Combined superior crescentic to ...
Methods of periareolar, donut, or crescentic patterns for augmentation mastopexy in mild to moderate ptosis cases are minimally invasive (short scar ...
Evidence for improved outcome f ...
Introduction The development of fibrin sealants has been progressing; they are now often applied as fibrinogencoated collagen patches. Materials an ...
Four-dimensional computed tomog ...
Objective To characterise 3D deformations of the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT)/ pulmonary arteries (PAs) during the cardiac cycle and estim ...
Distribution of cerebral blood ...
Objective To investigate the influence of internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis on the distribution of blood flow to the caudate nucleus, lentiform ...
Elastosonography: a possible ne ...
Objectives Adenomyosis is a disorder defined by the presence of ectopic endometrial glands and stroma within the myometrium. Transvaginal ultrasound ...
Diagnostic accuracy and variabi ...
Objectives To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy and variability of 3 semi-quantitative (SQt) methods for assessing right ventricular (RV) systolic fu ...
Delayed presentation and diagno ...
Patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) are vulnerable to cervical spine fractures. Long-standing pain may mask the symptoms of the fracture. Radi ...
Downregulation effects of beta- ...
It has been demonstrated that â-elemene could protect against carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced liver fibrosis in our laboratory work, and the aim ...
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy wit ...
This is a case study of a 58-year-old patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, mid-ventricular obstruction, and apical aneurysm who had an episode ...
Comparison of endocanalicular l ...
Aim To evaluate the role of concomitant endonasal procedures in endocanalicular diode laser dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR). Materials and methods This ...
Minimally invasive surgical man ...
This study aims to evaluate the feasibility of a minimally invasive access-integrated protocol for aspiration or drainage of symptomatic uterine cys ...
IBS Integrated Bigatti Shaver, ...
At present, conventional resectoscopy can be considered the gold standard procedure for major hysteroscopic operations [1]. Despite well-recognized ...
Indications of diagnostic hyste ...
Plenty of authors propose outpatient hysteroscopy as the gold standard diagnostic method for the evaluation of endometrial pathology. This statement ...
Early functional outcome after ...
Purpose In total knee arthroplasty, tissue-sparing techniques are considered more important, as functional gain could become more advantageous when ...
Quantitative analysis of pathol ...
Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) has been used as a potential method for simultaneous measurement of the elements Ca, Na, and K, for norm ...
Skin pretreatment with lasers p ...
The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of two lasers (erbium:YAG and CO2) on the ability to enhance skin permeation of two vitami ...
Scanning electron microscopy st ...
Using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) we evaluated the morphology of cavity surfaces in deciduous teeth prepared in vitro with the Er:YAG laser w ...
Assessment of neovascular perme ...
Object We evaluated the relationship of dynamic contrastenhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI)-derived pharmacokinetic parameters and contras ...
Clock T3111C and Per2 C111G SNP ...
A possible relationship between human circadian rhythmicity and polymorphisms in clock genes have been documented. However, these data are controver ...
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocyto ...
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare disease with rarer neurological presentation. When this occurs, diagnosis may be delayed. This re ...
High Incidence of Appendix Carc ...
Although the appendix has been recognized as a preferential site for carcinoid tumors in obese patients, no definitive guidelines are so far availab ...
24-h pH-metry and Multichannel ...
Background The 24-h ambulatory pH-metry with multichannel intraluminal impedance monitoring (24-h pHmetry+ MII) allows the simultaneous assessment o ...
Reduced Phenytoin Levels in an ...
Despite widespread uptake of bariatric procedures for severe obesity, changes in pharmacodynamics after surgery are poorly understood. We report an ...
Association of Obestatin, Ghrel ...
Background Three protein products of ghrelin gene (acylated ghrelin, des-acylated ghrelin, and obestatin) are involved in appetite stimulation and s ...
Dental caries experience in rel ...
This study investigated the association between clinical and salivary or molecular parameters in Down syndrome subjects. Sixty individuals (1- to 48 ...