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Adeno - associated virus (aav) is a nonpathogenic weakly immunogenic dependoparvovirus with a single - stranded dna genome of 4.7 kb . Humans are naturally infected with aav, often in the presence of an immunogenic helper virus, which is required for aav replication . This dependency is thought to provide the necessary... |
A 55-year - old man was diagnosed with a 10-year history of stage - iiia erythrodermic advanced - stage primary cutaneous t - cell lymphoma (ctcl; t4n0m0). Initially, he was treated with topical corticosteroid cream, psoralen plus uva phototherapy and ifn - a . The patient did not respond to this therapy and was starte... |
In the previous issue of critical care, the review by xie and colleagues aims to answer the following questions . Is noise the most disruptive factor to sleep for intensive care unit (icu) patients? Indeed, the medical literature appears to give conflicting results: of 11 original articles reviewed, five studies assert... |
Advance was a factorial randomized controlled trial evaluating the effects of blood pressure lowering and intensive blood glucose control on vascular outcomes . Detailed descriptions of the study methods have been published previously (4,8,15). In brief, a total of 11,140 individuals with type 2 diabetes aged 55 years,... |
To measure the effects of contact lens correction and accommodation upon sa in myopia and hyperopia . Eleven myopes (average mse 3.222.21d; mean age 20.71.1 years) and eleven hyperopes (average mse 4.202.20; mean age 20.11.5) participated . Subjects were corrected with daily disposable contact lenses and pupil dilation... |
Unsuccessful or inadequate cleaning, disinfection, or sterilization of dental instruments or impressions contaminated with pathogenic microorganisms may lead to cross - contamination . Cross - contamination refers to the transfer of pathogenic microorganisms, resulting in cross - infection . Routine infection control a... |
Medical practitioners commonly advice their patients who are on antiplatelet therapy to either stop or alter their medications prior to surgical procedures due to fear of excessive and uncontrolled bleeding . It is a proven fact that aspirin causes increased risk of intraoperative as well as postoperative bleeding and ... |
Snake bites represent a serious public health problem in developing countries due to their high incidence, severity, and sequelae . In brazil, fatal cases of bites involving crotalus durissus terrificus (cdt) are high, corresponding to 72% of cases not submitted to specific serum treatment and to 11% of cases submitted... |
With global developmental delay (gdd) and mental retardation (mr) as two main clinical subtypes, neurodevelopmental disabilities (ndds), which are defined as a group of chronic clinically distinct disorders that all share a documented disturbance, quantitative, qualitative, or both, in developmental progress in one or ... |
Independent walking is an ultimate treatment goal of stroke patients and an important indicator for evaluating the recovery of motor skills1 . Methods of improving walking ability in stroke patients include gait training using functional electronic stimulation (fes) intended to improve walking ability through electrica... |
Physical therapists routinely use transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (tens) for pain relief in patients1, 2 . Tens promotes the transmission of afferent sensory impulses from cutaneous receptors to the spinal cord, which closes the spinal pain gate and thereby blocks transmission of pain signals3 . Pain relief... |
Symptoms associated with this period of life are hot flushes and night sweats, insomnia, vaginal dryness, irregular menstrual bleeding, depressed mood, irritability, headache, forgetfulness, dizziness, deterioration in postural balance, palpitation, dry eyes, dry mouth, reduced skin elasticity, restless legs, and muscl... |
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (dmd) is an x - linked muscle disease, with a prevalence of 1 in 3500 boys worldwide . Death usually occurs before forty years of age and is most often the result of respiratory or cardiac failure . The biochemical cause of dmd is a severe deficiency of dystrophin, an essential component of ... |
As early as the fifteenth century, both the chinese and the turks were attempting to induce immunity to smallpox using dried crusts from smallpox lesions by either inhaling the crushed lesions or inserting them into small cuts . These initial crude attempts at immunization led to further experimentation with immunizati... |
The metabolic syndrome is a condition that promotes atherosclerosis and increases the risk of cardiovascular events [1 - 3]. According to the centers for disease control and prevention, at least 47 million americans, or about one in five people, have this condition . Contributors to the development of the metabolic syn... |
Hormonal changes, especially related to the menstrual cycle, have a great impact on the occurrence of migraines in women . The use of menstrual or non - menstrual migraines has been one way to stratify migraines without aura according to the appendix criteria of the international classification of headache disorders, s... |
