BACKGROUND There is paucity of data as to the results of the endoscopic approach in comparison to the golden standard of nephro-ureterectomy in elective, low grade TCC, patients. Our purpose is to report our results of a nephron sparing approach compared to nephro-ureterectomy in those patients. METHODS From a retrospective data base we identified 25 patients and 23 patients who underwent a n...

Introduction Minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty (THA) has become common, and several approaches are now used clinically. We have been using an anterolateral (AL) approach with partial resection of the gluteus medius in minimally invasive THA. Recently, faster recovery has been reported using the AL approach with muscle sparing technique (modified Watson-Jones approach) [1]. Our concern i...

The attentional blink (AB) refers to the finding that the perception of the second of two targets (T2) is impaired when presented in close temporal proximity to the first target (T1). An exception to this deficit occurs when T2 immediately follows T1, an effect referred to as lag 1 sparing. So far, it has been unclear whether the AB is location specific or nonspatial in nature. Most demonstrati...

The lessons from the Utrecht study on glucocorticoid therapy in early rheumatoid arthritis and of the spin-off and follow-up studies are reviewed. The data indicate that: glucocorticoids are DMARDs, the joint-sparing effect is predominantly on erosions, glucocorticoids do not influence the percentage of patients developing erosive disease, and the gain in joint-sparing effect persists after the...

Penile cancer is a rare and potentially disfiguring disease. There are multiple treatment options for primary penile lesions. Penile sparing approaches offer an attractive option as they can provide several quality of life benefits without detrimental oncologic outcomes. With appropriate diagnostic evaluation and staging, penile sparing techniques provide proper cancer control with improved cos...

BACKGROUND Radical cystectomy with pelvic lymph node dissection is the standard treatment for patients with invasive bladder cancer. However, many alternative techniques to spare the bladder have been investigated. METHODS We review the experience reported in the literature on bladder-sparing techniques, including transurethral resection, chemotherapy, and radiation for muscle-invasive diseas...

Background: The most common pediatric elbow fracture is supracondylar humeral fracture which accounts for 60% ofelbow fractures in children. The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of open reduction and internal fixation oftype III supracondylar humeral fractures using a Triceps sparing posterior approach.Methods: In total, 98 patients were evaluated from June 2007 t...