Diagnostic performance of 320-s ...
Objectives To evaluate the diagnostic performance of 320- slice computed tomography coronary angiography (CTA) in the evaluation of patients with pr ...
The association between physica ...
The effect of physical activity on neck and low back pain is still controversial. No systematic review has been conducted on the association between ...
Computer tomography assessment ...
Transpedicular screw fixation has been accepted worldwide since Harrington et al. first placed pedicle screws through the isthmus. In vivo and in vi ...
The mechanical response of the ...
Degeneration of the intervertebral disc is related to progressive changes in the disc tissue composition and morphology, such as water loss, disc he ...
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 ...
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 ...
Natural orifice translumenal en ...
Background: As an emerging surgical paradigm, NOTES is currently performed using conventional flexible endoscopes. Gastroenterologists are experts i ...
Prevalence of obesity and overw ...
Background: Obesity is one of the most important health-related problems in the 21st century. Data on its respective prevalence in Austria remain sc ...
Urgent coronary artery bypass g ...
Background: Coronary artery fistulas are rare congenital or acquired coronary artery anomalies that can originate from any of the three major corona ...
The use of probiotics in the su ...
Background: The intestinal microflora is thought to be the origin for many infectious complications seen in surgical conditions, due to dysfunction ...
Construction of the vessel-coll ...
According to the self-discipline of traditional Chinese medicine, vessel-collateral theory was constructed systematically, which was important to imp ...
Successful kidney transplantati ...
Highly sensitized patients experience an increased number of rejection episodes and have poorer graft survival rates; hence, sensitization is a sign ...
Frequent development of leptome ...
We detected 7 cases of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis in 126 patients with peritoneal dissemination of gastric cancer who received combined systemic ...
Thoracic splenosis: know it—avo ...
Thoracic splenosis (TS) is autoimplantation of ectopic splenic tissue in the thoracic cavity that occurs following splenic injury. Most cases of TS ...
Cardiogenic shock without cardi ...
A 73-year-old man complaining of pain on effort was admitted to a hospital for a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) because of severe stenosis ...
Radical resection of a pleomorp ...
A 69-year-old man was hospitalized for fever and cough. He was diagnosed with and treated for an abscess in the left lower jaw and pneumonia by an ...
Non-small-cell lung cancer: unu ...
Lung cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in both men and women worldwide. It is also one of the most common forms of cancer in Ire ...
Outcomes of 25-gauge vitrectomy ...
Background To evaluate the efficacy and safety of 25- gauge transconjunctival sutureless vitrectomy (25-G TSV) in the management of vitreoretinal co ...
In vitro culture of human fetal ...
Purpose To explore and optimize a proper culture system for human fetal corneal endothelial cells (hFCECs), including the methods of primary culture ...
Pars plana vitrectomy for diabe ...
Background Diabetes mellitus, as well as subsequent ocular complications such as cystoid macular edema (CME), are of fundametal socio-economic relev ...
Similarities and differences be ...
Purpose To investigate the mechanism of secondary degeneration of the optic nerve, and to evaluate the neuroprotective effect of minocycline in this ...
Candida albicans and Pseudomona ...
Background In this study it was aimed to determine the adherence of Pseudomonas and Candida to contact lens surfaces, and to determine the differenc ...
Fibrin-glue assisted multilayer ...
Purpose To report a new surgical technique for excising pediatric corneal limbal dermoid and the post-resection ocular surface reconstruction. Meth ...
Uniocular and binocular fields ...
Purpose To compare the range of ocular rotations measured by Octopus versus Goldmann perimetry. Methods Forty subjects (20 controls and 20 patients ...
Bilateral uveal melanoma in an ...
Purpose To report sequential bilateral uveal melanoma in an arc welder. Methods Case report. Results A 57-year-old Caucasian male, with a 15-year ...