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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…

UNLABELLED: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of photocoagulation and range of treatment on visual acuity (VA) in patients with diabetic macular edema. MATERIAL AND METHOD: 56 patients with type II diabetes mellitus--109 eyes were divided into four groups depending on the type of treatment. The evidence…

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…

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…

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…

BACKGROUND: Dosage of chemotherapy for colon cancer is currently based on the patient's body surface area. Several studies have identified an association between low fat-free mass and chemotherapy toxicity among patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. This has been less widely studied for localised disease. This re…

BACKGROUND: Phyllodes tumor (PT) is a rare neoplasm comprising less than 1% of all breast tumors. Its clinical spectrum ranges from a benign and locally recurrent form of behavior to malignant and metastatic forms. The aim of the study was to evaluate the clinical characteristics, treatment regimens, survival and late…

BACKGROUND: Jaundice has been associated with an increased incidence of postoperative hernias, decreased wound and anastomotic bursting pressure, and reduced tissue collagen synthesis. This study is aimed to examine the possible effects of honey supplementation on anastomotic wound healing in obstructive jaundice (OJ)…

AIM: We assumed that one of the most widely used anesthetic agents, propofol, which is the most widely used anesthetic for sedation, may reduce inflammatory processes and organ injury induced by cecal ligation and puncture. STUDY DESIGN: Bacterial peritonitis was induced in 18 rats by cecal ligation and puncture. The…

This study presents the prevalence, relative frequency, and analysis of genetic diseases/malformations in 73260 individuals. Cases included were ascertained from: Pediatric outpatient clinics of two governmental hospitals and two primary health care centers (PHCCs) in Giza Governorate; Neonatal intensive care unit (NIC…

A case with severe acute carbon monoxide poisoning is presented the 17-year-old female was previously healthy and non-smoker. She was found lying unconscious on the floor. Although her father smelled a pungent odor and felt headache, dizziness, agitation, and dyspnea after entering the room, he had realized that she wa…

OBJECTIVES: To determine the frequency of vascular prosthesis infection in aortofemoral area and to demonstrate their course, treatment and risk factors. METHODS: The file was formed by patients who had been operated on because of infection of vascular reconstruction in aortofemoral area at IInd department of surgery…

Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is one of the cardiac peptide hormones that are involved in water and electrolyte homeostasis in heart failure. There are two mechanisms for increased BNP gene expression: cardiomyocyte stretching and neurohormonal activation. Many recent studies reported an increase in BNP gene expressi…

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of plasma total homocysteine level and 677C-->T mutation on the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene in the development of venous thromboembolism. METHODS: Thirty-six (18 male, 18 female and mean+SD; 48.3 +/- 15.5 years) patients with venous thromb…

AIM: The aim of the study was to find out whether there is correlation between the fetal blood oxygen saturation values detected by intrapartum fetal pulse oximetry and the umbilical blood pH values taken postpartum, and what is the effect of intrapartum fetal pulse oximetry on the mode of delivery. BACKGROUND: Sevent…

BACKGROUND: Malignant ventricular arrhythmia in coronary artery disease (CAD) is a severe life-threatening disease and a risk factor for sudden cardiac death. Myocardial revascularization influences the arrhythmogenic substrate of the malignant ventricular arrhythmia in the secondary prevention of sudden cardiac death.…

STUDY OBJECTIVES: The connective tissue alterations in varicose vein wall are supposed to be one of the main causes of primary varicose vein (main sign of human lower limbs chronic venous insufficency). METHODS: 5 varicose vein samples from 5 patients undergoing stripping surgery of long saphenous vein were compared w…

OBJECTIVES: The described project aimed to promote patients' rights in the Slovak Republic that are stipulated by law but in practice not observed fully. BACKGROUND: The project was based on a bi-lateral agreement between The Netherlands and the Slovak Republic in the framework of European Union pre-accession program…

The field of prostate cancer (PCa) diagnosis is undergoing a profound transformation from traditional invasive procedures toward precision, minimally invasive, and even non-invasive approaches. This article systematically outlines this evolutionary trajectory: first, starting with the selection of patients for biopsy,…