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BACKGROUND: Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is found in 5% to 10% of men aged 65 to 79 years. The major complication is rupture which presents as a surgical emergency. The mortality after rupture is high, 80% for patients reaching hospital and 50% for those undergoing surgery for emergency repair. Currently elective su…

BACKGROUND: Factors associated with HCV incidence among young Aboriginal people in Canada are still not well understood. We sought to estimate time to HCV infection and the relative hazard of risk factors associated HCV infection among young Aboriginal people who use injection drugs in two Canadian cities. METHODS: Th…

INTRODUCTION: Despite advancements in diabetes therapeutics and innovations, suboptimal dosing continues to be a barrier to glycaemic control for people with diabetes (PwD). This study aimed to understand the extent of suboptimal insulin dosing and the factors underlying this behaviour from the perspective of PwD and h…

AIM: To describe the prevalence, circumstances and consequences of falls among community-dwelling older people in NSW using data from the 2009 NSW Falls Prevention Baseline Survey. METHODS: Telephone interviews with a random sample of 5681 NSW residents aged 65 years and over were conducted in 2009. RESULTS: Of those…

Eight children with Morgagni hernia were operated between January 2000 and May 2005. Medical records of the patients were evaluated retrospectively. Ages of the patients were between 3.5 months and 9 years. The diaphragmatic defect was on the right in all patients except one. One patient had bilateral diapragmatic hern…

IMPORTANCE: Despite increasing obesity rates in adolescents, data regarding early kidney sequelae are lacking. OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between adolescent body mass index (BMI) and early chronic kidney disease (CKD) in young adulthood (<45 years of age). DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This cohort stud…

MATERIALS AND METHODS: The postoperative and last follow-up radiograms: 7 to 25 years after surgery (mean: 10.4 +/- 3.9) were evaluated in 123 patients (167 hips). The radiological evaluation was performed according to Hip Society recommendations. The position of the cup and the stem, polyethylene wear, the migration o…

Keshav Desiraju (1955-2021) former Union Health Secretary, who passed away on September 5, 2021, was an uncommon bureaucrat and extraordinary human being. Many obituaries and eulogies have been written about his contribution to public health in India and his personal qualities in helping those in need. Here I will focu…

Over the last twenty years or so, emergency departments have undergone significant changes. They have faced a continual increase in activity of around 2 to 5% per year. Numerous factors are to be taken into account with regard to elderly people, notably their fragility. This is why a full assessment is essential when t…

"The eyebrow fat pad" was described by Charpy in 1909 without raising the interest of plastic surgeons. Over the last 5 years, we have removed this fat in 20% of our cases of superior blepharoplasty. This technique allows a reduction of the thickness of the upper eyelid to a lesser degree than that obtained by bone rem…

The radiologic diagnosis of craniosynostosis is made in most instances based on routine skull films, because each suture closure produces characteristic changes. Computed tomography (CT) was originally used only to evaluate the intracranial contents. In the last 5 years changes in morphology at the skull base and in th…

Kaposi's sarcoma is a transmissible disease, possibly associated with a virus, characterized by multiple pigmented lesions. Its epidemiology has dramatically changed in the last 4-5 years and has been the focus of considerable attention and controversy.

OBJECTIVE: The current study compares outcome after resection of papillary hilar cholangiocarcinoma to that of the more common nodular-sclerosing subtype. METHODS: Clinical, radiologic, histopathologic, and survival data on all patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma were analyzed. Resected tumors were reexamined and c…

Objective Earlier epidemiological studies have shown that headaches are frequent among adolescents, especially girls. In particular, recurrent primary headache disorders such as migraine and tension-type headaches are common complaints in this age group. Headaches are increasingly being recognized as a significant heal…

OBJECTIVE: Within the last decade, many changes have been made to the management of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). The aim of our study was to investigate the global impact of all these changes on the disease's course. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This single-centre study was carried out on patients with multiple sc…

BACKGROUND: When the chronic respiratory therapy dornase alfa was made commercially available for cystic fibrosis (CF) more than 20 years ago, two regimens were approved: 2.5&#x2009;mg inhaled once daily (QD) or twice daily (BID). In the intervening years, there has been little guidance as to when to use each regimen.…

PURPOSE: Single center study to evaluate the incidence and long-term outcome of laser pointer maculopathy (LPM). METHODS: Medical records of 909,150 patients visiting our institution between 2007 and 2020 were screened in our electronic patient record system using the keywords "laserpointer," "laser pointer," and "sol…

Unprotected sexual transmission is the cause of approximately 70%-80% of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections worldwide. Prevalence of HIV infection in 2011 was more than ten fold higher (3.8%) among men who have sex with men (MSM) than in the general population (0.33%) in Nepal. This study aimed to explore se…

INTRODUCTION: The World Health Organization (WHO) launched the third Global Patient Safety Challenge: Medication without Harm in 2017, aiming to reduce avoidable medication-related harm. Recognising that medication-related harm (MRH) accounts for the highest proportion of preventable harm, this initiative remains activ…

BACKGROUND:: Obesity contributes to negative outcomes in peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Little is known about the body-weight goals and trends among patients with PAD. AIM:: The aim of this study was to explore self-reported body-weight trends and methods used to achieve weight loss in patients with PAD. METHODS:…