Different ocular segments could be implicated, for instance the cornea through keratoconus development or progression [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]. Vigorous mechanical eye compression, especially in psychiatric patients (obsessive - compulsive disorder), could induce significant disorders such as vitreous hemorrhage, retinal detach... |
Much of the current hype in epigenetics stems from the recognition of its role in human cancer . Yet, intriguingly, the first epigenetic change in human tumors global genomic dna hypomethylation was reported way back in the early 1980s, at about the same time the first genetic mutation in an oncogene was discovered . S... |
The objective of our study was to determine possible tse occurrence in cervids from germany from 2002 to 2005 . Our target species were the 3 main cervid species, roe deer (capreolus capreolus), red deer (cervus elaphus elaphus), and fallow deer (dama dama). Since tse in young animals is unlikely (7), only adult animal... |
Oligodendroglioma (odg) accounts for 1 - 2% of all primary intracranial tumors among children . The majority of odgs are single lesions, located in the cerebral hemispheres, involving subcortical white matter and the overlying cortex . Brainstem remains the rarest site of odg occurrence. [36] english literature describ... |
Incidence of type 2 diabetes is reaching epidemic proportions globally, particularly in the south asian region . Etiologically, type 2 diabetes is characterized by the presence of insulin resistance and relative insulin deficiency . The insulin resistance syndrome (irs) describes a condition that is characterized by de... |
Torsade de pointes (tdp) is a life - threatening dysrhythmia that can result from long qt syndrome . We present a case of tdp caused by a prolonged qt associated with polypharmacy and substance abuse in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection . Methadone is the most widely used medication worldwide ... |
Greater cairo is the largest metropolitan area in egypt and africa, the third largest urban area in the islamic world after jakarta and karachi, and the world's 16th largest metropolitan area with a total population of about 18 million according to the 2006 census . The uprising increase in modern industries and agricu... |
Thyroid nodules are among prevalent endocrine disorders affecting 47% of the population in iodine rich areas and more in iodine deficient areas . The main concerns about thyroid nodules are malignancy and hyperfunction . Fine - needle aspiration (fna) is widely used to differentiate malignant and benign thyroid nodules... |
Selective partial hydrogenation of multi - unsaturated hydrocarbons, particularly,-unsaturated ketones and aldehydes, is of a pivotal importance for numerous applications of heterogeneous catalysis related to fine chemical and pharmaceutical industries . Among the most useful target products in transformations of multi... |
The animation movement in un coup de ds (figure 1) and this text are a first phase in, and a reflection on, a collaboration with johan wagemans and frouke hermens, two scientists from the laboratory of experimental psychology at the university of leuven . I gave the project the name reading paths, eye drawings and word... |
Single - incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy (silc) has been increasingly performed for benign gallbladder disease over the last few years with comparable operative results with conventional 4-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy (clc). With results from randomized controlled trials (rcts) [15] and series of publication... |
It has been recognised that cancer survival in the uk has lagged behind the usa and other european countries . This recognition triggered the calman - hine report in the mid 1990s, which started a major reorganisation of cancer services in the uk . In 1998, the nhs executive published guidance on improving outcomes in ... |
Physical abuse is one of the specific types of trauma among childhood and should be considered for all pediatric patients who referred to the emergency department (ed) with inexcusable conditions (1, 2). The reported incidence of child abuse in ed approximately is 2 - 10%, however half of these cases are not reported d... |
Metallodrugs are widely used for the treatment of several disorders, such as diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and cancer . Since the late 1960s, cis - diamminedichloroplatinum(ii) (cisplatin) has become one of the reference compounds in clinics for the treatment of various types of cancer, including ovarian, testicular,... |
The epithelial lining of different apparatuses functions as an important barrier that protects the underlying tissue compartments from antigens and bacterial products in the lumen . The barrier function in epithelial cells is regulated by the apical intercellular junctional complex referred to as the apical junctional ... |
A previous paper on this topic posner (1994) argued that the mechanisms of attention form the basis for an understanding of consciousness . Since that time the study of attention has greatly advanced (petersen and posner, 2012; posner, 2012). While the intervening years have provided evidence of dissociations between b... |
Deficits in the structure and connectivity of the prefrontal cortex (pfc) are a key feature of a multitude of neuropsychiatric conditions (negrn - oyarzo et al ., 2016). As a highly connected structure, thus, dysfunction within the pfc can dramatically impact emotional regulation, attention, and cognition . Chronic str... |
