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Oct 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-4526.jddd-17-1497
M. DarouichiCorresponding author
Volvulus occurring during pregnancy is a rare complication, still potentially lethal nowadays for both the mother and child due to several, early arising complications. We report here a case of small bowel volvulus in a 28 weeks and 4 days, 29 years-old, pregnant woman with a past medical history of…
Aug 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-17-1710
Mazlum ÇöpürCorresponding author
Background: High number of patients suffering from autism spectrum disorders utilize dietary intervention methods, especially gluten-free/casein-free diet. In contrast with its’ extensive usage no sufficient and consistent data exist to support its’ efficiency and safety. Objective: The main aim of…
Aug 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-8572.joa-17-1602
Priyanka ChadhaCorresponding author
Background: Dental infections, salivary gland lesions, neoplasms and developmental abnormalities can cause oral cutaneous fistulae, fistulae of the neck and intraoral fistulae. Published case reports deliver the same message; that these lesions are misdiagnosed and treated late and ineffectively and…
Aug 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2578-2371.jslr-17-1669
Aklesso BagnyCorresponding author
Aims: To describe the clinical, biological and evolutionary features of mono infected patients treated with tenofovir in Togo. Method: It is a descriptive, prospective study. Patients were treated with Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate (TDF). The inclusion criteria were: active chronic HBV (HBs Ag-posit…
Aug 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2476-1710.jdt-17-1673
Shupeng LiCorresponding author
Ketamine’s potential as a fast-acting reagent to treat MDD, especially treatment-resistant depression has caught much attention recently. Although much has been learned about the biological mechanisms underlying ketamine’s effect, there are a few critical issues remained to be resolved. This mini re…
Aug 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2473-1005.jdoi-17-1486
Hatice Balci YüceCorresponding author
Background: Furcation involvement is characterized by periodontal disease invading furcation regions of multi-rooted teeth. Treatment modalities are scaling and root planning and surgical management such as osteoplasty or ostectomy, odontoplasty, bicuspidization, root resection and hemisection. Peri…
Jun 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-7785.jarh-16-1354
Gasto FrumenceCorresponding author
Tanzania is among the developing countries experiencing rapid growth of an ageing population, which has an implication in healthcare expenditure especially in resource poor settings where majority of elderly people cannot afford to pay for the cost of accessing health services. The country has devel…
May 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2470-5020.jnrt-17-1503
Moussa TOUDOU DAOUDACorresponding author
Introduction Bacterial meningitis complicates rarely pituitary macroadenomas. The aim of our systematic review is to study the features of the association between bacterial meningitis and pituitary macroadenoma. Methods We conducted a literature search in both MedLine and Google Scholar database fro…
Apr 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2372-6601.jhor-17-1463
Sylwia SzablewskaCorresponding author
Melanoma is considered to be a very aggressive cancer due to its rapid growth, early and multiple metastases and limited response to standard treatment. Many researchers have hypothesized that the combination of radiation therapy and immunotherapy in the treatment of melanoma primary tumors and meta…
Mar 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2476-1710.jdt-16-1262
R. SchoenfeldCorresponding author
Background. Emotional deterioration is frequently found in patients with chronic kidney disease, but some patients are affected by depressed mood without fulfilling the criteria of a depressive disorder. Those patients might rather suffer from an apathy symptom. Apathy as a symptom of a medical dise…
Feb 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2374-9431.jbd-17-1429
Yasmin AktarCorresponding author
Objectives: To observe pregnancy outcomes in gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) under treatment. Methods: Pregnant mothers (N=191) diagnosed with GDM (n=91, age: 27.44±4.91yr; body mass index, BMI: 26.88±4.16 kg/m2; mean±SD) on the basis of WHO 2013 criteria were compared with non-GDM (n=100, age:…
Feb 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-3585.jpmc-16-1103
Sanjeev M. ChaudharyCorresponding author
Background : DOTS is the current international strategy for tuberculosis control endorsed by the World Health Organization and the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases. Maharashtra achieved full coverage under RNTCP in October 2003. The programme was launched in Nagpur in the l…
Dec 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2372-6601.jhor-16-1070
Sisi TianCorresponding author
Introduction: Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD) is a collection of conditions associated with abnormal proliferation of lymphoid tissues in patients after solid organ transplants (SOT). Its clinical presentations are quite variable and non-specific. Otolaryngological signs and sympt…
Dec 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-16-1390
L Serra-MajemCorresponding author
Nutrition Research Group, Research Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy of a weight loss programme and the factors that predict successful adherence of the treatment. Methodology: A retrospective chart review of 500 overweight outpatients (427 women, 73 men), mean age 41.7 years (range: 18–81) and mean BMI of 31.44 kg/m2 (range: 25.0…
Nov 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-9273.jbtm-16-1273
Izibeloko O. Jack-IdeCorresponding author
Background: Many people with mental illness rely on family and friends for support and to help them in their activities of daily living. At all points in the care of ill relatives, caregivers need information to deal with the patient’s care and treatment demands. Methods: This was a descriptive stud…
Nov 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-450X.jom-16-1268
DV MuralidharaCorresponding author
Faculty of Medicine, University Sultan Zainal Abidin, Kuala Terengganu
Human obesity is now universal and has drawn serious attention of international academia to unravel its pathophysiology and treatment. In recent years, efforts are being made to understand the complex physiology of both white and brown adipose tissue in detail with relevance to obesity. A large numb…
May 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2473-1005.jdoi-15-730
Maria Serena De FranceschiCorresponding author
Objectives: Periodontal disease is associated to widespread systemic inflammation, and further to both cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Data from intervention studies demonstrated the beneficial effects of periodontal therapy in reducing vascular diseases. The present study was aimed to explo…
Apr 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-16-943
KAL DéréCorresponding author
Laboratory of Medical Biochemistry; Unit training and research of Medical Sciences- Alassane OUATTARA University (Cote d’Ivoire).
Unlike developed countries, monitoring of the alimentation quality is important in developing countries. In recent years, several methods of assessing food consumption using simple tools the 24-hour diet recall have been proposed. This individual dietary diversity score (IDDS) is a simplified method…
Dec 2015 DOI 10.14302/issn.2372-6601.jhor-15-799
Yasuo HirayamaCorresponding author
Objective: Hospital construction work, among other environmental factors, is a risk factor for invasive aspergillosis (IA). Methods: We retrospectively surveyed the incidence of IA in hematology-oncology patients before and during hospital construction and studied the effectiveness of prophylactic o…
May 2015 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-4496.jtc-13-347
Emilio MevioCorresponding author
Primary thyroid leiomyosarcoma, is extremely rare, with only 19 cases reported in the literature to date. Onset of the tumor, which usually develops in only one lobe of the thyroid, is sudden and the tumor spreads rapidly to surrounding tissues. Preoperative differential diagnosis is extremely diffi…