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BACKGROUND: Periodontitis is a chronic multifactorial inflammatory disease, that leads to tooth loss and is associated with other systemic diseases. The role of dietary fibre in the prevention and management of periodontal diseases is not well understood. The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to…

A linear accelerator with the flattening-filter removed generates a non-uniform dose profile beam. We aimed to analyse and compare plan quality and treatment time between flattened beam (FB) and flattening-filter-free (FFF) beam to assess the efficacy of FFF beam for stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT). The sear…

The lacrimal sac (LS) is a dilated structure that lies in the lacrimal fossa, and the nasolacrimal duct (NLD) is the continuation of LS from its neck up to the inferior meatus of the nose. A study of 50 specimens of formalin-fixed adult cadavers of both sexes of Indian origin was conducted. The morphological features l…

OBJECTIVES: To determine the effect of glutathione S-transferases M1 and T1 polymorphisms on the risk of senile cataract among Egyptians. BACKGROUND: The glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) are polymorphic enzymes that are important in the protection against oxidative damage. METHODS: Using a multiplex polymerase chain…

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this prospective clinical study is to evaluate our 20-year experience with surgical treatment of pulmonary metastases in germ-cell testicular cancer and discuss the optimal therapeutical approach. BACKGROUND: Authors presents 63 patients who were surgically treated in the period from 1988 to 200…

BACKGROUND: Benign schwannomas, also referred to as neurilemomas, neurinomas, and perineural fibroblastomas, are encapsulated nerve sheath tumors. Primary schwannomas of the liver are extremely rare. We present a case of liver schwannoma, incidentally found in a patient with breast cancer. CASE: A 66-year-old female c…

INTRODUCTION: Nutritional Risk Screening-2002 (NRS-2002) has been recently used to evaluate the nutritional status of patients according to the recommendation of ESPEN. In this prospective study, we aimed to find the effectiveness of NRS-2002 on preoperative patients who were candidates for elective procedure at a gene…

UNLABELLED: The aim of the study was to determine whether the treatment outcome differs for males and females in the mixed-gender methadone maintenance program. A prospective non-randomized study was performed to evaluate the efficiency of the treatment over a period of 6 months. In this study, 91 patients (60 male and…

Accelerated atherosclerosis can lead to an increased prevalence of coronary artery disease, heart failure, brain stroke and peripheral arterial disease. Thus, subjects with chronic renal failure are exposed to increased morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular events. A strong and pervasive link exists between kidne…

The total Hcy, methionine, vitamin B12, folic acid and vitamin B6 blood concentrations were measured in apparently healthy adult subjects aged 20-30 years with three types of nutrition - 52 normal weight subjects of general population on traditional mixed diet (non-vegetarians), 52 normal weight vegetarians and 24 over…

Dyspeptic symptoms are quite common in chronic hemodialysis patients, and Helicobacter pylori (cagA(+)) is thought to play an important role in the pathogenesis of the active gastritis and other upper gastrointestinal mucosal lesions in these patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate a probable association betwee…

BACKGROUND: It is assumed that changes in different parts of the host defence mechanisms could influence the outcome by making way for extracranial complications. MATERIAL AND METHODS: For our study we enrolled 121 patients who had sustained various types of severe head injury (GCS 3-8). We investigated several labora…

AIM: Radiation-induced fibrosis is a recognised consequence of radiotherapy, especially after multiple and prolonged dosing regimens. There is no definitive treatment for late-stage radiation-induced fibrosis, although the use of autologous fat transfer has shown promise. However, the exact mechanisms by which this imp…

Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) is a therapeutic option currently used by autistic people with continued interest and uptake. There remains limited evidence regarding the efficacy of CAM use in autism. The aim of this systematic review is to comprehensively review published clinical trials to explore the e…

: Treat to target (T2T) is a strategy that has been increasingly employed in the management of several chronic diseases, with demonstrated improved outcomes. The use of T2T in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), a common rheumatic disease of childhood, is still in its infancy, and the feasibility of its use in attaini…

OBJECTIVE: This was a cross-sectional study of 150 consecutive patients (105 males and 44 females) with nephrolithiasis. Serum and urine metabolic evaluations were preformed. RESULTS: 70 percent (n=105) of patients were males. Sixty patients (40%) had hypertension. The urine volume of 114 subjects (76%) was less than…

Blood pressure measuring represents a routine investigation in general medicine. In the last decades large studies have determined average blood pressure values all around the world. Large clinical trials have shown that blood pressure reduction irrespective of the used type of therapeutic intervention reduces mortalit…

PURPOSE: Recent data indicate that women with breast cancer receiving aromatase inhibitors (AIs) are at increase risk of osteoporosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We evaluated 263 patients in our study, 42 receiving AI (22 - Arimidex, 20 - Femara), 69 selective estrogen receptor modulater (SERM - Tamoxifen), in 72 the thera…

OBJECTIVES: To determine the predictive value for radiological damage of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies (anti-CCP) and rheumatoid factor (RF) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: Ninety patients with RA were enrolled in this study. All patients had symptom duration of at least one year. A…

PURPOSE: Our aim was to perform a clinical analysis of small intestinal obstructions caused by surgically treated phytobezoars. METHODS: Twenty-four patients, with small intestinal obstructions caused by phytobezoars, underwent surgery in our department between 1998 to 2008, were reviewed retrospectively. RESULTS: Tw…