Breast cancer in pregnancy
Robotic mitral valve surgery
Blood stain pattern analysis
Experimental studies investigat ...
The association between nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) and gadolinium based contrast agents (Gd-CAs) was first suggested in 2006 [1, 2]. This w ...
Apparent diffusion coefficient ...
Objective To determine whether change in the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) before and after neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy (CRT) for loca ...
MR-guided discography using an ...
Objective To evaluate the feasibility of MR-guided discography using an open 1 Tesla MRI system. Methods 48 disc segments of 41 patients scheduled f ...
CT of the hips in the investiga ...
Objectives To establish the prevalence of protrusio acetabuli (PA) in adults fulfilling the Ghent criteria for Marfan syndrome (MFS), and in a norma ...
Assessing response in bone meta ...
Objectives To determine whether changes in ADC of bone metastases secondary to prostate carcinoma are significantly different in responders compared ...
The uptake transporter OATP8 ex ...
Objectives To clarify the changes in organic aniontransporting polypeptide 8 (OATP8) expression and enhancement ratio on gadoxetic acid-enhanced MR ...
The cutaneous silent period is ...
Electromyographic (EMG) activity from voluntarily contracting hand muscles undergoes transient suppression following nociceptive fingertip stimulati ...
Gut access in critically ill an ...
Background: Nutritional support in critically ill and injured patients is crucial. It can be provided via parenteral or enteral access, each of whic ...
Implementation of single incisi ...
Background: Single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) is rapidly gaining popularity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the implementation of s ...
Breast cancer in pregnancy
Background: Patients with concurrent pregnancy and breast cancer are likely to increase owing to the increase in the maternal age at first full-term ...
Robotic mitral valve surgery
Background: Robotic mitral valve surgery has evolved and matured into a safe and reproducible procedure at multiple worldwide centers of excellence. ...
Blood stain pattern analysis
Bloodstain pattern analysis (BPA) refers to the collection, categorization and interpretation of the shape and distribution of bloodstains connected ...
Mushroom toxins: a forensic tox ...
Mushrooms are ubiquitous in the world. Amateur hunters harvest mushrooms growing in forests to enjoy eating them as seasonal delicacies, and occasio ...
Trans-vaginal specimen extracti ...
Background Although natural orifice extraction is now widely performed, there have been no reports of this procedure following subtotal gastrectomy ...
Partial resection of intravenou ...
Intravenous leiomyomatosis with cardiac extension is rare and may result in a fatal outcome. A 58-year-old woman with a surgical history of myoma u ...
Peritoneal dialysis in older in ...
Peritoneal dialysis is a viable alternative to hemodialysis for management of elderly patients requiring renal replacement therapy. Peritoneal dialys ...
Recent studies provide an updat ...
Background Recent reviews of blue light-filtering intraocular lenses (IOLs) have stated their potential risks for scotopic vision and circadian phot ...
The efficacy of intravitreal be ...
Background To evaluate the efficacy of intravitreal bevacizumab injection in the treatment of central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC). Methods In a ...
Nifedipine alters the light-ris ...
Background To determine if the L-type calcium channel participates in the generation of the light-rise of the electrooculogram (EOG) in man. The aim ...
Macular retinoschisis associate ...
Background To describe a case of macular retinoschisis in a patient with normal tension glaucoma without evidence of optic nerve pits or peripapilla ...
Relation of high CA125 and CA19 ...
Most of endometriomas with CA125 level over 1,000 IU/mL have related with rupture. This is important in differential diagnosis from malign ovarian d ...
Evaluation of immediate laparos ...
The purpose of this study was to obtain information to aid in deciding the timing of immediate laparoscopic surgery for gynecological disorders. We ...
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 ...
Cilostazol reduces the progress ...
Cilostazol, a phosphodiesterase III inhibitor, is known to have anti-proliferative activity. We investigated the effects of cilostazol 200 mg, in ad ...
Utility of myocardial fractiona ...
Drug-eluting stents reduce restenosis due to neointimal growth suppression. Considering long-term outcomes, it is both difficult and important to pr ...