Life-threatening disseminated t ...
17-year-old girl who was treated with the TNF-ل blocker adalimumab for refractory SAPHO syndrome. The patient presented to the emergency department ...
PFAPA syndrome in siblings. Is ...
PFAPA syndrome” is an autoinflammatory entity composed of periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and cervical adenitis. There have been m ...
Management of ligneous conjunct ...
Plasminogen deficiency, a rare autosomal recessive disorder, is classified as type I (hypoplasminogenemia) or type II (dysplasminogenemia). Hypoplas ...
Interval between onset of sympt ...
Hospital-based studies have reported long delays in the diagnosis of paediatric brain tumours. Our objective was to describe the duration between on ...
Coexistence of polyarteritis no ...
Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a non-frequent vasculitis of small- and medium-sized vessels. Psoriatic arthritis (PA) is described as a “unique infla ...
Novel method to defatten a full ...
We present a new and innovative method of facilitating defating of a full thickness skin graft. It is an easy to learn and useful technique to emplo ...
External tissue expansion using ...
Small- to medium-sized ulcers and wounds that are “difficult-to-close” constitute the bulk of wounds that cause problems in closure. Direct suture i ...
Breast reconstruction with poly ...
Today, immediate breast reconstruction is widely accepted in breast cancer surgery. There are many reconstruction procedures that combine cancer ind ...
The surgical anatomy and etiolo ...
Background Fistulas are abnormal communications between two epithelial surfaces, either between two portions of the intestine, between the intestine ...
Nutritional support in patients ...
Gastrointestinal fistulas (GIFs) arise as a complication of the surgical treatment of a number of malignant and non-malignant diseases. Fluid loss a ...
Diagnostic and therapeutic aspe ...
Gunshot wounds of the viscerocranium are a rare occurrence during times of peace in Europe. The removal of projectiles is recommended; in some cases ...
Intramedullary femoral nailing ...
Purpose In a level 1 university trauma center, an explorative randomized controlled study was performed to compare soft tissue damage and functional ...
Gastrointestinal tract perforat ...
Purpose Traumatic perforation of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) poses numerous challenges for surgeons worldwide. We aimed to review our instituti ...
What are the predictors of scap ...
Aim To find out the predictors of scapula fractures in high-impact blunt trauma patients and the predictors of missing them in the emergency departm ...
From proof to practice: innovat ...
Background Venous thromboembolism (VTE) and pulmonary embolism (PE) can be life-threatening complications after orthopaedic surgery. Last-generation ...
Significant psychological and f ...
Study design This is a retrospective cohort study. Objective The objective of this study is to investigate the incidence of preoperative functional ...
Traumatic manubriosternal dislo ...
Introduction Manubriosternal joint dislocation is an uncommon injury. This condition may be predisposed by rheumatoid arthritis and severe kyphosis. ...
Vertebral fragility fractures: ...
Vertebral fragility fractures (VFF) constitutes a major complication of osteoporosis affecting the quality of patient life. Debates about diagnosis ...
Percutaneous drilling for osteo ...
Introduction Posttraumatic osteonecrosis of the distal tibia is a rare but recognised complication of Weber C ankle fractures, frequently resulting ...
The clinical impact of high res ...
Objective High resolution computed tomography is widely used to investigate patients with suspected diffuse lung disease. Numerous studies have asse ...
Role of contrast enhanced ultra ...
Objective To evaluate the efficacy of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in patients with acute scrotal pain not defined at ultrasound (US) with co ...
Prediction of bone loss in elde ...
Objective To determine whether MR perfusion indices or marrow fat content at baseline can predict areal bone mineral density (BMDa) loss. Methods R ...
Probability of malignancy for l ...
Objectives To predict the probability of malignancy for MRI-detected breast lesions with a multivariate model incorporating patient and lesion chara ...
Feasibility of simultaneous PET ...
Objective The aim of this pilot study was to test and demonstrate the feasibility of simultaneous positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic re ...
Radiation dose of cardiac compu ...
This review highlights the recently introduced techniques by manufacturers and various research workers to reduce radiation dose in coronary CT. It ...