Background. Haemodialysis treatment can be very tiring and unpleasant, particularly for paediatric patients, families and also for the treatment team. In this study, the basic needs of children on haemodialysis were ...

Aberrant expression of bcl-gene products has been implicated in the development of non-melanoma skin cancers. Recently, altered expression of alpha-smooth muscle actin has been proposed as predictive of tumour behaviour ...

Studies have shown that ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) produces free radicals leading to lipid peroxidation and to damage of the nervous tissue. Melatonin, a main secretory product of the pineal gland, has free radical scavenging ...

Background: Surgery of appendicitis carries 7-11% negative appendectomy rates. Sonographically visualized normal appendix precludes unnecessary computed tomography (CT) examination and may reduce negative appendectomy ...

This study aims to establish a facile protocol for the preparation of a bi-layered poly(glycerol-sebacate) (PGS)/beta-tricalcium phosphate (beta-TCP) construct and to investigate its potential for bone-soft tissue engineering ...

We avoid routine patellar resurfacing during knee replacement because of the risk of major complications. We undertook a prospective study to evaluate the functional outcome of the patients who had no patellar resurfacing. ...

A unique case of bilateral severe carpal tunnel syndrome due to familial Mediterranean fever is reported. The syndrome was diagnosed by clinical examination and electrophysiological studies. Bilateral transverse carpal ...

Elastofibroma dorsi is a rare, slow-growing, ill-defined soft tissue tumor of the chest wall, most commonly located beneath the rhomboid major and latissimus dorsi muscles. It is usually unilateral, and bilateral involvement ...

A 20-year-old male with bilateral osteochondritis dissecans (OD) of the distal lateral femoral condyle is presented. OD can occur in many joints; however, the medial femoral condyle of the knee is the most common. Bilateral ...

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