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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Due to the relative lack of reports on the medium- to long-term clinical and radiographic results of modular femoral cementless revision, we conducted this study to evaluate the medium- to long-term results of uncemented femoral stem revisions using the modular MRP-TITAN stem with distal diaphys…

BACKGROUND: We aimed to investigate the predictive role of left ventricular mass and its reduction on the development of new-onset microalbuminuria (MA) in newly diagnosed hypertensive patients. METHODS: A total of 207 nondiabetic, normoalbuminuric patients without clinical organ damage (aged 50.8 ± 10.1 years, 1…

BACKGROUND: Global temperature increased by approximately half a degree (Celsius) within the last 150 years. Even this moderate warming had major impacts on Earth's ecological and biological systems, especially in the Arctic where the magnitude of abiotic changes even exceeds those in temperate and tropical biomes. The…

INTRODUCTION: As the number of medical journals is continuously increasing, their quality becomes a very reliable tool used by the editors in order to increase readership. As a consequence, the structure and the content of submitted papers are carefully revised before publication. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of our study…

BACKGROUND: Over the last two decades several new surgical methods for repairing a regurgitant mitral valve have been proposed. Unfortunately, early applications of such techniques were not always encouraging because the evaluation in the operating room led to false optimism due to a marked difference between static an…

QUESTIONS: How may gallstones develop if there is no hemolytic disorder and no malformation or alteration of the gallbladder and cystic ducts? Was there a change in the incidence of stones and the assignment of the patients to different age groups? The literature gives answers to these questions on the basis of only fe…

The epidemiology and clinical aspects of Escherichia coli O157:H7 (E. coli O157:H7) infections in rural Wisconsin have rarely been reported. In the last six years, 66 cases of E. coli O157:H7 infection were encountered at our institution. Bloody diarrhea was the universal presentation and all cases represented apparent…

Five cases of primary lymphoma of the thyroid followed at our hospital during the last decade are reviewed. The clinical and pathological characteristics are analysed and the therapeutical approach described. The age at the diagnosis ranged between 26 and 76 years, with a female versus male predominance (4 out of 5 cas…

Guinea worm disease (GWD) is on track to be the first parasitic infectious disease to be eradicated. Substantial progress has been made, from 3.5 million human cases reported annually in the 1980s to only 10 in 2025. However, 684 animal infections were reported in 2025, the majority of which were in dogs. While animal…

AIM OF THE STUDY: To present the changes in the incidence of cancers of the head and neck organs in south-eastern Poland and in the whole country in the years 1990-2012. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A retrospective analysis the incidence of cancers of the head and neck organs in south-eastern Poland in the years 1990-2012. S…

The number of patients initiating dialysis in most countries continues to increase, with the greatest increase being in the oldest age group. Clinical practice guidelines have been developed to help the nephrology team with end-of-life carefor patients on dialysis. The aim of the project reported here was to assess if…

OBJECTIVES: Studies have shown improved patient quality of life with supportive care rather than aggressive treatment at the end of life. This study evaluated the symptoms that patients in Thailand with gynecologic cancers experienced and the interventions that they received at the end of life. METHODS: The medical re…

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to examine the long-term effects of parity, age at first childbirth, and age at last childbirth on mortality in postmenopausal women. STUDY DESIGN: The data were from the Women's Health Initiative involving 106,760 postmenopausal women. We used propensity score matching to create matched samples, w…

Gruta do Caldeirão features a c. 6 m-thick archaeological stratification capped by Holocene layers ABC-D and Ea, which overlie layer Eb, a deposit of Magdalenian age that underwent significant disturbance, intrusion, and component mixing caused by funerary use of the cave during the Early Neolithic. Here, we provi…

This study evaluated the long-term myopia control effect and safety in children wearing Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments (DIMS) spectacle lenses. Participants who completed the 2-year RCT were followed for a total of 6 years; their cycloplegic refractions and axial length were measured. Group 1 (n =&#…

INTRODUCTION: In 2020, 282,421 new cases of cancer were diagnosed in Spain, and urological neoplasms (UN) were among the most frequent ones. Cancer treatment in eldery people is challenging due to fragility and comorbidities of these patients. To meet the needs of treating UN in the eldery, it is necessary to optimize…

PURPOSE: In advanced peripheral ischemia, tibial artery prosthetic bypass grafting is virtually the last chance for limb salvage when conservative treatment and other methods of revascularization have failed. METHODS: For this study we reviewed our 7 years of experience with below-popliteal artery polytetrafluoroethyl…

AIM: The aim of this study was to evaluate outpatient and inpatient dental care for patients with disabilities from 2014 to 2023. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A time series analysis was carried out with data from Brazil's public healthcare system, considering the outpatient productivity of Special Needs Dentistry specialists…

BACKGROUND: Biosurfactants are natural bioactive compounds produced from fungi, bacteria and plants. These molecules have several properties that enable them to be involved in various industrial applications. The surface-active properties of biosurfactants allow their use in various sectors, such as agriculture, health…

BACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common metabolic disorder that significantly affects public health. Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is one of the serious complications of diabetes. DFU has a wide spectrum of bacterial isolates comprising Gram-positive, Gram-negative, aerobic bacteria and anaerobes. In the last two de…