OBJECTIVE The natural history of changes in skin thickening in diffuse scleroderma is quite variable, but the significance of these changes is not clear. Clinical trials are using changes in skin thickening as the primary outcome measure, and thus it would be helpful to determine the significance of improvement in skin thickening. The purpose of the present study was to determine whether improv...

We thank Dr Schachner for his interest and comments on our recent experimental findings [1]. The first facet of our study was that although initially (at 1 month), neointima formation in vein grafts was inhibited by perivenous application of fibrin glue at the time of implantation, at 4 months neointimal formation was not significantly different from controls [1]. Dr Schachner has implied that ...

Background and objective: Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is the most prevalent cause of children renal insufficiency which in many cases (90%) occurs following diarrhea. Hemolytic microangiopathic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and renal insufficiency are main symptoms of hemolytic uremic syndrome. This stud...

introdouction: cone-beam computed tomography (cbct) scanning is a technological innovation developed in recent years with potential use in oral surgery and many other dental procedures. the aim of this study is to determine the maxillary sinus mucosal thickening in the maxillary premolar-molar area using the cbct technique. materials and methods: in this retrospective study, a total of 105 case...

INTRODUCTION Pressure-support ventilation, is widely used in critically ill patients; however, the relative contribution of patient's effort during assisted breathing is difficult to measure in clinical conditions. Aim of the present study was to evaluate the performance of ultrasonographic indices of diaphragm contractile activity (respiratory excursion and thickening) in comparison to traditi...

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