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Infantile myofibromatosis in a newborn: a case report
(Turkish J Pediatrics, 2003)
Infantile myofibromatosis presents as a firm, nodular mass in soft tissues, muscles, or visceras which can be solitary or multicentric, and it may regress spontaneously. We present a one-day-old boy who was admitted to the ...
Tetanus antitoxin Seroprevalence in patients with Behget's disease
(Informa Healthcare, 2003)
Anti-tetanus antibody status was evaluated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in 82 patients with Behcet's disease and 79 healthy individuals. 76 patients with Behcet's disease (92.7%) and 74 healthy controls (93.7%) had ...
Simple evaluation of liver size on erect abdominal plain radiography
(W B Saunders Co Ltd, 2004)
We aimed to develop criteria of hepatomegaly on erect plain radiography by comparing the results with those of ultrasonography. Right-sided longitudinal length and second lumbar vertebra ratio, of 22 cm and 6, respectively, ...
Effect of chronic and short-term erythropoietin treatment on random flap survival in rats: An experimental study
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2003)
Objective: The use of perioperative erythropoietin (EPO) therapy is gaining popularity to avoid blood transfusion and correct anemia in head and neck cancer surgery. The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of ...
Alterations of intracorporeal structures in patients with erectile dysfunction
(Karger, 2003)
Objective: We sought to quantify intracavernosal smooth muscle content (SMC), endothelial cells (EC) and elastic fibres (EF) in both potent and impotent men. We compare the results in impotent men with regard to patient ...
Color Doppler imaging in optic neuritis with multiple sclerosis
(Springer, 2004)
Purpose: To evaluate the retrobulbar hemodynamics in eyes with optic neuritis with multiple sclerosis and to compare these values with those of the unaffected fellow eyes and healthy control eyes. Methods: Thirty-four eyes ...
Ankylosing spondylitis and multiple sclerosis in an HLA-B27 negative patient
(Acta Medica Belgica, 2004)
A 41-year-old man presented with vertigo and gait disturbance. He gave a 10-year history of definite ankylosing spodylitis with low back pain, limitation of spinal mobility, decreased chest expansion and radiological ...
Consumption of aqueous garlic extract leads to significant improvement in patients with benign prostate hyperplasia and prostate cancer
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2003)
Aim: Investigation of possible effects of garlic extract supplementation on disease parameters of patients with benign prostate hyperplasia. (BPH). and prostate cancer (PC). Materials and methods: Twenty seven patients ...
Music decreases anxiety and provides sedation in extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
(Elsevier Science Inc, 2003)
Objectives. To evaluate the efficacy of music on sedation in extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) treatment to compare its anxiolytic effects with those of midazolam. Methods. Ninety-eight urolithiasis patients ...
Primary bilateral spermatocele
(Blackwell Publishing Asia, 2003)
We report the case of a bilateral, relatively huge, multilocular spermatocele diagnosed at sonography with surgical and pathological correlation. A 45-year-old man presented with bilateral, large inguinoscrotal masses. He ...