The extension of the myotomy onto the gastric wall (clearly the most critical and challenging part of the operation) proved difficult because of poor exposure, with the consequent risk of a short ...

Cutaneous disease is a frequent cause of morbidity in the homeless. Several skin conditions, both infectious and noninfectious, have been described in the homeless population including trauma ...

Objective: Corticosteroids are effective in controlling the inflammatory component of allergic rhinitis; however, evidence for the clinical efficacy of systemic corticosteroids in this disease is ...

A woman's beliefs about family planning practices are shaped by the culture in which she is raised. Engaging women and their partners in culturally-responsive family planning and contraception ...

Although primary PCI is the preferred approach for the majority of patients if it can be performed by an experienced operator and within 90 minutes of time-to-balloon, access to such resources ...

Gastroschisis is a congenital defect of the abdominal wall involving evisceration of abdominal contents. The incidence of gastroschisis is approximately 1.4 per 10,000 pregnancies and is rarely ...

Objective: To describe our preliminary experience with Levosimendan, a new calcium-sensitizing agent in critically unwell infants and children with severe heart failure. Design: Retrospective ...

Purpose: Deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) are associated with major morbidity and mortality, with their burden often extending to longer-term complications such as event ...

The pharmacokinetic behaviour of levocloperastine observed in animal studies has been confirmed in human studies. The pharmacokinetics of levocloperastine and racemic DL-cloperastine were ...

Regardless of stage of disease, cytotoxic chemotherapy remains an important part of the treatment paradigm for breast cancer. Anthracyclines and taxanes are the most active agents; however ...