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Patients with advanced unresectable hilar cholangiocarcinoma have poor prognosis, and the survival is usually short. Herein, we report a 9-year survival case of unresectable hilar cholangiocarcinoma treated with chemoradiotherapy. A 64-year-old male patient presented with hilar cholangiocarcinoma. The tumor was located…

Background/aim: Tuberculous peritonitis may be difficult to diagnose due to its insidious and variable clinical manifestations as well as characteristics similar to malignancy. In this study, case reports from Turkey over the last 10 years were reviewed systematically using pooled analysis. Materials and methods: Thirt…

We analysed the number of pulmonary embolism (PE) in young females aged 10-39 years in the period from 2005 to 2014 in Germany to see any trends that possibly may reflect some influences of newer oral contraceptives. Detailed lists of all hospitalized cases with the principal diagnosis PE coded as I26 in the years 2005…

Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a leading cause of morbidity among 25-30% of AIDS patients and is by far the most common AIDS-associated malignancy. Since the beginning of the 1990s the incidence of KS continuously declined, but it was the introduction of protease inhibitors that markedly reinforced this phenomenon. In our ex…

Following and exhaustive review of the literature on this topic, the paper reports the results of the treatment of 16 patients with male breast cancer. From an analysis of findings, it was observed that diagnosis is frequently delayed (mean 1 year), disease is at a locally advanced stage in the majority of patients, an…

OBJECTIVE: We assess our experience over the last 11 years in the use of an artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) to treat urinary incontinence in children with neuropathic bladders. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between 1994 and 2005 an AUS was implanted in 35 patients (mean age 14.4; range 11.5-18). Upper urinary tract (UUT)…

The association between oral contraceptive (OC) use and the risk of ovarian cancer was analysed in a case-control study, conducted between 1985 and 1989 on 505 epithelial ovarian cancer cases under 60 years of age, and 1375 controls in hospitals for a spectrum of acute conditions, not gynaecological, hormonal or neopla…

OBJECTIVES: Sexual behaviors of homeless youth in Iran have not been well studied. This study aimed to measure the frequency and associated factors of sex out of marriage and condom use among homeless youth in Kerman, Iran. STUDY DESIGN: In this cross-sectional study, we recruited 202 homeless youth (age: 15-29 years…

BACKGROUND: Rotaviruses are the leading cause of severe acute gastroenteritis in children aged <5 years worldwide. A live attenuated human rotavirus vaccine, RIX4414 has been developed to reduce the global disease burden associated with rotavirus gastroenteritis. Serum anti-rotavirus immunoglobulin A (IgA) antibody mea…

BACKGROUND: HIV prevalence among men who have sex with men (MSM) in China has rapidly increased in recent years. It is suggested that MSM could be a potential bridge of HIV transmission to the general female population. We investigated the bisexual behaviour of MSM in China through systematic review and meta-analysis.…

PURPOSE: To estimate the prevalence of problem drinking and related risk behaviors among adults with diabetes and eye disease in the United States. METHODS: In a population-based, cross-sectional telephone survey of the noninstitutionalized U.S. adult population (18 years of age or older) conducted in 47 U.S. states i…

BACKGROUND: The study aim was to investigate the hemodynamic behavior over time and ease of implant and durability of the Sorin Pericarbon Freedom (SPF)&#xae; stentless pericardial aortic xenograft. METHODS: Between March 2003 and April 2010, a total of 251 consecutive, non-selected patients (mean age 70.1 years; rang…

UNLABELLED: Pes cavus is a complex foot deformity in which surgical correction remains challenging. We treated lesser-toe clawing in 11 feet of 8 patients (5 women, 1 bilateral; 3 men, 2 bilateral) with a modified Jones procedure and assessed long-term functional outcomes. We reviewed case notes and completed the Brist…

PURPOSE: This study aimed to compare the incidence of radiological adjacent segment disease (R-ASD) at L3/4 between patients with L4/5 degenerative spondylolisthesis (DS) who underwent L4/5 posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) and those who underwent microscopic bilateral decompression via a unilateral approach (MB…

BACKGROUND: Lead-associated complications and technical issues in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices are common but underreported in the literature. METHODS: All patients undergoing implantation of the Osypka QT-5ventricular lead at the University Clinic St. P&#xf6;lten between 1 January 2006 and 31…

OBJECTIVE: To discover what Australian medical students think about the way professionalism is taught in their medical curriculum. DESIGN, PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING: Qualitative study including five focus groups between 2&#xa0;June 2010&#xa0;and 30&#xa0;September 2010, comprised of medical students from both undergradu…

The last 30 years have seen significant improvements in survival rates for children and older adults. In contrast, the 5-year survival rate among 20 to 39 year olds has been static at around 70% since 1986. Data from the United States, Australia, Italy, and the United Kingdom suggest that this age group also has the lo…

To ascertain the development of disease in a cohort of connective tissue disease (CTD)-negative patients 10 years after testing positive for antinuclear antibody (ANA) in high titer, a telephone survey and serological tests were conducted on a group of CTD-negative patients with high ANA titer identified in a previous…

AIMS: To describe the evolution of mortality due to gastric cancer in Andalusia and the current geographic distribution of mortality. DESIGN: Descriptive, population-based study. SETTING: Andalusia (Southern Spain) during the period from 1975 to 1999. PARTICIPANTS: Residents of the region of Andalusia. MEASUREMENTS…

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE:: Frailty is a multifactorial syndrome. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and characteristics of frailty syndrome in an elderly urban population. DESIGN AND SETTING:: Cross-sectional study carried out at the homes of a randomized sample representing the independent elderly ind…