Hepatopulmonary Syndrome in Chi ...
Background Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is defined as an arterial oxygenation defect induced by intrapulmonary vascular dilatation (IPVD) associat ...
Small Bowel Cancers Diagnosed b ...
Background Primary malignant neoplasms of the small bowel comprise only 1–3% of all gastrointestinal malignancies. Small bowel cancers pose a signif ...
Self-Expanding Metal Stents for ...
Background and Aims To study pre-operative and perioperative course and outcome on follow up after pancreaticoduodenenctomy (PD) for resectable panc ...
The Management of Hospitalized ...
Background Cirrhosis and chronic liver disease carry appreciable morbidity and mortality. Cirrhotic patients frequently require hospitalization and ...
An integrated ultrasound curric ...
A review of the development and implementation of a 4-year medical student integrated ultrasound curriculum is presented. Multiple teaching and asse ...
Malignant lymphomas and autoimm ...
Autoimmune diseases and malignant lymphomas have numerous similarities in their etiology and pathogenesis. Patients with autoimmune disorders have i ...
Outcome of patients with serone ...
The objective of the study is to evaluate the outcome of patients with seronegative spondyloarthritis continuing on sulphasalazine (SSZ) and methotr ...
Tuberculosis and anti-TNF treat ...
Reactivation of latent tuberculosis (TB) is an established risk of anti-tumour necrosis factor ل (anti-TNF) therapy. We report five cases of active ...
Repair for active infective atr ...
Objectives We retrospectively compared early and longterm results of mitral (MV) and tricuspid valve (TV) repair in patients with isolated active in ...
Clinical experience with a nove ...
Background Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) reduce mortality in both primary and secondary prevention, but are associated with substan ...
Caries experience in a child po ...
The aim of the present study was to assess the caries experience of children aged 6 to 7 years old in a socially deprived suburban area of Brazil’s ...
Examiner performance in calibra ...
The objective of this study was to verify how valid misclassification measurements obtained from a ‘presurvey’ calibration exercise are by comparing ...
Carotid Angioplasty and Stentin ...
Purpose A gainst the background of the increasing dilemma in the scientific community regarding protected versus unprotected carotid artery stent (C ...
Usefulness of 3-month protocol ...
Background Theoretically, an early protocol biopsy (PB) serves to detect subclinical rejection (SCR), allowing early treatment and prevention of acu ...
Transumbilical approach for ven ...
Introduction Improved cosmesis has been demonstrated using a transumbilical incision for placement of the peritoneal end of a ventriculoperitoneal s ...
Pediatric low-grade glioma surv ...
Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine pediatric low-grade glioma survivors' quality of life and late morbidity including motor, sensory ...
Harvey Cushing’s experience wit ...
Purpose As the founder of modern neurosurgery, Harvey Cushing is known for his innovations and treatment for many neurosurgical disorders. However, ...
Video-assisted microsurgical tr ...
Purpose This paper outlines the perspectives of transoral craniosurgery for anterior craniovertebral junction (CVJ) compressive abnormalities in the ...
Harvey Cushing’s early experien ...
intracranial lesions posed a greater diagnostic challenge for physicians during the early twentieth century. At the time, an intracranial neoplasm w ...
Children with tethered cord syn ...
Purpose The term “tethered cord syndrome” (TCS) illustrates, according to the literature, both a separate diagnosis, as well as a combination of sym ...
Diencephalic tumors in children ...
Purpose The purpose of this study is to determine the clinical behavior, treatment modalities, and outcome of different histopathological subgroups ...
Initial experience with combine ...
Purpose Post-hemorrhagic hydrocephalus of prematurity (PHHP) is among the most common causes of infant hydrocephalus in developed nations. This popu ...
Effectiveness of Repeat Angiogr ...
Purpose To evaluate the efficacy of a workflow consisting of repeat assessment in patients planned for yttrium-90 (90Y) radioembolization in case of ...
Ten Years of Experience with th ...
Purpose This study was designed to assess the long-term outcome of selected patients with aortic, aortoiliac, and isolated common iliac aneurysms tr ...
Autologous hematopoietic stem c ...
Limited information is available from developing countries about complications, pattern of infections, and long-term outcome of patients following h ...