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Objective This study aims to elucidate the association between the clinical characteristics of post-colonoscopy colorectal cancer (PCCRC) and quality indicators (QIs) of colonoscopy. Methods Patients with PCCRC who underwent total colonoscopy (TCS) and were histologically diagnosed with adenocarcinoma within six months…

People with epilepsy have an increased risk of premature death. The risk is highest soon after onset of seizures. We report the findings of a long-term follow-up population-based study of people with epilepsy with regards to premature mortality. The National General Practice Study of Epilepsy is a prospective study fla…

BACKGROUND: Although distal radius fractures (DRF) are common fractures, intra-articular comminuted DRF with volar free fragments are uncommon. There is considerable difficulty in the fixation of free fragments beyond the watershed line using the existing volar locking plate. We aimed to examine the efficacy and potent…

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Percutaneous gastrostomy (PEG) is a common inpatient procedure. Prior data from National Inpatient Sample (NIS) in 2006 reported a mortality rate of 10.8% and recommended more careful selection of PEG candidates. This study assessed for improvement in the last 10 years in mortality rate and co…

PURPOSE: To evaluate the outcomes of Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) in patients with toxic anterior segment syndrome (TASS). METHODS: Thirteen eyes of 13 patients who underwent DMEK for endothelial decompensation secondary to TASS were retrospectively reviewed. A comprehensive ocular examination inc…

PURPOSE: To evaluate the long-term outcomes of thin-flap laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) in eyes with thin corneas (central corneal thickness [CCT] <500 &#x3bc;m) but normal topography. SETTING: Private center, Tokyo, Japan. DESIGN: Retrospective randomized comparative study. METHOD: The efficacy, safety, predi…

INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was the retrospective assessment of therapy results and the changing prognosis of multiple myeloma (MM) patients from the Middle and North Moravia region of the Czech Republic during the last 40 years. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The analyzed group of 562 patients was gathered in the year…

BACKGROUND: Neuroendoscopic third ventriculostomy has increased in frequency for the management of hydrocephalus. The objective of this paper is to study the outcome in patients with hydrocephalus whose shunt subsequently failed and who were treated with neuroendoscopic third ventriculostomy (NTV). METHOD: The departm…

During the last 5 years 82 women underwent laparoscopic treatment of ectopic pregnancy, three ovarian and one interstitial. The mean preoperative beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (beta-hCG) value was 1550 mg/ml (range 375-200 mg/ml). The salpinx was ruptured in 12 women. At laparoscopy 35 salpingotomies and 47 salping…

Although oral cancer accounts for less than 5% of the total incidence of all malignancies, approximately half of the oral cancer patients die of their disease. Most oral cancer arises from surface epithelium. The epithelium initially undergoes dysplastic or premalignant changes which can last for years before invasion.…

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the differences in neuromuscular activation of agonist and antagonist muscles between men and prepubertal boys during a maximal isokinetic fatigue test. Ten prepubertal boys (mean +/- SD age: 10.5 +/- 0.6 years) and fourteen adults (age: 24.3 +/- 2.5 years) executed 2…

Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the Bartholin's gland has been encountered in 11 patients at the University of Michigan Medical Center since 1936. At the time of presentation the average age was 48.9 years, the lesion size was between 0.5 to 4 cm. The presenting symptoms were pain and/or pruritis associated with a solitary…

74 by-passes on leg arteries have been performed during these last ten years at St Joseph's hospital to cure: femoropopliteal atherosclerotic occlusive disease (67 cases), aneurisms (5 cases), post-traumatic arteriovenous fistula (1 case), popliteal thrombosis on exostosis (1 case). The indication for operation was, in…

Most information on the ecology of oak-dominated forests in Europe comes from forests altered for centuries because remnants of old-growth forests are rare. Disturbance and recruitment regimes in old-growth forests provide information on forest dynamics and their effects on long-term carbon storage. In an old-growth Qu…

This paper describes the development of neuroleptanalgesia (NLA) during the last 30 years and discusses its suitable clinical use. NLA was introduced into anaesthesiology 30 years ago and takes up a strong position among today's possibilities to reach intraoperative analgesia. The development of a standard technique wa…

BACKGROUND: Limited evidence on diabetes prevalence trends from the Indian subcontinent prompted this study to estimate the trends in diabetes prevalence using the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) data. METHOD: A cross-sectional survey carried out between 2015-2016 (NFHS-4) and 2019-2021 (NFHS-5) in a nationally r…

PURPOSE: Inconsistencies in the medical management of hypothyroidism have been reported between endocrinologists in different countries. This study aimed to identify the attitudes of Latin America thyroid specialists towards the use of thyroid hormones. METHODS: Online survey of members of the Latin America Thyroid So…

OBJECTIVE: Our aim in this study was to describe a type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) transition care model by assessing clinic attendance, glycemic management, and diabetes-related hospitalizations. METHODS: This work is a descriptive, longitudinal, single-centre study of patients with T1DM, who were 18 to 25 years of a…

OBJECTIVES: To describe the nursing and medical interventions performed in the last 48&#xa0;hours of life and the quality of dying of patients dying in acute geriatric hospital wards. METHODS: Cross-sectional descriptive study between October 1, 2012 and September 30,&#xa0;2013. Twenty-three acute geriatric wards in 1…