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OBJECTIVES: Hypospadias, a common birth defect, has shown widespread variation in reported rates and temporal trends across countries over the last 30 years. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and trends of hypospadias in an Australian population. DESIGN: Population-based study of all male infants b…

OBJECTIVE: The occurrence of orofacial pain and chronic pain are frequent subjects for study today, but few studies have been made on dental pain in Brazil. The objective of the study was to assess the prevalence of dental pain and the associated factors as the reason for visiting a dentist among adults. METHODS: A cr…

PURPOSE: To assess the level of nonadherence to combination antiretroviral therapy of HIV-infected children and to identify the main problems faced by caregivers when giving medicines to children. METHOD: A questionnaire was administered to the caregivers of HIV-infected children who were under combination antiretrovi…

PURPOSE: To study the long-term results of the Ahmed glaucoma valve implant in patients with complicated glaucoma in whom short-term results have been reported. METHODS: In this multicenter study, we analyzed the long-term outcome of a cohort of 60 eyes from 60 patients in whom the Ahmed glaucoma valve was implanted.…

This study aimed to investigate how patients with schizophrenia were treated and to evaluate the cost of treatment in medical and social terms in France. The study was questionnaire-based. 6000 French hospital and community psychiatrists in the public and private sectors received the questionnaire. The 494 psychiatrist…

The possible alteration in diastolic function as a result of physiological left ventricular hypertrophy was evaluated in 28 male marathon runners (mean age 38.6 +/- 5.7 years) using Doppler echocardiography. The subjects were divided into two groups according to the intensity of training and chronometered running times…

Repair of recurrent groin hernias is associated with a high incidence of repeat recurrences (2-19%). Reported herein is a 10-year experience of the management of recurrent groin hernias through the use of the preperitoneal approach with the addition of a reinforcing prosthetic mesh buttress. Two hundred and three recur…

There has been a growing interest in using the Internet to access a variety of populations for prevention education and health care. It is not clear that this is viable for homeless and other marginalized populations. The purpose of this study was to describe Internet access and use among a sample of homeless and indig…

The aim of the study is to analyze the clinician's alliance with parents during the diagnostic process in relation to therapeutic compliance and clinical evolution of individuals aged 0-11 years. The sample was formed by 84 individuals aged 0 to 11 years (18 < 6 years, 66 aged 6 to 11 years; 62 males and 22 females) wh…

PURPOSE: Fractures of the humerus account for 5%-8% of all fractures. Nonunion is found with an incidence of up to 15%, depending on the location of the fracture. In case of a manifest nonunion the surgeon faces a challenging problem and has to conceive a therapy based on the underlying pathology. The aim of this study…

OBJECTIVE: To describe the nursing workforce in very remote Australia, characteristics and key issues. METHODS: Data were collected from four main sources: the refined CRANAplus database of remote health facilities; the 2006 census which provided population and percentage of Indigenous people in communities in very re…

The ideal treatment for ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction should have the highest success rate, enable treatment of all types of obstruction, allow removal coexisting renal stones, and be minimally invasive. Open pyeloplasty offers all these features except the last (minimal invasiveness), whereas endourology te…

Inhibin is a gonadal hormone, which exerts a specific negative feedback action on the pituitary secretion of follitropin (FSH) in male and female animals. The existence of inhibin was postulated over 60 years ago. Yet, until recently, little progress has been made in its isolation and characterisation. This lack of pro…

A well fixed endotracheal tube is essential for safety during general anesthesia. In maxillofacial surgeries, securely fixing a nasotracheal tube in place has always been problematic. The aim of this article is to describe a simple but effective technique to fasten the nasotracheal tube using a wire support that allows…

Plummer-Vinson syndrome is characterized by dysphagia, iron deficiency, anemia and the presence of esophageal web or webs. Two cases of this syndrome are reported in middle-aged women, which were treated over the last eight years. Both patients presented with dysphagia, anemia, sideropenia, glossitis and cheilitis. Rad…

Sea level change during the Quaternary is primarily a consequence of the cyclic growth and decay of ice sheets, resulting in a complex spatial and temporal pattern. Observations of this variability provide constraints on the timing, rates, and magnitudes of the changes in ice mass during a glacial cycle, as well as mor…

The biochemical and physiologic bases for clinical use of ionized calcium, magnesium, or lactate measurements are described, with emphasis on the critical care setting. Ionized calcium or magnesium are usually measured to prevent hypocalcemia or hypomagnesemia, conditions that most affect cardiovascular function. Blood…

Because of its subaerial exposure the Asal rift segment provides an exceptional opportunity to quantify the deformation field of an active rift and assess the contribution of tectonics and volcanism to rifting processes. The present topography of the Asal rift results from the tectonic dismemberment during the last 100…

Our clinical material of the last 10 years comprised 8 cases of phakomatosis with glaucoma: 6 children with Sturge-Weber-Krabbe's syndrome and 2 with Recklinghausen's disease. The age of the children was 15 months to 16 years. In 5 children with Sturge-Weber-Krabbe's syndrome glaucoma was found in one eye, in all cases…

A variant of the onlay island flap urethroplasty in severe hypospadias repair is described. The principles of the technique include mobilization of the urethral plate without dividing it, release of chordee, creation of a pedicle island flap on the dorsal penile skin with redundant vascularized tissue that is transpose…