterior fixation in these patients.W…

We aimed to study the clinical and imaging characteristics of patients sustaining vertebral fractures after denosumab discontinuation. For this purpose, we conducted a computerized advanced literature search that identified 13 published cases, and we additionally included another 11 new cases from our centers. Twenty-f…

We performed this retrospective study to analyze the outcome of patients with cavernous sinus hemangioma (CSH) after stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). We analyzed 19 patients with CSHs who were treated with SRS between 1998 and 2011. The median age of the patients was 50 years (range, 35-73 years), and 16 (84.2%) of the…

PURPOSE: To investigate the outcome of trabeculotomy and/or goniotomy for pediatric aphakic glaucoma. METHODS: Retrospective chart review of consecutive children who had congenital cataract surgery between 1990 and 2006 and required goniotomy and/or trabeculotomy for aphakic glaucoma. Treatment success was defined as…

OBJECTIVE: Overweight has been increasing in several developed countries over the last few decades. No update information on the issue is available for Italy. DESIGN AND SETTING: We conducted a computer assisted personal in-house interview survey in March-April 2004, on a sample of 2932 Italian individuals (1407 men a…

STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective review of a prospective adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) registry. OBJECTIVE: To study the evolution of the operative approach, outcomes, and complication rates in AIS surgery over the past 20 years. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Surgical techniques in AIS surgery have evolved considera…

Predicting future trends in arthroscopic and related surgery can be a challenging task for researchers, authors, editors, and clinicians alike. Analysis of high-citation articles from the past may guide future research. Cartilage had been the most highly cited topic in the arthroscopic literature, but the last 5 years…

Mortality is a good measure of killing, but it is a poor measure of cure, palliation or the maintenance of function. Nevertheless, it has remained the primary metric of hospital care for 200 years. This article discusses the factors that contribute to mortality risk and survival trajectories, as well as the increasing…

Tissue expansion is a valuable technique in soft tissue reconstruction. Osmotic expanders are self-inflating and obviate the need for repeated injections. In doing so, they eliminate port site problems and may reduce the potential to introduce infection. The use of such expanders has become more common in recent years.…

A herbicide degradation model, using real weather data for the period 1980-2001, has been used to estimate the change in persistence of autumn-applied isoproturon over this period. The results suggest that soil residues fell to the minimum for weed control on average approximately 30 days earlier over the last 5 years…

Insulin lispro (IL) possesses characteristics (decreased hypoglycaemia, greater convenience in timing of administration and better post-prandial glucose control) which may favour its use in women with diabetes. We report pregnancy outcomes in seven women with Type I diabetes treated with IL. Mean age was 30 years (2241…

We describe one patient who had pubic osteotomy and three who had symphysiotomy as an aid to radical tumour resections over the last 7 years. In each it was possible to distract the pelvis so improving access to the tumour. All four patients had pelvic rhabdomyosarcomata, three primarily in the prostate and lower bladd…

During the last fourty years the "hare type" of Yersinia enterocolitica was detected in the brown hare and other mammals in several European countries. In northern Germany (Province of Schleswig-Holstein) the pathogen was not found in the post mortem materials of the cattle, swine and horses during the years 1990-1996.…