The effect of a scenario-based cognitive behavioral therapy mobile app on end-stage kidney disease patients on dialysis.

It has been reported that a scenario-based cognitive behavioral therapy mobile app including Todac Todac was effective in improving depression in the general public. However, no study has been conducted on whether Todac Todac is effective in dialysis patients. Therefore, this study was intended to determine whether the use of this app was effective in improving depression in dialysis patients.

A case of variceal bleeding from the jejunum in liver cirrhosis.

While esophagogastric varices are common manifestations of portal hypertension, variceal bleeding from the jejunum is a rare complication of liver cirrhosis. In addition, ectopic variceal bleeding occurs in the duodenum and at sites of previous bowel surgery in most cases, including of stomas. We report a case of obscure overt gastrointestinal bleeding from jejunal varices in a 55-year-old woman who had not previously undergone abdominal surgery, who had liver cirrhosis induced by the hepatitis C virus.

Effectiveness of initial extracorporeal shock wave therapy on the newly diagnosed lateral or medial epicondylitis.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of initial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) for patients newly diagnosed with lateral or medial epicondylitis, compared to local steroid injection.

Method: An analysis was conducted of twenty-two patients who were newly confirmed as lateral or medial epicondylitis through medical history and physical examination. The ESWT group (n=12) was treated once a week for 3 weeks using low energy (0.

Liver abscess and sepsis with Bacillus pantothenticus in an immunocompetent patient: a first case report.

Bacillus species are aerobic, gram-positive, spore forming rods that are usually found in the soil, dust, streams, and other environmental sources. Except for Bacillus. anthracis (B.

Adjacent level ossification development after anterior cervical fusion without plate fixation.

Study Design: A retrospective.

Objective: The proximity of the plate to the adjacent disc space appeared to be the critical determinant of adjacent level ossification development (ALOD) but we had no data on unplated arthrodesis. Without such data, we could not be positive that ALOD was a complication related to plates.

The impact of adjacent segment degeneration on the clinical outcome after lumbar spinal fusion.

Study Design: A retrospective study.

Objective: To determine the impact of the adjacent segment degeneration (ASD) on the clinical outcome after lumbar fusion.

Summary Of Background Data: Few studies have analyzed correlation between clinical outcomes and ASD.