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In the last 22 years 520 twin pregnancies were seen at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ulm. The material was analyzed retrospectively according to the 4 time periods 1965-1974, 1975-1980, 1981-1983, and 1984-1987. An equal-size group of singleton pregnancies was used as control. 1. By the 20t…

190 patients with glottic cancer (177 male and 13 female) treated by surgery in the course of the last 25 years are being presented. In 92 cases classic and in 98 extended fronto-lateral laryngectomy was carried out. Diagnostic and surgical procedures, depending on anatomical structures of the larynx infiltrated by the…

AIMS: To evaluate the contribution of changing procedures in microbiology laboratories over the previous 5 years to the increase in campylobacteriosis notifications. To assess whether regional differences in notification rates are due to variations in laboratory procedures. METHODS: A questionnaire was sent to 69 New…

OBJECTIVE: To describe the nutritional aversions and preferences of 14-18 years old adolescents schooled at Santander and analyze the changes taking place within the last decade. SUBJECTS: A cross-sectional study was carried out analyzing a sample of 1134 adolescents: 549 males (48.4%, 95% CI: 45.5%-5.3%) and 585 fema…

Twenty patients with discrete subaortic stenosis were studied during last 11 years. Cross sectional echocardiography and angiography demonstrated a membrane in 17 (85%), fibromuscullar collar in 2 (10%), and diffuse tunnel type of obstruction in 1 (5%) patient. Eighty five percent of patients had severe obstruction wit…

The guidelines for the use of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) have changed significantly over the last 5 years. This paper reviews the current recommendations and documents the reasons for these changes, in a review of the world's literature on ADT over the last 5 years. Special emphasis on randomized controlled tri…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinical effects of spinal canal decompression and pedicle screw reduction and fixation, and intervertebral bone grafting fusion for the treatment of lumbar spondylolisthesis associated with nerve compression symptoms. METHODS: Postlaminectomy vertebral lamina reconstruction and pedicle s…

In the developing countries, where socioeconomic and hygienic conditions are inadequate, hepatitis A is mainly a childhood infection. Improvements in environmental conditions cause a decline in the exposure to hepatitis A virus and a change in the age-distribution of the incidence. In the Sardinian population 3-11 year…

PURPOSE: To describe resident-reported experience in brachytherapy in Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education-accredited radiation oncology training programs over the last 5 years. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Archived reports of Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education final resident case logs from t…

Measurements of stomatal density and delta(13)C of limber pine (Pinus flexilis) needles (leaves) preserved in pack rat middens from the Great Basin reveal shifts in plant physiology and leaf morphology during the last 30,000 years. Sites were selected so as to offset glacial to Holocene climatic differences and thus to…

Between 1973 and 1986, 141 patients with esophageal carcinoma have been operated. The overall resection rate was 59% (83/141). We preferred the operative resection by abdominal and right-sided thoracic approach. Only in 4 patients with generally high risk an abdomino-cervical blind dissection of the esophagus was perfo…

The last few years has been a period of great change for the health service. A survey was undertaken to examine trends between 1976 and 1991 in the number of available beds within area health boards. Data collection included a survey of area health boards. The survey found that between 1976 and 1991 available beds decr…

The incidence of carcinoma corporis uteri and myoma uteri in the last 25 years was studied. The number of carcinoma of the uterine body is increasing in relation to other gynaecological cancers. Most cases occurred in the 6th and 7th decade of life. Small uterine cavities (up to 7.5 cm) and uterine weight of less than…

BACKGROUND: Peer methodology (PM) is an adaptation of the privileged access interviewer methodology and is used for prevalence studies. PM estimates higher drug consumption frequencies among school and college students than self reports, since it minimizes underreporting. AIM: To assess drug abuse among students using…

Based on a 20 years experience in the application of the pulmonary radiological control relying on radiophotography, the authors reached the following conclusions: -- 40% of subjects considered as suspect following radiophotography were confirmed to have pathological thoracic changes of which 8.5% with acitve pulmonary…

The public image of dentists and dental visits were surveyed in 1980 by interviewing a national sample of 648 Finns 15-50 years. 67 persons who reported having last visited a dentist more than 5 years ago were excluded from this report. 55% of the interviewees had visited the same dentists earlier, 69% of these had bee…

BACKGROUND: In developed countries, the prevalence of asthma in children has significantly increased in the last decades. However, there is no information about the trends of asthma in Latin America. AIM: To determine changes in asthma prevalence between 1994 and 2002 in Chilean schoolchildren. MATERIAL AND METHODS:…

Disagreement still prevails over intraoperative diagnosis of papillitis as shown by the variability in incidence reported with a wide range of percentage. A study, concerning 2957 biliary operations for benign diseases has been carried out in order to analyse the incidence of papillary disorders. Two periods have been…

SUMMARY OBJECTIVES: To investigate the relationship between severe pneumonia during the first two years of life and subsequent respiratory infections in preschool children. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study. We interviewed parents of children who were classified as exposed (n = 36) or non-exposed (n = 84), bas…