97,294 papers found

OBJECTIVE: To describe the clinical features of Giant cell tumour of hand, in terms of aggressiveness, multicentricity and radiological grading at presentation, surgical procedures and final outcome. STUDY DESIGN: A case series. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY: Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), Karachi, from Jan…

BACKGROUND: Chronic abdominal pain (CAP) is a serious medical condition which needs to be approached with great attention. Chronic abdominal pain may be caused by entrapment of cutaneous branches of intercostal nerves (ACNES). OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is the surgery for abdominal wall pain which caused by cut…

Thirty-four new cases of acute promyelocytic leukaemia (M3) were diagnosed at the authors' Centre between 1970 and 1988 (19 males and 15 females) with ages between 5 and 73 years (median age, 32 years). Three cases were of the hypogranular variant or M3-v (8.8%). The clinical picture included: haemorrhagic diathesis (8…

OBJECTIVE: To offer current evidence about age at sexual initiation and contraceptive use among adolescent and adult women of different age groups, places of residence, and marital status in Mexico. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Data were analyzed from ENSANUT 2006 and 2012 surveys on knowledge and use of contraceptives. RE…

PURPOSE: To demonstrate 3 cases with pediatric pseudophakia after cataract extraction as a complication of unilateral uveitis. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The boys were at the age of 8, 11 and 15 years at the moment of surgery. Uveitis was monocular, the etiology unknown and clinically significant cataract was diagnosed aft…

OBJECTIVE: To explore the technique of arthroscopic resection of benign tumor in the knee posterior septum and to evaluate its clinical results. METHODS: Between June 2008 and June 2012, 12 cases of benign tumor in the knee posterior septum were treated by arthroscopic surgery. There were 8 males and 4 females with an…

BACKGROUND: The penile prosthesis has been used for men with erectile dysfunction for nearly 5 decades. Although many articles examine various outcome measures, wide variability exists in the quality of these studies. AIM: We sought to critically evaluate the most referenced literature related to penile prosthesi…

Last week, computer industry titan Gordon Moore and his wife, Betty, announced that they are creating a $5-billion-plus foundation to support scientific research, conservation, and higher education. Once fully funded within a few years, the foundation is expected to rank among the dozen largest charities based in the U…

OBJECTIVES: We aimed to assess self-reported participation in cervical cancer screening among Polish women between 2004 and 2019 and to identify the groups with the lowest participation rate. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Data on declared participation in cervical cancer screening were obtained from the European Health Interv…

Oral implantology is a science in constant evolution, with a considerable number of articles being published every year in scientific journals. Publications can be analyzed through bibliometric analysis, thus observing the evolution and trends of the articles published in the journal. To evaluate, through bibliometric…

In recent decades, haemodynamically stable patients with traumatic liver injuries have been managed conservatively. The primary aim of this study is to retrospectively analyse the outcomes of the authors' approach to blunt hepatic trauma according to the degree of injury. The secondary aim is to analyse the changes in…

BACKGROUND: Although patients with advanced gastric cancer (AGC) have a poor prognosis when conventional therapies fail, they are often candidates for phase I trials. However, there is no detailed report on clinical outcomes of patients with AGC treated in phase I trials. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the medic…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) rod semi-rigid pedicle screw fixation system in lumbar spine non-fusion surgery. METHODS: A total of 74 patients with tow-level lumbar degenerative diseases who underwent surgery from March 2017 to December 2019 were divided into PEEK rod group and ti…

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) is static or rising in the UK. DESIGN: Among the cohort of all individuals aged ≥45 years in the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) (linked to hospital discharges) we identified incident non-valvular AF cases between 200…

OBJECTIVE: Data on longitudinal seizure outcome after hemispherectomy in children are limited. This study explores the posthemispherectomy longitudinal seizure outcome and its predictors. METHODS: We reviewed 186 consecutive children who underwent hemispherectomy between 1997 and 2009 at our center. Clinical, EEG, ima…