OBJECTIVE Small upper airway measurements areas and high body mass index are recognized risk factors for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in non-elderly populations; however, there is limited information regarding elderly patients. We evaluated whether upper airway volume is associated with OSAS and OSAS treated with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment and whether BMI is...

Address for Correspondence: Dr. Ravdeep Kaur, Department of Anatomy, Gian Sagar Medical College and Hospital, Banur, Patiala, Punjab, India. E-Mail: [email protected] 1 Department of Anatomy, Government Medical College, Amritsar, Punjab, India. *2 Department of Anatomy, Gian Sagar Medical College and Hospital, Banur, Patiala, Punjab, India. 3 Department of Anatomy, Government Medical College...

OBJECTIVE To establish reference intervals with gestation for the right and left lung areas and lung area to head circumference ratio (LHR). METHODS This was a cross-sectional study of 650 normal singleton pregnancies at 12-32 weeks of gestation. We measured the left and right lung areas on the cross-sectional plane of the thorax, used for examination of the four-chamber view of the heart, by...

INTRODUCTION Unilateral or bilateral dilation of the ureters occurs commonly during pregnancy. Ultrasonography is a suitable diagnostic method for hydronephrosis; however, it cannot differentiate obstructive from nonobstructive hydronephrosis. Our aim was to evaluate measurable changes in hydronephrosis induced by a mother's positional changes using ultrasonography to differentiate hydronephros...

Widespread antenatal screening has resulted in increased detection of anomalies of the kidneys and urinary tract. The present guidelines update the recommendations published in 2000. Antenatal hydronephrosis (ANH) is transient and resolves by the third trimester in almost one-half cases. The presence of oligohydramnios and additional renal or extrarenal anomalies suggests significant pathology....

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to clarify the value of renal drainage half-time in the evaluation of pediatric hydronephrosis after dismembered pyeloplasty. METHODS We reviewed the records of 30 children who underwent dismembered pyeloplasty for unilateral ureteropelvic junction obstruction with no other associated urological abnormality. The follow-up duration was more than 5 years...

We previously reported that in 2003 people from the Helsinki birth cohort whose blood pressures were measured, 2 different paths of growth preceded the development of hypertension. People already diagnosed with hypertension were small at birth but of average body size at age 11 years. People newly diagnosed with hypertension grew slowly in utero and through childhood. We have now examined how t...

Introduction The goal of posterior spinal fusion in neuromuscular scoliosis is to obtain a balanced trunk as well as accommodative, pressurefree seating on a level pelvis. Development of pelvic obliquity or involvement of the pelvis in the scoliotic curve can cause difficulties with seating, costopelvic impingement, and worsening pulmonary function, ultimately leading to difficulty with caregiv...

Background/aim: This study aimed to evaluate the three-dimensional (3D) profile of pelvic posture and postural displacements of the pelvis in adolescents with and without a history of low back pain (LBP). Materials and methods: Thirty-two adolescents participated in this study. Participants were asked if they had ever suffered LBP at some point in their lives. Participants were divided into two...