Leishmania is a flagellated parasite found in two forms during its life cycle: amastigotes, which lack flagellum and reside in mammalian host macrophages, and promastigotes, which have anterior flagella found in the body of sandflies and culture media (1). Phagocytosis and anti - leishmanial activity of macrophage are ... |
A systematic review of literature estimated that approximately 61% of men with prostate cancer will require radiotherapy treatment at some point during their illness.1 increasing the radiation dose delivered to the prostate has been shown to improve outcomes for patients2, 3 so it is important that the treatment is acc... |
Several reports have now demonstrated that spatial memory can be erased by infusing zeta inhibitory peptide (zip), a cell - permeable synthetic peptide, into the dorsal hippocampus [13]. In these studies, zip was infused into the dorsal hippocampus after rodents were trained on a spatial task . When the animals were te... |
In 1984 we proposed that a fibre - rich food containing lignan precursors like wholegrain rye and wheat bread could protect against both breast and colon cancer (1). Epidemiological studies have supported that wholegrain intake may protect against breast and colorectal cancer as well as diabetes, obesity, and cardiovas... |
Approximately, 215% of attempted lc has to be converted to an open procedure due to various difficulties faced while performing the procedure . Various clinical and ultrasonological parameters that may help to predict the difficulty level preoperatively were analyzed in the present study . Such prediction done preopera... |
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (t2 dm) is one of the most common chronic diseases in the worldwide, the incidence of which tends to grow steadily . It is associated with a high risk of cardiovascular disease (cvd) which is the leading cause of death in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus . Obesity, insulin resistance, and... |
Scrub typhus is caused by orientia tsutsugamushi of rickettsiaceae family, an obligate intracellular bacterium . The infection usually presents as acute febrile illness accompanied by headache, myalgia, vomiting, diarrhea, or cough on 34 days and rash / lymphadenopathy at the end of the 1 week after bite . During the 2... |
We review the literature on cavernous hemangiomas of the adrenal gland, focusing on the clinical presentation, imaging features and pathology of these lesions . A 78 female was admitted to hospital after falling down a flight of stairs . On presentation she had a slightly decreased glasgow coma scale at 14, left sided ... |
Regular exercise has been cited to be a key contributor to health, whereas a sedentary lifestyle is proposed to be one of the main causes of the rise in obesity that starts at an increasingly younger age . Despite the well - documented benefits of exercise, many people do not exercise on a regular basis . As a conseque... |
, there has been an emerging interest in the interrelationship between systemic conditions and oral health . As a front - line shield against systemic inflammation, one's oral status profoundly impacts the course and pathogenesis of a number of systemic diseases, such as diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, bacte... |
As a service to our authors and readers, this journal provides supporting information supplied by the authors . Such materials are peer reviewed and may be reorganized for online delivery, but are not copyedited or typeset . Technical support issues arising from supporting information (other than missing files) should ... |
Splenosis is one manifestation of ectopic spleen tissue, which usually occurs after splenic trauma or splenectomy . However, hepatic splenosis, especially solitary perihepatic splenosis mimicking liver lesion, was rarely reported in the literature . With the deficiency of significant features literatures were reviewed ... |
These benign inflammatory lesions are associated with injury to the posterior glottis (1). They are usually located over the vocal process of the arytenoid cartilage with corresponding ulcers on the contralateral side (2). Contact ulcers and contact granulomas are just different stages of the same pathological process ... |
Surgically induced necrotizing scleritis (sins) is a rare but serious complication of ocular surgery . It has been observed with most types of ocular surgeries.15 it typically occurs postoperatively as intense scleral necrosis adjacent to the site of previous scleral or limbal incision.16 it may or may not be associate... |
Chlorinecontaining organics (table 1) are often believed to originate exclusively from industrial pollution . However, many living organisms (e.g. Marine sponges or terrestrial antagonistic microorganisms as a part of their defence mechanisms) produce them naturally whereas chlorinated compounds are also released as a ... |
Stroke is a disease that occurs when the blood supply in the brain is interrupted by a hemorrhage or infarction, resulting in movement and consciousness disorders . A stroke can occur at any age, although two - thirds of patients are over 60 years old1 . The main symptoms include not only physical impairment, such as h... |
