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BACKGROUND: Dengue is one of the newest emerging diseases in Nepal with increasing burden and geographic spread over the years. The main objective of this study was to explore the epidemiological patterns of dengue since its first outbreak (2006) to 2019 in Nepal. METHODS: This study is a retrospective analysis that c…

The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of fractional carbon dioxide laser for the treatment of acne scars. Thirty-one participants, 15 female and 16 male, whose mean age was 34.84 ± 10.94 years, were included in this prospective study. The study took place between 2012 and 201…

AIMS: In patients with surgical atrial septal defect (ASD) repair, late atrial flutters (AFLs), including cavotricuspid isthmus (CTI)-dependent and non-CTI-dependent scar-related flutter (AFL), are common. Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of these arrhythmias has a high acute success rate. We aimed to characterize the lon…

OBJECTIVES: To assess temporary expatriation as a risk factor for HIV infection in a rural area of Senegal and to examine the transmission of HIV from expatriates to their families. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study in identified expatriates and in a representative cluster sample of the general population from the same ge…

BACKGROUND: Ethyl glucuronide (EtG), a direct ethanol metabolite, seems to meet the need for a sensitive and specific marker for monitoring recent alcohol consumption in different settings. Our aim was to study sensitivity, specificity, and the influence of various parameters on EtG levels in urine. PATIENTS AND METHO…

BACKGROUND: Urethrocutaneous fistulas are one of the major causes of morbidity after hypospadias repair. METHODS: During the last 2.5 years, 26 patients underwent repair of 41 urethrocutaneous fistulas. These fistulas were repaired by a 3-layered closure method, by using meticulous surgical techniques aided by optical…

Forty burn patients were treated in last two years by the method of covering excised or tangentially excised wound with lyophilized glutaraldehyde pigskin, and then planned replacing by autograft skin according to patient's condition. The result showed that the survival rate of the patients was 92.5%. Patients with bur…

To explore the feasibility, safety and effectiveness of left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP) in children aged ≤3 years.A total of 10 children aged ≤3 years who were diagnosed with brady arrhythmia in the First Hospital of Tsinghua University from September 2020 to September 2021 were retrospectively ana…

BACKGROUND: Pediatric multiple sclerosis (MS) has been increasingly recognized. In the absence of approved disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) for pediatric patients, clinicians resort to data extrapolated from clinical trials conducted in adults with MS. The objective of this article was to study the effectiveness and…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effectiveness of retroperitoneal laparoscopic approach combined with anterolateral mini-incision for lumbar spine tuberculosis. METHODS: A retrospective analysis was made on the clinical data of 22 patients with lumbar spine tuberculosis undergoing focus clearance, fusion, and internal fi…

The objective of this study was to investigate changes in the epidemiology of hepatitis B virus infection in the general population and selected groups of immigrants in the region of northeastern Greece over the last decade in relation to the introduction of hepatitis B vaccination programmes. Two population-based sero…

OBJECTIVE: This study was carried out to compare the functional outcomes after hypogastric artery bypass and coil embolization for management of common iliac artery aneurysms in the endovascular repair of aortoiliac aneurysms (EVAR). METHODS: Between 1996 and 2002, 265 patients underwent elective or emergent EVAR. Dat…

AIM: To report the results of whole anterior segment proton beam radiotherapy (PBR) for diffuse iris melanoma. METHODS: Between 2000 and 2011, 12 patients with iris melanoma received PBR to the entire iris and ciliary body. RESULTS: Patients had a mean age of 57 years and a median follow-up of 3.5 years (range 1-11.6…

DATA SOURCES: Searches were made for data using Medline and the reference lists of identified papers by two independent readers. Only papers published in English were considered and reviews, case reports, descriptive reports and in-vitro studies were excluded. STUDY SELECTION: Prospective or retrospective cohort studi…

This study aimed to evaluate the influence of subsidence in patients who performed stand-alone anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) by analyzing the long-term clinical and radiological outcomes. This retrospective study enrolled 53 patients with 79 segments with degenerative cervical disease treated with stan…

RATIONALE & OBJECTIVE: Individuals with IgA vasculitis nephritis (IGAVN) may develop rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis and/or nephrotic-range proteinuria, which are associated with worse prognosis. We report our experience of treatment of children with IGAVN with nephrotic-range proteinuria. STUDY DESIGN: Case se…

OBJECTIVE: Evaluate outcomes following primary endoscopic stapes surgery. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective case series. SETTING: Two tertiary otologic centers. PATIENTS: Eighty-one ears with surgically confirmed stapes fixation. INTERVENTIONS: Total endoscopic stapedotomy or stapedectomy. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Surgica…

BACKGROUND/AIM: Several changes have occurred in Olympic boxing (OB) in the last few decades, influencing the results in official competitions. The aim of this study was to assess how the evolution of rules changed the rate of the results that can influence boxers' health. METHODS: From a web-research, the results of…

Epidemiologic studies conducted in the 1990s identified several independent healthcare associated risk factors for HBV and HCV infections in Pakistan. In 2002, we re-examined healthcare associated HBV and/or HCV infection risk factors in volunteer blood donors. In this case-control study, we collected data using a stru…

BackgroundWe aimed to investigate the association between preoperative anorectal physiology testing (APT) and outcomes of sacral neuromodulation (SNM) for fecal incontinence (FI).MethodsThis is a retrospective review of a prospective database of patients with FI who underwent SNM (2011-2020). Patients who underwent at…