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BACKGROUND: Pain, disability and progressive kyphosis is a common problem after traumatic injury of the thoracolumbar (TL-) junction. Surgical treatment may include long-segment posterior or short-segment anterior-posterior fusion. We aim to report our experience with the application of short-segment posterior instrume…

INTRODUCTION: Challenges with personalised prophylaxis in haemophilia remain, including designing unique dosing schedules that require continual adjustments and monitoring using complex sampling procedures. AIM: To assess long-term efficacy and pharmacokinetic outcomes with fixed-dose N8-GP prophylaxis. METHODS: Desc…

PURPOSE: Global studies have shown varying trends of CNS tumors within geographic regions. In Colombia, the epidemiologic characteristics of CNS neoplasms are not well elucidated. We aimed to provide a summary of the descriptive epidemiology of primary CNS tumors among the urban population of Cali, Colombia. METHODS:…

previous studies have reported that the incidence of alcohol-related visits to emergency departments (ED) has increased, but little is known about how the necessary resources per visit have changed, or about the predictors and reasons for resource consumption.a retrospective analysis was performed of all consultations…

The authors have made a comparative analysis of postoperative lethality in acute cholecystitis for the period of 25 years. The clinical material included 1383 operated patients, of them 87 (6.3%) patients died. In the previous years postoperative lethality was within the limits of 9-10% and the determining factor was e…

PURPOSE: The objective of the study is to investigate recent changes in patient characteristics and treatment procedures of young breast cancer patients over the last 10 years in Germany. METHODS: The study describes the data of 518 patients who were treated adjuvantly between 2008 and 2011 and participated in a resid…

The aim of this study is to identify the use of cervical cancer screening and sociodemographic determinants associated with proper screening, overscreening, and underscreening in the Italian target population. Cross-sectional data from the national last available survey 'Health and use of health care in Italy,' conduct…

Ninety-two patients with pituitary adenomas have been treated during the last 5 years. Sixty-three of these patients had more than 6 months follow-up, and they form the basis of this report. Eighteen had non-functioning adenomas (NFA), and 36 had functioning adenomas (FA). The mean marginal dose was 22.5 Gy (NFA 19.5 G…

In the last ten years, 120 patients were admitted to our clinic with empyema. Empyema and effusion have been investigated for pathogenesis. Microbiologic studies of pleural aspiration fluid showed that Staphylococcus aureus was the most common pathogen, found in 44 patients (36.7 percent). Other pathogens found were st…

Our experience concerns 36 infants ventilated for bronchiolitis over the last five years. Among the infants admitted in the pediatric department during the same period 11% have been ventilated. Their age ranged between 1.5 and 49.5 weeks (mean 9.2 weeks) and their weight between 2,700 and 8,000 g (mean 3,841 g). Fourte…

For the last 10 years, the World Health Organization has been celebrating World Hand Hygiene Day on the 5th of May, bringing together the global healthcare ecosystem to celebrate hand hygiene. This day was created to raise awareness about the importance of hand hygiene in healthcare settings, as well as to focus on a s…

We present a retrospective descriptive study targeting the mortality in the European Union's countries during the past 30 years. Data was collected from the WHO (World Health Organization) database of global mortality. The aim of this study was the identification of particularities in the evolution of trauma-related mo…

The paper presents a review of the the last 20 years experience of some important oncologic and surgical centers all over the world on IntraPeritoneal Hyperthermic Chemotherapy (IPHC) applied by well known specialists in this domain: Sugarbaker P. (SUA), Takeshi S. (Japan, Elias D. (France), Deraco M. (Italy) and other…

Eighteen hemodialysis patients with the diagnosis of mesenteric ischemia (MI), admitted to the Renal Service in the last 5 years, were retrospectively reviewed. All patients, 10 males and 8 females, average age 66.3 +/- 8.6 years, were complaining of acute abdominal pain without other specific clinical or laboratorial…

The diagnosis of Wilms tumor stage IV was established in a girl of 5 1/2 years of age in July 1972. Nephrektomy was followed by radiotherapy of the tumorbed and the lung metastasis. Thereafter the child was treated with Vincristine (VCR) and Actinomycine D (AMD) for two years. The child has been off treatment for the l…

The Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) represents a significant driver of Northern Hemisphere climate, but the forcing mechanisms pacing the AMO remain poorly understood. Here we use the available proxy records to investigate the influence of solar and volcanic forcing on the AMO over the last ~450 years. The evid…

Primary umbilical neoplasms are exceptionally rare. Neurofibromas histologic findings vary from collagenous to myxoid matrix according to the neoplastic elements differentiation. We present a case of neurofibroma in the supraumbilical region undergoing cystic myxomatous degeneration. A 75-year-old female presented to t…

Carotenodermia is a yellow to orange skin discoloration due to epidermal deposition of carotene. This can be due to an abnormality in the conversion of β-carotene to vitamin A, hyperlipidemia, or high dietary carotene intake. Here, I review approximately 100 previous cases of carotenodermia in humans due to high…

There are few hospitals performing kidney transplantation. Thereby the residency in radiodiagnostics does not allow to master the essential skills of follow up kidney transplantation except in the case of staying in such a transplantation center. Furthermore, in the last 20 years the scientific publications related to…

Over the last years there has been a decline in the number of physicians in Sweden who are involved in medical research. To increase the proportion of physicians involved in research, several initiatives have been made. In the spring of 2017 a survey was conducted among all medical students at the Sahlgrenska Academy,…