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The pernicious cycle of vlus in brazil: Epidemiology, pathogeny and auxiliary healing methods
(2013-04-01)
Venous leg ulcers (VLUs) represent the most advanced stage of chronic venous insufficiency. Despite the large body of knowledge available regarding the risk factors and aetiopathogeny of the condition, patients referred ...
Psychological stress as a risk factor for postoperative keloid recurrence
(Elsevier B.V., 2012-04-01)
Objective: To investigate psychological stress on the prognosis of the postoperative recurrence of keloids.Methods: Patients with keloids (n=25), candidates for surgical resection and postoperative radiotherapy, had their ...
High dosage folic acid supplementation, oral cleft recurrence and fetal growth
(2013-02-01)
Objectives: To evaluate the effects of folic acid supplementation on isolated oral cleft recurrence and fetal growth. Patients and Methods: The study included 2,508 women who were at-risk for oral cleft recurrence and ...
Significância clínica de tromboembolismo venoso recorrente
(2010-06-01)
Recurrent venous thromboembolism is a significant problem leading to increased morbidity and mortality. It has a high impact on patients' quality of life and imposes a great financial burden on society. Cumulative recurrence ...
Factor V Leiden and factor II G20210A mutations in patients with recurrent abortion
(1999-10-20)
Recurrent abortion (RA) represents an intriguing problem in obstetric practice in which genetic and acquired factors may play a role. In the present investigation we sought to assess the possibility that inherited thrombophilia ...
Secretion of middle ear in infants - Occurrence, recurrence and related factors
(2005-03-01)
Objective: The present study aimed at evaluating the occurrence and recurrence of middle ear effusion and possible associated factors in the first two years of life of 190 newborns and infants, participants in the ...
Risk factors for recurrent wheezing in infants
(2013-09-17)
Introduction: wheezing is one of the most common respiratory symptoms in childhood. Regardless of the cause, it is a reason to seek medical care in emergency rooms, especially if there is recurrence of episodes. Very common ...
A gene signature in histologically normal surgical margins is predictive of oral carcinoma recurrence
(Biomed Central Ltd., 2011-10-11)
Background: Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC) is a major cause of cancer death worldwide, which is mainly due to recurrence leading to treatment failure and patient death. Histological status of surgical margins is a ...
Predictors of Recurrence of Ovarian Granulosa Cell Tumors
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009-05-01)
Objective: the prognosis of granulosa cell tumors (GCTs) is overall favorable, but a proportion of patients will experience recurrence. We report one of the largest series of patients with GCT for whom clinical, morphologic, ...