98,308 papers found

OBJECTIVE: To digitise our old archive and evaluate the efficiency of this task, both in medical and economic terms. MATERIAL AND METHODS: All slides and negatives (8254) archived in our clinic were collected, digitised with a 5-megapixel slide scanner. The images were taken from 1972 to 1999. Quality and utility of i…

BACKGROUND: Chiari I malformation (CMI) and the topics concerning it have been the subject of numerous discussions and polarizing controversies over the course of the last 20 years. METHODS: The opinions of 63 recognized international CMI experts from 4 continents, with a collective surgical experience of >15,000 CMI…

The results of the GEDA 2014/2015-EHIS study demonstrate that during the last 12 months, 3.7% of women and 6.0% of men in Germany had coronary heart disease (CHD - defined as myocardial infarction, chronic consequences of myocardial infarction or angina pectoris). The 12-month prevalence of CHD in men and women under 4…

Contemporary prosthetic heart valves (PHV) are a good mode of treatment of valvular heart disease. They last for an average of 5 to 10 years and bioprostheses fail due to the tissue degeneration. Infective endocarditis of the prosthetic valve is a relatively rare complication occurring in 0.5% to 1% of cases per year,…

BACKGROUND: During the last 2 decades, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has been widely used for the diagnosis of periampullary tumors and the preoperative or definitive treatment of jaundice. METHODS: We performed a retrospective analysis of 319 consecutive patients (184 men and 135 women with an…

The trends in the malaria situation over the last 14 years in an urban community of Calcutta with a population of 1,04,000 have been analysed with particular reference to the malaria epidemic which took place in Calcutta in November-December, 1995. Annual and monthwise data on malariometric indices pertaining to 1984-1…

PURPOSE: We evaluated the long-term results of penile prosthesis implantation during the last 10 years. Special considerations were examined concerning Asian corporeal diameter, device survival and sociocultural factors influencing patient-partner satisfaction. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We followed 331 patients who under…

A 33-year study (from 1963 through 1995) was conducted on 144 patients who underwent surgery for primary tumors of the trachea: 70 females and 65 males aged between 7 and 69 years. In 77 patients the tumor was in the thoracic trachea, in 26 in the cervical trachea, and in 41 at the tracheal bifurcation. The tumor was b…

To identify special characteristics of the pediatric spinal cord-injured (SCI) population, we analyzed a database of 1,770 traumatic SCI patients; 88 (5%) fell into the two pediatric subgroups: 0-12 years (n = 26) and 13-15 years (n = 62) at time of injury. Differences between age groups were identified with regard to…

The paper presents the results of the 10-year follow-up of 1,237 patients at high risk for stomach cancer. Among them, 669 patients suffered from chronic gastric ulcer, 78--polyps, 382--chronic gastritis and 108 underwent resection of the stomach more than 10 years ago. Repeated gastroscopic examinations, including bio…

Deep leg veins were used as femoropopliteal grafts in 13 patients treated with limb loss (average age, 77.5 years). Runoff was poor in ten patients, and three required transmetatarsal amputations. Early limb salvage was achieved in all cases. Nine (69%) of 13 grafts were either patent when last examined (four patients,…

OBJECTIVE: To study the outcome of childhood-onset drug-resistant epilepsy. METHODS: Fifty-five patients with drug-resistant epilepsy, meeting inclusion criteria, were identified from the Pediatric Neurology Clinic database with seizure onset less than age 13 years and a minimum follow-up of 5 years. Seizure remission…

The growth of 184 children with Type 1 diabetes was analysed using data collected prospectively in the Oxford district between 1969 and 1992. The overall mean height standard deviation score (Ht SDS +/- SD) at diagnosis was 0.35 +/- 1.05 which was significantly greater than the national standard of Tanner (1966). Howev…

According to paleoseismological studies, the last earthquake that ruptured the Main Frontal Thrust in western Nepal occurred in 1505 AD. No evidence of large earthquakes has been documented since, giving rise to the concept of a seismic gap in the central Himalaya. Here, we report on a new record of earthquake-triggere…

We report the updated results for a previously evaluated surgical treatment for adult low-grade isthmic spondylolisthesis. In 12 patients a decompressive laminectomy was performed followed by a circumferential fusion using posterior pedicle screw instrumented reduction and staged anterior cage-assisted interbody fusion…

In Germany inguinal hernia surgery has changed over the last decade from conventional repairs without alloplastic material to video-assisted minimal invasive techniques or Lichtenstein repair. Since 1991 every patient undergoing inguinal hernia repair has been documented in the North-Rhine area in a routine quality-sur…

OBJECTIVE: Adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery is complex and associated with high morbidity and complication rates. There is growing evidence in the literature for the beneficial effects of an approach to surgery in which two attending physicians rather than a single attending physician perform surgery for and overse…

The aim of this study was to describe patterns of use and patient choice of medical cannabis products for the treatment of seizures. Included were individuals certified with seizures and dispensed medical cannabis products between July 1, 2015, and December 31, 2023. Data were abstracted from dispensing records and sel…

OBJECTIVES: To analyse drug development for open-angle glaucoma during the last 20 years. METHODS: Research was performed by referring to clinical trials registered at the International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP). A search for the condition "open-angle glaucoma" with the intervention "drug" was performe…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The German health interview and examination survey for adults (DEGS1) with the mental health module (DEGS1-MH) is the successor to the last survey of mental disorders in the general German population 15 years ago (GHS-MHS). This paper reports the basic findings on the 12-month prevalence of m…