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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate changes in anthropometric and biochemical parameters in pregnancy and their dynamics during last two decades and to determine the association between anthropometric and biochemical parameters, their influence on fetal and neonatal development. MATERIAL AND METHODS: In 1985-2005, anthropometric (…

PURPOSE: To determine whether anterior vitrectomy is necessary when optic capture is performed in children between 5 and 12 years old with congenital cataract. SETTING: Iladevi Cataract and IOL Research Center, Ahmedabad, India. METHODS: This prospective randomized controlled study comprised 41 eyes of 25 children wh…

BACKGROUND: Expulsive hemorrhage is a severe complication of intraocular surgery. In a retrospective study we looked up surgical records of all penetrating keratoplasties (PK) performed in our department between 1989 and 1998. In all patients suffering from expulsive or preexpulsive choroidal hemorrhage we intended to…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the success rate and long-term outcome of cyclocryotherapy for refractory pediatric glaucoma. DESIGN: Retrospective interventional case series. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 64 eyes of 49 patients from 2 institutions with pediatric glaucomas resistant to conventional medical and surgical therapies t…

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…

OBJECTIVE: To assess whether the composition of the obese category (body mass index (BMI)> or =30) has changed during the last one-third of a century in young adult men. DESIGN: Retrospective study of 1,580,913 men (18.3+/-0.4 years) representing 82% of the Swedish male population at military conscription age between…

A substantial body of empirical evidence has accumulated over the last 12 years since the publication of the Alternative Model for Personality Disorders (AMPD) in the DSM-5. As yet, this evidence has not been organized and reported using the criteria required by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) for proposals…

BACKGROUND: In a retrospective study, we evaluated the effect of the addition of a decompressive osteotomy to hemiarthroplasty of the great toe in terms of clinical and radiographic outcomes. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Twenty-one consecutive patients affected by Grade III hallux rigidus underwent distal oblique osteotomy o…

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…

BACKGROUND: The aetiology of breast cancers diagnosed ≤ 50 years of age remains unclear. We aimed to compare reproductive risk factors between molecular subtypes of breast cancer, thereby suggesting possible aetiologic clues, using routinely collected cancer registry and maternity data in Scot…

In recent years glycosyl fluorides have been utilized as versatile sugar donors in the synthesis of natural products and carbohydrates. This paper provides an update on the advances made in the preparation of glycosyl fluorides during the last decade (1988-1998).

Stopping treatment for osteoporosis with denosumab (Dmab) leads to a major and rapid loss in bone mineral density (BMD) and a risk of vertebral fracture. Subsequent treatment with bisphosphonate (Bp) does not completely prevent this bone loss. We carried out a prospective pilot study to find out whether the gradual dos…

BACKGROUND: In the Ross procedure a valved conduit, most commonly pulmonary or aortic homograft, is used in place of autotransplanted pulmonary valve. Increasing demand and diminishing supply of homografts has resulted in a search for alternatives. A biological conduit from the valved segment of bovine jugular vein (Co…

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…

Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) is an index of the average blood glucose level over the preceding 2-3 months. In experimental studies, the lens responded to changes in osmolarity by forming vacuoles. By observing the vacuoles of the lens during eye examination, can we detect changes in osmolarity and glycemia over the last…

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…