Efficacy and Safety of a Probiotic Containing CNCM I-745 in the Treatment of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth in Decompensated Cirrhosis: Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study.

(1) : The aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of the probiotic containing in the treatment of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) in patients with decompensated cirrhosis. (2) : This was a blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled study. (3) : After 3 months of treatment, SIBO was absent in 80.

[Consistency of expert opinions on localization of the reference points for studying a soft tissue face profile in digital teleradiological images of the skull lateral projection].

Objective: The aim of the study is to identify the consistency of expert opinions when manually identifying the reference points positions for studying the soft-tissue face profile in digital teleradiological images of the skull lateral projection.

Material And Methods: The study involved 11 orthodontists having a 1 to 8 year experience. They localized the reference points manually, using the software with image enhancement options.

The Influence of Patient-Reported Joint Manifestations on Quality of Life in Fabry Patients.

Fabry disease, a lysosomal storage disorder, is a rare inborn error of metabolism caused by deficiency of the enzyme alpha galactosidase A and resulting accumulation of globotriaosylceramide. The symptoms of Fabry disease are heterogeneous including renal failure, cardiac hypertrophy, and stroke and may not be well recognized by non-specialist physicians. Patients with milder, later onset of disease often have a delay in diagnosis.

[The gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the stomach in child: characteristic of diagnostics].

The observation of stromal gastric tumor of 12 years old girl has been investigated. The diagnostics was carried out on tumor biopsy taken by a laparoscopy. An evident edema of stroma caused "pseudo-papillary" organization of epithelioid cell neoplasm prevented the right diagnosis established only by immunohistochemical staining of CD117 and CD34 markers.

[Predictive value C-reactive protein assessment level in women with arterial hypertension].

Classic modifiable cardiovascular risk factors, such as blood pressure and dyslipidaemia are incorporated into clinical practice to estimate the 10-year risk of fatal cardiovascular disease (CVD): the SCORE project. To improve CVD risk estimation in women we compared predictive value of two models: risk chart based on the SCORE study and the Reynolds Risk Score in 134 women with hypertension to optimise risk stratification and preventive strategies in high-risk individuals. We concluded that Reynolds Risk model causes clinically relevant changes in risk category classification compared to risk chart SCORE and improves risk stratification.