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INTRODUCTION: The objective of this study was to analyze the reproducibility or variability of the time period to exudative recurrences in patients who were treated with intravitreal injections (IVT) of anti-VEGF (ranibizumab, aflibercept) for exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The data studied included…

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…

The authors present their experience with surgical treatment of achalasia of the oesophagus in child age. During a nine-year period (1984-1992) they operated 11 children with achalasia. The group comprised 6 boys and 5 girls. The mean age at the time of operation was 9.5 years. The youngest patient was operated at the…

An analysis is presented of 35 cases of chorea as a symptom of polycythaemia. This analysis reveals: (a) whereas polycythaemia occurs predominantly in males (3:2), polycythaemic chorea (PC) occurs predominantly in females (5:2), at a real ratio of female:male = 4:1, the prevalence being 1-2.5% of polycythaemic patients…

A series of 37 patients with cecal volvulus treated at three different Swedish hospitals during the years 1952-1973 is presented. The symptoms, physical findings and radiologic features are presented. The associated factors found at operation are described and their possible role in provoking torsion is discussed. In 5…

PURPOSE: The task of the research was epidemiological and clinical analyses of those patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS: In the period of 1976-200 147 patients with complications of perinasal sinusitis were treated. As numerous classifications of paranasal sinusitis complications exist, the analysis of the material was ba…

INTRODUCTION/AIMS: Due to improvements in clinical care, individuals with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) are living into adulthood, but little has been published about adults with DMD. We describe key characteristics of adults with DMD using US population-based surveillance data. METHODS: Muscular Dystrophy Surveil…

BACKGROUND: When monitoring melanocytic neoplasms, the pattern of change may distinguish nevi from melanoma. Anticipating the growth dynamics of nevi based on their dermoscopic pattern is important to make this distinction. OBJECTIVES: The primary aim was to examine the association between nevus dermoscopic pattern at…

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the clinical efficacy of transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) in the treatment of continuous double-level lumbar spondylolisthesis with sagittal imbalance. METHODS: The clinical data of 36 patients with double-level spondylolisthesis treated with TLIF were included and divided into L3/L4…

OBJECTIVE: Limited data exist on the changes in the epidemiology of pancreatic cancer and outcomes over the last decades in population-based cohorts. We aimed to compare the incidence of pancreatic cancer, diagnostic, treatment and survival among patients diagnosed over the period 1986-2009. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A r…

PURPOSE: The aims of this study were to investigate trends of aggressive treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients at the end-of-life (EOL) during the recent 5 years and examine the relationship between hospice consultation (HC) and aggressive care. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The medical records of 789 pati…

Distal radius and ulna fractures are the most common fractures seen in England, occurring at a rate of 22/10,000 person years. Kirschner (K)-wire fixation is a well-accepted method of treating these fractures. There is a surprising paucity of evidence on the subject of prophylactic antibiotics and the duration of K wir…

BACKGROUND: Reduction mammaplasty remains one of the most common procedures performed by plastic surgeons today. The national health care quality and fiscal environments continue to evolve, with increasing emphasis on outpatient procedures and reduced lengths of stay (LOS). This study was designed to analyze the trends…

Gonarthrosis in the relatively young and active population causes major daily discomfort and disability. If the arthritic process is mainly limited to the medial compartment, the axis of a varus knee can be realigned laterally with high tibial osteotomy to unload the medial compartment and allow some cartilage regenera…

BACKGROUND: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) may limit the outcome of pediatric heart transplantation (pHTx). We evaluated pulmonary hemodynamics in children undergoing pHTx. METHODS: Cross-sectional, single-center, observational study analyzing pulmonary hemodynamics in children undergoing pHTx. RESULTS: Twenty-three chi…

BACKGROUND: Spinal deformity associated with Neurofibromatosis type1(NF-1) is known to be intractable, and it's surgical outcome is known to be poor. However, it is not clear whether or not patients are able to lead a healthy social life as adults, and we investigated the surgical outcomes of patients who had reached a…

The complete classification of (primitive, generic) parallelohedra in a given dimension is a challenging computational task. Nearly 50 years have passed since the classification for the last dimension, n = 5, was completed. One application of such a classification is in solving the lattice sphere covering problem for t…

In the last years, great progress has been accomplished in the development of aptamer sensors with different transducers. In order to improve the sensitivity of these biosensors, several methodologies have been employed. In this Special Issue, the state of art and the future trends in the field of aptamer sensors have…

The cat's mesencephalic raphe, caudally extended to the locus ceruleus and rostrally to the habenulo-interpedunculary area, was reconstructed with foamy-plastic plates in a stereotaxis ensemble of the brainstem. This reconstruction serves as an important reference to the topography and for interpreting the functional b…