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In the last 12 years, 239 patients over 65 years old with gastroduodenal ulcers have been operated on in the Surgical Clinic of the University of Mainz. The main indication was gastric ulcer (n = 161), followed by duodenal ulcer (n = 78), including an emergency operation in the event of bleeding and perforation. Mortal…

Three girls with mosaic mongolism (46, XX/47, XX, +21) were followed cytogenetically and psychologically from the time of diagnosis at 8, 17 and 32 months of age, respectively, to the age of 13--15.5 years. All showed muscular hypotonia and hyperflexible joints at the time of diagnosis, but otherwise the physical chara…

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate whether C7 slope can be used as a substitute for T1 slope in idiopathic scoliosis. METHODS: From January 2014 to October 2019, 101 patients who received posterior spinal internal fixation and fusion in our hospital were retrospectively analyzed. After analyzing the…

The use of shoulder manipulation in the treatment of frozen shoulder remains controversial. Humeral fractures and neurological damage are the risks associated with the procedure. A concern of causing a rotator cuff tear exists but the incidence of iatrogenic rotator cuff tears is not reported. The purpose of this study…

Treatment results of glioblastoma (GB) during the last 30 years in Tohoku University were analyzed to identify any improvements in patient outcome in all 332 histologically proven cases of newly diagnosed GB treated consecutively in our department between 1982 and 2011. These 30 years was divided into 5 treatment eras,…

Background. Transplant recipients require immunosuppression to prevent graft rejection. This conveys an increased risk of malignancy, particularly skin tumours. There is a need for up-to-date data for the South of England. Method. Pathology records were reviewed for 709 kidney transplant recipients on immunosuppression…

In the postwar years the Swiss Red Cross set up and developed a blood transfusion service based on strictly nonremunerated donation. It comprises the Blood Transfusion Service Central Laboratory foundation in Berne and the Swiss Red Cross Regional Blood Transfusion Centres association. The Central Laboratory's responsi…

PURPOSE: To evaluate the long-term visual acuity (VA) and refractive error responses to excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) for treatment of anisometropic amblyopia in children. DESIGN: Prospective interventional case-control study. PARTICIPANTS: Eleven children, 2 to 11 years old, with anisometropic ambl…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effectiveness of the modified Urbaniak operation to treat avascularnecrosis of the femoral head (ANFH). METHODS: A retrospective analysis was made on the clinical data of 38 patients (41hips) with ANFH treated between February 2010 and October 2012 with the modified Urbaniak operation (to…

The treatment of depression has advanced dramatically over the last 50 years: electroconvulsion, monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), cyclic antidepressants - in chronological order. The amine theories have been giving guidance in the development of new antidepressant drugs and have thus been important in the selectiv…

The authors discuss the optimal surgical attitude in the cases of 44 patients with cancers of the transverse colon (excluding the angular localizations), representing 5.4% of the total number of colic cancers operated in the Clinic over the last 20 years. All the patients were in stages C and D (according to the Turnbu…

BACKGROUND: In 2021, Medicare Part D gross prescription drug spending amounted to $216 billion, a number that has more than doubled over the last 10 years. Spending in Medicare Part D is concentrated on a small number of drugs, and spending on specialty drugs has increased in recent years. However, the extent to which…

BACKGROUND: Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), often caused by sexually transmitted infections (STIs), poses significant health threat to women of childbearing age (WCBA). This study assessed the global prevalence trends and research landscape of STIs-related PID. METHODS: This study integrated GBD 2021 data and bibli…

Polyamide (PA) reverse osmosis and nanofiltration membranes have been applied widely for desalination and wastewater reuse in the last 5-10 years. A novel thin-film nanocomposite (TFN) membrane featuring a nanomaterial interlayer (TFNi) has emerged in recent years and attracted the attention of researchers. The novel T…

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the frequency of arthritis flare and factors affecting occurrence of flare in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) who achieved inactive disease (ID) with methotrexate (MTX) monotherapy. METHODS: A total of 217 patients were included. The modality of treatment discontinuation, t…

OBJECTIVE: To explore the extent to which undervaccinated subpopulations may influence the confidence about no circulation of wild poliovirus (WPV) after the last detected case. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS: We used a hypothetical model to examine the extent to which the existence of an undervaccinated subpopulation influe…

BACKGROUND: We reviewed the results of low-calcium hemodialysis (LCHD; 1.25 mmol/L) in the treatment of 42 cases admitting with hypercalcemic crisis. METHODS: All patients (≥18 years) who started LCHD due to hypercalcemia between 2002 and 2017 were retrospectively analyzed. Biochemical data were obtained a…

INTRODUCTION: Kidneys from donors affected by autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) are, in general, considered unsuitable for transplantation. However, some authors report cases of patients who received kidneys from a deceased ADPKD donor showing encouraging outcomes. Our aim is to provide our experienc…

We evaluated the antibiotic susceptibility of 233 Helicobacter pylori strains isolated in the period 2011-2016, involving 62 strains from elderly patients aged 66-93years and 171 strains from younger adults. To assess resistance evolution, primary resistance rates in 92 strains from as many patients aged ≥60year…

A retrospective study was carried out on 171 cases of disseminated histoplasmosis diagnosed in HIV/AIDS patients during the period 2009-2014. Although HIV diagnosis rates remained stable over the study period, a sensible increase in the number of histoplasmosis cases was observed in the last three years. Disseminated h…