The protocol for this study was reviewed and approved by the institutional review boards (irb) of the alaska area and the us centers for disease control and prevention (cdc). We invited women who presented to the alaska native medical center (anmc) in anchorage, alaska for excisional breast biopsy, lumpectomy, mastecto... |
We reviewed the medical records of patients with pd who visited a tertiary referral center . We selected patients who had their cognitive status assessed by a comprehensive neuropsychological battery from jan 2014 to dec 2015 . Pd was diagnosed according to the clinical criteria of the uk pd brain bank, and patients wh... |
Rapid screening of chemical reactions by maldi - tof - ms is attractive for two main reasons . First, the efficiency and throughput of this approach compares favorably to commonly used lcms and gcms methods since reaction mixtures are analyzed directly without any chromatographic fractionation . Second, the high sensit... |
The semicircular canals are responsible for sensing angular motion of the head and provide afferent signals critical to the neural control of balance, posture, and stabilization of the visual image on the retina . The morphological orientation of the three canals underlies the ability to sense the direction of angular ... |
Primary biliary cirrhosis (pbc) is an autoimmune disease, and high - titer antimitochondrial autoantibodies (amas) are characteristically present in sera from almost all pbc patients [1, 2]. The major autoantigens recognized by ama are the lipoyl - containing e2 subunits of 2-oxoacid dehydrogenase complexes, such as th... |
The dataset presents a comprehensive inventory of the medicinal plants used by a tashelhit - speaking community in the nfiss valley, including linguistic, ecological and ethnomedicinal data (high atlas, marrakech; supplementary table s1). Details for the herbarium specimens collected during the study and a comprehensiv... |
In this article, data are presented on the use of and expenditures for medicare - covered skilled nursing facility (snf) services during the period from 1967 (the first full year of medicare) through 1988 . Snf services probably have been subject to more misunderstanding and required greater efforts of administrative i... |
The relationships between health, aging, tissue function, and disease in primates and humans is often not well - modeled by rodent studies . Nonhuman primates are our closest evolutionary relatives and as such are more similar to humans in terms of anatomy, embryology, fetal development, immunology, biochemistry, gene ... |
Noninfectious uveitis is often chronic and relapsing, and typically affects people aged 2060 years, ie, the working population . Nevertheless, children and older people can also be affected, albeit less frequently, and may have different underlying diseases.13 visual impairment occurs in many patients with uveitis, but... |
Trace metal elements are naturally occurring inorganic elements and have been identified as potential candidates for improving metabolic disorders, because they are involved in prosthetic groups of many proteins and cofactors of many enzymes.1 in the last decades, many research studies have reported frequently the dire... |
Heart disease is an important contributor to morbidity and mortality among women . While many of the underlying cardiovascular risk factors are similar for both women and men, cardiovascular disease among women has some unique features . These include a higher frequency of women with sudden death without previous sympt... |
Insomnia may be the only presenting symptom (primary insomnia) or it can co - occur with other physical or mental disorders (comorbid insomnia). Both primary and chronic insomnia is defined as difficulty falling or staying asleep on a daily or nearly daily basis for at least 1 month and causes significant distress or h... |
It has also been associated with weight gain and obesity and in some studies, an improvement in weight after dopamine agonist (da) treatment has been documented . The exact mechanism of weight gain in patients with hpl is not known; however, increased lipoprotein lipase activity, decreased dopaminergic tone, decreased ... |
The long head of the biceps (lhb) tendon has long been recognized as a source of significant pain in the shoulder . Identification of lhb pathology may be difficult to diagnose as it is often accompanied by other shoulder pathologies such as impingement, rotator cuff tears, labral tears, and glenohumeral arthritis. [16... |
We describe a combined medical and multistep, endovascular embolization that was successfully performed with surgery . Administration of steroids and chemotherapy were started and coagulation parameters were normalized with tumor volume regression . Three months later, elective surgical treatment became possible, and d... |
Since 1990, multislice or multidetector - row computed tomography (ct) systems have become the standard ct architecture for premium medical scanners: the detector has multiple rows, that is, a 2-dimensional array of detector cells, yielding a cone - beam geometry . Since ct systems with this geometry do not generate th... |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd), a group of progressive, debilitating respiratory conditions that includes emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and small airway disease, which cause airflow blockage and breathing - related problems, is a major public health problem.1 in 2010, there were 10.3 million physician of... |
