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BACKGROUND/AIMS: There are few studies in the literature that have evaluated the etiological factors in boys with central precocious puberty (CPP), and these studies are limited in terms of the sample size. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the etiological factors in male CPP cases. METHODS: One hundred male…

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…

BACKGROUND: Most heart function clinics cannot absorb their high volume of referrals. The effectiveness of clinic discharge protocols to offload stable patients is understudied. We examined predictors and barriers of implementing discharge criteria at our tertiary heart function clinic. METHODS: This is a retrospectiv…

Applying accommodating resistance combined with isoinertial resistance has been demonstrated to be effective in improving neuromuscular attributes important for sport performance. The main purpose of this study was to determine whether short sprints can be acutely enhanced after several sets of back squats with or with…

AIM: To investigate the effects of cold acclimation on the thermal response and neuromuscular function of the hand. METHODS: Ten healthy subjects [three female, seven male, age (mean +/- SD): 27.9 +/- 7.9 years] immersed their right hand in 8 degrees C water for 30 min, 5 days a week for 3 weeks. On the first and the…

One hundred twelve hips in 101 Chinese patients received a primary cemented Exeter total hip arthroplasty (Howmedica, Hong Kong). Average age was 65 years. The most common diagnosis was avascular necrosis. Average follow-up period was 6 years (range, 3 years to 9 years, 6 months). The Harris hip score improved from a p…

Between 1968 and 1985, 133 consecutive patients underwent bicuspidalization annuloplasty for moderate to severe functional tricuspid regurgitation associated with mitral or combined mitral and aortic valve disease. Over this period, the incidence of tricuspid valve replacement was only 2.3% (3/136 patients). There were…

BACKGROUND: The influence of superficial precooling on range of motion (ROM) as part of a stretching program has not been extensively studied. It is not clear if the analgesic effect can benefit a stretching program. HYPOTHESES: Superficial precooling will result in greater gains in ROM as part of a stretching program…

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…

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…

Only few studies report long-term evolution of patients with neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia of infancy (NEHI). We report data from a 54-patient cohort followed up in the French network for rare respiratory diseases (RespiRare). Demographic characteristics and respiratory and nutritional evolution were collected at the…

OBJECTIVE: Evaluate factors associated with HIV transmission risk behavior among HIV-infected adults in Uganda. DESIGN: Cross-sectional and nationally representative study (2004-2005 Uganda HIV/AIDS Sero-Behavioral Survey) tested 18,525 adults (15-59 years old) for HIV and herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2). METHODS…

The aim of this study was to evaluate longitudinal changes in dialysate cancer antigen 125 (dCA125) levels over time and to analyze relationships between dCA125 and peritoneal glucose exposure (PGE) in children undergoing long-term peritoneal dialysis (PD). The study group included seven boys and four girls (mean age 1…

PURPOSE: To discuss the results obtained by giving adjuvant treatment for childhood ependymoma (EPD) at relapse after complete surgery only. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Between 1993 and 2002, 63 children older than 3 years old entered the first Italian Association for Pediatric Hematology and Oncology protocol for EPD (gro…

OBJECTIVES: Withdrawal of DMARD therapy to determine need for ongoing medication is common in JIA management. Little is known about how often patients undergo trials of medication discontinuation or the outcomes of successive trials. This study examined DMARD treatment cycles in a JIA cohort to determine how frequently…

INTRODUCTION: According to the WHO, infertility affects 17.5% of the global population. The trend of delaying parenthood, especially among highly educated individuals, has contributed to reduced fertility and a higher risk of pregnancy complications. Medical students, due to prolonged education and demanding careers, a…

PURPOSE: This study aimed to determine the factors associated with quality of life (QOL) in adult patients living with epilepsy in Morocco. METHODS: 110 patients with epilepsy aging 18 years old were interviewed using the standard and validated Moroccan version of the Quality of Life in Epilepsy inventory with 31 item…

OBJECTIVE: This case series retrospectively reviewed the outcomes in patients implanted with combined, synchronous dorsal root ganglion stimulation (DRGS) and spinal cord stimulation (SCS) connected to a single implantable pulse generator (IPG) in a tertiary referral neuromodulation centre in the United Kingdom. METHO…