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Endonyx toenail onychomycosis caused by Trichophyton rubrum: treatment with photodynamic therapy based on methylene blue dye
Distal and lateral toenail onychomycosis caused by Trichophyton rubrum: treatment with photodynamic therapy based on methylene blue dye
Achievable rates optimization for broadcast channels using finite size constellations under transmission constraints
Atherosclerotic pattern of coronary myocardial bridging assessed with CT coronary angiography
The aim of our study was to evaluate the atherosclerotic pattern of patients with coronary myocardial bridging (MB) by means of CT Coronary Angiography (CT-CA). 254 consecutive patients (166 male, mean age 58.6 ± 10.3) who underwent 64-slice CT-CA according to current clinical indications were reviewed for the presence of MB and concomitant segmental atherosclerotic pattern. Coronary plaques were assessed in all patients enrolled. 73 patients (29%) presented single (90%) or multiple (10%) MB, frequently (93%) localized in the mid-distal left anterior descending artery. The MB segment was always free of atherosclerosis. Segments proximal to the MB presented: no atherosclerotic disease (n = 37), positive remodeling (n = 23), 50% stenoses (n = 7). Distal segments presented a different atherosclerosis pattern (P < 0.0001): absence of disease (n = 73), no significant lesions (n = 8). No significant differences were found between segments proximal to MB and proximal coronary segments apart from left main trunk. Pattern of atherosclerotic lesions located in segments 6 and 7 significantly differs between patients with MB and patients without MB (P < 0.05). CT-CA is a reliable method to non-invasively demonstrate MB and related atherosclerotic pattern. CT-CA provides new insight regarding atherosclerosis distribution in segments close to MB
Noninvasive assessment of the carotid and cerebrovascular atherosclerotic plaques by multidetector CT in type-2 diabetes mellitus patients with transient ischemic attack or stroke
Dietary exposure to pesticide residues from foods of plant origin and drinks in Lebanon
Erratum
Corrected citationZeina AR, Slobodin G, Naschitz JE, Loberman Z, Barmeir E. Isolated periaortitis: Clinical and imaging characteristics. Vasc Health Risk Manag. 2007;3(6):1083&ndash;1086. NoteDr Gleb Slobodin was incorrectly cited as S Gleb in the original publication.Read the original articl
Pedunculated hepatic focal nodular hyperplasia: A case report and review of the literature
Perforation of the gallbladder into the abdominal wall: A rare manifestation of biliary disease
A 54-year-old man was admitted to our surgery department complaining of right upper quadrant abdominal pain. The working diagnosis of acute cholecystitis was based on the clinical picture, laboratory tests, and ultrasound findings. Because of the uncommon course of the disease, computed abdominal tomography was performed, showing multiple stones in the anterior abdominal wall. On surgery, the fistula, containing stones and pus connecting the gallbladder and the abdominal wall muscles, was found