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Category: 2015
The laparoscopic management of simple hepatic cysts
The hepatic polycystic disease represents a hereditary condition with a reduced prevalence in the general population, sometimes associated with polycystic kidney disease. We present a retrospective observational study applied to...
A strategy to identify opportunities for innovation in Romanian healthcare services
In principle, the development of medicine (including the Romanian health system) is primarily dependent on the level of funding and the efficiency with which this funding is used, the structure of the population and...
Combination therapy – a way to forestall artemisinin resistance and optimize uncomplicated malaria treatment
Artemisinin resistance represents a global concern, which requires a concerted and coordinated effort at a global level. Lessons learned from the experience of drug combination therapies in HIV, TB, and HCV infections showed...
Trigger points – ultrasound and thermal findings
Rationale: Muscle pain can be elicited by any irritation of the nociceptors in the muscle or central sensitization in the central nervous system. The most frequently described muscle pain syndromes are myofascial pain syndrome...
Preliminary results of using ALAnerv® in subacute motor incomplete paraplegics
Rationale: To assess whether using ALAnerv® contributes to improvements of outcomes obtained in post SCI patients. Objective: A prospective controlled clinical survey also to evaluate the safety and efficacy of...
Determining factors of diuresis in chronic kidney disease patients initiating hemodialysis
Background: Patients with stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD) begin chronic hemodialysis with variable diuresis levels correlated to a comparable low glomerular filtration rate. Residual diuresis influences long-term evolution...
Subcutaneous metastasis – the first sign of hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic virus C hepatitis patient – Case report
Hepatocellular carcinomas make up 90% of primary liver cancers. The association between the hepatic carcinoma and virus B and C infection has been already proven. Hepatocellular carcinoma develops, in most cases, on a background...