Approximately 20 years ago, Avise and colleagues proposed the integration of phylogenetics and population genetics for investigating the connection between micro- and macroevolutionary phenomena. The new field was termed phylogeography. Since the naming of the field, the statistical rigor of phylogeography has increased, in large part due to concurrent advances in coalescent theory which enable...

Figure 1: (A) Computed tomography (CT) axial image with contrast injection in the wound with illustration of the peri-aortic cutaneous fistula (arrow) and the aortic prosthesis. (B) Sagittal CT reconstruction demonstrating the fistula (arrow). (C) Axial CT image of the aortic prosthesis and the omentum plasty. (D) Sagittal image of the omentum plasty and no signs of a fistula. Ao: aorta; Om: om...

BACKGROUND Antidepressants and anxiolytics have demonstrated short-term efficacy; however, little is known about the long-term effectiveness of these drugs. AIMS To investigate long-term psychiatric outcomes following antidepressant and/or anxiolytic use during an episode of mental disorder in mid-life. METHOD Members of the 1946 British birth cohort were assessed for symptoms of depression...

Musculoskeletal Sonography or ultrasound is currently one of the most useful tools in the daily practice of rheumatologists. Its benefit in the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of progress and response to treatment of patients with rheumatic diseases has been confirmed by two studies. Since the last quarter of the twentieth century, concern emerged among rheumatologists in Europe’s with rega...

AIMS The aim of the study was to compare the 10-year follow-up results of patients with or without restenosis following single-vessel percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 313 patients with successful PTCA (> or = 20% reduction in luminal diameter narrowing without acute complications) and a control angiography 6 months after PTCA were included ...

Three new cases (two fatal) of postsplenectomy sepsis occurring 14, 25, and 26 years after operation for hereditary spherocytosis are described. There are now 25 cases in the published work in which this complication occurred 10 or more years after operation, 14 of which were fatal. The mean age of onset is 37 years. The features of the disease are similar to those seen in other postsplenectomy...

Aided phytostabilization using a combination of compost, zerovalent iron grit and coal fly ash (CZA) amendments and revegetation effectively promoted the biological recovery of mining spoils generated at a gold mine in Portugal. Selective dissolution of spoil samples in combination with solid phase characterization using microbeam X-ray absorption near edge structure (μXANES) spectroscopy and m...

We present a case of a large, sterile, subhepatic abdominal wall abscess secondary to foreign body reaction to dropped gallstones during laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed 10 years ago. Dropped gallstones are common complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy, but they rarely result in abscess formation. When abscesses do occur, they may present a few months to a few years after surgery. ...

OBJECTIVE Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) is recognized to be as effective as open thoracic surgery for a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic conditions, but with significantly less morbidity. Chronic postoperative pain (CPP) is defined as persisting more than 2 months after the procedure. CPP and other neurological sensations like dysesthesia or numbness are found frequently, but litt...