98,306 papers found

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of unilateral pedicle screw fixation in treating thoracolumbar fractures through paraspinal approach. METHODS: From January 2006 to January 2009,21 patients with single level thoracolumbar fracture without neurological symptoms were treated with unilateral pedicle sc…

The testicular plasmocytoma represents only 5% of the non-germinative cell testicular tumors, and accounts for only 2% of all plasma cell neoplasms. Approximately, 50 cases of testicular plasmocytoma have been reported in medical literature; however, only 9 of these are isolated tumors without previous history or progr…

OBJECTIVE: To determine at what age the only screening colonoscopy during lifetime should be performed to achieve the highest yield. METHODS: Medical decision analysis to calculate the loss in life years associated with mortality from colorectal cancer at different ages. RESULTS: The expected loss in life years from…

BACKGROUND: Tamoxifen treatment of breast cancer is associated with an increased risk of endometrial cancer, but tamoxifen-related risks of endometrial cancer are unclear in premenopausal women, in long-term users of tamoxifen, and in women for whom several years have passed since ending treatment. We conducted a case-…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Pertussis incidence is increasing, possibly due to the introduction of acellular vaccines, which may have decreased the durability of immune response. We sought to evaluate and compare the duration of protective immunity conferred by a childhood immunization series with 3 or 5 doses of diphth…

The amount of waste produced by the population creates general health problems in terms of public health and hygiene. In recent years the common housefly (L. 1758; Dipteran: Muscidae) has been widely used in the treatment of organic wastes. This study aims to assess the effect of egg loading of the common housefly on m…

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: With increases in use of regional anesthesia, local anesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST) has been a topic of interest and debate. Despite many years of research, the exact cause and best treatment of LAST (particularly local anesthetic cardiotoxicity) remain unclear. This review will summarize what is…

During June-October 2022, the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.5 sublineage accounted for most of the sequenced viral genomes in the United States, with further Omicron sublineage diversification through November 2022.* Bivalent mRNA vaccines contain an ancestral SARS-CoV-2 strain component plus an updated component of the Omicro…

This study aims to investigate the relationship between current smoking and lifetime amount smoked and the incidence of dysphonia using data from a national cross-sectional survey that represents the Korean population. Subjects were 3,600 non-institutionalised civilian adults over the age of 19 (1,501 males and 2,099 f…

BACKGROUND: Diabetic foot ulcer is one of the most feared and common complications of diabetes. It is a major cause of disability, morbidity and mortality among diabetic patients and about 15% develop foot ulcers in their lifetime. Annual foot exam in diabetic patients and education on foot care is a cost effective way…

Multiple strategies for endocrine treatment of premenopausal women with hormone-responsive breast cancer have been assessed and results have been presented over the last two years. These include tamoxifen for 5-10 years (ATLAS and aTTom), tamoxifen for 5 years followed by aromatase inhibitor (AI) for 5 years for women…

Addison's disease is generally regarded as an autoimmune irreversible, progressive disease leading to the lifelong replacement of glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids. We are reporting a rare case of a young girl diagnosed with clinically overt Addison's disease whose adrenal function recovered over time. A 10.5 year…

A retrospective study was done of the recurrence rates of 1297 preexisting tumors in renal transplant recipients. Of 1137 neoplasms that were treated prior to transplantation, the recurrence rate was 21%, and it was 33% in 99 cancers treated after transplantation. Fifty-four percent of recurrences in the pretransplant-…

BACKGROUND: Myopia is an important public health problem because it is common and is associated with increased risk for chorioretinal degeneration, retinal detachment, and other vision-threatening abnormalities. In animals, ocular elongation and myopia progression can be lessened with atropine treatment. This study pro…

IMPORTANCE: Clinician specialization in the care of nursing home (NH) residents or patients in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) has become increasingly common. It is not known whether clinicians focused on NH care, often referred to as SNFists (ie, physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants concentratin…

In comparison with other specific processes of the pelvic girdle tuberculous foci in the sacro-iliac joints are observed relatively frequently. In the last 26 years (1955 to 1980) 43 patients (28 female, 15 male; 39 Germans, 4 immigrant workers) with 45 sacroiliac tuberculosis were treated in the authors' clinic (44 by…

OBJECTIVE: This study aims to investigate the clinical efficacy and complications associated with open-wedge high tibial osteotomy (OWHTO) in the treatment of medial compartment knee osteoarthritis. Additionally, the compensatory changes in the hip, patellofemoral, and ankle regions will be assessed through imaging. M…

CONTEXT: Many studies have shown a high prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, viral hepatitis, drug dependence, and mental health problems among street youth. However, data on mortality among these youth are sparse. OBJECTIVES: To estimate mortality rate among stree…

Cancer of the uterine cervix is the commonest cancer among Indian women accounting for 1/5 of the total cancer incidence. It is the estimated that by the turn of century 139,000 women in India would be developing cervical cancer. Age at marriage has been recognised as a major risk factor associated with cervical cancer…