98,332 papers found

In 652 patients with ureteral stenoses treated in the last 23 years we found 12 (1.8%) patients with rare benign and 5 (0.7%) patients with rare malignant diseases resulting in ureteral stenoses. Causes, clinical symptoms, diagnostic procedures and pathohistological findings are analysed and discussed with emphasis on…

Recent studies reveal that teachers are more likely to engage in high-risk sexual behavior compared to the rest of the adult population. Yet the education sector could be a major vehicle for imparting knowledge and skills of avoiding and/or coping with the pandemic. This study set out to establish HIV risk behaviors am…

262 cases of coral nephrolithiasis (CN) treated for the last 5 years (mean age 51.6 years) have been analysed. Of them, 46 (17.9%) patients have undergone 2 to 4 operations, 14 (5.4%) patients had bilateral nephrolithiasis. Open surgical interventions (section nephrolithotomy, pyelonephrolithotomy) were performed in 31…

During the decade from 1976 to 1986, the age-related incidence of meconium ileus equivalent (MIE) was calculated on the basis of 240 Danish cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. In the first 5 years, the patients were given enteric-coated granules of pancreatic enzymes (Pancreatin, Rosco, Denmark), and a low fat diet was reco…

BACKGROUND: There are few reports on the revision or reintervention of reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA) in South Korea. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the true incidence of complications and reintervention of RTSA and clinical and radiological outcomes based on our 14-year experience in RTSA in a K…

AIMS: The primary objectives were to investigate the incidence rate (IR) of type 1 diabetes (T1D) in Sardinian children aged 0-14 years in 2019-2022 and to examine the temporal trend from 1989-1999. METHODS: Data from new-onset T1D patients aged 0-14 years who were residents of Sardinia were collected from a…

OBJECTIVE: Leptin secretion is influenced by many factors and the GH/IGF axis plays an important role in the regulation of body composition, but the physiological interactions between leptin and the IGF-I system remain unknown. In this study we investigated the relationship between leptin, the IGF-I system, and sex, ag…

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has become an increasingly widespread treatment tool for various chronic pain syndromes within the last two decades with the majority of publications on the topic coming after 2006. Not only are clinicians using RFA to treat more peripheral nerve pain syndromes but the t…

Increasing Australian bush-fire frequencies over the last decade has indicated a major climatic change in coming future. Understanding such climatic change for Australian bush-fire is limited and there is an urgent need of scientific research, which is capable enough to contribute to Australian society. Frequency of bu…

Despite the survival rate advancements in different types of cancer in the last 40 years, the perspective for pancreatic cancer patients has seen no substantial changes. Indeed, the five year survival rate remains around 5%. Nevertheless, in the last decade we have witnessed an increased interest in pancreatic cancer b…

Few longitudinal studies are available which relate data on breastfeeding and growth of the last-born child to data on the mother's subsequent pregnancy. The purpose of the present prospective study from Bhutan was to compare growth rate of children weaned during a subsequent pregnancy, with those of children weaned at…

Fifty-five-year-old female with a past medical history of gastroesophageal reflux disease was admitted to hospital due to increased confusion, and muscle cramps for last 15 days. She was taking famotidine 20 mg twice a day for the last 2 years. She was alert and oriented to person and place only. She had…

Psilocybin and psilocin are controlled substances in many countries. These are the two main hallucinogenic compounds of the "magic mushrooms" and both act as agonists or partial agonists at 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)subtype receptors. During the last few years, psilocybin and psilocin have gained therapeutic relevance…

Inhalation challenges with allergens are considered the gold standard for the diagnosis of occupational asthma. However, no standardized methods are available. One open question is the degree of dose augmentation in the stepwise challenge protocols. Recently, it was recommended to increase the allergen concentrations b…

A cohort of 235 subjects, who underwent radical prostatectomy from 1994 to 2002, completely continent at the 2-year follow up and with the last follow-up visit in 2009, was examined to assess incidence and risk factors of late-onset incontinence. Median follow up was 100 months, range 84-176. At the last follow-up visi…

Some of the key features of Hendra and Nipah viruses are summarized in Table 1. The appearance of these new viruses over the last 10 years emphasizes a number of issues. (1) Epidemics of human infectious diseases can occur unexpectedly and with high impact in terms of morbidity and mortality. (2) We do not know what ep…

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: We sought to provide an objective measure of the technical progress of trainees learning colonoscopy. GI fellows in our training program perform colonoscopy under supervision throughout their 2 years of fellowship. METHOD: The frequency of fellows reaching the cecum in less than 30 minutes was…

OBJECTIVES: This paper aims to show changes in Medical Education in the Department of Medicine at the Complutense University of Madrid in the last 10-15 years. RESULTS: Medical education in the Department of Medicine at the Complutense University of Madrid has undergone significant changes in the last 10-15 years. An…

France is not advanced regarding evaluation in social work, despite a law established in January 2002 making evaluation a legal obligation every 5 years. This article presents a software program to help social services evaluate on both individual and group levels. Automatic dashboard results of the program with special…