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Bone tumours are relatively rare compared to tumours of other sites. The frequency of primary malignant bone tumours is low in our environment, as was observed in an earlier study. The aim of this study is to update the information available on the pattern of primary malignant bone tumours at the University College Hos…

OBJECTIVE: The restoration of sufficient overall lumbar lordosis (LL) and segmental LL (SL) is associated with achieving optimal sagittal balance, decreasing back pain, and enhancing functional outcomes for patients. Expandable cages were developed in hopes of improving radiographic parameters and clinical outcomes, al…

BACKGROUND: The management of patients with colorectal cancer has changed appreciably over the last 16 years. The aims of this study were to compare the rates and patterns of disease recurrence over the last 10 years with a historical control group. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Data was obtained from a prospective database…

As pediatric liver transplant (LT) recipients come of age, additional insight into long-term medical complications of immunosuppression is warranted. The aims of this study were to estimate the prevalence of elevated blood pressure (BP) in long-term survivors of pediatric LT using the data from the Studies in Pediatric…

The management of sporadic vestibular schwannoma (VS) has evolved in the last decades. The aim of this study was to analyse the evolution in surgical outcomes of VSs operated by a neurotological team between 1990 and 2006 by different approaches. A monocentric retrospective review of medical charts of 1006 patients was…

In order to study the secular trend and age and geographic distribution of cervical cancer at the Mexican Institute for Social Security, an ecologic study was carried on. During the last 10 years cervical cancer has been the second most common neoplasia, being the leading one in women. For those between 30 and 44 years…

PURPOSE: Prostate specific antigen acceleration can be calculated as the slope of log prostate specific antigen vs time, where log is the natural logarithm. We determined the best interval in which prostate specific antigen acceleration can be calculated with the best result in terms of specificity and sensitivity for…

The existence of hereditary porphyria cutanea tarda must be supported by chemical and clinical investigations capable of discriminating this porphyria from porphyria variegata, because the clinical symptoms may overlap. On the basis of such investigations (normal urinary excretion of deltaALA and of porphobilinogen; ur…

Peritoneal permeability, evaluated using the peritoneal equilibration test (PET), indicates that, in an adult population not selected for age, an increase in the transport rate of small solutes usually occurs in the course of peritoneal dialysis (PD) treatment. We evaluated the dialysate-to-plasma ratio of urea (D/P ur…

INTRODUCTION: Recent years have been alarming due to the sudden, dramatic rise in the incidence of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). Identifying and addressing the risk factors associated with CDI will help in reducing the incidence of infection and associated complications. METHODS: This case-control study was c…

BACKGROUND: Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) are a key malaria control intervention. To investigate factors associated with ownership and use of LLINs in Uganda, a cross-sectional community survey was conducted in March-June 2017, approximately 3 years after a national Universal Coverage Campaign (UCC). MET…

PURPOSE: To investigate long-term chronic postoperative inguinal pain (CPIP), QoL and recurrence in patients with a primary inguinal hernia comparing TEP to Lichtenstein. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A questionnaire-based follow-up containing the Inguinal Pain Questionnaire (IPQ), the Cunningham Pain Scale and SF-36 was done…

To describe the profile of children with adolescent-onset epilepsy and to determine factors predictive of outcome. A database was searched for all patients with a first seizure between the age of 12 and 16 years. Sixty-five adolescents met inclusion criteria. Ten patients needed at least two medications to control seiz…

OBJECTIVE: To examine whether characteristics of children and adolescents who start lifestyle intervention (LI) for obesity in Germany changed over the last decade. METHODS: 65,453 subjects (<21 years) from the APV database (Adiposity Patients Registry) with a BMI &#x2265; 90th percentile were included (years 2005-201…

Cesarean section is a routine operation in the obstetric practice and is performed by medical indications only taking into consideration life and functional integrity both of the mother and the fetus. Our studies show that operative contraception together with cesarean section is made in 92% of parturients over 30 year…

This article examines the coverage in the continuum of antenatal-postnatal care for vulnerable women in Mexico according to indigenous status and assesses the influence of public health insurance strategies on the evolution of coverage over the last 25&#x2009;years. We studied a total of 19 613 567 Mexican women, aged…

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction represents one of the most successful orthopedic surgical procedures. Nevertheless, ACL revisions are still very frequent, with a small but relevant number of failures. The purpose of this study is to analyze the failure causes and the clinical outcomes of patients who un…