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Artificial urinary sphincter implantation in non-neurogenic men: a place for out-patient surgery.

Mar 29, 2021

To assess feasibility, safety and risk factors for failure associated with out-patient surgery for artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) implantation/revision in non-neurogenic men.In the present retrosp...

Overactive bladder in patients with myasthenia gravis-A cross-sectional population-based study.

Mar 29, 2021

In myasthenia gravis (MG), first-line treatment for MG is acetylcholinesterase inhibitors which alleviates symptoms, but concomitantly may cause autonomic adverse effects.In this study, we evaluated i...

Being a midwife in West Africa: Between sensory experiences, moral standards, socio-technical violence and affective constraints.

Mar 29, 2021

Despite a long history of maternal health programs, the quality of obstetric care and access to facility services remain inadequate in West Africa. Although several qualitative studies have described ...

Maternal and neonatal outcomes in pregnancies conceived after preimplantation genetic testing.

Mar 29, 2021

To determine whether preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) is associated with an increase in adverse maternal or neonatal outcomes in singleton and twin live births conceived via in vitro fertilizatio...

Down-regulation of long non-coding RNA antisense non-coding RNA in the INK4 locus suppresses OVCAR-3 cells proliferation and induction of apoptosis by Wnt/β -catenin.

Mar 29, 2021

Ovarian cancer is a lethal gynecological malignancy. Long non-coding RNA antisense non-coding RNA in the INK4 locus (lncRNA ANRIL) was reported to have a critical role in cancer advancement. The ANRIL...

Laparoscopy technique in the setting of peritoneal metastases to avoid port site relapse.

Mar 29, 2021

Laparoscopy is indicated in many patients with abdominal and pelvic malignancy. If cancer cells are present within the peritoneal space, there is a possibility for port site metastases to develop.The ...

Discovery of 6-substituted thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine analogs as dual inhibitors of glycinamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase and 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase in de novo purine nucleotide biosynthesis in folate receptor expressing human tumors.

Mar 29, 2021

We discovered 6-substituted thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine compounds (3-9) with 3-4 bridge carbons and side-chain thiophene or furan rings for dual targeting one-carbon (C1) metabolism in folate receptor- (F...

How to provide fertility treatment during COVID-19 pandemic.

Mar 29, 2021

The emergence of the novel coronavirus infection that arose in Wuhan, China in December 2019 has resulted in an epidemic that has quickly expanded to become one of the most significant public health t...

Notch signaling pathway in cumulus cells reflecting zygote and embryo quality in polycystic ovary syndrome.

Mar 29, 2021

The present study aimed to explore the associations between the expression pattern of molecules in the Notch pathway in the cumulus cells of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients and the quality o...

Performance of imaging interpretation, intra- and inter-reader agreement for diagnosis of pelvic endometriosis: comparison between an abbreviated and full MRI protocol.

Mar 29, 2021

To compare the performance of imaging interpretation, intra- and inter-reader agreement between an abbreviated (aMRI) and full (fMRI) MRI protocol for diagnosis of pelvic endometriosis.Seventy consecu...

Taxane versus vinorelbine in combination with trastuzumab and pertuzumab for first-line treatment of metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer: a retrospective two-center study.

Mar 29, 2021

The combination of a taxane with trastuzumab and pertuzumab is standard of care for first-line treatment of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive metastatic breast cancer. The combi...

Optimal relaxation parameters of dynamic row-action maximum likelihood algorithm and post-smoothing filter for image reconstruction of dedicated breast PET.

Mar 29, 2021

This study aimed to determine the optimal β value of the relaxation control parameter and the post-smoothing filter in the list-mode dynamic row-action maximum likelihood algorithm (LM-DRAMA) to dete...

A Novel Transvaginal Cervical Cerclage Model for Resident Training.

Mar 29, 2021

Vaginal suturing can be challenging to teach and learn due to the surgical assistant's limited operative field visualization. Data on resident training and comfort with cerclage placement using models...

PTSD Linked to Ischemic Heart Disease in Female Veterans

Mar 25, 2021

WEDNESDAY, March 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- In female veterans, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with an increased risk for ischemic heart disease (IHD), especially for younger wom...

Risk factors for kidney scarring and vesicoureteral reflux in 421 children after their first acute pyelonephritis, and appraisal of international guidelines.

Mar 25, 2021

Acute pyelonephritis (AP) is a common bacterial infection in childhood. Follow-up guidelines on these children are controversial. This study aimed to identify risk factors for kidney scarring and vesi...

Surgical management of pelvic organ prolapse in a high-volume resource-limited setting.

Mar 25, 2021

To describe the care pathway of patients with pelvic organ prolapse in a high-volume resource-limited setting and characterize patients undergoing surgery.The patient care pathway at a large referral ...

Surgical treatment of retroiliac ectopic ureters with secondary hydronephrosis and hydroureter in a dog.

Mar 25, 2021

An 8-month-old 41.2-kg (90.6-lb) sexually intact male Dogue de Bordeaux with urinary incontinence and signs of nausea was referred for further evaluation and treatment of bilateral hydronephrosis, hyd...

Exercise in Pregnancy Increases Placental Angiogenin without Changes in Oxidative or Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress.

Mar 25, 2021

Despite immense research highlighting maternal-fetal benefits of exercise during pregnancy, there remain concerns that exercise may undermine placental function. Although maternal exercise has demonst...

Progesterone Receptors Promote Quiescence & Ovarian Cancer Cell Phenotypes via DREAM in p53-Mutant Fallopian Tube Models.

Mar 25, 2021

The ability of ovarian steroids to modify ovarian cancer (OC) risk remains controversial. Progesterone is considered to be protective; recent studies indicate no effect or enhanced OC risk. Knowledge ...

Reporting the trajectories of adverse events over the entire treatment course in patients with recurrent platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer treated with platinum-based combination chemotherapy regimens: A graphical approach to trial adverse event reporting.

Mar 25, 2021

Clinical trials report adverse events (AEs) in a dense table focusing on the frequency of 'worst grade' AEs experienced over the duration of treatment. There is usually no granular information provide...

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