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Sexual function before and 1 year after laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy.

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to compare sexual function before and 1 year after laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy using a porcine dermis or a polypropylene mesh material. METHODS This was a secondary analysis of sexual function measured before and 1 year after laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy in a group of 81 sexually active women participating in a randomized controlled trial comparing porcine dermis and...

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Smallpox vaccination: before or after one year of age?

Since this article was submitted, a case of histidinemia treated with a low histidine diet has been described.1’ In this patient the diagnosis of histidinemia was made at 24 weeks, and the diet was started at 7 months. Although satisfactory therapeutic levels of histidine were maintained for 18 months and there was an initial improvement in growth rate, there was little improvement in developme...

Evaluation of Protoscolex Antigens for Hydatidosis Detection before and after Surgery

Introduction Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonotic infection caused Echinococcus granulosus with worldwide distribution. As one of the problems that can be encountered after treating CE patients is the risk of postsurgical relapses or treatment failure, a long-term clinical and serological follow-up is required to evaluate the success and failure of therapy. Materials and Methods We used e...

The Outcome of Salter Innominate Osteotomy for Developmental Hip Dysplasia before and after 3 Years Old

Background: Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is one of the most important and challenging conditions inthe field of pediatric orthopedics; if not diagnosed and treated in time, it would lead to remarkable morbidity. Methodsof treatment based on the patient’s age can vary. The aim of this study is to compare the outcomes of Salter osteotomysurgery in two groups of patients under and over...