BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Our aim was to compare the CT and PET/CT imaging features of osteoradionecrosis with those of recurrent disease after treatment of head and neck malignancy. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed maxillofacial and neck CT scans obtained for suspected osteoradionecrosis or tumor recurrence for the presence of the following: 1) discrete solid mass, 2) cystic ma...

PURPOSE This study was designed to evaluate the effect of tracheostomy site suturing after decannulation on swallowing rehabilitation, the incidence of postoperative complications, the length of hospital stay, and overall cost saving in patients undergoing major head and neck cancer resections. DESIGN Prospective, randomized, blinded, controlled clinical trial. METHODS Seventy-five patients...

BACKGROUND We evaluated the use of intraoperative fluorescence guidance by enzymatically cleavable ratiometric activatable cell-penetrating peptide (RACPPPLGC(Me)AG) containing Cy5 as a fluorescent donor and Cy7 as a fluorescent acceptor for salivary gland cancer surgery in a mouse model. METHODS Surgical resection of small parotid gland cancers in mice was performed with fluorescence guidanc...

Masih rendahnya pemanfaatan buku KIA masih terkendala oleh pengetahuan dan sikap ibu tentang manfaat dari sebagian juga menganggap hal-hal yang berhubungan dengan hanya sekedar catatan pemeriksaan (Yayu, dkk,2015).4 Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui gambaran Buku Kesehatan Ibu Anak (KIA) di Kelurahan Wanasari Rw.013 Kabupaten Bekasi tahun 2020. Variabel independen nya variabel depen...

BACKGROUND PRACTIC is an observational, epidemiological, multi-center, prospective registry of patients admitted to the emergency room with acute stroke. We aim to study the impact of admission to a specialized neurology ward, either a Stroke Unit or by a Stroke Team, on several outcomes. METHODS Ten consecutive acute stroke patients admitted to the emergency room of 88 different hospitals of...

Introduction Although the therapy for Behçet’s disease (BD) has improved since infliximab was approved for refractory retinochoroiditis therapy in Japan, the exact pathogenesis of BD remains unclear. Our recent genome-wide association study has identified the IL10 and IL23RIL12RB2 loci as susceptibility genes for BD, in addition to HLA-A*26 and B*51. rs1495965 is located in the intergenic regio...