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A long-standing debate in bryophyte biogeography concerns the frequency of long-distance spore dispersal. The diversity of bryophytes on mortared rock walls along the Veterans Memorial Highway on Whiteface Mountain, New York, USA, was studied to document the recruitment of species over the 65 years since the highway wa…

In this paper, a 5-year-experience in arthroscopic meniscectomy at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, General Hospital Pozega, is presented. Patient data were obtained from medical documentation and physical examination after surgery and completed rehabilitation. We describe arthroscopic examination of the knee joi…

This study was designed to investigate the mental health of Afghan refugees settled in Shiraz, the capital of a southern province of Iran. They were mostly refugees from Afghanistan by reason of internal war during the last two decades. A version of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) in Persian was administered…

Perforations of the large intestine during colonoscopy are relatively rare but serious complications of this routine examination. In recent years the approach to their treatment has changed in favour of more conservative procedures, in particular in perforations which occurred during polypectomy. In the authors' depart…

The surgical management of Cerebro-spinal Fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea has been modified these last years due to the improvement of endoscopic sinus surgery techniques allowing the treatment of selective dural tears by the endonasal route. Over a period of 6 years, 27 patients with CSF rhinorrhea were operated on by the endo…

795 cases of inguinal and femoral hernia repair, utilizing polypropylene meshes, were performed during the period 1/1/91-31/3/97. The Trabucco repair was performed in 301 cases (37.8%), while the Lichtenstein technique in 494 (62.2%). In the last two years the Lichtenstein technique was preferred to homogenize the resu…

In a 1 year period (1993) 332 facial fractures were treated in Cork Regional Hospital. Of these 110 (33%) were sports related. Males accounted for 94.5% of patients and 77% of patients were aged below 30 years. Nasal fractures were the most common fractures seen (56%). Almost half (49%) of sports related facial fractur…

The authors evaluate 100 tumour of the chiasmal region (80 pituitary adenomas, 8 meningiomas, 7 craniopharyngiomas, 5 other tumours) and present their neuroophthalmological findings. In comparison with the findings in pituitary adenomas of the last decade the number of bilateral blindness was lower by 2.4%, the number…

We report the clinical characteristics of 7 patients (5 women) from 61 through 84 years of age who were diagnosed within the last 3 years as having corticobasal ganglionic degeneration. The disease begin clinically in all patients with on asymmetric motor syndrome. Four experienced tremulousness and myoclonus in one ha…

In 1987 a study was carried out at two upper secondary schools. The aim was to study the working conditions of teachers in a changing environment by interviewing different professionals in the school as well as students. In the last five years, the average age of students was found to have fallen by two to four years.…

Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) has been used successfully in patients who have had prior bypass surgery (CABG) as a means of revascularizing the myocardium and avoiding repeat myocardial revascularization. However, angioplasty has been considered inappropriate as a means of dilating old saphenous…

Fibrin adhesive proved to be useful in the reattachment of chondral and osteochondral fragments. Its use is based on sound biological principles. It offers a number of advantages over internal fixation; it causes no further damage to the cartilage, even small chondral fragments can be reattached and a second operation…

Discitis was diagnosed in 5 children under 3 years of age, the initial clinical manifestations being difficulty in walking and abdominal pains in one case. Diagnosis was not made before periods varying from 8 days to 3 months, and no etiological basis for the disease was discovered. Pinching of the disc was always pres…

The problems of femoral neck fractures in young children are discussed. Results of 12 own cases are reviewed with an average age of the patients of 7.5 years at the time of accident. The average time between accident and last examination was 12 years. The operative technique, pre- and postoperative care, indications fo…

BACKGROUND: Glioblastoma is the most aggressive type of brain tumor. Here, we examine the evolution of glioblastoma treatment and survival across different study types over nearly a century. Furthermore, we map the landscape of glioblastoma research to track the potential influence of publication bias on perceived…

This retrospective study evaluated predisposing factors, clinical picture and the methods of treatment related to morbidity and mortality of 19 small bowel volvulus (SBV) who underwent operation at Belen Hospital (Trujillo-Peru) during the last 26 years (1966-1992). The SBV was 1.6% of all cases of intestinal obstructi…

OBJECTIVE: Treatments of pelvic organ prolapse are pelvic floor rehabilitation, surgery by abdominal or vaginal route, with or without prosthesis, and pessaries. Since last decade, increasing elderly patients seen for pelvic organ prolapse require to redefine the place of the obliterative vaginal surgery, among the exi…

PURPOSE: The purpose of this retrospective study was to analyse incidence trends for thyroid cancer (TC) treated at the Ion Chiricuta Institute of Oncology (IOCN), Romania. METHODS: Between 1970 and 2009, 2838 patients at our institute were diagnosed with TC, treated and followed up. We analysed epidemiological data,…

BACKGROUND: Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) are susceptible to a variety of bacterial infections, including infections caused by Salmonella species. We sought to identify the most common infections caused by Salmonella spp. in SCD patients at our hospital, and to determine their mortality rates and susceptibili…