Pain Management in Patients wit ...
Cancer pain is generally treated with pharmacological measures, relying on using opioids alone or in combination with adjuvant analgesics. Weak opio ...
Combined Effect of miR-146a rs2 ...
Background A G/C polymorphism in miRNA-146a (rs2910164) was shown to be associated with the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma. Objective This study ...
Cross-Sectional Imaging Obtaine ...
Background Radiofrequency atrial fibrillation ablation (AFA) is commonly performed in patients with atrial fibrillation. It is imperative to develop ...
Measuring the burden of disease ...
Background Few studies calculating burden of disease (BOD) have been carried out in China. Disability-adjusted life years (DALY) is one of the usefu ...
new tool measuring oral malodor ...
A valid measure of oral malodor (halitosis) and associated quality of life is required for the complete assessment of treatment effectiveness. The p ...
Cerebrospinal fluid diagnostics ...
We evaluated the clinical use and the safety of cerebrospinal fluid diagnostics in 155 patients with the suspected diagnosis of first-episode schizo ...
Modified less invasive and bloo ...
In traditional lateral transgluteal Hardinge approach (HA), if it is extended, injury of superior gluteal nerve branches or lateral circumflex arter ...
Prevalence of overweight and ob ...
This study in children aged 6–13 years (n=1,499) was performed between October 2008 and March 2009. Height and weight measurements were taken to cal ...
Multiple blunt trauma after sui ...
Purpose The suicidal attempt is a significant cause for multiple severe injuries in Germany. The aim of the present study was to obtain information ...
Intracranial cerebrospinal flui ...
Objective To assess the three-dimensional turbo spin echo with variable flip-angle distribution magnetic resonance sequence (SPACE: Sampling Perfect ...
The effect of an electronic con ...
The medical literature on the effect of electronic control devices (ECD) on muscle injury is sparse. In this paper, we examine pooled data from five ...
Should the sale of analgesic mi ...
The excessive use of analgesics and non-steroidal antiflammatory agents (NSAIDs) is strongly associated with an increased prevalence of chronic renal ...
Repeat midurethral sling treatm ...
We reviewed articles in the PubMed database which describe the results and outcome of a repeat midurethral synthetic sling (MUS), known as tension-f ...
Colorectal Cancer: The Issue of ...
Aim-Background: Colorectal cancer has been classically viewed as the same disease entity. However, differences do exist between right and left sided ...
What are the factors of residua ...
Purpose Residual pain during activities of daily living and/or at rest is a major cause of a patient’s dissatisfaction after total knee arthroplasty ...
Histological and immunohistoche ...
Laser excision has been used with increasing success to treat oral leukoplakia. The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether clinical healin ...
Abnormal Neuroimaging is Associ ...
Background Abusive head trauma (AHT) is a common condition in children. Little is known in this condition regarding the frequency of seizures, the f ...
Chronic daily headache in the a ...
This article briefly reviews the spectrum of headaches associated with Chiari type I malformation (CMI) and specifically analyzes the current data o ...
Symptoms of Gastroesophageal Re ...
Background Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is gaining popularity as a primary procedure in selected morbidly obese patients. Like most other b ...
Mechanical strength of orthodon ...
Orthodontic anchorages have recently been reinforced by newly developed mini-implants. The aim of the present study was to investigate the mechanica ...
Combined vertebral fracture ass ...
Summary Vertebral Fracture Analysis enables the detection of vertebral fractures in the same session as bone mineral density testing. Using this met ...
Accounting for racial/ethnic va ...
Summary The relative importance of various contributors to racial/ethnic variation in BMC/BMD is not established. Using population-based data, we de ...
Noncoronary Aortic Cusp Rupture ...
Aortic regurgitation is a common complication of ventricular septal defects. The most common mechanism is right or noncoronary cusp prolapse. Other ...
Transient hyperoxaluria in a pa ...
Sirs, Persistent secondary hyperoxaluria has been reported in few patients affected by distal renal tubular acidosis (dRTA) [1]. Hyperoxaluria is a ...
Spica MRI after closed reductio ...
Spica MRI is a fast and effective tool to assess morphology after closed reduction for developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) without the need for ...