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In man, the pisiform bone occupies an unusual place among the carpal bones. It is situated in an anterior plane to the other bones, sheathed within the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris, and ossifying almost four years the last of the carpal bones. Many theories have tried to explain the presence of this "exceptional"…

OBJECTIVES: Despite widespread vaccination programmes, pertussis remains a significant health burden in many countries. Low awareness of the disease, the high rate of asymptomatic cases in adults and difficulties with diagnosis could explain the under-reporting of pertussis. The lack of data on actual incidence constit…

Despite the existence of effective screening, colorectal cancer remains the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Identification of disparities in colorectal cancer screening will allow for targeted interventions to achieve national goals for screening. The objective of this study was to contrast c…

In 1979 the thesis 'The dentist and patient education' was published. Based on theory and research, it was the aim of the thesis to provide physicians, dentists, dental students, and dental hygienists theoretical and practical tools to be of assistance in daily patient education. During the last 25 years the insights i…

The prevalence of knee osteotomy seems to have diminished. Better total knee arthroplasty (TKA) results, greater survival, increased use of unicompartmental arthroplasty, and decreased surgeon confidence for osteotomy are likely causes. However, continued use of knee osteotomy is encouraged by this author. TKAs are not…

The incidence of gastric lymphoma, unlike that of carcinoma, is increased in these last years. In spite of all that, until today, there isn't codified therapeutic trend. There are many reasons: different patterns of histological classification, the importance of the different adjuvant therapies. Personal experience in…

Sixteen cases of nodular regenerative hyperplasia of the liver in children are presented. The patients, 10 girls and 6 boys, were between the ages of 7 months and 13 years, with a median of 6 years. Clinically, nine children presented with hepatomegaly or splenomegaly, with and without signs of portal hypertension. A h…

For the past few years, people everywhere have been "going Paleo." Websites and social media touting the benefits of eating a "Paleo diet" and following a "Paleolithic life style" serve as calls to arms for health-conscious individuals seeking information about the latest health and fitness trends. Many of these people…

Cardiac surgery in the octogenarians is increasing in the industrialized countries and therefore represents a growing population. In order to better define the benefits of cardiac surgery in this population, we reviewed all consecutive octogenarians patients operated during the last 10 years. Out of 3,409 patients oper…

PURPOSE: To define the incidence, clinical characteristics, and outcomes following treatment of symptomatic acquired lacrimal outflow obstruction (SALOO) in Olmsted County, Minnesota, from 1976 to 2000, and to test the hypothesis that the incidence of this disorder increased over this interval. METHODS: In this retros…

INTRODUCTION: During a century with a decreasing incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in Denmark, the last 15 years have seen an increase. We describe the epidemiology of TB in children in Denmark with the focus on the impact of immigration. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Data from the national TB surveillance of 1990-1999 were ana…

BACKGROUND: Over the last 30 years there has been interest in the use of autologous fat transplantation for breast reconstructive and cosmetic purposes. Up until now injection of adipose tissue into the breast has been subject to two limiting factors. First, fat injection into the breast could result in fat necrosis, c…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relation of medical research, with the participation of prominent plastic surgeon in Congress. METHODS: We reviewed the scientific programs of the last 3 Brazilian Congress of Surgery, were selected 21 Brazilian plástic surgeons invited to serve as panelists or speakers in roundtable se…

The present study addresses the association between immigration from the former Soviet Union (FSU) and gender and alcohol consumption among a representative sample of young adults in Israel 2000. Previous studies that were conducted on FSU immigrants to Israel indicate higher consumption than that of resident Israelis…

An analysis of 24 schizophrenic patients, treated at the psychiatric clinic in Plzen during the last 20 years with the onset of the disease in childhood or adolescence. Not a single case was observed with onset of the disease under the age of 10 years, at the age of 10-14 years six times, at the age of 15-18 years 18 t…

BACKGROUND: In a society, children are the most vulnerable members of the population. Violence experienced in Mexico during the last decade has also affected children under ten years of age. OBJECTIVE: Analyze the trend of homicides in children under ten years from 1998 to 2017. METHODS: A longitudinal study of homic…

AIM: To evaluate postoperative urinary continence in patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) with intermediate (IT) and high urogenital sinus (UGS) who underwent a UGS mobilization maneuver. METHODS: We called IT to those that although needing an aggressive dissection to get to the vagina, still have enough…

To survey clinical characteristics at diagnosis for children diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes during 25 years in the south-east part of Sweden we included all 1903 children < 16 years of age and who had been diagnosed between 1977 and 2001 in the south-east region of Sweden. A nurse or doctor in the diabetes team obtaine…

Two hundred and fifty-five previously untreated patients (pts) with rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) (age range 15 days to 17 years, median 5 years) were evaluated and treated in our institution. Head and neck primaries were seen in 125 patients (49%), abdominopelvic in 73 (29%), trunk and lung in 20 (5%) and extremity lesions i…

PURPOSE: We sought to study the association between intrauterine device (IUD) use and endometrial cancer. METHODS: A comprehensive search of literature published through April 2007 was conducted, studies reviewed, and data abstracted. Data from ten studies were pooled and analyzed using both fixed- and random-effects…