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BACKGROUND: Oral fluid (OF) is an exciting alternative matrix for monitoring drugs of abuse in workplace, clinical toxicology, criminal justice, and driving under the influence of drugs (DUID) programs. During the last 5 years, scientific and technological advances in OF collection, point-of-collection testing devices,…

BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown an association between diabetes mellitus (DM) and urinary incontinence (UI) in women, especially severe UI. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether diabetes related variables could explain this association. METHODS: The study is part of the EPINCONT study, which is…

PURPOSE: Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is a novel technique that aims at reducing or abolishing skin incisions and potentially also postoperative pain. The purpose of this study was to analyse operative and long-term results of a series of hybrid transvaginal cholecystectomy. MATERIALS AND ME…

Recent studies have shown that the detrimental effects of sports concussions on cognitive and motor function may persist up to a few years post-injury. The present study sought to investigate the effects of having sustained a sports concussion more than 30 years prior to testing on cognitive and motor functions. Ninete…

BACKGROUND: Although the ideal treatment of thumb basal joint osteoarthritis is debated, most surgeons advocate trapeziectomy with ligament reconstruction tendon interposition arthroplasty. However, harvesting and weaving autologous tendon creates scarring, alters wrist kinetics, may prolong recovery, and is time consu…

OBJECTIVE: We sought to examine the frequency and the specific problems encountered in accessing Internet references in two leading medical journals during the last 3 years. METHODS: Two investigators independently reviewed all publications in the issues of the New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet during Oct…

BACKGROUND: Although patients with pectus carinatum (PC) often experience moderate to severe symptoms, there are sparse published data about the indications for correction, the newer techniques of surgical repair, and the results. This study reviews clinical experience with new, less extensive, open operative technique…

INTRODUCTION: Secondary adaptive bone changes and joint distorsions in clubfoot may present a barrier to adequate correction of the deformity. The purpose of our study is to show how the lateral excision of the calcaneus distal part as described by Lichtblau, in combination with an appropriate medial release allows bet…

The 5-year survival rate for malignant melanoma has increased 40% over the last 50 years. During this same time period, the treatment for the disease has not changed significantly, and consists of wide excision of the primary tumour and perhaps regional node dissection. The purpose of this study was to investigate the…

Binocular luster is a visual phenomenon that can be elicited by dichoptic stimuli showing an interocular difference in color or luminance contrast. For instance, when the two eyes are presented with simple center-surround stimuli in which the center patch in one eye is brighter and in the other eye darker than the comm…

Accuracy of endoscopic examination in early gastric cancer and precancerous conditions diagnostics for many years depended only on quality of biopsy. That's why, risk of overlooking gastric focal carcinoma, particularly-- multiple, was relatively high. Last couple of years new endoscopic method--confocal laser endomicr…

The trachea forms the part of the conducting system which transports air from the external environment to the lungs. The aim of this study was to provide quantitative dimensions of the trachea of Red Sokoto goat (Capra hircus). Quantitative analysis was conducted on nine tracheas from goats (ages were ranged between ei…

BACKGROUND: Gallbladder torsion is a rare disease, predominantly affecting elderly women. It is an important differential in the acute surgical abdomen. METHODS: A total of 324 published case reports of torsion of the gallbladder were reviewed. Features in diagnostic imaging suggestive of torsion were reviewed and sum…

The modern treatment of the osteoarticular tumors requires a multidisciplinary approach. Due to their proximity to major neural and vascular pathways, to the fact that they affect young people, as well as because they can permanently impair the functionality of the limb, the preoperative assessment of the patients must…

OBJECTIVE: To identify the mean time of permanent teeth eruption in children aged 5-15 years in Samsun, Turkey. STUDY DESIGN: A total of 1,491 children aged 5-15 years (Female: 773; Male: 718) were included in this study. Teeth were recorded as either "not erupted" or "erupted," which was defined as having at least on…

Background. Perception remains that brachytherapy-based regimens are inappropriate for patients having increased risk of extracapsular extension (ECE). Methods. 321 consecutive intermediate and high-risk disease patients were treated between 1/92 and 2/97 by one author (M. Dattoli) and stratified by NCCN guidelines. 15…

Zoonotic fascioliasis is a problem not only in Dakahlia Governorate, but also in other Egyptian Governorates. This work was conducted in ten centers at Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt. Three thousand cases were randomly selected annually from each center representing five rural and five urban areas. Cases were examined for…

Mood disorders in children and adolescents and their treatments have received increasing attention and clinical investigation over the last few decades. The core features of mood disorders are essentially the same across the life span. Developmental level, however, appears to influence the expression of certain mood sy…

AIM: Achalasia is a disease of unknown etiology resulting from degeneration of the esophageal Auerbach submucous plexus. This degeneration makes normal relaxation of the cardia during swallowing impossible leading to dysphagia, chest pain and regurgitation of varying degree. Until 15 years ago the main conservative tre…

OBJECTIVE: Study patients diagnosed of pericardial effusion and pericardiocentesis was made. We search the etiology, complications and the cnic's mortality. METHOD: 69 patients of Clinic Hospital of Zaragoza admitted in the critical care unit. RESULTS: We present 69 patients with 20-87 years old, 21 women and 48 men.…