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BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to report long-term results of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in a single tertiary Hospital. METHODS: One thousand seven hundred seventy-seven consecutive AAA repairs (2003-2018) were included. Primary outcomes were all-cause mortality, AAA-related mortality, reinterve…

BACKGROUND: Aging cystic fibrosis (CF) patients are at high risk of developing CF-related diabetes (CFRD). Decrease in insulin secretion over time is the main hypothesis to explain this increasing prevalence but mechanisms are still not well elucidated. The objective is to assess evolution of glucose tolerance and insu…

Over the last 50 years, laboratories around the world analyzed the pharmacological effect of Bacopa monniera extract in different dimensions, especially as a nerve tonic and memory enhancer. Studies in animal model evidenced that Bacopa treatment can attenuate dementia and enhances memory. Further, they demonstrate tha…

During the last 5 years 22 patients have been treated at our hospital for staghorn calculi and neurogenic bladder. In 17 patients an operation was done soon after discovery of the calculi, while 5 patients were followed non-operatively. The latter 5 patients had a rapid downhill course marked by sepsis and renal functi…

IntroductionReal-world behavioural interventions are required that support long-term weight loss maintenance. This study evaluates the most recent weight and body mass index (BMI) outcomes of adults who first joined a community weight management programme in 2016 and accessed support >two years later.MethodsElectronic…

BACKGROUD: Osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCF) cascades (OVCFcs) repeatedly cause vertebral compression to involve multiple vertebra. This study aimed to introduce an accelerated form of OVCFcs: acute multiple OVCF (amOVCF). METHODS: OVCF patients with multiple vertebral augmentations in a spine center…

BACKGROUND: Childhood cancers are known to cause significant morbidity and mortality, and the incidence has been increasing exponentially in developing countries. Two studies performed in Namibia in 1988 and 2010 have shown changes in the pattern of paediatric cancers over the years. There is a constant need to have up…

OBJECTIVE: To find a predictive model for postinjury multiple organ failure (MOF). DESIGN: A 3-year cohort study ending December 1992 (first year: retrospective; last 2 years: prospective). SETTING: Denver General Hospital (Colo) is a regional level I trauma center. PATIENTS: Consecutive trauma patients with an Inju…

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…

Approximately one in four patients experiences nausea and/or vomiting in anticipation of a chemotherapy treatment by the time of their fourth treatment cycle. Anticipatory nausea and vomiting is a prevalent problem of clinical significance in the total management of chemotherapy side effects. While refractory to standa…

Twenty-nine years' experience with total hip replacement surgery, including continuing quality control and follow-up studies, indicate that late loosening after 10-15 years is related to wear of the polyethylene cup. Metal-to-metal prostheses implanted 20 years ago and longer, on the other hand, show no signs of wear o…

OBJECTIVE: To describe 34 cases of placental site trophoblastic tumor (PSTT) treated at Charing Cross Hospital over 25 years. STUDY DESIGN: Between 1975 and 2001, 1,685 patients with gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) were treated; 34 of them had PSTT (2%). The computer database clinical notes and the pathology r…

Adults aged 55 to 80 years participated voluntarily in a wait-list control study during in-patient physical therapy following first stroke. All participants (N = 15) received conventional physical therapy gait training throughout 30 treatment sessions. Rhythmic auditory stimulation (RAS)-enhanced gait training was nest…

Primary extrauterine choriocarcinoma is very rare, found mostly in the genital tract (tube, cervix, ovary, vagina). Other sites such as lungs, gastrointestinal tract, heart, brain and submentum also have been reported. A 31-year-old woman presented with abnormal uterine bleeding 6 weeks after her last menstrual cycle.…

INTRODUCTION: Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are important public health problems in Ethiopia. In 2013, the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) has launched a national NTD master plan to eliminate major NTDs of public health importance by 2020. Benchmarking the current status of NTDs in the country is important to mo…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effectiveness of posterior short-segmental fixation with bone cement augmentation in treatment of stage Ⅲ Kümmell's disease with spinal canal stenosis. METHODS: Between June 2012 and January 2017, 36 patients with stage Ⅲ Kümmell's disease and spinal canal stenosis…

Approximately 80% of a self-selected sample of 593 heterosexual undergraduate college students studied at a large Midwestern state university in 1988 had ever experienced penile-vaginal or penile-anal intercourse. One-fifth of the 477 sexually experienced women and men said they had had heterosexual and intercourse. Th…

BACKGROUND: As future cardiovascular disease mortality trends have public health implications, we aimed to project ischemic heart disease (IHD), cerebrovascular disease (CeVD), and heart failure (HF) mortality rates for adults (40-79 years). METHODS AND RESULTS: In this population-level study, we linked the yea…

OBJECTIVE: To describe VVI-pacemaker longevity by model type at our institution and report on a long-lasting model and the longest-lasting pacemaker to be described in the literature. BACKGROUND: Cardiac pacemakers are becoming increasingly common in the United States. Presently their batteries are expected to last up…

OBJECTIVES: Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is a hereditary autoinflammatory disease affecting both genders in reproductive age. In this study, we aimed to investigate the relation between FMF and pregnancy on both maternal and fetal aspects. MATERIAL AND METHODS: In this retrospective, single-center, descriptive s…