Lifestyle Change Influences on ...
Background Though gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) has been a prevalent disease in Western countries, the incidence of GERD has only just star ...
Infliximab-Induced Autoimmune H ...
Moderate to severe Crohn’s disease (CD) can be successfully treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) a-antagonist agents. These agents, such as ...
Th1 Responses Are More Suscepti ...
Background Treatment with infliximab, a chimeric antitumor necrosis factor (TNF)-a antibody, is highly efficient in patients with inflammatory bowel ...
Pathophysiological Investigatio ...
Background The trefoil factor family (TFF) 2 protein is produced by gastric gland mucous cells (GMCs), and the secreted TFF2 shares a mucosal barrie ...
VFS Interjudge Reliability Usin ...
Reports in the literature suggest that clinicians demonstrate poor reliability in rating videofluoroscopic swallow (VFS) variables. Contemporary per ...
Installation of mechanical vent ...
Objectives To examine the effects of installing a mechanical ventilation system at a riding-school stable on indoor air quality and human and horse ...
Successful endoscopic clipping ...
A 64-year-old man visited our hospital complaining of abdominal discomfort. A 2-cm-long 0-IIc ? IIa esophageal superficial carcinoma was detected i ...
Study on the treatment of traum ...
Orbital apex syndrome (OAS) is a complex disease caused by a variety of pathological factors, and trauma is one of the main factors/causes. Clinical ...
The physiological impact of hig ...
The aimof this studywas to investigate the impact of high altitude on nasal and lower airway parameters in a healthy population. This was a prospect ...
Evaluation of the feasibility o ...
For around 50 years, various approaches to the vidian neurectomy have been advocated. This indicates that there is no single surgical technique that ...
Voice handicap index and voice- ...
Laryngeal cancer can affect the patients’ voice. For assessment of the patients’ self-perception of their voice, several tools were introduced into ...
Functional and esthetic assessm ...
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the long-term functional and esthetic outcomes of radial forearm Xap (RFF) donor site repaired with split ...
Increasing incidence of differe ...
There has been a worldwide increase in the incidence of thyroid cancer (TC). Documenting these recent trends is of immense value to cancer control m ...
The role of the nose in snoring ...
Multilevel anatomic obstruction is often present in snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). As the nose is the first anatomical boundary of the ...
The changing surgical managemen ...
The management of juvenile nasopharyngeal angioWbroma (JNA) has changed during the last decades but it still continues to be a challenge for the mul ...
Subjective visual vertical in e ...
Perception of the subjective visual vertical (SVV) is mainly based on the contributions from the visual, vestibular, and proprioceptive systems, and ...
Persistent direction-changing g ...
The aims of the study were to clarify whether persistent direction-changing geotropic positional nystagmus contains vertical and torsional component ...
Association of adenoid hyperpla ...
The adenoid is a bacterial reservoir that contributes to chronic otolaryngologic infections. Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a common pathogen ...
The accuracy and reproducibilit ...
The objective of this study is to investigate the appropriateness of the NV1 rhinospirometer in the assessment of asymmetrical nasal airflow using a ...
A critical appraisal of differe ...
The Cox model is the preferred survival analysis technique. We compare parametric techniques with the Cox model. 709 consecutive patients treated at ...
Development and validity of the ...
Nasal symptoms are the main elements that lead to a therapeutic decision and allow for evaluating treatment effects or natural evolution. Despite av ...
Bilateral synchronous tonsillar ...
We present the first dedicated case series of bilateral synchronous tonsillar carcinoma and discuss the role of bilateral tonsillectomy as a diagnos ...
Tonsilar haemorrhage and re-adm ...
The aim of our study was to investigate the accuracy of haemorrhage rate in the community (i.e., actual rate versus hospital recorded rate) for tons ...
Incidence of diffuse FDG uptake ...
Positron emission tomography (PET) positive lesions are common in the thyroid. The uptake can be focal or diffuse. Diffuse thyroid uptake is thought ...
Reappraisal of the interplay be ...
The interplay of psychotic and affective symptoms is a crucial challenge in understanding the pathogenesis of psychosis. In this study, we analyzed ...