The objective of this study was to investigate the growth pattern of children with the salt-wasting form of congenital adrenal hyperplasia caused by 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21-OHD). We reviewed the medical records of 13 patients in whom salt-wasting 21-OHD was diagnosed during the first 2 mo of life at our hospital from 1980 through 2008. Six reached adult height. Growth patterns, bone age, ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the long-term efficacy of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy for patients with localised prostate cancer. MATERIAL AND METHODS Patients included in this multicentre analysis had T1-T2 NxM0 prostate cancer, a PSA<15 ng/ml, and a Gleason score (GS) < or = 7, and were treated with prototypes or first-generation Ablatherm HIFU devices between October 1997 and A...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Although results of renal replacement therapy (RRT) in small children have improved during recent years, data about RRT in neonates are scarce. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS In a retrospective study, we analyzed the outcome of infants who had chronic kidney disease and started RRT within their first year of life. Between 1997 and 2008, all 29 infants ...

The Bjork-Shiley Monostrut valve is tilting disc mechanical valve prosthesis. This study was designed to present the long-term outcome of our experience. One hundred and thirty-seven Bjork-Shiley Monostrut valves were implanted in 101 consecutive patients from November 1983 to February 1990. There were 60 male and 41 female with mean age of 34.5 yr at the time of operation. Fifty-nine patients ...

We compared the growth of 183 children with short stature (≤ 2SD) and 73 children of normal height at age six who were visiting the Tanaka Growth Clinic. We classified these short children as suffering from either idiopathic short stature (ISS, n = 119), GH deficiency (GHD, n = 33) or small-for-gestational-age short stature (SGASS, n = 31) on the basis of subsequent test results and other facto...

To investigate the characteristics of incidental pituitary microadenomas, we examined 120 pituitary glands from Korean forensic autopsy cases, from which eight tumors were identified (incidence 6.7%). The average age of the affected subjects was 50 yr (range: 33-96 yr) with a female predominance. The maximum diameters of the tumors ranged from 0.4 to 5.4 mm (mean: 2.8 mm). Immunohistochemical a...

Epidemiological parameters, such as age-dependent force of infection and average age at infection () were estimated for rubella, varicella, rotavirus A, respiratory syncytial virus, hepatitis A and parvovirus B19 infections for a non-immunized Brazilian community, using the same sera samples. The for the aforementioned diseases were 8.45 years (yr) [...

background and objectives: gastrointestinal polyps are proliferative or neoplastic mucosal lesions. the most important point about these polyps is risk of malignancy of them. this study was performed to determine type and frequency of polyps of gastrointestinal tract in iranian population according to their locations. materials and methods: totally, 210 patients referred to rasul-e-akram hospi...

The progressivity of central precocious puberty (CPP) seemed to depend on the age at presentation. We investigated the clinical courses between the early onset and late onset groups. One hundred thirty five girls with central precocious puberty diagnosed between Jan. 2003 and Dec. 2009 were included. Among 135 patients, 123 were idiopathic CPP (91.1%) and twelve (8.89%) had neurogenic problems,...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Information on predictors of quitting behaviour in adult tobacco users is scarce in Indian context. Hence, this study was undertaken to assess the intention of tobacco-users towards quitting and its predictors with reference to nicotine dependence. METHODS A community-based observational, cross-sectional study was conducted on 128 adult tobacco-users (89.8% male) with ...