Bone Mineral Density, Vitamin D ...
Background and Aim The aim of this study was to examine bone mineral density and serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D in relation to disease activity in child ...
Performance Parameters of the C ...
Background Autoimmune hepatitis is defined by a conventional battery of autoantibodies that may also be present in other liver diseases. Aims To de ...
Knowledge of Hepatocellular Car ...
Background Screening of high-risk patients for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) may result in early diagnosis and improved outcomes. Our aim was to as ...
K-ras Mutations Correlate with ...
Introduction Benign pancreatic cystic neoplasms are important precursors to pancreatic adenocarcinoma, and offer the opportunity to prevent cancer. ...
Efficacy of Endoscopic Ultrasou ...
Background While pancreatitis is uncommon in children, pseudocyst development can be a serious complication. Endoscopic drainage of pseudocysts is w ...
A Retrospective Study of the Sa ...
Background Pancreatobiliary disease is increased in elderly patients. Because of significant comorbidities, these patients may be at greater risk of ...
Prospective Assessment of Out-o ...
Background When calculating differences between interventions, direct cost comparisons are typically based on Medicare reimbursement rates. The addi ...
Curry Induces Acid Reflux and S ...
Background There are limited data on the effect of curry on gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Our objective was to study the effects of curry ...
A Role of the Aryl Hydrocarbon ...
Background and Aims The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), which is a member of the basic helix-loop-helix/ Per-Arnt-Sim homology superfamily, plays a ...
Helicobacter bilis Colonization ...
Background Aberrant mucosal immune responses to antigens of the resident microbiota are a significant cause of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), as ...
Serum Immunoglobulin A Concentr ...
Background and Aims The similarity of alcoholic liver disease and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) in terms of pathogenic mechanisms suggests tha ...
Do Cervical Degenerative Diseas ...
Foreign body sensation of the pharynx is a common complaint in otolaryngologic practice. The definite cause of this symptom is seldom precisely diag ...
Impaired Food Transportation in ...
This study aimed to analyze quantitatively videofluoroscopic (VF) images of patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD), to evaluate if the predicted fac ...
Effects of Club Soda and Ginger ...
Oral chemesthesis is the detection of chemicals that activate temperature and pain receptors in the oral mucosa. Presentation of orally chemesthetic ...
Cigarette smoking and self-asse ...
Habitual smoking represents a chronic insult to the airway. However, the effects of smoking on upper airway health remains poorly described. Our obj ...
Management of petrous bone chol ...
The objective of this study was to expose our results in the treatment of petrous bone cholesteatomas (PBC), paying attention to diagnosis, surgical ...
The effects of uncinectomy and ...
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of uncinectomy without sinusotomy and natural ostial dilatation on maxillary sinus ventilation ...
Evaluation of tracheal stenosis ...
The aim of the study was to evaluate and compare various helical CT display modes [virtual endoscopy (VE)] and multiplanar reformations (MPR), conve ...
Drug-induced sleep endoscopy: c ...
Understanding the sites of pharyngeal collapse is mandatory for surgical treatment decision-making in obstructive sleep-apnea-hypopnea syndrome pati ...
Drug-induced sleep endoscopy: t ...
The surgical evaluation of obstructive sleep apnea is designed to characterize the pattern of upper airway obstruction in order to develop an effect ...
Persistent direction-changing g ...
The aims of the study were to clarify whether persistent direction-changing geotropic positional nystagmus contains vertical and torsional component ...
Development and validity of the ...
Nasal symptoms are the main elements that lead to a therapeutic decision and allow for evaluating treatment effects or natural evolution. Despite av ...
Vestibular evoked myogenic pote ...
This study wants to show the diagnostic value of vestibular evoked myogenic potential (VEMP) in the diagnosis of vestibular neuritis (VN), independe ...
Labyrinthine window rupture as ...
Labyrinthine window rupture (LWR) is one cause of acute sensorineural hearing loss and need for early exploration is clear for good improved hearing ...
Pure-tone auditory threshold in ...
To determine pure-tone auditory thresholds, 197 screened children at a typical primary school in a German town (*70,000 inhabitants) were examined. ...