BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Despite the benign histology of optic pathway glioma (OPG)
(low-grade astrocytoma), its biological behavior is unpredictable, and it is unclear whether …

Background. Contradictory findings on the effect of betamethasone versus dexamethasone
on antenatal tests of fetal well-being have been reported. The purpose of this study was to …

Objective: Rectal prolapse is a complication of AN that may be more common than previously
recorded experience would suggest. Method: In this report we document, for the first time, …

Overall survival and progression-free survival after 5 and 10 years of 31 patients with
malignant glioma treated by a combination of surgery, postoperative radiotherapy, and …

Background: Careful selection of patients for the operation plays a major role in long-term
results of silastic ring vertical gastroplasty. The objective of the current study is to identify …

A phase II study of carboplatin and etoposide as salvage polychemotherapy in metastatic,
infiltrating breast carcinoma was carried out with 25 multiply pretreated patients. Six of 25 …

Background: Mid-and lower rectum cancer is a technical challenge to the surgeon aiming to
preserve the anal sphincter. The choice between abdominoperineal resection and anterior …

The authors report the cases of two patients in whom strontium-89 (89 Sr) was used to relieve
diffuse metastatic bone pain. The type of cancer involved, thymic carcinoid tumor, is itself …

The use of pre-operative imaging for localization of primary parathyroid adenoma may influence
the duration and results of parathyroidectomy. The current study was aimed to evaluate …

The typical procedure involves gel electrophoresis of the PCR product. The latter forms a
discrete band on the gel that is detected by a fluorescent DNA stain, such as ethidium bromide. …