Prediction of Severe Acute Panc ...
Background The available prognostic scoring systems for acute pancreatitis have limitations that restrict their clinical value. Aims To develop a d ...
Hepatobiliary Disease Associate ...
Gastrointestinal involvement in the idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) most commonly manifests as gastroenteritis. There are, however, case ...
Percutaneous Gastrostomy Tube P ...
Background Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery is one of the most commonly performed bariatric surgeries in the United States. Patients with pri ...
Gastric Emptying and Intestinal ...
Background Burn-induced delayed gastric emptying and intestinal transit limits enteral feeding/resuscitation. Aims To study (1) the effects of burn ...
Interobserver Agreement on the ...
Background Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is used to locally stage aerodigestive malignancies. Endosonographic features are used to predict malignant l ...
Evaluating the Structural Prope ...
Superior and anterior hyoid movements are important events in pharyngeal deglutition. This cross-sectional study uses a cadaver model to document th ...
Posterior Cricoid Region Fluoro ...
The region posterior to the cricoid cartilage is challenging to assess fluoroscopically. The purpose of this investigation is to critically evaluate ...
Comparison of Three Types of To ...
A new tongue pressure device consisting of a simple and safe disposable probe and manometer has been developed. This report describes a study that e ...
Evaluation of Swallowing Using ...
The purpose of this study was to (1) depict normal dynamic swallowing and (2) measure (a) the temporal characteristics of three components of laryng ...
Pictorial review: computed tomo ...
Multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) scanner is available in most hospitals and is increasingly being used as the first line imaging in trauma ...
Application of imaging guidelin ...
Safe and efficient clearance of cervical spine injury in blunt trauma patients has been a controversial topic among health professionals. The increa ...
Two cases of ruptured cerebral ...
We present two cases of hematoma contralateral to the aneurysm. Case 1 is a 62-year-old woman presenting with a large left frontal intraparenchymal ...
Imaging findings in spinal suba ...
Back pain and presentation with spinal canal hemorrhage in hemophilia is not common; however, these are significant clinical issues and may lead to ...
Surfer’s myelopathy—an unusual ...
Surfer’s myelopathy is an emergent medical condition, representing a rare type of nontraumatic injury of the spinal cord, triggered by continued hyp ...
Relation between cigarette smok ...
The link between cigarette smoking and ventilatory threshold (VT) was investigated. We used data for 407 men and 418 women not taking medication. Ha ...
Lifetime prevalence of mental d ...
Objective The World Mental Health Survey Japan was conducted to address the current status of mental disorders in Japan. Among the various regions c ...
Usefulness of a large automated ...
Objectives In the present study, using a large automated health records database, we investigated the incidence of cardio-cerebrovascular events, di ...
The relationship between social ...
Objective The aim of this study was to use a multilevel analysis to examine whether cognitive and structural dimensions of regional social capital w ...
Prospective study of definitive ...
Background Standard chemoradiotherapy (CRT) using 5-FU and CDDP is the optimal treatment for patients with stage II/III (non-T4) esophageal carcinom ...
Non-sutured fixation of the int ...
The aim of this study is to describe an alternative technique to secure the receiver-stimulator of the cochlear implant to the skull with a tailored ...
Hydroxyproline levels in nasal ...
The aim of this study was to evaluate hydroxyproline levels in nasal specimens from patients with nasal polyps, and to examine hydroxyproline levels ...
Behavioral trends in young chil ...
Otitis media with effusion (OME) is a common condition affecting children and a well-known cause of conductive hearing loss that can potentially lea ...
Laryngeal cancer and passive sm ...
In the present paper we investigate the relationship of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure to laryngeal cancer. 209 patients who were diagno ...
Surgical versus non-surgical ma ...
National guidelines state that early-stage oropharyngeal carcinoma can be treated by either primary surgery or radiotherapy. There is a paucity of e ...
Therapeutic options for treatme ...
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare malignant neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin. Owing to the aggressiveness of this tumor and the bad overall ...