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BACKGROUND: Most studies regarding kidney outcomes in patients with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli-hemolytic uremic syndrome (STEC-HUS) focus on kidney status at last assessment. We aimed to describe patterns of changes in kidney function during follow-up and investigate associations between kidney function at…

INTRODUCTION: Severe acetabular bone loss, both with or without pelvic discontinuity, remains a challenge in revision total hip arthroplasty (RTHA). The goal of our study was to evaluate the mid-term results for consecutive patients with Paprosky III acetabular bone loss with or without pelvic discontinuity who needed…

BACKGROUND: Growing rod surgery is a modern alternative treatment for young children with early onset scoliosis. This is the first study focused on its use in progressive congenital spinal deformities. METHODS: A retrospective study of 19 patients from the international multicenter Growing Spine Study Group with progr…

About 3000 refugees from Vietnam have come to Norway in the last 5 years. A survey, including a clinical and radiographic examination for caries and gingival health, was carried out on 142 refugees. They were aged from 2 to 18 years and were examined within 6 weeks of arrival in Norway. The mean dmfs score of subjects…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Pertussis incidence is increasing, possibly due to the introduction of acellular vaccines, which may have decreased the durability of immune response. We sought to evaluate and compare the duration of protective immunity conferred by a childhood immunization series with 3 or 5 doses of diphth…

This population-based study was conducted in Veneto and Trentino (northwestern Italy, population 5 million). In this area, neonatal screening for cystic fibrosis started in 1973 and has been virtually universal since the early 1980s. During this study, the estimated incidence of cystic fibrosis in this region was 1/2,6…

Over the past 4 years, our pediatric orthopedic unit has developed a new hybrid protocol combining the advantages of Ponseti's method and the French functional physiotherapy method. Sixty-one patients (92 feet) completed treatment. Clubfoot was unilateral in 30 (49.2%) patients and bilateral in 31 (50.8%) patients. The…

The authors present their experience in diagnosis, therapy and follow up of the Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome (PAES) during the last 26 years. PAES appears most frequently in young athletic male patients. From 1967 to 1993, 20 patients, 17 male (85%) and 3 female (15%), with 26 entrapment legs were treated. Aver…

BACKGROUND: Adult patients with hematologic malignancies are less likely to receive palliative care and more likely to accept intensive anti-cancer treatments until end-of-life than those with solid tumors, but limited data are available regarding the quality of end-of-life care (EOLC) for children with hematologic mal…

OBJECTIVE: Investigation of colorectal polyps’ prevalence and recurrence risk factors in acromegaly. DESIGN: Retrospective study. METHODS: 171 patients referring to “Federico II” University diagnosed with acromegaly from 2000 to 2022 who underwent at least one colonoscopy. RESULTS: Colonoscopy was…

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis (MS) has significantly changed over the last decades. We intend to examine patient demographics, Echocardiographic characteristics, procedural success rates, and complications throughout 30-years. METHODS: We conducted a single-center descriptive observational st…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of percutaneous monoplanar screw internal fixation via injured vertebrae for treatment of thoracolumbar fracture. METHODS: Between May 2015 and August 2017, 38 cases of thoracolumbar fractures without neurological symptom were treated with percutaneous monoplanar screw internal…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the rate of inactive disease in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) treated with etanercept, and to identify clinical characteristics associated with attainment of inactive disease. METHODS: Clinical charts of patients who were given etanercept between January 2002 and January 2011…

BACKGROUND: Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) is one of the Eastern European countries that lacks data on the epidemiology of ulcerative colitis (UC). AIMS: We aimed to assess the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of UC in Tuzla Canton of B&H during a 12-year period (1995-2006). PATIENTS AND METHODS: We retrosp…

An analysis of patient satisfaction in the context of healthcare reflects the patient's perception of actual care through the prism of their expectations of ideal care. A study was conducted to investigate patient satisfaction with postoperative care in the context of improvements in hospital medical services (renovati…

BACKGROUND: Meeting the physical activity (PA) guidelines for children, as set out by the World Health Organisation (WHO), has a range of physical and mental health benefits. For children who are blind or vision impaired (BVI), additional benefits include social inclusion and reduced falls risk. While previous research…

INTRODUCTION: A review of the literature from the last 10 years quite clearly shows that immobilization of the wrist in the splint (orthosis) is the most effective, initial method of conservative treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). The particular advantages of the described method of treatment are: availability,…

Cassava starch is one of the most available and cost-effective biopolymers. This work aimed to apply a bibliometric methodology to identify the most impactful scientific data on cassava starch and its residues for food packaging in the last ten years. As a result, an increasing interest in this subject has been observe…

OBJECTIVES: Assess current frenotomy practice patterns of pediatric otolaryngologists via a cross-sectional survey. STUDY DESIGN: Survey study. METHODS: A 31-question electronic survey assessing frenotomy practice patterns was distributed to all American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology (ASPO) members. Descriptive…

Heart failure is a global health burden responsible for high morbidity and mortality with a prevalence of greater than 60 million individuals worldwide. One of the major causes of heart failure is dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), characterized by associated systolic dysfunction. During the last few decades, there have bee…