Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5734/1510077
Repair versus Replacement: A Questionnaire Examining the Repair Preferences of Turkish Dentists in Dental Restorations
Omer Hatipoglu and Banu Aricioglu
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: January 12, 2019
To investigate the preferences of Turkish dentists in repairing dental materials. 344 Turkish dentists participated the survey. The questionnaire consisted of 3 sections. In the first part demographic features were asked. The case was presented in the second part; How treatment plans change was asked in the cases such as partial loss of restoration, discoloration, loss of hard substance, secondary caries, marginal discoloration, and marginal gap. In the third part, the most frequently used mater...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5734/1510076
Evaluation of Synergetic Antibacterial Effect of Gaseous Ozone and Ozonated Water against Enterococcus Faecalis in Human Root Canals
Banu Uygun Can, Gizem Ozbay, Hatice Altundal, Parla Meva Durmazpinar, Burak Kitiki, Sertac Peker, Tanju Kadir and Betul Kargul
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: December 28, 2018
Elimination of the microorganisms in root canals is one of the most important stages for a successful endodontic treatment. Several techniques and agents have been tested to find an alternative option to sodium hypochloride for effective root canal disinfection. The aim of this in vitro study was to evaluate the antimicrobial efficacy of gaseous ozone and ozonated water in order to establish their potential as endodontic root canal disinfectant....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3419/1410105
Impact of a Dedicated Multidisciplinary Research and Treatment Network on Outcomes of Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer Patients
Debbie G Robbrecht, Rob HA Verhoeven, Peter de Vries, Michiel S van der Heijden, Joost L Boormans and Ronald de Wit (on behalf of the Dutch Uro-oncology Study group (DUOS))
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: February 09, 2019
Our retrospective analysis based on 3472 muscle-invasive bladder cancer patients, showed a non-significant trend towards survival benefit when treated in hospitals involved in a national study-group network (DUOS), with significantly superior outcomes concerning neo-adjuvant chemotherapy, surgical margins and lymph node dissection. These factors significantly correlated with an improved survival, favoring treatment at centers that are involved in a multidisciplinary national network with dedicat...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3419/1410104
Exemestane-Induced Eosinophilic Colitis in a Patient with Grade 3 Ductal Carcinoma In-Situ: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Kristyn Sanders, Shannon Lim, Sandra Ortega RN, Mark Gimbel and Lida Mina
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: February 07, 2019
Approximately after three months of exemestane therapy for breast cancer risk reduction, a 60-year-old female with estrogen receptor positive, right breast ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) presented to the emergency room with severe abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Imaging studies revealed severe colitis of the transverse colon. No other medications were started except for exemestane that would have contributed to the patient's symptoms. Outpatient workup included stool cultures, l...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3419/1410103
Αβ-Crystallin and Laminin-332 are Prognostic Markers for Triple Negative Breast Cancers in a Brazilian Series
Marcia S Graudenz, Diego M Uchoa, Ermani Cadore, Juliana Giacomazzi and Sidia Maria Callegari-Jacques
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: February 01, 2019
Association between increased αβ-crystallin (ABC) and abnormal LN332 (LN332) expression in triple negative (TNBC) and basal-like (BLBC) breast cancers has been suggested recently. This study aims to evaluate ABC and LN332 immunohistochemical expression in a series of TN infiltrating ductal breast carcinomas and its association with clinical-pathological features and prognostic significance. Microarrays of 69 cases of TNBC cases were scored for the expression of ABC, LN332, CK5/6 and EGFR by im...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3658/1510068
High Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus Infection among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care in Central Nigeria
Peter Asaga Mac, Adamu Chipago Suleiman and Philomena Ehi Airiohuodion
Article Type: Original Research | First Published: January 30, 2019
A total of 200 pregnant women subjects were selected for this study to determine the sero-prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and assess the risk factors among pregnant women attending ante natal care at FMC, Keffi, Nigeria. A structured questionnaire was used for the data collection. Sera were collected and tested for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg). The sero prevalence of HBV infection and its infectivity is high in Central Nigeria. This resear...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3682/1510127
Pulmonary Ultrasonography: Its Usefulness in Differentiating Pneumothorax vs. Bulla Pulmonar Gigante
Jose Luis do Pico and Miguel Angel Landa
Article Type: Image Article | First Published: January 30, 2019
A 66-year-old patient with air flow chronic obstructive who attends the emergency service due to aggravation of his usual restlessness and dyspnea. He recorded multiple admissions in the last year for the same reason, requiring mechanical ventilation and tracheotomy. It enters from the emergency service to the Critical Care Unit poorly perfused, lucid with restlessness, intermittent paroxysmal atrial tachycardia on the electrocardiogram. There is no air intake in both hemithorax. Non-invasive ve...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3682/1510126
A Ghost Behind the Rectum: Extramedullary Hematopoiesis Diagnosed by Endoscopic Ultrasound Fine Needle Biopsy
Silvia Carrara, Daoud Rahal, Alessandro Fugazza, Milena Di Leo and Alessandro Repici
Article Type: Image Article | First Published: January 30, 2019
A 76-year-old woman underwent abdominal CT (Figure 1) to explore anemia and fatigue after negative results from upper and lower GI endoscopy. CT scan showed a large heterogeneous pre-sacral mass with a long axis of 60 mm. At digital rectal examination a solid mass was palpable from the posterior rectal wall. At rectal endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), the mass showed an intense hyperechoic in homogeneous echotexture, with hypovascularization and with a soft pattern at elastography (Figure 2)....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5742/1510052
Endoscopic Vesicoureteral Reflux Treatment Outcomes in Patients with Voiding Dysfunction
Elif Altinay Kirli, Cagatay Dogan, Mehmet Hamza Gultekin, Zubeyr Talat and Bulent Onal
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: January 28, 2019
Voiding dysfunction (VD) increases the frequency of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). Subureteric injection is an effective method for the treatment; however, the presence of VD may affect the success rates. This study evaluated the results of single-session endoscopic treatment in patients admitting with VD symptoms who were diagnosed with VUR, and the effect of compliance to VD treatment on these results. The data regarding patients who were being followed up for non-neurogenic VD diagnosis and who...