Genetics in Osteoarthritis
Intranasal steroids or radiofre ...
Nasal congestion is a cardinal symptom of allergic rhinitis (AR). It is associated with decreased quality of life and difficult to treat as perceive ...
Transnasal endoscopic marsupial ...
The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of transnasal endoscopic marsupialization as a treatment modality in patients with postoperative ...
Prevalence of flat foot among e ...
About 326 elementary school boys and 299 elementary school girls of an age ranging from 6 to 13 are included in this flat foot prevalence study. Res ...
Diagnosis of alpha-1-antitrypsi ...
Alpha-1-antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency is a rare genetic disorder characterized by hepatitis in neonates, childhood and adulthood (protease inhibitor ...
Seroma formation following abdo ...
This retrospective study was aimed to assess the clinical role of simultaneous liposuction, extent of skin undermining, and progressive tension sutu ...
Diagnostic value of 3D contrast ...
Objective To assess the diagnostic value of 3D CEMRA in TA compared with DSA. Methods Twenty-two patients with clinically suspected TA based on 199 ...
Five-year outcome of stand-alon ...
From January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2003, in the Neurosurgery Department of Rome University o ‘‘Sapienza,’’ 167 patients underwent anterior surgery ...
Fighting spinal cord complicati ...
Paraplegia or paraparesis after otherwise successful thoracic or thoracoabdominal aortic reconstruction is a devastating complication for both patie ...
Characterization of Bangerter f ...
Purpose To evaluate the outcome achieved by using Bangerter filters in cases of mild and moderate anisometropic amblyopia, and to define the predict ...
Nitric oxide effects depend on ...
The important role of nitric oxide (NO) in regulating cardiac functions has been investigated in prior research. However, NO-induced signaling mecha ...
Overstuffed medial compartment ...
Overstuffing of the medial compartment in medial compartmental knee arthroplasty is a known pitfall. Attention to the flexion-extension gap should b ...
Intraoral laser welding: ultras ...
The Nd:YAG laser has been used since 1970 in dental laboratories to weld metals on dental prostheses. Recently in several clinical cases, we have su ...
High response of second-line ch ...
Because of improved therapeutic results after first-line platinum-based chemotherapy in patients with stage IV non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), s ...
A case of complex arteriovenous ...
Intracranial AVMs are typically diagnosed before the patient has reached the age of 40 years, and a few cases have been reported of AVM with skull ...
Vertebral artery variations at ...
Introduction The craniovertebral junction is clinically important. The vertebral artery (VA) in its several variations runs within this area. We rep ...
Pouch Size After Gastric Bypass ...
A large gastric pouch is a classic explanation for weight loss problems after gastric bypass. However, several reports have emphasized the role of o ...
Durability of Digora Optime im ...
Objectives To assess the durability of the imaging plates (IP) supplied with the Digora Optime digital imaging system in terms of their functionali ...
Endogenous estrogen may prevent ...
Summary Postmenopausal hemodialysis patients are at risk of complications related to renal mineral and bone disorder, and postmenopausal osteoporosi ...
Common Atrium and Pulmonary Vas ...
This report describes a case series of six patients with congenital common atrium who developed pulmonary vascular disease. Three developed early pu ...
Age-related stature and linear ...
Children with X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets (XLH) are prone to severe stunting. A multicenter mixed-longitudinal study was conducted to assess a ...
Hypertensive crisis in children
Hypertensive crisis is rare in children and is usually secondary to an underlying disease. There is strong evidence that the renin-angiotensin syste ...
A General Quantitative Genetic ...
Uncertainty about linkage phases of multiple single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in heterozygous diploids challenges the identification of specifi ...
Genetics in Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative articular disease with complex pathogeny because diverse factors interact causing a process of deterioration of the ...
Harnessing Dendritic Cells for ...
Abstract: Dendritic cells (DC) are professional antigen presenting cells that are crucial for the induction of anti-tumor T cell responses. As a conse ...
Improving the hospital manageme ...
Objective. To improve the clinical management of severely malnourished children in rural hospitals in South Africa. Study design. A pre- and post-int ...