The united nations 2002 world assembly on ageing stated that the ageing population was unprecedented and was a global phenomenon.3 lung cancer will likely mirror this ageing population expansion, and increasing numbers of these patients will require clinicians to familiarize themselves with age - related issues and can... |
The primary function of the immune system is effective protection against various types of infectious agents from the external environment . The first line includes anatomical and physiological barriers that protect the inner layers of the body . This natural microbial population competes with pathogens for nutrients a... |
Mandibular setback surgery is usually performed for aesthetic and functional improvement in patients with skeletal class iii malocclusion . Recent studies have reported that mandibular setback is accompanied by changes in the hard and soft tissues in the stomatognathic system and that these changes are related to posto... |
It is well established that oceanic n2 fixation has a pivotal role in providing fixed' nitrogen (n; new production) to surface water communities (karl et al ., 1997, 2002). However, there is a continuing controversy regarding the apparent imbalance in the sources and sinks of n in the global n budget (codispoti, 1995; ... |
Analyses of atomic interactions in tertiary structures of proteins contribute richly to our understanding of sequence structure relationships, structural basis of protein stability and protein evolution . Studies on interactions between sidechains are commonly used in designing methods and identifying strategies for re... |
Cefoperazone / sulbactam might induce abdominal wall hematoma.clinicians should be aware of the side effect even though it is very rare.the mechanism of abnormal coagulation induced by cefoperazone is still unclear . The third - generation cephalosporin antibiotic cefoperazone has been widely used since the 1980s [1, 2... |
Graphene nanoribbons (gnrs) have been proven to be unique conjugated polymers . In contrast to graphene, which is semimetallic with zero - band gap, gnrs are tunable band gap semiconductors and thus attractive materials for nanoscale electronic devices, such as field effect transistors . The width and edge structure of... |
Transforaminal lumbar endoscopic discectomy (tled) is a minimally invasive technique for removing lumbar disc herniations ., kambin and gellman publicized their experiences with nine patients in 1983, the surgical techniques and instruments have improved . Moreover, the indications and age groups have extended such tha... |
The definition and operationalization of empathy have been subjects of scientific debate over the past decades . In the affective domain, empathy is often understood as the ability to share and co - experience the feelings of others [13]. From the cognitive perspective, empathy is the ability to imagine and understand ... |
Stone formation in the kidney is one of the oldest and the most widespread diseases known to man . Chemically, stones contain calcium, magnesium ammonium phosphate, uric acid, and cysteine . Among these, calcium - containing stones constitute about 75% of all urinary calculi and can exist as either calcium oxalate or c... |
It leads to fail body capability to reserve water and electrolytes and do metabolic interactions . The main remedy is renal transplantation, but the patients should receive hemodialysis up to renal transplantation time due to lack of kidneys to do transplantation surgery . The chronic renal failure is one of these dise... |
Assessment of the p wave morphology is the first step in the mapping and ablation of both focal atrial tachycardia (fat) and atrial flutter (afl). Fat is a relatively uncommon mechanism of svt, characterized by a pattern of activation from a point source in the atrium . The underlying mechanism of the focal firing can ... |
The fast - growing use of wireless communication technologies has stimulated concerns about the rise of public exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic fields (rf emf) and fostered the prevailing societal discussion about potential human health risks . It is unsurprising that the public risk perception of rf emf is ... |
The deaths due to cvd in india are more than 25% of all causes of mortality at present and are expected to contribute to more than half the cases of heart disease in the world within the next 15 years . Atherosclerosis of coronary vessels is the main pathognomonic mechanism responsible for cvd and efforts to reduce thi... |
Micrornas (mirnas) are a new class of small non - coding regulatory rnas that are involved in regulating gene expression at the posttranscriptional level . These small (18 - 24 nucleotides in length) rna molecules regulate numerous biological processes . The base - pairing interactions between mirnas and their target m... |
The most prevalent surgical approaches for the treatment of patients with cervical radiculopathy refractory to conservative management are anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (acdf) and posterior cervical foraminotomy (pcf). Although most surgeons may be more familiar with acdf using anterior approaches for the sur... |
In the absence of an ongoing behavioral task, the ventral attention network is recruited in response to simple stimulus changes across multiple modalities . (2000, 2001) presented participants with simultaneous visual, auditory, and tactile stimuli, and reported increased activity in tpj, ifg, and insula when any of th... |
