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Two cases of obstetrical uterine rupture after operative hysteroscopy without perforation are described. One was treated for uterus septus, the other one for synechia. However, the uterus could have been fragilized in both cases: one had been perforated by a uterine device, the other case had a past history of repeated…

18 patients have been treated in our department for mediastinal emphysema (ME) during last 15 years. Small degree ME was found in 5 cases medium degree ME in 6 cases and in 5 patients tension emphysema was noted. Small degree ME was caused by abdominal and thyroid gland surgery, middle degree ME was recognized after su…

During the last nine years (1986 to 1994) the authors treated 27 children with injuries of the proximal growth plate of the tibia, i. e. 0,8 % of all skeletal injuries treated during the above period at the clinic. Injuries type 2 Salter were encountered most frequently, in almost half the patients. In four instances a…

Management of complex female urethral injuries is challenging. We present our experience of 9 cases over the last 3 years with a mean follow-up of 14 months. The spectrum of clinical problems and results of various forms of innovative management are highlighted. Injuries which could not be managed by primary repair or…

In obstetrics, the need to perform manual removal of placenta is not infrequent. This was a retrospective study of placental removal among all vaginal deliveries at Ramathibodi Hospital from 1985 to 1988. The incidence of manual removal of placenta was 2.1 per 100 parturients which was higher than other reports. The re…

Essential thrombocythemia is an entity characterized by clonal proliferation of megakaryocytes and thrombocytosis. We have analyzed the presenting manifestation of 13 patients with Essential Thrombocythemia diagnosed in the last three years. The major findings include the frequent presence of symptomatology of a hyperc…

The efficacy of scleral grafts for eyelid lengthening in patients with thyroid related upper and/or lower lid retraction was evaluated in 62 consecutive patients with Graves' ophthalmopathy who underwent lid surgery in the last 3.5 years. Seventy-eight upper and 30 lower lids were lengthened by scleral interposition. A…

In the Department of Pathology of Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical University at Szeged in Hungary 37,504 autopsies were performed in the last 30 years and double multiple primary malignant tumours were found in 385 cases (4.2%). In thyroid cancer cases the tumours of other organs were more frequent (22.7%), and these…

We report 47 patients with purulent meningitis who were seen at our institution during the last 3 years. In 42.5% of patients an upper respiratory infection previous to the onset of the clinical features of meningitis was demonstrated. We had positive bacteriological results in 47% of cases. In the remaining patients t…

Over the last 20 years, the rate of long-term disease-free survival of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia increased from less than 1 to 60 per cent. Strategies for disease control include (1) intensive multiagent induction to rapidly decrease the tumor burden and minimize the chance of emergence of a resistant popu…

During the last four years, we have attempted 249 insertions of the Greenfield inferior vena cava filter using the right internal jugular vein. This approach was impossible in 31 patients (12.5%). Our first alternative was the insertion of the filter through the venous junction between the right internal jugular and ri…

With data from the National Center for Health Statistics an in-depth analysis of numbers of urological operations from 1979 to 1984 was performed. During the 5-year study period there was an increase in total numbers of urological operations of 7 per cent, while the number of urological surgeons increased 18 per cent.…

Colo-rectal carcinoma, diverticular disease and cholecystitis which are prevalent in the industrialised world are very rare in the African population. The last two decades have, however witnessed a big socio-economic change with incorporation of western dietary items, especially in the Nigerian urban areas. Collection…

In the last 5 years some models of human IgE production in vitro have been investigated in our laboratory. Spontaneous IgE synthesis was found in cultures of B cells from most patients with atopic dermatitis or atopic patients with multiple sensitivities and from some patients with pollenosis, but only during the polli…

Thirty-five patients with carcinoma of the penis were treated at the teaching hospitals of West Virginia University Medical Center during the last 15 years. All cases were epidermoid carcinoma except for one case of melanoma. Factors adversely affecting prognosis were (1) the presence of clinically palpable lymph nodes…

Including the deliveries in 1956, 1961, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1976 the development of obstetrics at the 2nd Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Vienna, Medical School, is shown. The frequency of vaginal operative deliveries was reduced, the indicence of ceasarean sections increased from 1.6 to 6.9%…

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…

The clinical picture, course and outcomes of tuberculous meningitis observed in the Maritime Territory over the past 15 years (n = 93) have been studied. The findings have revealed a rise in the incidence of the disease in the recent years, an increase in the number of patients of the most productive age (30-50 years),…

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…

In the last 30 years, the treatment of rectal cancer has changed extensively including the emerge of total mesorectal excision, multidisciplinary approach, and laparoscopy. Transanal total mesorectal excision (taTME) has been a hot topic in the past several years. It was reported that taTME was safe and feasible, and h…