OBJECTIVE • To describe and compare long-term defecation disturbances in patients who had undergone a cystectomy due to urinary bladder cancer with non-continent urostomies, continent reservoirs and orthotopic neobladder urinary diversions. PATIENTS AND METHODS • During their follow-up we attempted to contact all men and women aged 30-80 years who had undergone cystectomy and urinary diversio...

BACKGROUND General anesthesia (GA) is considered the gold standard for external dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) surgery. There are few reports about laryngeal mask airway (LMA) use in DCR surgery. The aim of this study was to compare the use of endotracheal intubation (ETT) vs LMA for airway management during DCR surgery. METHODS Ninety patients were randomized to two groups. In the group C, ETT ...

Strain-engineering of two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) has great potential to alter their electronic and optical properties. Thus far, experimental studies of the straining effects in 2D TMDs primarily focused on the static property measurements at room temperature. However, low-temperature and temperature-dependence studies are essential in understanding the underly...

OBJECTIVE This study aims to explore the expression levels of ATF4 and RUNX and their interactions in periodontal tissue of the pressure side during orthodontic tooth movement. METHODS A total of 72 SPF level male Sprague Dawley rats were used in this study, they were divided into 9 groups randomly and 8 rats in each group. The expression changes of ATF4 and RUNX2 in periodontal tissue of pre...

a full termed local ewe with the history of continuous straining with labored breathing for last 24 hours was presented. the animal was disinclined to move with tense and round abdomen which developed rapidly during last two weeks. caesarean section revealed hydrallantois accompanied by multiple fetal congenital abnormalities. the ewe was under observation for four weeks. metritis developed 12 ...

INTRODUCTION Opioid-induced constipation (OIC) is a common consequence of opioid use for chronic pain. OIC creates problems for patients independent of their pain syndromes, in addition to threatening pain treatment effectiveness. Healthcare practitioners need to be alert to how patients talk about OIC so that it is not missed. Using a survey mechanism, we sought patient expressions of the pers...

Fifteen subjects presenting with intractable constipation due to obstructive defecation, mean (SEM) duration 8.8 (1.8) years, had the inappropriate contraction and electromyographic changes in the pelvic floor muscles and external and sphincter typical of this condition. An electromyographically derived index was used to grade its severity. A self applied biofeedback device was used to allow el...

INTRODUCTION The incidence of hernias is increased in patients with alcoholic liver disease with ascites. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of an acute rise in intra-abdominal pressure from straining for stool as the cause of a ruptured umbilical hernia. CASE PRESENTATION An 81-year-old Caucasian man with a history of alcoholic liver disease presented to our emergency dep...

OBJECTIVE To compare the efficacy of two α1 -adrenoceptor antagonists, α1D -adrenoceptor-selective naftopidil (Naf) 75 mg and α1A -adrenoceptor-selective tamsulosin hydrochloride (Tam) 0.2 mg, for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). METHODS Seventy-seven patients with LUTS secondary to BPH were enrolled. Data were gathered from ...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is actively investigating the technical feasibility of permanent disposal of high-level nuclear waste in a repository to be situated in the unsaturated zone (UZ) at Yucca Mountain (YM), Nevada. In this study we investigate, by means of numerical simulation, the transport of radioactive colloids under ambient conditions from the potential repository horizon to...