Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the value of preoperative liver function tests (LFTs) in patients with uncomplicated gallstone disease and scheduled for laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Methods: All 1112 patients who underwent a laparoscopic cholecystectomy for symptomatic gallstone disease during a 6-year cohort were retrospectively reviewed. Only patients who presented with uncomplicated disease were selected.
Cleft Palate Craniofac J
September 2017
Objective: The development of the Cleft Aesthetic Rating Scale, a simple and reliable photographic reference scale for the assessment of nasolabial appearance in complete unilateral cleft lip and palate patients.
Design: A blind retrospective analysis of photographs of cleft lip and palate patients was performed with this new rating scale.
Setting: VU Medical Center Amsterdam and the Academic Center for Dentistry of Amsterdam.