A small interfering RNA targeti ...
Background Accumulating evidence suggests that the tumor suppressor gene Kruppel-like factor 6 (KLF6) and its dominant-negative splice form KLF6-SV1 ...
In vitro study of the optimum v ...
Objective. Excessive use of activator (formaldehyde + glutaraldehyde) may cause late complications after use of gelatin-resorcin-formalin (GRF) glue ...
Surgical removal of an intravas ...
A-79-year-old woman underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to the right coronary artery (RCA) for effort angina, followed by intravascul ...
Correction of tetralogy of Fall ...
A 55-year-old man with tetralogy of Fallot successfully underwent correction using a valved conduit. He was diagnosed as having congenital heart dis ...
Acute empyema with intractable ...
Nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease rarely features pleural involvement. Therapeutic strategies for this situation have not been well establis ...
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 ...
Subfoveal choroidal thickness i ...
Purpose To investigate the subfoveal choroidal thickness in eyes with typical age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and polypoidal choroidal vascul ...
Meta-analysis and review on the ...
Background Systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the effect of bevacizumab (Avastin) in diabetic macular edema (DME) Methods Pertinent pu ...
Involvement of advanced glycati ...
Background The purpose of the experiment reported here was to assess the involvement of advanced glycation end products (AGEs), oxidative stress, an ...
The contrasting effect of estro ...
Objective To investigate the influence of Estradial (E2) at physiological concentration on mRNA expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VE ...
Ocular surface squamous neoplas ...
Background To study the clinical spectrum and therapeutic outcome of ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN) in patients with xeroderma pigmentosa ...
Erythropoietin: a novel treatme ...
Background To determine the visual outcome and safety of intravenous erythropoietin in patients with indirect traumatic optic neuropathy (TON). Met ...
Comparison of higher-order aber ...
Background Epipolis laser in keratomileusis (Epi-LASIK) and laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) are two main surgical techniques for myopia in refr ...
Intrastromal corneal ring segme ...
Background To evaluate the visual and refractive outcomes of intrastromal corneal ring segment (ICRS) in keratoconic eyes at different stages. Meth ...
Reproducibility of straylight m ...
Background Straylight gives the appearance of a veil of light thrown over a person’s retinal image when there is a strong light source present. We e ...
Caliber persistent artery of th ...
Background To report three cases of caliber persistent artery presenting in the eyelid. Methods A case series describing three patients with vascul ...
Effect of menthol on ocular dru ...
Background To assess how safe and effective it is to use menthol as a permeability enhancer in ophthalmic drug delivery systems. Methods In this st ...
Metastatic orbital tumors in so ...
Objective To determine the primary sites, clinical features, treatment, and outcome of 46 patients with cancer metastatic to the orbits in southern ...
Management of the axilla for ip ...
The sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is the standard procedure for axillary staging in patients with primary breast cancer. Of these patients, 10–1 ...
Primary intent vaginal hysterec ...
The objective of this study is, within a broadly inclusive selection strategy for benign vaginal hysterectomy, to determine whether the most commonl ...
Vaginal polyp: an unusual cause ...
Postmenopausal bleeding (PMB) can be due to various causes. The commonest cause is atrophy of the vagina or the endometrium. Endometrial cancer acco ...
A case report of incisional her ...
We report a case of postoperative bowel obstruction with early onset hernia presenting through a 5-mm port. A 43-year-old woman having undergone lap ...
Two-dimensional strain combined ...
The objective of this study was to explore a new method for the identification of viable myocardium by means of two-dimensional (2D) strain imaging ...
The S447X variant of lipoprotei ...
Hyperlipidemia is a major risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD). Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) is an important enzyme in lipoprotein metabolism. ...
Survival and changes in physica ...
Elderly populations are increasingly represented among patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), and advanced age has been identified as an impo ...