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Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=54063#.VOBZySzQrzE Author(s)   Alexander V. Sergeev *   Affiliation(s) Department of Social and Public Health, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA . ABSTRACT Pneumoconiosis (PNC) is a major occupational disease that develops as a result of occupational exposure to dust via inhalation. In addition to its harmful effects on the respiratory system, PNC can increase vulnerability to coronary heart disease (CHD)—the leading cause of death in the United States and in the world. Currently, two types of cardiovascular intervention procedures for CHD treatment are percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). The objective of this study was to investigate comparative effectiveness of the two major cardiovascular intervention procedures—PCI and CABG—in PNC patients with CHD. Data from 1094 hospitalizations of adult pa...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52616#.VJy_scCAM4 Author(s)   Hans Winberg , Gunnar Westbacke , Ann Nozohoor Ekmark , Magnus Anderberg , Einar Arnbjörnsson * Affiliation(s) Department of Pediatric Surgery, Skåne University Hospital and Institution of Clinical Research, Lund University, Lund, Sweden . ABSTRACT Aim: To assess the rate of complications following hypospadias repair in a consecutive series of boys and the correlations of those complications with their preoperative symptoms, degree of hypospadias and method of operation. This study was conducted to address the question of whether all boys with all degrees of hypospadias should undergo reconstr...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52613#.VJy_rcCAM4 Author(s)    Lorenzo Bruno 1* , Lucia Barni 1 , Sabrina Pacciani 1 , Gaia Masini 1 , Lorenzo Tofani 2 , Federica Tofani 1 , Filippo Melli 1 , Antonio Taddei 1 , Manuela Andonova Miloeva 1 , Luca Boni 2 , Giancarlo Freschi 1 , Paolo Bechi 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy . 2 Clinical Trials Coordinating Center, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy . ABSTRACT Background and Aims : The complication rate after surgery for gastric cancer varies according to the particular definition of morbidity, so it’s ...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50845#.VE3WklfHRK0 Author(s)   Jennifer Samuelsson 1* , Patric Blomstedt 2 Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Neurosurgery, Umea University Hospital, Umea, Sweden . 2 Department of Neurosurgery, Umea University, Umea, Sweden . ABSTRACT Background and Importance: Twiddler’s syndrome is a rare complication of DBS. This condition occurs when the IPG is consciously or inadvertently rotated in its pocket, resulting in torsion and possible dislodgement of implanted electrodes, with subsequent loss of function. Methods: Here we present a patient diagnosed with Twiddler’s syndrome. The patient presented with straining cables at the neck ...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50843#.VE3WjlfHRK0 Author(s) François Djrolo 1* , Noël M. Paraïso 2 , Oumou Diarra 2 , Michel Makoutode 2 Affiliation(s) 1 Département de Médecine Interne, Faculté des Sciences de la Santé, Unité d’Endocrinologie et Maladies métaboliques, Cotonou, Bénin . 2 Institut Régional de Santé Publique, Ouidah, Bénin . ABSTRACT Long-term complications are the main sources of morbidity and mortality in diabetic patients. Aims: The aims of the study were to determine the rate of long-term complications in type 2 diabetic patients and to identify factors associated to these complications. Patients and method: Successive type 2 diabetic patient...