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Communicable diseases surveillance highlights for May 2000 (vaccine preventable diseases, bloodborne diseases, gastrointestinal diseases, quarantinable diseases, sexually transmissible diseases, vectorborne diseases, other diseases), and surveillance outcomes from several reporting series as follows: National Notifiabl…

OBJECTIVE: To review the cases of torsion of the spermatic cord diagnosed at the emergency and urology services of our hospital over the last 5 years and analyze the clinical and epidemiological features. METHODS: The cases of torsion of the spermatic cord diagnosed at our hospital from 1994-1998 were reviewed. Age, r…

Sixteen patients presenting with granulocytic sarcoma without evidence of acute leukemia were seen and diagnosed at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute at Houston from 1962 to 1985. Seven of them (44%) did not develop acute leukemia. Of these seven, four are alive with no evidence of dise…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the diagnosis and prognosis aspects of carcinoma of the cervix in a group of young patients less 35 years old, not very clear in literature. STUDY: Retrospective and comparative diagnostic and prognostic study. This study is related to the epidemiology and prognosis of such cervical cancer in…

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…

PURPOSE: To further study the clinicopathological features of benign vaginal cysts. METHODS: We retrospectively studied all cases of benign vaginal cysts diagnosed in our laboratory over the last decade. Pathological findings were correlated with the clinical records of the patients and histochemistry results. RESULT…

To study the long-term evolution of cerebral lesions in neuro-Behçet's disease, MRI was carried out on 12 patients, with follow-up from 1.5 to 6 years (mean 3.5 years). On the first MRI, 66 lesions in all were found; each patient had 1-10 lesions (mean 5.5). There were 30 (46%) lesions in the brain stem, 18 (27%)…

The healthcare environment in Serbia has changed dramatically over a last two decades, pointing out the necessity of clinical informatics (CI) education for future MDs. Total of 77 students were enrolled and 72 (93.5%) have successfully finished this course during 4 academic years. Mean total score for all students was…

Stable flies, Stomoxys calcitrans, are serious pests of livestock, humans, companion animals and wildlife worldwide. During the last 20+ years, changes in agronomic practices resulted in serious outbreaks of stable flies in several countries. These outbreaks disrupted livestock production and human recreation resulting…

This article summarized the advances in treatment and research of temporomandibular joint surgery in the last 5 years which was presented in "The 2nd Condyle Fracture and Temporomandibular Joint Ankylosis Symposium". The content includes 5 parts: non-surgical treatment of children condyle fracture and long-term follow-…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between size of cervical ectopy and existence of postcoital bleeding (PCB) in non-symptomatic women. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Study population were recruited from women ages 18-65 years, sexually active who applied to the present outpatient department. They were asked whether t…

Introduction. Kimura's disease is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder characterized by the head and neck lymphadenopathy often accompanied by eosinophilia and elevated serum IgE. It is benign condition with unknown etiology usually affecting young men of Asian race. Affected Caucasians are very rare. Case Presentation…

Acta Dermatovenerologica Alpina, Pannonica et Adriatica is small regional professional journal that started publishing in 1992. Despite the journal's relatively narrow readership, it has significantly improved its quality and global profile during the last 20 years, as shown in this citation analysis update. Since 1992…

BACKGROUND: Renal amyloidosis has emerged as an important differential diagnosis when heroin addicts are admitted to renal clinics with proteinuria and nephrotic syndrome. MATERIAL: We present nine heroin addicts with renal AA amyloidosis, a condition previously not encountered in Norway, who were admitted to our rena…

Colorectal cancer treatment has experienced important advances in the last 5 years. New targeted therapies have been included in the classical regimens based on 5-fluorouracil, oxaliplatin, or irinotecan. This new approach has brought great revolution in the treatment of this type of cancer. Bevacizumab (Avastin), a ne…

The original method of esophageal anastomosis failure treatment and prophylaxis was used in 2190 patients. The method involves a device, providing a continuous irrigation of the anastomosis area with antiseptic and prevents contact between the suture line and gastric contents. It allowed to decrease of anastomosis fail…

Eyelid schwannoma (neurilemmomas) is an extremely rare, benign neoplasm. A case of Cystic Schwannoma in eyelid of a young adult is reported. A 19-year-old male presented with a firm-nodular painless lesion, 3.5 cms in diameter, located on the left lower eyelid for the last 2 years. The lesion was surgically excised. Hi…

While the new ambulatory payment classification (APC) payment structure is seen by most ED observers as a positive move, it may not be a plus for your facility or your observation unit. Studying the new relative value units (RVUs) and your own case mix will tell your how your unit will fare. If the vast majority of you…

For decades politicians have tried to reduce or stabilize the costs of health supply in Germany. The shortening of the average lengths of stay in hospitals seems to be one of the most popular measures. This development can be seen above all in the field of obstetric care. In the last 15 years the average stay of women…