A Pyrosequencing Assay for the Quantitative Methylation Analysis of GALR1 in Endometrial Samples: Preliminary Results.

Endometrial cancer is the most common malignancy of the female genital tract while aberrant DNA methylation seems to play a critical role in endometrial carcinogenesis. Galanin's expression has been involved in many cancers. We developed a new pyrosequencing assay that quantifies DNA methylation of galanin's receptor-1 (GALR1).

Lateral Brow Lift: A Multi-Point Suture Fixation Technique.

Background: Descent of the lateral aspect of the brow is one of the earliest signs of aging. The purpose of this study was to describe an open surgical technique for lateral brow lifts, with the goal of achieving reliable, predictable, and long-lasting results.

Methods: An incision was made behind and parallel to the temporal hairline, and then extended deeper through the temporoparietal fascia to the level of the deep temporal fascia.

Elimination of motion and pulsation artifacts using BLADE sequences in shoulder MR imaging.

Objectives: To evaluate the ability of proton-density with fat-suppression BLADE (proprietary name for periodically rotated overlapping parallel lines with enhanced reconstruction in MR systems from Siemens Healthcare, PDFS BLADE) and turbo inversion recovery magnitude-BLADE (TIRM BLADE) sequences to reduce motion and pulsation artifacts in shoulder magnetic resonance examinations.

Materials And Methods: Forty-one consecutive patients who had been routinely scanned for shoulder examination participated in the study. The following pairs of sequences with and without BLADE were compared: (a) Oblique coronal proton-density sequence with fat saturation of 25 patients and (b) oblique sagittal T2 TIRM-weighed sequence of 20 patients.

Evaluation of organ and effective doses during paediatric barium meal examinations using PCXMC 2.0 Monte Carlo code.

Radiation protection and estimation of the radiological risk in paediatric radiology is essential due to children's significant radiosensitivity and their greater overall health risk. The purpose of this study was to estimate the organ and effective doses of paediatric patients undergoing barium meal (BM) examinations and also to evaluate the assessment of radiation Risk of Exposure Induced cancer Death (REID) to paediatric patients undergoing BM examinations. During the BM studies, fluoroscopy and multiple radiographs are involved.

Morbidity and outcomes of foreign travelers in Zakynthos island, Greece: a retrospective study.

Background: Although there is satisfactory recording of diseases affecting travelers visiting developing countries, little is known regarding morbidity of travelers when visiting developed countries. We sought to evaluate the morbidity of foreign travelers in Zakynthos, a popular Greek island attracting large number of foreign tourists every summer.

Methods: Data from foreign travelers that accommodated in Zakynthos and sought medical services from the private offices of Zante Medical Care from May 1 to October 30 2012 were retrospectively analyzed.

Comparison of otoplasty results using different types of suturing techniques.

Background: Prominent ears are a common congenital deformity. Numerous techniques have been developed for the treatment of protruding ears, indicating that there is no single widely-accepted procedure. Modern otoplasty techniques fall into of two main surgical categories, (1) cartilage sparing (Mustardé & Furnas), and (2) cartilage cutting (Chongchet & Stenström).

The role of 3-dimensional power Doppler imaging in the assessment of ovarian teratoma in pregnancy: a case report.

Background. Conventional sonography is the primary imaging tool for these pregnant women who present with an ovarian teratoma. In some cases, however, sonography diagnosis is difficult.

Intraoperative modification of Pitanguy technique of reduction mammaplasty for elevation of the nipple-areola complex in case of severe breast ptosis.

Background: The Pitanguy method of reduction mammaplasty has been shown to be an anatomically safe technique in the management of the ptotic breast. However, the technique, as first described, cannot be applied in gigantomastia or severe breast ptosis cases or cases of dense parenchyma of the breast. The senior surgeon suggested an intraoperative modification of the Pitanguy method of reduction mammaplasty to make it applicable for such cases.

Carcinoid syndrome and carcinoid crisis secondary to a metastatic carcinoid tumour of the lung: a therapeutic challenge.

We describe a 53-year-old male patient, with a known history of metastatic carcinoid tumour of the lung, who developed a variety of symptoms of the carcinoid syndrome and subsequently a carcinoid crisis. Although bronchial carcinoid tumours are very rarely associated with symptoms of the carcinoid syndrome, a subset may develop a severe hypersecretory syndrome and exhibit an aggressive behaviour. In cases with excessive tumour load and difficult-to-control hypersecretory syndrome, management by a specialized multidisciplinary team using evidence-based regimens is mandatory to deal with the life-threatening carcinoid crisis, to improve patients' outcome and quality of life.

Face-lift approach combined with a superficial musculoaponeurotic system advancement flap in parotidectomy.

A standard bayonet-shaped incision with no reconstruction of the parotid bed is usually used for removal of parotid tumours. Its disadvantages are often an obvious cervical scar, a conspicuous shallow contour around the angle of the mandible, and gustatory sweating. We have studied 17 patients with benign parotid tumours, who were treated by superficial parotidectomy with a combination of a face-lift approach and a superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS) advancement flap.

Representations in plastic surgery: the impact of self-image and self-confidence in the work environment.

Background: This research was initiated by the authors' conviction that many people currently pay great attention to their personal appearance, which is directly linked to their self-confidence. The external image of individuals appears to have a decisive influence on their behavior and personal choices regarding both their personal and professional lives. Accordingly, it can be assumed that appearance influences professional choices and development.

Delayed breast reconstruction using a combination of latissimus dorsi muscle flap and tissue expander with embodiment injection site.

This article presents our experience in delayed breast reconstruction, using a combination of latissimus dorsi muscle flap (LDMF) and tissue expander with embodiment injection site, in a two-stage approach. A consecutive sample of 50 patients was studied. The average length of follow up was 4 years (range 12-72 months).

Reconstruction of facial burn sequelae utilizing tissue expanders with embodiment injection site: case report.

Although highly specialized burn centers have significantly reduced mortality rates following extensive total body surface area burns, survivors are often left with grotesque facial disfigurement. Hypertrophic scars and tissue defects are the most common cause of functional and aesthetic problems in the head and neck region. Plastic surgeons use full-thickness or split-thickness skin grafts, pedicled flaps, free flaps, transplantation of bone or cartilage and tissue expansion.

An alternative fixation technique for the endoscopic brow lift.

Background: Endoscopic brow lift has become widely accepted as a procedure for restoring a youthful brow, since only 3 hardly noticeable incisions of the scalp are needed for this subperiosteal dissection and final repositioning of the brow. It has become an acceptable technique, an alternative to the conventional technique or transcoronal browpexy. One of the controversial points is the fixation of the flap in the elevated position.

The spectrum of pelvic inflammatory disease.

Pelvic infection presents a serious problem for the practicing physician and the radiologist who is called to determine the origin and extent of the inflammatory process. Pelvic infection may mimic clinically other pelvic inflammatory processes and imaging based on the various aspects of it may provide information to distinguish pelvic infection from other pelvic pathological conditions. This article reviews the various imaging modalities involved in the radiological management of pelvic infection, as well as their findings, with special attention to pelvic inflammatory disease (PID).

Antro-pyloric canal values from early prematurity to full-term gestational age: an ultrasound study.

Purpose: To evaluate antro-pyloric canal dimensions from early prematurity to full-term gestational age.

Materials And Methods: Ninety infants with no signs of regurgitation or vomiting were studied 3-5 days after birth. Their gestational ages ranged from 26 to 41 weeks (mean 33.