Raad, Georges Tanios, Judy Kerbaj, Simone Mourad, Youmna Fakih, Fadi Shamas, Fatmeh Azouri, Joseph Fakih, Chadi
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Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
Introduction: A firm consensus on the effectiveness of psychological interventions during infertility treatment has not been reached yet in terms of mental health and pregnancy rates. Moreover, the influence of these interventions on embryo cleavage kinetics has not been investigated. Objective: The aim of this work was to study whether stress mana...
Lee, Won Jik Kim, Dong-Bin Her, Sung-Ho Park, Chul Soo Lee, Jong-Min Kim, Hee-Yeol Chung, Wook Sung
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Cardiorenal Medicine
Background: The prognostic significance of follow-up (f/u) renal function for patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remains unknown. This study sought to investigate the prognostic implications of f/u renal function in patients undergoing PCI. Methods: A drug-eluting stent registry was used. We divided patients into 4 groups ...
Skrypnik, Denis Vinogradov, Roman Falco, Coral Baryshev, Alexander Porhanov, Vladimir
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European Surgical Research
Background: More than 20,000 carotid endarterectomies are performed annually in the Russian Federation. Until now, no studies based on the national carotid data set have been published. The objectives of this study were to evaluate early outcomes after carotid endarterectomy and to identify potential risk factors for major adverse cardiovascular ev...
Shalkamy, Osama Abdelazim, Hassan Elshazly, Ahmed Soliman, Ahmed Agha, Mohammed Tagreda, Ibrahim Hindawy, Mohammed Kotb, Ayman Farid, Mamdouh Ahmed, Abul-fotouh
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Urologia Internationalis
Introduction: This study was carried out to identify the predictors of urethral stricture recurrence after dorsal onlay buccal mucosal graft (BMG) urethroplasty. Materials and Methods: The medical records of patients with anterior urethral stricture who underwent dorsal onlay BMG urethroplasty at a single tertiary medical center during the period f...
Hanai, Takahiro Kawahara, Takashi Ishida, Hiroaki Kuroda, Shinnosuke Miyai, Toshitaka Yasui, Masato Aoki, Shuntaro Uemura, Hiroji
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Case Reports in Oncology
Ureteral stent encrustation is sometimes encountered, especially in cases in which a ureteral stent has been forgotten. An 84-year-old female patient with malignant myeloma underwent metallic ureteral stent insertion to treat malignant ureteral obstruction. At the time of scheduled ureteral stent exchange, the stent was heavily encrusted and could ...
Pereira, Joanna Tatith Knorst, Jessica Klöckner Ardenghi, Thiago Machado Piva, Fabiane Imparato, José Carlos Pettorossi Olegário, Isabel Cristina Hermoza, Rosa Ana Melgar Armas-Vega, Ana del Carmen de Araujo, Fernando Borba
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Caries Research
The aim of this multicenter randomized clinical trial was to evaluate the pulp vitality and survival rate of adhesive restorations performed on posterior deciduous teeth after non-selective (NSCR) or selective (SCR) carious tissue removal over 33 months. One hundred and seven children (average age 4–8 years, SD 1.4) with at least two active moderat...
Ünsel Bolat, Gül Bolat, Hilmi
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Molecular Syndromology
Copy number variations (CNVs) have been implied in the etiology of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and microarray-based techniques are performed as a first-step genetic test. Our aim was to present clinical features and CNV profiles of patients with ASD and their parents. Array-CGH was applied to detect CNVs. Previously as likely pathogenic reporte...
Walusinski, Olivier
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European Neurology
More than a century separates the description of “dropsy of the ventricles of the brain” by Scottish physicians and Robert Koch’s identification of the causal agent of tuberculous meningitis in 1882. This article reviews the writings in Scotland and France that marked the history of the identification of this infectious entity. From John Paisley in...
Ghosh, Sharmila Carden, Candice F. Juras, Rytis Mendoza, Mayra N. Jevit, Matthew J. Castaneda, Caitlin Phelps, Olivia Dube, Jessie Kelley, Dale E. Varner, Dickson D.
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Cytogenetic and Genome Research
We report 2 novel autosomal translocations in the horse. In Case 1, a breeding stallion with a balanced t(4p;30) had produced normal foals and those with congenital abnormalities. Of his 9 phenotypically normal offspring, 4 had normal karyotypes, 4 had balanced t(4p;30), and 1 carried an unbalanced translocation with tertiary trisomy of 4p. We argu...
Wang, Peng Hu, Xiaojun Zhu, Chengcheng Liu, Mingming Yuan, Ying Ke, Bilian
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Ophthalmic Research
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the retinal microvasculature in myopic patients after refractive surgery. Methods: Thirty-six right eyes of 36 patients who undertook femtosecond laser-assisted laser in situ keratomileusis (FS-LASIK) were imaged using optical coherence tomography angiography preoperatively, 1-week, 1-month, and 3...
