Background: Haemorrhoidal disease, one of the most common anorectal disorders, when complicated, is a painful concern to the patient. Miligan Morgan haemorrhoidectomy is a commonly performed gold standard procedure for haemorrhoids with good results but is a very painful procedur...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/33489
Introduction: Anti-proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) antibodies have been very effective to lower low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol. They attracted the attention on PCSK9 enzyme role in multiple pathways and underlined the complex correlations between...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/33548
Romeu Felipe Elias Calixto, Frederico Bordini Chaves Faleiros, Eugênio Carlos Marangoni, Flávia Regina Machado de Medeiros, Amanda Fucci Wady & André Gustavo Paleari·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2017
Aims: The aim of this study is to describe the surgical and prosthetic approaches of oral rehabilitation of a partially edentulous patient with a vertical maxillary excess with excessive gingival display when smiling. Presentation of Case: A 40-year-old female patient complaining...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/33979
Background: The Copper-T (Cu-T) Intrauterine device (IUD) is one of the oldest and most reliable forms of contraception. Its widespread use has been limited by side effects, such as heavy menstrual flow and pain on insertion. Findings suggest that the intrauterine device acts mor...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/31897
In identical twins, they have strong special environmental, psychological and social relationships. Rhinoplasty is one of the most popular procedure and in this group of the population carries distinct consideration regarding the evaluation of the behavior of each of them, dysmor...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/33672
Aims: Fibrotic sarcoidosis is not common presentation and it is not easy to diagnose for many differential diagnosis. We herein report an interesting fibrotic sarcoidosis who shows atypical presentation such as progressive dyspnea with fibrotic imaging findings. Presentation of C...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/33805
Natália Batista Daroit, Viviane Palmeira da Silva, Bruna Jalfim Maraschin, Fernanda Visioli, Pedro Bandeira Aleixo, Márcia Gaiger de Oliveira & Pantelis Varvaki Rados·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2017
Plasmablastic Lymphoma (PBL) is a hematolymphoid malignant disease that has a predilection for the oral cavity and jaw. The aim of this paper is report a total resolution of oral manifestation of PBL without any oncological treatment; this process is extremely rare and we discuss...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/33683
Aim: During the neck surgery, vascular complications could be encountered in the cases with vascular anomalies. To reduce the complication rates and minimize operative morbidity and mortality, it is important to know the normal vascular anatomy of the neck and its related anoma...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/33449
Aims: To include pyogenic granuloma as one of the differential diagnosis of generalized gingival enlargements. Presentation of Case: In this article, we report a 11 years old female patient with generalized gingival enlargement, which on thorough clinical, histopathological and r...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/33309
Aim: Gradual photoreceptor/ RPE deterioration/ vision loss in AMD is common, irrespective of US NEI AREDS I/II supplement risk reduction, or intra-vitreal anti-VEGF pharmacology. We evaluated dark adaptation (DA), a broad measure of photoreceptor / RPE health, with / without epig...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/33820
Khoo Jing Hern, Muhammad Khairul Anwar bin Mohd Yusof, Fatin Nuraidil binti Zaifulbahri, Nurfarah Aini binti Azahar, Grace Sugumaran & Navin Kumar Sarkunam·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2017
Aims: To compare the effectiveness of pictorial against verbal materials in memory retention among medical students. Study Design: Crossover randomized controlled trial. Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted in Melaka-Manipal Medical College, Muar, Johor, Malaysia...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/33618
Gonzalo Labarca, Andrea Bustamante, Francisco Rodríguez, Igor Nuñez, Gonzalo Valdivia, Paul Mac Nab, Álvaro Huete, Jaime Leppe, Fernando Saldías & Orlando Díaz·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2017
Introduction: Mild chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may be associated with physical inactivity, exercise limitation, and impaired health related quality of life, because of a combination of deconditioning, dyspnea, and reduced peripheral muscle mass. Although the bene...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/33031
Pharmacoeconomic evaluations provide a basis for resource allocation and utilization and are increasingly becoming important for health policy decision-making. The acute medical care unit (AMC) represents an important platform for conducting pharmacoeconomic studies as the patien...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/33830
Background: It has been a decade since the year 2007 was dedicated towards painless motherhood. However the use and acceptance of labor analgesia is still very rare in developing countries. Objective: The present study was aimed to assess the knowledge, acceptance and reasons for...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/33980
Olawale Adebayo Olakulehin, Olusola Olateju Akanbi, Moses Layiwola Adeoti, David Adekunle Onilede, Olusegun Olaolu Olanipekun & Tayewo Adebisi Akinloye·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2017
Background: Pain is the leading cause of disability. Several studies have implicated lack of adequate knowledge of health care professionals on pain management as a major factor to poor pain control. Aim: This study investigated the knowledge of newly qualified doctors on pain ma...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/32842