Chikungunya Virus Infection: Why Should U.S. Geriatricians Be Aware of It?

Why Can We See a Local Spread of Chikungunya Virus (CHIKV) Infection?

Professionalism : Why It Should Matter to Us

I t is a distinct honor to address you as president of the American Head and Neck Society [AHNS]. Serving the Society as president is the highlight of my professional career as a head and neck surgeon, which I have wanted to be since medical school. I never imagined that I would have this leadership opportunity, and I greatly appreciate being able to serve the AHNS this year in this role. Many ...

Laparoscopic Appendectomy: Why It Should Be Done

OBJECTIVE Notwithstanding its widely perceived advantages, laparoscopic appendectomy has not yet met with universal acceptance. The aim of the present work is to illustrate retrospectively the results of a case-control experience with laparoscopic versus open appendectomy carried out at our institution. METHODS Between January 1993 and November 2000, 555 patients (M:F = 210:345; mean age 25.2...

laparoscopic splenectomy for isolated splenic hydatid cyst: why should it be done?

conclusions here, we discuss the pathogenesis of the rare entity of splenic hydatid cysts and the various treatment options available. background hydatid cyst, a zoonosis caused by echinococcus granulosus, is the only recognized parasitic cysts of the spleen and is known to be at least twice as common as the non-parasitic variety. case presentation a 35 year old woman presented with a one-year ...

Chikungunya Virus Infection

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an alphavirus transmitted by mosquitoes, mostly Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. After half a century of focal outbreaks of acute febrile polyarthralgia in Africa and Asia, the disease unexpectedly spread in the past decade with large outbreaks in Africa and around the Indian Ocean and rare autochthonous transmission in temperate areas. This emergence brought new...