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Authors evaluate clinical material of polytraumatized patients operated on account of liver injury during the last 15 years. The contribution of new imaging techniques is analyzed, especially of spiral computed tomography, for the diagnosis of liver injuries and associated injuries of the abdomen and retroperitoneum. T…

OBJECTIVES: We aimed to study the prevalence of the early onset Type 1 diabetes in Slovakia during the years 1996-2017. BACKGROUND: Prevalence of Type 1 diabetes in young children is increasing worldwide. However, recent data from Slovakia are missing. METHODS: All children with newly diagnosed Type 1 diabetes includ…

To evaluate the clinical outcomes of posterior percutaneous endoscopic cervical discectomy (PPECD) for cervical disc herniation.A total of 23 patients who underwent PPECD for cervical disc herniation at Department of Spine Surgery, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine from August 2014 to April 2016 were re…

PURPOSE: To report long-term results of artificial urinary sphincter implantation for urinary incontinence due to intrinsic sphincter deficiency in children. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This retrospective monocentric study included all patients who underwent artificial urinary sphincter (AMS 800) implantation before 18 yea…

Puberty commences in girls 1.5-2 years earlier than in boys. Whereas the production of sexual hormone in the female increases gradually, testosterone secretion in the male rises steeply within two years. In connection with this boys are suffering more often from emotional disturbances than girls during puberty. During…

Arthroereisis of the subtalar joint is a common surgical technique in Europe for the management of flexible flatfoot in the pediatric population. In most cases, it is performed using a calcaneo-stop metallic screw. Despite the good clinical results, screw removal is always advised after 2 to 3 years. The use of a bioab…

Since 1980 a bacteriological method of identifying patients with genitourinary tuberculosis has been widely used in the Kuibyshev region. The analysis of the above identification indicator demonstrates its decrease during the last 2 or 3 years. Though there exists a worked-out system of identifying genitourinary tuberc…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the outcome of minimum 10 year followup of total joint arthroplasty (TJA) in nonambulatory patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: TJA was performed in 40 nonambulatory patients with RA who satisfied the following criteria: (1) strong motivation; (2) good relationship with our medical st…

BACKGROUND: Surgical fundoplication has been considered to be one of the leading therapeutic modalities for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD) during the last several decades. AIM: To determine the trend of surgical fundoplication utilisation in GERD patients during the last decade in the United States. METHODS…

BACKGROUND: The incidence of diagnosed sporadic unilateral vestibular schwannomas (VS) has increased, due primarily to more widespread access to magnetic resonance imaging. OBJECTIVE: To present updated epidemiological data on VS incidence, as well as patient age, hearing acuity, tumor size, and localization at diagno…

In this prospective study, we present the short-term clinical results of a novel endoscopic surgical technique for patients suffering from chronic painful mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy. Eight consecutive patients (seven men and one woman, mean age 52 years) diagnosed with chronic painful mid-portion Achilles tendin…

To explore the risk factors related to cesarean scar pregnancies (CSP).Among the patients during July 2016 to June 2021 in Peking University Third Hospital, 596 cases of CSP patients were included as study group, and 1 192 cases of intrauterine pregnancy(IUP) women with history of cesarean section(s) were chosen as con…

Postglacial lava flows, interstratified with thick locally derived sheets of tephra, cover some 27.5 square kilometers on the south slope of Mauna Kea. Most of the volcanics were erupted about 4500 years ago and overlie a regionally extensive paleosol which developed largely during the last glaciation.

OBJECTIVE: To introduce the application of Photoshop CS16.0 (PS) software in preoperative osteotomy design of ankylosing spondylitis kyphosis (ASK), and to investigate applied values of the preoperative design. METHODS: Between March 2009 and March 2013, 21 cases of ASK were treated through preoperative osteotomy desi…

A survey of the results attained by the most prominent authors of the individual therapy methods is given. After electro-resection and -coagulation of the vulvar tumor followed by roentgen or telecobalt irradiation, patients are almost without pain. The primary mortality in 332 patients was 1,5% (= 5 cases) because lym…

Nurses' unions last week demanded above-inflation pay rises for all staff and condemned local pay deals as 'blind alleys' in their evidence for next year's settlement.