Cardiac aging – a review
Disc degeneration of cervical s ...
An association between progression of cervical disc degeneration and that of lumbar disc degeneration has been considered to exist. To date, however ...
Prevalence of sleep disturbance ...
Low back pain (LBP) is a common health condition that is often associated with disability, psychological distress and work loss. Worldwide, billions ...
The patient-specific functional ...
The primary objective of this study was to determine which questionnaire, the Roland Morris disability questionnaire (RMDQ) or the patient-specific ...
Optimal entry points and trajec ...
The present study was performed to determine the optimal entry points and trajectories for cervical pedicle screw insertion into C3–7. The study inv ...
Spontaneous cervical epidural h ...
Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma (SSEH) during pregnancy is rare and may result in permanent damage if not promptly treated. There were few stud ...
TLIF for symptomatic disc degen ...
The goal of a fusion of the lumbar spine is to obtain a primary solid arthrodesis thus to alleviate pain. Different circumferential fusion technique ...
Idiopathic scoliosis in Korean ...
Cross-sectional epidemiologic scoliosis screening was carried out to determine the current prevalence of scoliosis in the Korean population and to c ...
Clinical features and surgical ...
With the aging of the population in developed countries, spine surgeons have recently been more likely to encounter elderly patients in need of trea ...
Comparison of radiographic and ...
This study was designed to investigate the characteristics of pedicle transverse diameters (PD), vertebral body transverse diameters (VBD), especial ...
Human mesenchymal stem cell co- ...
The capacity of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) to differentiate into intervertebral disc (IVD)-like cells has been well described, but their ability ...
The transvaginal hybrid cholecy ...
Background: In the recent years natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) has been an increasingly popular topic with rising numbers o ...
Transvaginal cholecystectomy is ...
Background: Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is regarded as less invasive than laparoscopic surgery. However, the assumed adv ...
Development and technique of pe ...
Background: Achalasia is a primary esophageal motor disorder involving the absence of esophageal body peristalsis and defective relaxation of the lo ...
Cardiac aging – a review
Background: Physiology of aging includes numerous modifications at different levels of the cardiovascular system, resulting in adverse remodeling of ...
NOTES transanal rectal cancer r ...
Background: With a rapidly expanding international registry of cases, Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) continues to be held a ...
Total parenteral nutrition in c ...
Background: Malnutrition is common in critically ill and severely injured patients. Many factors are responsible for the development of malnutrition ...
Natural orifice translumenal en ...
Background: As an emerging surgical paradigm, NOTES is currently performed using conventional flexible endoscopes. Gastroenterologists are experts i ...
Gut access in critically ill an ...
Background: Nutritional support in critically ill and injured patients is crucial. It can be provided via parenteral or enteral access, each of whic ...
Urgent cardiac surgery in octog ...
Background: Urgent or emergent cardiac surgery in the elderly is burdened by high operative mortality and unacceptable postoperative quality of life ...
Natural orifice translumenal en ...
Background: NOTES is advancing at a rapid pace with large registries of human applications and increasing evidence to support safety and efficacy. W ...
Review comparing carbon dioxide ...
Background: The aim of the present review was to compare carbon dioxide versus air insufflation in colonoscopy. Methods: All randomized controlled ...
Minimally invasive mitral valve ...
Background: Minimally invasive (MICS) mitral valve surgery has become a valid alternative to the conventional approach by full median sternotomy; ne ...
Her-2 in gastroesophageal cance ...
Background: The human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (Her-2) is a membrane-bound tyrosine kinase that is overexpressed in about 15% of gastroeso ...
Hidden laparoscopic access (HiL ...
Background: The introduction of the NOTES concept led to several new approaches to laparoscopic or endoscopic cholecystectomy, e.g. transvaginal, SI ...
Transcatheter aortic valve impl ...
Background: Report of our single centre experiences with transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in a group of high-risk patients without ext ...