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In the period from 1965 to 1975, in our department were treated ten pseudocysts and cysts of the pancreas. All of them, except two, were operated. Operation was performed in eight patients (external drainage 2 cases, internal drainage 5 cases and excision in 1 selected case), and in two patients occured spontaneous reg…

Laparoscopy and work-hour restrictions are altering surgical training. We hypothesized interns were no longer gaining experience in open appendectomy, historically an intern index case. We retrospectively reviewed Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) case logs of postgraduate Year (PGY) 1 genera…

Before 1979, there were only 5 undergraduate dental schools in Iran with a total admission of 200 students per year, and only 2,000 dentists and about 50 specialists practicing in the country. Currently, there are 18 dental schools with a total admission of 750 undergraduate students, 5 postgraduate programs in 10 disc…

In the last few years, an enormous progress has been achieved in the treatment of Colorectal Cancer due to a better know ledge of the biology, natural history, prevention and treatment of colon and rectum adenocarcinoma. Genetic alterations produce changes in thecolonic mucosa that lead to the formation of adenoma and…

The objective of this study was to describe trends in the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in the United States by demographic, life-style, and heart disease risk factors. Data were obtained from the Epidemiologic Followup Study to the First National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, a nationally represe…

The authors report the surgical management of 19 patients with chronic intestinal ischemia over the last ten years. There were 11 women and 8 men (mean age 59 years). Most patients (13/19) suffered from widespread generalized atheromatosis. Fifteen patients had symptoms which were mostly aspecific and insidious in onse…

The career paths of some early clinical pharmacists from their first positions during the years 1965-1974 to their current positions were studied. In August 1985 a group of pharmacists was surveyed to determine (1) the extent to which they had maintained a clinical practice (defined as direct patient contact, including…

BACKGROUND: Myasthenia gravis is the most common disease affecting the neuromuscular junction. The most common etiology among patients with juvenile myasthenia gravis is the production of antibodies against the acetylcholine receptor. However, the clinical outcome in relation to serum levels of anti-acetylcholine recep…

Oxidative stress is considered one of the possible mechanisms behind chemobrain or the cognitive dysfunction persistent after chemotherapy treatment. Breast cancer patients have reported chemobrain symptoms since the 1990s. In this present bibliometric review, we employed the VOSviewer tool to describe the existing lan…

Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is a flagship species in nature conservation of the world; to protect this species, 67 nature reserves have been established in China. To evaluate the protection effect of giant panda nature reserves, we analyzed the variation of giant panda number and habitat area of 23 giant panda…

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: As life expectancy increases and population age advances, diagnosis and treatment of diseases common in the geriatric population assume an increasingly important role in modern medicine. In the last few years, the emergence of age-specific reference ranges for thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) has ad…

OBJECTIVES: In this short review we provide an update of our earlier inventories of publications indexed in MedLine with the MeSH term 'Medical Records Systems, Computerized'. METHODS: We retrieved and analyzed all references to English articles published before January 1, 2008, and indexed in PubMed with the MeSH ter…

Finland belongs to the group of countries in which the consumption of strong opioids is low. This seems to reflect the general quality of cancer pain treatment. During the last 10 years, many efforts have been made to improve the treatment of cancer pain in Finland. To assess one parameter of change, the present study…

BACKGROUND: Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) utilizing quadriceps tendon autografts with a patellar bone block (QTB) has gained popularity in children and adolescents, with favorable patient-reported outcomes being reported at 2 years postoperatively. The incidence of arthrofibrosis after ACLR in pediat…

OBJECTIVE: To study the effectiveness of tibial transverse transport combined with the antibiotics embedded bone cement in the treatment of chronic infection of foot and ankle with lower extremity ischemic diseases. METHODS: A retrospective analysis was performed on 28 patients with ischemic diseases of lower extremit…

OBJECTIVE: Currently, the traditional treatment of moderate-to-severe ankle arthritis is joint fusion or joint replacement. The aim of this article is to explore the clinical efficacy of distraction arthroplasty in the treatment of moderate-to-severe ankle arthritis. METHODS: A retrospective analysis was conducted wit…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of hyperventilation and breath-holding on hormonal activity and the acid-base balance in men. Three different experimental procedures were carried out with 11 trained subjects aged 24.5 years. In experiment I, all subjects performed hyperventilation for 3 min mai…

Conventional varicocelectomy is often complicated by high recurrence rate, ranging from 6 to 25% and the persistence usually is due to residual venous communications. We report our experience of 21 years in varicocele correction using 3 different operative techniques on 389 adolescents. In the first 12 years (120 patie…

Fibroepithelial polyp of the ureter is a very rare benign tumor of the urinary tract that can present complications as urinary tract infection, hematuria, or urinary retention. Its incidence has increased in recent years. Its recognition and proper management are important to avoid invasive surgeries.We present the cas…