There is current controversy over the optimal name for the condition classically known as interstitial cystitis (IC). The term IC reflects the clinical interpretation of the symptom of pain centred in the region of the bladder and implies local inflammation, which is often not demonstrable. In 2002, the International Continence Society defined painful bladder syndrome (PBS) as the complaint of ...

BACKGROUND To explore the real-life practice of clinical management of interstitial cystitis (IC) in Japan. METHODS A questionnaire on the number of IC patients, cystoscopic findings, diagnostic methods, and the treatment modalities was sent via e-mail to 114 medical institutions belonging to the Society of Interstitial Cystitis of Japan (SICJ). RESULTS Completed questionnaires were returne...

landslides are the major natural hazard, causing significant damage to properties, lives and engineering projects in all mountainous areas in the world. in order to estimate the role of the landslides in erosion processes and evaluation of their risks, it is necessary to quantify landslides. this quantifying can be performed by applying the probability distributions that show the landslide size ...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study is to identify independent pre-transplant cancer risk factors after kidney transplantation and to assess the utility of G-chart analysis for clinical process control. This may contribute to the improvement of cancer surveillance processes in individual transplant centers. PATIENTS AND METHODS 1655 patients after kidney transplantation at our institution with a...

BACKGROUND Patients with T1N0 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) are preferably treated by anatomic lobectomy. However, not all such patients are suitable for lobectomy due to their age or co-morbidity. Our aim was to determine the results obtained following lobectomy, wedge resection (WR) or continuous hyperfractionated accelerated radiotherapy (CHART) in patients aged >70 years. PATIENTS Tw...

Control charts are widely implemented in firms to establish and maintain statistical control of a process which leads to the improved quality and productivity. Design of control charts requires that the engineer selects a sample size, a sampling frequency and the control limits for the chart. In this paper, a possible combination of design parameters is considered as a decision making unit whic...

annual volume published by the Director General of the Army Medical Department in England, but free from all extraneous matter, and as condensed as such a record can be rendered, without diminishing its practical value. It should exhibit every form and variety of tropical disease likely to be met with, as to locality, season of occurrence, type, mode of treatment, &c., &c. It should be illustra...

background feeding intolerance is one of the leading causes of weight loss in preterm infants. the present study aimed to evaluate the effects of abdominal massage on feeding tolerance in preterm infants hospitalized in neonatal intensive care units in isfahan, iran. materials and methods: in this randomized controlled clinical trial, 64 infants who had the inclusion criteria, were selected and...