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The growing number of Acinetobacter strains in hospitals and the rapid increase of their resistance to antibiotics have prompted us to undertake a long-term epidemiological study of this resistance at the Bichat hospital, Paris. Between 1971 and 1984, the resistance of Acinetobacter to antibiotics had already progresse…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate complications in adequately treated children with distal renal tubular acidosis (RTA) and to identify factors influencing their development. DESIGN: Records of patients with primary distal RTA followed for 2 or more years at this hospital were reviewed. Case records were examined for age at onse…

OBJECTIVE: Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) has been proposed as an alternative to resection for epilepsy control in patients with cerebral cavernous malformations (CCM) located in critical areas. METHODS: This multicentric, retrospective study evaluated seizure control in patients with a solitary CCM and a history of…

OBJECTIVE: To explore the surgical indications, decompression and fusion method, and fusion level selection of degenerative lumbar scoliosis (DLS) and multi-segment lumbar spinal stenosis. METHODS: Between April 2000 and November 2011, 46 cases of DLS and multi-segment lumbar spinal stenosis were treated with multi-le…

INTRODUCTION: Italy delayed limiting access to the Faculty of Medicine and the reform of schools of specialization was not accompanied by programming the number of scholarships, so employment expectations are often disappointing. The aim of this study is to analyze the employment prospects of specialists in urology thr…

Survival rates for patients with colorectal cancer have remained unchanged during the last 30 years. Every third patient with colon cancer Dukes' C and every fourth patient with rectal cancer Dukes' C survives 5 years. Of the patients who succumb to colorectal cancer, 85% will die within 3 years from diagnosis. There a…

INTRODUCTION: Ejaculatory disturbances are prevalent in pubertal studies following childhood proximal hypospadias repair. Bulbospongiosus muscle (BSM) is described as vital for evacuation of the last drop, erections and ejectile ejaculations. Our intention was to assess adolescent outcomes following reconstruction of s…

OBJECTIVES: Fractures in geriatric age group (over 65 years of age) are an important public health issue and frequent causes of emergency room visits. The purpose of this descriptive epidemiological study was to present the epidemiology of geriatric fractures and their trends in the USA using National Electronic Injury…

BACKGROUND: Technological advances in surgery, intensive care and medical support have led to substantial decrease in mortality for children with congenital heart defects (CHDs) over the last 50 years. METHODS: Using routinely-collected mortality and population data for England and Wales from 1959 to 2009, the authors…

In this article, our aim was to summarise students' research over 15 years at Istanbul University Faculty of Dentistry and to evaluate both the research activities from the students' perspectives and the effect of this activity on their undergraduate and postgraduate success. In 1992, dental students formed 'a Student…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the indication for operative and nonoperative management of renal stab wounds in patients hospitalised over the last six years. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Retrospectively studied of 20 cases over the last six years with penetrating kidney trauma, managed in two urologic departments of Marrakech and Cas…

Aortic valve replacement with pulmonary autograft was first performed by Donald Ross in 1967. Initially, the procedure was not widely accepted, by Cardiologists and Cardiac surgeons fundamentally due to its complexity and demanding surgical technique, and because innumerous series two cardiac valves were at risk. The r…

This study was designed to clarify what differences the last 25 years have made in surgical results for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We examined results for 716 hepatectomized patients in four treatment eras: first era (1973-1980; n = 58), second era (1981-1985; n = 155), third era (1986-1990; n = 243)…

BACKGROUND: School climate has often been described as the "quality and character of school life", including both social and physical aspects of the school, that can positively promote behaviour, school achievement, and the social and emotional development of students. METHODS: The current study examined the relations…

The authors review the visual prognosis of 44 patients with Behçet's disease referred to the Ophthalmology and Rheumatology Departments (Hospital S. João-one of the two major referral centers in Northern Portugal), due to ocular complaints or for routine examination, in the last ten years. All fulfilled the c…

This report reviews the experience of pediatric surgeons in seven cities in North American and Western Europe where the Swenson procedure was performed on 880 patients. Information on the diagnosis, treatment, complications, and long-term results was collected by reviewing the hospital records, the treating physicians'…

Over the last 5 years, we have performed 34 axillopopliteal bypasses to salvage threatened limbs of patients in whom standard anatomic or extra-anatomic bypasses had either failed or were not feasible. The indications for these axillopopliteal bypasses, all of which were performed with 6 mm polytetrafluoroethylene graf…

BACKGROUND: Last-minute travelers (LMTs) present significant challenges for travel health services and are considered vulnerable due to their lack of health preparation. However, there is a lack of data to support this assumption. METHODS: The proportion of LMTs was investigated through a cross-sectional study involvi…

Anorectal manometry is a non invasive, safe and useful procedure for exploring anorectal function in several disease. The anorectal studies made in our service the last five years in children, were reviewed. There were made 234 procedures in patients 21 year old or less 93.25% of the studies could be finished and 72.64…

PURPOSE: To determine the added predictive ability of genome-wide significant single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in refraction prediction in children and investigate the earliest age threshold for an accurate prediction of high myopia. DESIGN: Prospective longitudinal study. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 1063 first-bo…