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OBJECTIVE: An increasing number of trans individuals, particularly those who are non-binary, desire lower testosterone doses than those outlined in current guidelines for gender affirmation. These guidelines acknowledge the need for a tailored approach to treatment, especially for non-binary people. However, existing g…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effectiveness of sliding trochanteric osteotomy (STO) in total hip arthroplasty (THA) for Crowe type Ⅳ developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH). METHODS: Between July 2016 and April 2021, 52 patients (57 hips) with Crowe type Ⅳ DDH who underwent primary THA were enrolled acc…

In the last two years thirteen patients with keratoacanthomas were treated with 5% f-fluorouracil ointment at the Department of Dermatology II of the University of Vienna. Treatment lasted from two to eight weeks depending upon the size of the tumor. In all cases there was clearing of lesions with good cosmetic results…

Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare, aggressive skin cancer that still has a poor prognosis. MCC incidence has increased in recent years worldwide. The aim of our study was to perform an epidemiological retrospective study and to evaluate the impact of MCC clinical and pathological features on overall survival (OS) i…

OBJECTIVE: Epithelioid trophoblastic tumor is a rare gestational trophoblastic neoplasm usually presenting in women of reproductive age, with a history of a prior gestational event. Its presentation in postmenopausal women is extremely rare. Immunohistochemical staining is a helpful aid to distinguish epithelioid troph…

OBJECTIVES: This study aims to compare the effects of the thermal welding tonsillectomy and conventional cold dissection tonsillectomy on the postoperative pain. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Between November 2009 and May 2011, 60 pediatric patients (38 boys, 22 girls; mean age 8.4 years; range 5 to 15 years) who underwent to…

PURPOSE: Reconstruction of radiation doses for the thoracoabdominal babygram and the abdomen X-ray from radiographic settings and exposure data acquired at Dr. von Hauner's Kinderspital (children's hospital of the University of Munich, DvHK) between 1976 and 2007; comparison of these dose values with values reported in…

BACKGROUND: Severe pectus excavatum (PE) is common, often causing physiologic impairment. Inconsistent results have been reported using a variety of open surgical techniques with extensive subperiosteal costal cartilage resection. METHODS: Since 1969, 912 (80% men) symptomatic PE patients (mean severity index 4.9) und…

Over the last half-decade or so, there has been an explosion in the recognition of hominin genera and species. We now have the late Miocene genera Orrorin and Sahelanthropus, the mid Pliocene genus Kenyanthropus, three new Pliocene species of Australopithecus (A. anamensis, A. garhi and A. bahrelghazali) and a sub spec…

BACKGROUND: Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is rare and accounts for 1 to 2% of all lymphomas. There are conflicting reports about the rise in incidence of PCNSL cases in the last two decades; this has largely been attributed to an increase in incidence of AIDS and other immunosuppressive states in some…

I found the recent increase during the past eight years of the incidence of respiratory infections caused by Branhamella catarrhalis. Namely, I experienced 74 cases (93 episodes) of the respiratory infections; 5 pneumonia, 14 acute bronchitis, 1 lung abscess, 36 chronic bronchitis, 7 chronic bronchiolitis, 21 bronchiec…

OBJECT Pediatric cerebral arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) are rare but potentially lethal vascular lesions. Management strategies for these lesions have undergone considerable evolution in the last decade with the advent of new endovascular, surgical, and radiosurgical technologies. This study sought to review current tr…

INTRODUCTION: Facial palsy can be a consequence of untreated chronic suppurative otitis media. This disease can last for many years manifesting as partial deafness and ear effusion resulting in palsy after spreading of pathological process in the surrounding cranial structures. The patient with facial palsy cannot rise…

During the last 20 years 156 patients underwent a direct and indirect aortic-isthmus-plastic. Early complications occurred in 7.6%. 5 patients developed an aneurysm in the area of isthmus-plastic. The mortality rare was 4.5%. There was no evidence of recurrent coarctation in a group of children and in adult patients. T…

OBJECTIVES: To study clinical characteristics of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients in Kuwait and to collect data on annual relapse rates and disability measures. METHOD: An MS Registry was created in Amiri Hospital. Demographic, clinical characteristics, and disability measures using Expanded Disability Status Scale (E…

We studied the frequency of different gastro intestinal malignancies (GIM) diagnosed in a given year, among patients attending gastroenterology department, and changing pattern of their occurrence over a period of 10 years (1984-1993). The records of all patients with histologically confirmed GIM were screened. Out of…

To define predictors of response, time to response, flares, and long-term renal outcome in an inception cohort of proliferative lupus nephritis (PLN).We included 100 patients (80% female; mean age 31 ± 13 years) with biopsy-proven PLN (III, IV, III/IV + V). Clinical, laboratory, histological and therapeutical para…

BACKGROUND: Acromegaly is a chronic disease impacting on morbidity and mortality. Increased mortality is reverted after the achievement of hormonal targets. The relative role of treatment options is still matter of debate. METHODS: A retrospective chart review was performed on all the acromegalic patients attending ou…

Laboratory confirmation of chlamydial antigen in clinically suspected cases of chlamydial eye infections is important, as similar clinical picture can be presented by different infective or noninfective causes. We retrospectively analyzed the presence ofantigen in 690 clinically suspected patients over the last 8 years…

As a pilot investigation for a longitudinal study of psychoanalytic careers, a survey was conducted of analysts who graduated during the last fifteen years from the Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research. Graduates were asked to describe both their analytic practice and their interest in pu…