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BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to present outcomes of bioprosthetic tricuspid valve replacement (TVR) in patients with tricuspid valve infective endocarditis (TVIE). METHODS: From October 2001 to December 2015, 26 patients underwent a bioprosthetic TVR due to severe TVIE after endocardial pacemaker implanta…

The Bourneville-Pringle disease is an autosomal-dominant disease affecting the kidneys in about 60%, causing end-stage renal disease in about 10% of the cases. Among more than 2800 renal transplant recipients during the last 33 years, we had two patients with this original disease. A third patient who underwent bilater…

BACKGROUND: There are limited data on the limited antegrade subintimal tracking (LAST) technique for chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to analyze the frequency of use and outcomes of the LAST technique for CTO PCI. METHODS: We analyzed 2,177…

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…

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP), which is widely used in many dermatologic conditions, has also been used in the treatment of melasma in recent years. The objective of this study is to determine the efficacy of PRP in melasma. Fifteen female patients with melasma participated in this study. Intradermal PRP was performed eve…

PURPOSE: Ureteral replacement with interposition of a bowel segment has traditionally required a large incision with substantial associated morbidity and prolonged time to convalescence. During the last 7 years a technique for laparoscopic assisted ileal interposition has evolved that mimics our open approach. We prese…

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…

BACKGROUND: Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy candidiasis ectodermal dystrophy (APECED) is a rare monogenetic autosomal recessive disorder caused by a mutation in the autoimmune regulator () gene characterized by complex phenotypic characteristics discovered over years of follow-up. METHODS: 7 patients were recruited in t…

BACKGROUND: The median age at thelarche in Thai girls has decreased from 10.3 to 9.4 years over the last 20 years. An age at thelarche of 7.0-9.0 years, which is earlier than in the general population, is considered as early puberty. OBJECTIVE: To study the pattern of pubertal development in Thai girls with early pube…

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a major cause of morbidity in children. This study estimated the proportion of children with pneumococcal CAP among children hospitalised with CAP in Belgium and describes the causative serotype distribution after implementation of the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. Child…

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed at examining the socio-demographic, environmental and behavioural determinants of diarrhoea in children under five years in Kenya. METHODS: The study entailed an analysis of secondary data from the Kenya Demographic Health Survey (DHS) 2014 using STATA Corp 2010. A total of 19,889 children…

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: The diagnosis and treatment of congenital esophageal stenosis (CES) can be a vexing clinical problem. This study aims at determining the ideal therapeutic strategy for the management of CES. METHODS: Medical records of patients with CES were reviewed retrospectively with regard to diagnostic method…

To evaluate the frequency and potency of inhibitor formation based on the product used, we retrospectively reviewed the records of 99 children with various types and severity of haemophilia (haemophilia A 82, severe 46; haemophilia B 10, severe 6; vWD 7) treated for the last 20 years. After a mean observation period of…

IMPORTANCE: A recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report found that more persons die at home. This has been cited as evidence that persons dying in the United States are using more supportive care. OBJECTIVE: To describe changes in site of death, place of care, and health care transitions between 2000, 2…

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…

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…

This article presents what is considered the last phase of the eradication of polio in Spain, which took 25 years during the period 1963-1988, in the wake of the sharp decline that occurred in the incidence of the disease by introducing Sabin attenuated vaccine in 1963. This should have led to the disappearance of the…

The genetic diversity of 134 serogroup X Neisseria meningitis isolates from Africa, Europe, and North America was analyzed by multilocus sequence typing and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Although most European and American isolates were highly diverse, one clonal grouping was identified in sporadic disease and carr…

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…

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…