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Bleeding from esophageal varices may be a serious or lethal complication of portal hypertension in children. The standard therapy over the past 30 years has been to create a portosystemic shunt. In children physiologic complications leading to high rates of perioperative morbidity and early and late thrombosis with rec…

BACKGROUND: Sleeve gastrectomy is the most performed metabolic surgical procedure worldwide. However, conflicting results offer no clear evidence about its long-term clinical comparability to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. This study aims to determine their equivalent long-term weight loss effects. METHODS: This randomised…

The presence of transmitted HIV drug resistance (TDR) threatens the efficacy of antiretroviral treatment. We aimed to assess the changes in TDR prevalence over the last decade in Madrid, Spain, to verify the role of the patients' risk groups in these changes. We analysed the trends of TDR between 2000 and 2011 in a coh…

Unpowered scooters for recreation and transportation are popular among children. However, to date, there have been no studies on scooter-related injuries in Korea. This study aimed to assess the frequency and injury pattern with unpowered scooters and to propose prevention strategies.Medical records of children aged <1…

PURPOSE: We aimed to 1) determine the time of maximum cycloplegia after instillation of cyclopentolate 1% in children with brown irises, 2) evaluate the correlation between the pupillary reaction and time of maximum cycloplegia, and 3) identify any side effects of the medication. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This was a prosp…

BACKGROUND: Up to now, it does not exit whole look at the life quality of the Pilsner female University students, especially in connection with gynecological history. It is reality that in last years the number of gynecological problems among young women increases such as the number of diseases with immunological backg…

OBJECTIVE: To report clinical application and therapeutic effect on the modified reconstruction of spinous processes for treating cervical vertebrae degenerative disease. METHODS: Twenty-nine cases with cervical vertebrae degenerative disease were treated with the modified reconstruction of spinous processes. Among th…

In the last 3 years 9 patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) underwent surgery at our department. All cases were with very atypical process. From these patients 3 interesting cases are described in more details. A 75-years-old woman with gastroscopically verified endoluminal tumour in the proximal third o…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the surgical technique of Mainz II urinary diversion and to discuss its simplicity, quickness of performance, short postoperative period, few postoperative complications, as well as its effectiveness allowing patients to have a very good quality of life. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Over the last six and…

The Taylor Spatial Frame (TSF) is a modern multiplanar external fixator that combines ease of application plus computer accuracy in the reduction of fractures. A retrospective review of our experience in using this device for treating unstable tibia fractures in pediatric and adolescent patients was carried out to dete…

The aim of this study was to retrospectively analyze 5 years' experience of cervico-mediastinal goiters (CMG) management. Twenty-five patients with cervico-mediastinal goiters underwent surgery between January 1998 and December 2002. The group consisted of 16 females and 9 males (mean age, 48.2 years; range, 42-74 year…

BACKGROUND: The anatomical structure of atrial flutter is now well recognized, and treatment with radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFA) is established. Several recording and ablation techniques can be applied. MATERIAL AND METHODS: An increasing number of patients have been treated with RFA at the Arrhythmia Centre a…

We have reviewed 233 patients with posterior urethral valves treated in a single center in Calcutta, India, over the last 20 years: 37 were neonates, 75 were between 1 and 12 months, 88 were between 1 and 5 years, and 33 were more than 5 years old when first seen. The clinical presentation and methods employed in diagn…

INTRODUCTION: the National Laboratory of Clinical Biology and Public Health (NLBPH) in Bangui in the Central African Republic (CAR) carries out the vast majority of molecular screening tests for SARS-CoV-2 infection nationwide. This study aimed to show the contribution of molecular diagnosis and genomic surveillance in…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the accuracy of split three-dimensional (3D) printing patient-specific instrumentation (PSI) in medial open-wedge high tibial osteotomy (MOWHTO) and its effectiveness in treating medial knee osteoarthritis. METHODS: Clinical data of 14 patients with medial knee osteoarthritis and treated with…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the improved reduction technique for depression fractures of the lateral tibial plateau and its effectiveness. METHODS: Between January 2008 and December 2010; 48 patients (48 knees) with depression fractures of the lateral tibial plateau (Schatzker II or III fractures) were treated. There we…

BACKGROUND: Superficial mycoses are defined as the fungal infections of skin, hair or nails that are caused by dermatophytes, yeasts and non-dermatophytic moulds. Dermatophytes are the most frequently isolated fungi from specimens of patients with superficial mycoses. OBJECTIVE: Studying the possible alteration of the…

Surgical treatment of cardiac achalasia in children is still the main line of treatment with a success rate of 70-80%. Balloon dilatation is less widely used due to inappropriate size of balloons. The authors report on their experience in 11 children with cardiac achalasia over the last 7 years using balloon dilatation…

An increasing number of wearable devices performing eye gaze tracking have been released in recent years. Such devices can lead to unprecedented opportunities in many applications. However, staying updated regarding the continuous advances and gathering the technical features that allow to choose the best device for a…

The assessment and management of tricuspid valve (TV) disease evolved significantly in the last decade. Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is a frequent heart valve disease and it is most often secondary, due to annular dilatation and leaflet tethering from right ventricular remodeling. The indications for TV surgery are sev…