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Background. Proximal femur defects resulting from tumor resections can be repaired with various types of hip endoprostheses. Major surgical procedures involving muscle detachments and extensive endoprosthesis implantation are prone to deep infections and the hip instability. The purpose of our study was to assess the o…

Imprisoned women are at increased risk of cervical cancer but less likely to have been screened for this disease. There is very little information on the situation in prisons in the UK but this study indicates that, as anticipated, these women are less likely to have been screened in the last five years than women gene…

The six major research advances in metabolic and hormonal controls of food intake that have altered the direction or have broadened the scope of the field in the last 25 years are discussed. The advances selected are: (1) GI processes and meal termination-the CCK pathway; (2) Brain insulin hypothesis; (3) Glucose-depen…

PURPOSE: To compare immediate and 5 years postoperatively visual acuity (VA), after uncomplicated cataract surgery and emphasizing the main causes of visual acuity loss. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This is a retrospective study that included 475 eyes that underwent uncomplicated cataract surgery between 2003-2007 by the sam…

Age at menopause, associated factors and related clinical symptoms were recorded in a sample of Thai women living in the Bangkok area. Interviews by trained nurses were offered to a sample of 2375 women aged 45-59 years selected at random in 19 of the 54 Bangkok Metropolis Administration health centers. Full reports we…

This review examines the concentration of seven major cannabinoids, including Δ-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD), in illicit herbal cannabis products seized by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) over the last 10 years in the United States. Cannabis samples received from DEA regional laborat…

PURPOSE: To report the long-term outcomes of patients with iridocorneal endothelial (ICE) syndrome who required surgery for glaucoma. DESIGN: Retrospective, noncomparative case series. PARTICIPANTS: Twenty-six patients with ICE syndrome who underwent surgery for glaucoma at one institution between January 1987 and Ja…

OBJECTIVES: To explore geographical variation in sexual behaviour in Great Britain with reference to the prevalence of HIV infection. DESIGN: The National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles comprises a randomly selected, representative sample of almost 19,000 men and women aged 16-59 years living in Great Brita…

The author reviewed pathologic features of 37 cases of malignant lymphoma in the gastrointestinal organs in the last 10 years in our pathology laboratory. The current WHO classification was adopted. The 37 cases consisted of 20 males and 17 female, and the age ranged from 46 to 89 years with a median of 69 years. Of th…

INTRODUCTION: Bartter syndrome (BS) is a salt losing tubulopathy due to impairment of the transport mechanisms at the thick ascending limb of the Henle's loop. The aim of this study was to report the clinical course of patients with BS. METHODS: Patients with BS were followed from 1996 to 2020 and enrolled to a system…

The palynogical data of two sites from northeastern Fram Strait (MSM5/5-712 and PS2863) encompassing the last 23,000 years are presented here. The data set first includes the palynomorph concentrations: dinocysts (cysts/g) and their fluxes (cysts/cm/yr) as well as pollen grains, spores, organic linings,, reworked palyn…

In the last 20 years, the prevalence of peripheral artery disease has increased by 72%, with affected patients facing a 5% to 10% risk at 5 years of developing chronic limb-threatening ischemia. Approximately 20% of patients with limb-threatening ischemia have no revascularization options and may face amputation. Venou…

Risk stratification after an acute myocardial infarction suffered a remarkable evolution in the last few years. These improvements were mainly related to the development of reperfusion strategies that changed radically the way we managed acute myocardial infarction. Risk stratification in the reperfusion era occurs in…

Mammography is generally recommended for breast cancer survivors. However, discussion is ongoing about stopping surveillance mammography when life expectancy is <5-10 years as the benefit of screening might be diminished toward the end of life. The utilization pattern of mammography in the last year of life among this…

OBJECTIVES: Nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a multifactorial disease, and differences in the characteristics of surgical patients may develop over the years. This study aimed to evaluate the patients who underwent curative surgical resection for NSCLC in the past 20 years at our center and analyze the changes in t…

Between 1954 and 1984, 102 cases of carcinoma of the penis were seen at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute. Their mean age was 62.5 years. Nearly twice as many patients were referred in the last decade as in the first, and this observation may be linked to the reduction in numbers of neonatal circumcisions in the las…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate trends in female authorship in the recent urologic literature. METHODS: We examined articles published in 2012 and 2017 from 5 urologic journals: Journal of Urology, Journal of Endourology, Neurourology and Urodynamics, Urologic Oncology, and Urology. Gender was recorded for first, supplemental,…

BACKGROUND: Patient and graft survival rates after pediatric kidney transplantation have improved recently. Therefore, the quality of life or social outcome after kidney transplantation has become important for patients and their families. METHODS: Patients who underwent kidney transplantation at&#x2009;<&#x2009;18&#x…

For the last 15 years a statistical analysis of distances skied and of alpine skiing accidents has been performed in the Davos-Klosters skiing area, a 'closed' skiing area, where every skier has to return from the top to the bottom station. Distance skied is measured by vertical drop in 10(6) km determined by calculati…

There are limited data concerning the life expectancy for individuals born with myelomeningocele (MM), with and without hydrocephalus. To ascertain such data was our first purpose. We have selected all patients with MM in our computer database, The Patient Data Management System (PDMS/fx). Data were transferred to Exce…