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The Effects of Post-Surgical Administration of Goserelin Plus Anastrozole Compared to Goserelin Alone in Patients with Severe Endometriosis: A Prospective Randomized Trial
(Oxford Univ Press, 2004)
BACKGROUND: Among patients using GnRH analogues for endometriosis it has been postulated that peripheral and inflammation-induced in-situ aromatization of adrenal androgens are probably the main reasons for the high rates ...
An Unusual Tumor of The Neck and Mediastinum: Lipoblastomatosis Resulting in Paraparesis
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2007)
Lipoblastornatous tumors are quite rare neoplasms deriving from embryonic white fatty tissues, most often seen in infancy and childhood. Lipobtastoma is the focal and well-circumscribed type, whereas tipoblastomatosis is ...
Complete Labyrinthine Aplasia: Clinical And Radiologic Findings With Review Of The Literature
(Amer Soc Neuroradiology, 2009)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Complete labyrinthine aplasia (CLA), also referred to as Michel aplasia, is a severe congenital anomaly of the inner ear, defined by the complete absence of inner ear structures. The purpose of this ...
Decreased Serum Paraoxonase 1 (Pon1) Activity: An Additional Risk Factor For Atherosclerotic Heart Disease In Patients With Pcos?
(Oxford Univ Press, 2006)
BACKGROUND: Patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) may have an increased risk for the development of hypertension and atherosclerotic heart disease (AHD), the pathophysiological mechanisms of which are not clear. ...
İnstabil Pelvis Kırığı ve Transizyonel Lomber Omurgası Olan Bir Hastada İliolomber Vida Tespiti ve Uygulamanın Kadavra Üzerinde Gösterilmesi
(Turkish Assoc Orthopaedics Traumatology, 2009)
Unstable pelvic ring fractures cause high rates of morbidity and mortality. Percutaneous iliosacral screws provide a safe pelvic fixation obviating large surgical exposures. The presence of transitional vertebrae may present ...
Results of Complete Hemivertebra Excision Followed By Circumferential Fusion and Anterior or Posterior Instrumentation in Patients with Type-IA Formation Defect
(Springer, 2006)
To evaluate the results of surgical treatment in patients with unlocked full-segmented hemivertebra treated by excision. Twenty-six patients with a mean age of 12.4 +/- 1.7 years were included in the study. The mean duration ...
Removal of Hydrosalpinges Increases Endometrial Leukaemia Inhibitory Factor (Lif) Expression At The Time of The Implantation Window
(Oxford Univ Press, 2005)
BACKGROUND: The presence of hydrosalpinges is associated with lower implantation and pregnancy rates in women undergoing IVF-embryo transfer, while salpingectomy improves these parameters. Although the mechanism by which ...
Results of ICSI in Severe Oligozoospermic and Azoospermic Patients with AZF Microdeletions
(Shahid Sadoughi Univ Medical Sciences Yazd, Iran, 2009)
Background: The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of AZF (Azoospermia Factor) microdeletions of the Y chromosome in infertile Turkish male patients and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) outcome of these ...