Brain death is defined as the irreversible loss of the capacity for consciousness combined with the irreversible loss of all brainstem functions, including the capacity to breathe . Pao2> 200 mm hg after 10 min of preoxygenation with 100% oxygen is necessary for performing apnea test . To preserve oxygenation during ap... |
A 77-year - old male was referred to our department because of left inguinal and testicular pain as well as a hydrocele testis two years and six months after an operation for colon carcinoma . Patient's history revealed left hemicolectomy due to descending colon adenocarcinoma . Before referral to our department last a... |
There are three types of cones in the human retina, with differing sensitivity to long, medium, and short wavelengths . Blue - on - yellow perimetry, or short - wavelength automated perimetry, has gained popularity because of utility in the early detection of glaucomatous visual field loss . This approach to perimetry ... |
Neonatal diabetes mellitus (ndm) is a rare monogenic disorder that presents as hyperglycemia, failure to thrive, or diabetic ketoacidosis in the first 6 months of life . The permanent form of ndm is most commonly caused by a mutation in kcnj11, the gene encoding the kir6.2 subunit of the atp - sensitive potassium chann... |
Normal - tension glaucoma (ntg) refers to a glaucomatous optic nerve head change and corresponding glaucomatous visual field defects without elevated intraocular pressure (iop). A long - term collaborative study conducted in north america and europe revealed that a 30% reduction in iop exerted positive effects on the p... |
Rheumatic heart disease (rhd) is a chronic acquired heart disorder resulting from acute rheumatic fever (arf). Although rare in developed countries, rhd continues to be a major cause of cardiac morbidity and mortality among children and young adults in the developing countries.1,2 so far about 15 million cases of rhd a... |
Data were derived from a cohort (n = 4,933) of diabetic patients participating in the diabetes care system west - friesland (dcs), the netherlands, in the period from 1998 to 2005 . The dcs coordinates regional diabetic care and provides additional care to diabetic care given by general practitioners ., this system pro... |
Kusuhara reported 4 cases of acute encephalitis in which t2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (mri) of the brain showed high signal intensities in both the hippocampi and amygdaloid bodies . Polymerase chain reactions (pcr) for herpes simplex virus (hsv)-1 and hsv-2 dna were negative, and paraneoplastic limbic enceph... |
Diabetes mellitus (dm) is a chronic disorder that can alter carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism . It is caused by the absence of insulin secretion due to either the progressive or marked inability of the -langerhans islet cells of the pancreas to produce insulin, or due to defects in insulin uptake in the periphe... |
Chronic renal dysfunction is a progressive and irreversible process in kidney function, which often resulted in chronic kidney disease (ckd) or chronic renal failure (crf). A 78-year - old man presented with stage 4 ckd for 7 years; the glomerular filtration rate (gfr) and creatinine levels remained constant despite no... |
Nonlinear differential equations arise in a wide range of scientific studies from physics to biology, from engineering to economics . However it is not possible to find an exact analytical solution for the nonlinear equations every time . Analytical approximate solution techniques such as perturbation and nonperturbati... |
Central giant cell granuloma (cgcg) is a benign neoplasm occuring exclusively in the jaws . The mandible is the most common site of occurrence, followed by the maxilla and other facial bones with lower frequencies . The maxilla / mandible ratio is reported from 2:1 to 3:1 . For this lesion, the term reparative giant ce... |
All patients were planned to undergo a dalk using the big bubble technique proposed by anwar and teichmann.4 twelve patients suffered from keratoconus and 28 patients had anterior corneal pathologies . Common complications were given more weight, and ways to avoid them in the future suggested by the surgeons were recor... |
Nonmelanoma skin cancer including both basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma is the most frequent cancer among caucasian populations, with incidence rates matching all other cancers combined in these groups . Although exposure to ultraviolet radiation from the sun is the major risk factor for cutaneous squam... |
In the framework of the epidemiological transition first described by omran in 1971, the present period is defined as the age of degenerative and man - made diseases . In other words, the major diseases managed by primary care physicians (pcps), as well as general practitioners and family physicians worldwide, are nonc... |
Peritoneal carcinomatosis most often occurs as a result of metastatic spread of a prior - existing tumor of the abdomen or pelvis, most commonly colorectal cancer, ovarian cancer, appendiceal cancer, stomach cancer and pancreatic cancer; rarely, peritoneal carcinomatosis can occur as a primary malignant disease process... |
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