Rotator cuff tears are increasing in frequency in the aging population and are a common issue seen by orthopaedic surgeons. In patients with large, multi-tendon rotator cuff tears or retears, treatment can be challenging. Failure rates of up to 90% have been reported for rotator cuff repair (RCR) of large, multi-tendon tears.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDialysis leak from the peritoneal cavity into various tissue planes, most often into subcutaneous tissue around a previous surgical incision or trough umbilical hernia is known complication of continuous ampulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). This complication leads to bed ultrafiltration and compromise the peritoneal dialysis. Usually computed tomogtaphy (CT) makes the diagnosis of dialysate leakage.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Vitamins and/or mineral food supplements (VMS) are mono- or multi-component products prepared in different pharmaceutical forms and categorized as food supplements. Numerous researchers have investigated the epidemiological predictors of use of VMS in population. Data of this kind in our setting are limited.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNutritional status and progression of renal failure in 35 children (22 males and 13 females; mean age: 8.85+/-4.13 years) with moderate renal failure were followed for 2 years.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSome 12 years ago a 56-year-old man was observed for Epipharyngitis. All the tests, including cytology of the epipharynx, were normal. Thyroid tests, including free thyroxine and triiodthyronine, were normal, only the hypophysial thyroid stimulating hormone was elevated.
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