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OBJECTIVE: To assess major areas of technological innovation in urology in the last 20 years using patent and publication data. METHODS: Patent and MEDLINE databases were searched between 1980 and 2012 electronically using the terms urology OR urological OR urologist AND "surgeon" OR "surgical" OR "surgery". The paten…

OBJECTIVE: To analyze how the number of pregnancies and total breast-feeding time influence bone mineral density. METHODS: 50 healthy women aged 35 to 40 years were studied. Weight, height, number of term pregnancies, time since last pregnancy and breast-feeding time were analyzed. They were divided in three groups as…

Bilateral flow patterns of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) were recorded continuously throughout the night in 18 healthy male subjects (mean age 27.4 years) by a computer-assisted pulsed Doppler (2 MHz) system together with simultaneous polysomnography. After inception of sleep, mean flow velocity (MFV) decreased stea…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the short-term effectiveness of minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty (THA) by direct anterior approach (DAA). METHODS: Between January and August 2014, THA was performed on 48 patients (60 hips) by DAA (group A), and on 72 patients (92 hips) by posterolateral approach (group B). There was n…

INTRODUCTION: The 2015 National Mental Health Survey aimed to expand our knowledge about the real mental state of children in Colombia, taking into account the fact that most mental disorders in adults begin during childhood or adolescence. It is essential to have an improved knowledge of the magnitude of this issue an…

AIMS: To analyse individual and institutional "learning curve" in laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal hernioplasty (TAPP) and to identify key moments in its introduction at surgical clinic. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Prospective unicentric clinical study. Longitudinal recording of information on age and sex of operat…

Despite the effectiveness of cancer screening procedures, its utilization among Latinas remains low. Guided, in part, by the Behavioral Model for Vulnerable Populations, this study examined the associations between predisposing, enabling, and need factors with self-reported breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer scree…

INTRODUCTION: The global incidence of snakebite is estimated at more than 2.5 million cases annually, with greater than 100,000 deaths. Historically, Myanmar has one of the highest incidences of venomous snakebites. In order to improve the health outcomes of snakebite patients in Myanmar, access to accurate snakebite i…

Anatomical and hearing results following the use of the homograft tympanic membrane and ossicles either in combination or separately are reported for the period 1968 through 1975. The study is divided into two parts, the first covering the primary years 1968 through 1971, and the latter covering the last four years, 19…

INTRODUCTION: In Peru there are different hospitals and university programs for training of specialists in nephrology. OBJECTIVE: To assess the perception of physicians who attend such programs. METHODS: We carried out a descriptive cross-sectional national-level study in physicians who were in the last two years of…

BACKGROUND: Elbow arthritis typically affects manual labourers aged 40 to 50 years and usually starts in the lateral compartment. The objective of this study was to evaluate the medium-term clinical, functional, and radiological outcomes in 12 patients after arthroscopic elbow joint release and radial head resection ar…

PURPOSE: To assess age-related differences in baseline measures of reading performance obtained from the RADNER Reading Charts in healthy eyes with best corrected (ETDRS) distance acuity. METHODS: Cross-sectional study of participants (n=200) aged 25-74 years (n=20 per 5 years age group). Best corrected distance visua…

There is limited understanding of temperature and atmospheric circulation changes that accompany an Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) slowdown beyond the North Atlantic realm. A Peqi'in Cave (Israel) speleothem dated to the last interglacial period (LIG), 129-116 thousand years ago (ka), together…

Our aim was to document the progression of psoriatic arthritis in 126 patients prospectively evaluated for a minimum of 5 years. Clinical and laboratory variables and radiographs of the hands and feet, recorded at first and last assessment, were compared to document change in the degree of joint inflammation and damage…

OBJECTIVE: To explore the safety and clinical effects of percutaneous vertebroplasty and pedicle screw fixation in treating osteoporotic thoracolumbar burst fracture. METHODS: From April 2011 to April 2014, 32 patients with osteoporotic thoracolumbar burst fracture were treated with percutaneous vertebroplasty and ped…

During the 11-year period from September 1984 through August 1995, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) was performed on 5,558 patients using a Dornier HM3 apparatus. A recurrence questionnaire was sent out to 2,379 of those who had had complete elimination of the calculi and for whom at least 3 years had passe…

OBJECTIVE: To explore the anthropometric changes of the auricle after auricular cartilage unfolding in moderate concha-type microtia patients, so as to provide the basis to help evaluate surgical timing and prognostic. METHODS: A total of 33 children with moderate concha-type microtia, who were treated with auricular…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate and analyze the candida infection situation at the intensive care unit (ICU) in Tianjin Fourth Central Hospital from 2008 to 2012. METHODS: Critically ill patients admitted in ICU Department in Tianjin Fourth Central Hospital from Jan. 2008 to Dem. 2012 were selected, and candida in all blood…

OBJECTIVE: To determine the association among meconium aspiration syndrome, parental atopy and asthma symptoms in children younger than two years. MATERIAL AND METHODS: One hundred thirty six children who had suffered meconium aspiration syndrome were followed from birth to they were two years old. CONTROL GROUP inclu…