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In order to assess changes in sonographic visualization over the last 6 years, 7092 second- and third-trimester ultrasound examinations from separate pregnancies in three individual years (1451 in 1985, 3016 in 1988, and 2625 in 1991) were compared. Overall, visualization across all gestational ages improved from 63.9%…

An analysis of 287 consecutive stillbirths associated with 47,171 deliveries in Toa Payoh Hospital between 1978 and 1987 was undertaken. The incidence of stillbirths was 6.1 +/- 1.26 per 1,000 total births. 149 out of 287 cases (51.9%) had known causes of death. Intrauterine anoxia and congenital malformations are the…

Comparing data relating to the estimated incidence of infective endocarditis and deaths due to this condition highlights the changing age and sex patterns over the last 50 years. Using these data it is estimated that about 20 cases per million population per year can now be expected many of whom will be aged 65 years o…

A retrospective analysis was performed on 33 pediatric renal transplants performed over last 8 years. The mean age and weight at the time of transplantation was 12.5 +/- 3.86 years and 28.75 +/- 9.04 kg, respectively. Twenty-six children were boys and 7 were girls. Thirteen children had underlying glomerular disease an…

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…

PURPOSE: To retrospectively evaluate the results of cyclophotocoagulation (CPC) with the transscleral contact red 670-nm diode laser in treating glaucoma. METHODS: Cyclophotocoagulation was performed in 60 eyes of 60 patients with a mean age of 74 +/- 11 years (range 49-90 years). The treatment was delivered via a fib…

The authors review their experience of 14 children with syringomyelia and associated Chiari I malformation observed during the last 21 years. Initial symptoms were motor weakness (57%), sensory signs (50%), scoliosis (50%) and bladder dysfunction (21.5%), while signs of admission were pyramidal signs (78.5%) with motor…

To summarize the clinical characteristics of SYNGAP1-related epilepsy in children.Data of 13 patients with SYNGAP1 gene variants diagnosed with epilepsy at Department of Neurology, Beijing Children's Hospital were collected retrospectively from March 2017 to October 2020 and the patients were followed up. The clinical…

OBJECTIVES: In a contemporary cohort of youth with type 1 diabetes, we examined the interval between episodes of severe hypoglycemia (SH) as a risk factor for recurrent SH or hypoglycemic coma (HC). METHODS: This was a large longitudinal observational study. Using the DPV Diabetes Prospective follow-up data, we analyz…

PURPOSE: Benign eyelid neoplasms derived from hair follicles are frequently misdiagnosed, including pilomatricoma, trichoepithelioma, trichilemmoma, trichoblastoma and inverted follicular keratosis. METHODS: We reviewed 17 tumors seen in the last 9 years, between 1992 and 2002. Excisional biopsy constituted the treatm…

OBJECTIVES: To define the long-term morbidity in patients with prostate cancer who underwent iodine-125 brachytherapy. METHODS: A total of 325 men with localized prostate cancer treated with iodine-125 brachytherapy had a median follow-up of 7 years (range 5 to 15). The American Urological Association symptom score, e…

Bilateral trigeminal neuralgia is a rarely observed suffering. It is usually localised on one half of the face and few years after therapy or idiopathic regression it appears on the other side. In exceptional cases trigeminal neuralgia appears on both sides at the same time. Neurovascular decompression or neurotomy in…

The authors have reviewed 75 cases of infected Pseudarthrosis treated over the last five years (1989-1993) in the Septic Osteo Articular Pathology Unit (UP.S.O.A.) in the Orthopaedic Service of the Coimbra University Hospitals (H. U. C.).The primary objective was to cure infection, and the method of treatment was based…

Transluminal coronary angioplasty (TCA) was introduced in 1977 for dilatation of coronary stenoses. From October 1977 to December 1984 1087 procedures have been performed in Frankfurt. The mean success rate was 77% with an increase from 58% to 84% since 1977. Recurrences were seen within the first year in 15% of the pa…

A review of all cases of osteoid osteoma of the hand seen by four hand surgeons over the last 10 years was performed. Seven cases were documented. Average follow-up was 28.3 months. Average age of the patients was 21.1 years. Five men and two women participated. Six lesions were in the right and one in the left upper e…

BACKGROUND: Long-term outcome after surgical treatment of supratentorial ependymoma (STE) in children has not been extensively reported. FINDINGS: We identified 26 children who underwent primary tumor resection of STE between 1953 and 2011, with at least 8 years follow-up. Ten patients (38%) had anaplastic and 16 had…

It is estimated that by 2050, there will be a 300% increase in the elderly population (> or =65 years) and a corresponding increase in elderly patients presenting for surgical evaluation. Surgical decision-making in this population can be difficult because outcomes in the elderly are poorly defined. We reviewed 2698 co…

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…

OBJECTIVES: Among Canadian adults who currently or formerly smoked cigarettes, we examined: consultations with healthcare providers (HPs) in the last two years; among those, the proportion who received any smoking cessation advice and the type of support recommended; and whether receiving cessation advice varied by soc…

BACKGROUND: The treatment of periacetabular malignant bone tumours is challenging. Many methods of reconstruction after internal hemipelvectomy have been reported and each method has its own limitations. The aim of this study was to evaluate the oncological and functional outcomes of pasteurized autograft reconstructio…