Renal replacement therapy in Europe: a summary of the 2013 ERA-EDTA Registry Annual Report with a focus on diabetes mellitus.

Background: This article provides a summary of the 2013 European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA) Registry Annual Report (available at http://www.era-edta-reg.org), with a focus on patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) as the cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD).

Multiple malignant inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors of the jejunum: A case report and literature review.

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMTs) are rare neoplastic lesions with a tendency for locally aggressive behavior and recurrence. IMTs most frequently occur in the soft tissues of children and young adults, with the lungs being the most commonly affected site; however, it has been recognized that any anatomical location may be involved. IMT in the jejunum is extremely rare, with only one case previously reported in the literature.

Nonintubated uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery course-live surgery.

"Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) course-live surgery" was held on 23 of November 2015 in Lithuania, The Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Clinics. This international event has attracted many thoracic surgeons, doctors anesthesiologists-reanimatologists, operative theatre nurses and other medical specialists from Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland. The special guests of the conference were thoracic surgeon Dr.

The changes of radiotherapy in Lithuania: infrastructure, utilization rate, and cost.

The aim of this study was to evaluate radiation therapy (RT) productivity, capacity, and cost in Lithuania. An electronic questionnaire was prepared and sent to the country's RT centres. The data was collected for the years 2011-2014.

Impact of storage conditions on electromechanical, histological and histochemical properties of osteochondral allografts.

Background: Osteochondral allograft transplantation has a good clinical outcome, however, there is still debate on optimization of allograft storage protocol. Storage temperature and nutrient medium composition are the most critical factors for sustained biological activity of grafts before implantation. In this study, we performed a time-dependent in vitro experiment to investigate the effect of various storage conditions on electromechanical, histological and histochemical properties of articular cartilage.

Successful living-related renal transplantation in a patient with factor H antibody-associated atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome.

CFH-Ab-associated aHUS requires different diagnostic and therapeutic approaches and then the genetically defined aHUS forms. The risk of post-transplant recurrence with graft dysfunction in CFH-Ab aHUS is not well documented. It is suggested that recurrence can be expected if a significant CFH-Ab load persists at the time of transplantation.

Supply and demand for radiographers in Lithuania: a prognosis for 2012-2030.

Background: This is the first ever study on the planning of the supply and demand for radiographers in Lithuania. The aim of this study was to analyze the supply and demand for radiographers in the labor market with respect to their number, structure, and services, and to provide a prognosis for the period of 2012-2030.

Materials And Methods: Supply was calculated using two scenarios with differing duration of studies, annual student drop-out rates, rates of failure to start working, the annual number of new entrants into the labor market, and emigration rates.

Renal anemia control in Lithuania: influence of local conditions and local guidelines.

Erythropoietin stimulating agents had a long haul in Lithuania--we had no epoetin till 1994 and there was no intravenous iron in 2001-2004. The aim of this study was to assess the changes of renal anemia control in hemodialysis patients from early independence of Lithuania till nowadays and to evaluate the link of anemia with hospitalization rates and survival and hemoglobin variability in association with mortality. In December of each year since 1996 all hemodialysis centers have been visited and data has been collected using special questionnaires.

Postoperative pain management in pediatric patients undergoing minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum: the role of intercostal block.

Purpose: There are no published data regarding value of intercostal block following pectus excavatum repair. Our aim was to evaluate the efficacy of intercostal block in children following minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum (MIRPE).

Methods: Forty-five patients given patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) with morphine postoperatively were studied.

Comparison of osteochondral autologous transplantation, microfracture, or debridement techniques in articular cartilage lesions associated with anterior cruciate ligament injury: a prospective study with a 3-year follow-up.

Purpose: To compare the concomitant treatment of articular cartilage damage in the medial femoral condyle with osteochondral autologous transplantation (OAT), microfracture, or debridement procedures at the time of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction.

Methods: Between 2006 and 2009, 102 patients with a mean age of 34.1 years and with an ACL rupture and articular cartilage damage in the medial femoral condyle of the knee were randomized to undergo OAT, microfractures, or debridement at the time of ACL reconstruction.

Comparison of intraocular pressure, blood pressure, ocular perfusion pressure and blood flow fluctuations during dorzolamide versus timolol add-on therapy in prostaglandin analogue treated glaucoma subjects.

Objective: To compare the effects of dorzolamide and timolol add-on therapy in open-angle glaucoma (OAG) patients previously treated with prostaglandin analogue (Pg), by evaluating fluctuations in the intraocular (IOP), blood (BP), ocular perfusion pressures (OPP) and retrobulbar blood flow (RBF) parameters.

Methods: 35 OAG patients (35 eyes), 31 women (88.6%) age 63.