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This paper outlines the general characteristics and results obtained with heart transplantation in Spain after including the data for the year 2003. In 2003, 290 heart transplants were performed. Since 1984, a total of 4386 procedures have been performed. The average clinical profile of patients receiving a heart trans…

OBJECTIVE: To study the effectiveness of trifocal bone transport by using monolateral rail system in the treatment of bone defects caused by post-traumatic tibial osteomyelitis. METHODS: The clinical data of 28 patients with tibial defects caused by post-traumatic osteomyelitis treated with trifocal bone transport tec…

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: In the last few decades, there has been a continuous process of improvement in medical treatment and secondary prevention measures after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Patients older than 65 years are at increased risk of death due to this event. Our aim was to determin…

BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT: Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is characterized by growing ossifications of spinal entheses and tendons, which may cause trachea and esophagus compression when located anteriorly in the cervical spine. PURPOSE: Our previous systematic review on the epidemiological and clinical…

AIMS: To investigate the course of dyspeptic symptoms, predictors of symptom relief and use of antidyspeptic drugs in patients with duodenal ulcer disease and functional dyspepsia 6-7 years after successful Helicobacter pylori eradication. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients with H. pylori-positive duodenal ulcer or functi…

This review is an updated summary of nearly 30 years of SRV history and provides new and critical findings of original research accomplished in the last 5 years including, but not limited to, the pathogenetic mechanisms underlying the origin of hematopoietic abnormalities observed in infected hosts and proposed new SRV…

We decided to review the results of cordectomy in our surroundings over the 22 years of existence of our Service. 631 clinic histories of patients undergoing surgery for laryngeal cancer in our Department, between 1974 and 1990, were reexamined, and from those selected 56 pertaining to T1 tumors treated with cordectomy…

In the last 5 years, self-injection of vasoactive drugs into the spongy body of the penis as a treatment for erectile dysfunction has become considerably more widespread. The effects and side-effects of the most frequently used vasoactive substances (papaverine, combinations of papaverine and phentolamine, and prostagl…

Hemodialysis and charcoal hemoperfusion have been used in the last few years for the treatment of acute toxin ingestion. We used these methods to treat a patient with a known ingestion of 1.3 grams of arsenic trioxide. We measured blood and urine levels of arsenic prior to and after dialytic therapy in addition to befo…

The majority of testicular tumors in children will be of germ cell origin and the predominant pathologic type is the yolk sac carcinoma. Initial treatment or radical orchiectomy is not in question. However, because of its presumed less virulent character, especially in children less than 2 years old, confusion remains…

BACKGROUND: Due to the national dynamic zero-COVID strategy in China, there were no persistent local transmissions of SARS-CoV-2 in Beijing before December, 2022. However, imported cases have been frequently detected over the past 3 years. With soaring growth in the number of COVID-19 cases in China recently, there are…

PURPOSE: Although artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) has become an established treatment for moderate to severe stress urinary incontinence (SUI), implantation can be challenging. This study aimed to review the outcomes of laparoscopic AUS (LAUS) implantation and revision in women presenting with SUI. METHODS: We revi…

PURPOSE: The objective of the study is to evaluate of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) with the use of EX-PRESS drainage implant. Evaluated was the decrease of intraocular pressure (IOP), visus stabilization, perimeter Humphrey - related finding (T 30-2), Heidelberg Retina Tomograph (HRT) and possibility of reducing…

In a 24-month, multicenter, single-arm, prospective study, 56 pediatric liver transplant patients with or without basiliximab induction were converted at 1-6 months post-transplant from standard calcineurin inhibitor (CN) therapy (± mycophenolic acid), to everolimus with reduced exposure to CNI (tacrolimus n=…

BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to assess clinical and computed-tomography (CT) outcomes at least 2 years after humeral head resurfacing to treat concentric gleno-humeral osteoarthritis. HYPOTHESIS: Humeral head resurfacing provides similar outcomes to those achieved with stemmed humeral head implants. MA…

Recent studies have implicated physiological and metabolic abnormalities in autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and other psychiatric disorders, particularly immune dysregulation or inflammation, oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction and environmental toxicant exposures ('four major areas'). The aim of this study was…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: The study aimed to investigate the influence the mode of administration of a questionnaire (telephone or face to face) on reports of sexual behaviour and attitudes of HIV risk among woman of reproductive age. DESIGN: Two cross sectional surveys--one, a modified random digit dialing telephone survey, t…

BACKGROUND: While studies from other countries have shown an excess mortality in diabetic individuals when compared with the general population, comparable long-term data is not available for Switzerland. AIMS: To assess gender-specific cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular mortality of patients with type 1 and type 2…

AIM: The aim of the present study was to investigate the timing and sequence of the eruption of permanent teeth in Syrian schoolchildren. METHODS: A total of 1211 children aged 5-13 years were included. Every permanent tooth was scored according to its clinical stage of eruption. The significance of difference wa…

As our understanding of phosphate homeostasis has expanded over the last 20 years, additional quandaries have surfaced. Though the phosphate bucket list remains full, we are confident that the next 20 years will lead to major fundamental discoveries. In this commentary, we provide an example of how findings from a basi…