Background: We presented an uncommon orthopedic case of medial patellar dislocation with traumatic avulsion of quadriceps tendon in a young healthy athlete. We were interested in this case because of its rarity. Case Presentation: A 32-year-old athletic male patient, not known to...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/29477
Among root canal disinfection liquids, sodium hypochlorite stands out due to its antimicrobial and tissue dissolving properties. During use, diligent care should prevent extrusion into periapical areas. In spite of precautions when accidents happen, dentists should be familiar wi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/29062
The symptoms and signs of kidney disease are generally nonspecific to the underlying kidney disease. A considerable amount of these patients admit only with elevation in serum urea and creatinine. It is essential to first determine whether the disease is acute, subacute, or chron...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/29879
Masahiro Kimura, Hironori Tanaka, Motoki Hato, Satoshi Taniwaki, Yasuyuki Shibata, Kotaro Mizuno, Nobuo Ochi, Yoichiro Mori, Takaya Nagasaki, Shuhei Ueno & Yuki Eguchi·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2016
Background: Staplers make it possible to create a gastrointestinal anastomosis quickly, easily, and securely. Staplers have undergone several improvements. We herein evaluate the effect of a new stapler with unique surface gripping technology that provides a superior tissue grip...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/30153
Objectives: We aimed to investigate the effects of racemic, D- and L-nebivolol in aortic segments obtained from rats of two ages to determine whether age- or stereoisomer-related differences occurred in the relaxation of aortic segments contracted with phenylephrine. Background: ...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/28626
Aim: To determine the prevalence of hyperhomocysteinemia amongst chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients at a Teaching Hospital in Nigeria and to determine its relationship with the severity of kidney disease. Study Design: A comparative cross sectional study carried out in the dep...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/28282
Background and Objective: The symptoms of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning are nonspecific; symptoms can mimic those of other common diseases such as nonspecific viral illness, flu- like syndrome and hypertensive attack. Elevated blood carboxy-hemoglobin (COHb) measurements are use...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26047
Aims: The lack of specific symptoms at early tumor stages, together with a high biological aggressiveness of the tumor contribute to the high mortality rate for pancreatic cancer (PC). Improved screening for earlier diagnosis, through the detection of diagnostic and prognostic bi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/28034
Background: The tongue is an important oral structure that is responsible for speech, swallowing, positioning of the teeth, and taste. Ankyloglossia or “tongue-tie” is due to an abnormally thick and shortened lingual frenum causing difficulty in speech articulation and breast-fee...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/28162
We present a case of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia Grade II having many areas full of signet ring squamous (SRS) cells in 6-7 parabasal layers, covered by the layers of koilocytotic changes in outermost layers, with a brief review of the literature. Such presentation is extr...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/29591