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The role of positron emission tomography in mediastinal staging of patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

OBJECTIVE: To examine the diagnostic accuracy of positron emission tomography/computed tomography in evaluating the mediastinum of patients with non-small cell lung cancer compared to histopathology results. METHODS: The prospective study was conducted at the Department of Thoracic Surgery of the Pulmonary Hospital in Zakopane, Poland, from September 2008 to August 2012 and comprised patients with radiologically-suspected lung cancer. All patients underwent histological verification by either mediastinoscopy alone or thoracotomy with mediastinal lymphanedectomy. Computed tomography and positr…

Geometric morphometrics: does the appearance of the septal aperture depend on the shape of ulnar processes?

Many theories have been suggested to explain the etiology of septal apertures (SA) of the humerus. The influence of genes, the size of ulnar processes, joint laxity, and bone robusticity, have been discussed; however, the problem has not yet been solved. The main aim of this study was to examine the influence of ulnar and humeri shape on septal aperture formation, using geometric morphometric analyses. Skeletal material from an early-mediaeval cemetery located in Western Poland was used. The material comprised two groups: (1) ulnae and humeri with septal apertures, (2) ulnae and humeri without…

Survey on appropriateness of use of nimesulide in nine European countries.

BACKGROUND: Appropriateness of use is a key factor in safeguarding patient's health as well as a product's therapeutic properties. This paper presents the results of a survey conducted in nine European countries to verify the appropriateness of use of nimesulide in patients with inflammatory pain. METHODS: Computer-aided telephone interviews were administered to 1,277 nimesulide-prescribing general practitioners in Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, and Slovakia, covering an estimated 31,719 patients. The interview questionnaire collected information …

Laparoscopic and Laparoscopy-Assisted Resection of Enteric Duplication Cysts in Children.

INTRODUCTION: Enteric duplication (ED) cysts are rare. The commonness of ultrasonographic investigation contributes to an earlier diagnosis … D, treated in the Department of Pediatric Surgery, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland, within the period from January 2012 to September 2014. RESULTS: Excision of cysts without bowel resection was performed in five children with IC and IL duplications. Laparoscopic excision was performed in two children with IC duplication; in the o …

Severe hyperparathyroidism in patient with right thyroid hemiagenesis.

OBJECTIVES: Pharmacotherapy with vitamin K antagonists (VKA) and low-molecular-weight heparins (LMWH) is a major cost driver in the treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE). Major representatives of anticoagulants in Europe include: acenocoumarol and warfarin (VKA), enoxaparin, dalteparin, nadroparin, reviparin, parnaparin and bemiparin (LMWH). Aim of this report is to measure and critically assess the utilization of anticoagulants and other resources used in the out-patient treatment of VTE in Poland. To confront the findings with available scientific evidence on pharmacological and clinical…

[The influence of age, place of living, education and number of earlier pregnancies on attendance of pregnant women to screening tests--questionnaire study].

UNLABELLED: The aim of this study was to assess attendance at the screening programme in pregnancy and the influence of age, number of past pregnancies, level of education and place of residence on the attendance. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Our study was performed on the basis of an anonymous questionnaire handed out 543 women aged 16-45, on the third day of their puerperal, in one of the five obstetric wards in southern Poland. The questionnaire contained questions about participation in recommended for pregnant women screening tests such as: fasting blood glucose level measurement, oral glucose …

Thymoma and thymic carcinoma in children and adolescents: a report from the European Cooperative Study Group for Pediatric Rare Tumors (EXPeRT).

BACKGROUND: Thymomas and thymic carcinomas belong to a group of thymic epithelial tumours arising from the anterior mediastinum and, are ext … e of the cooperating national rare paediatric tumour working groups from France, Italy, Germany and Poland. RESULTS: Sixteen children with thymoma, median age 11years and 20 patients with thymic carcinoma, median age 14years were enrolled into study. At diagnosis complete primary resection was possible in 11 patients with thymoma and one with thymic car …

Intranasal glucocorticosteroids - not only in allergic rhinitis In the 40th anniversary of intranasal glucocorticosteroids' introduction.

It has been 40 years since Niels Mygind's publication in British Medical Journal on intranasal application of beclomethasone dipropionate ae … late phase of allergic reaction. At the moment the following glucocorticosteroids are registered in Poland: beclomethasone, budesonide, fluticasone propionate, fluticasone furoate, and mometasone furoate. Furoates earn special attention as their lateral furoate ester chain makes the molecules highly lipophilic, and hence easily absorbed by nasal mucous m …

Epidemiology, clinical history and microbiology of peritonsillar abscess.

The purpose of this investigation was to explore the epidemiology, clinical history and microbiology of peritonsillar abscess (PTA). A retrospective review of PTA cases treated at the Department of Otolaryngology, Regional Specialist Hospital in Radom, Poland between 1st October 2003 and 30th September 2013 was undertaken. A total of 111 PTA patients were admitted. The study population consisted of 57.7 % males and 42.3 % females, with an average age of 31.0 (range 5-78) years. Smokers comprised 22.0 % of the study group. The seasonal variation of PTA was statistically insignificant (p = 0.45)…

The state of measles and rubella in the WHO European Region, 2013.

Measles and rubella persist in the World Health Organization European Region despite long-standing and widespread use of vaccines against th … in three patients were aged 20 years and older. For 2013, almost all rubella cases were reported by Poland (n = 38,585; 98%). High population immunity and high-quality surveillance are the cornerstones to eliminate measles and rubella. Without sustained political commitment and accelerated action by Member States and partners, the elimination of measles …

[Risk of occupational infections caused by Borrelia burgdorferi among forestry workers and farmers].

BACKGROUND: The aim of the work was to analyze the incidence of infection with Borrelia burgdorferi in forestry workers and farmers, major g … ificant. The species, such as B. spielmanii and B. bavariensis, which have not yet been reported in Poland, are significant etiologic agents of Lyme disease. CONCLUSION: The risk of occupational exposure to the B. burgdorferi infection is high for foresters and farmers, and the infection with spirochetes is frequently confirmed on the basis of positive …

Enterotoxigenic Clostridium perfringens infection and pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Clostridium difficile is the major cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea and is the most well known bacterial pathoge … ing pediatric IBD patients in the Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition in Warsaw, Poland. All of the patients were diagnosed according to the Porto criteria. There were two control groups: (1) non-IBD patients that were suspected for bacterial diarrhea and (2) healthy children. Stool samples were collected on the day of admission. C. pe …

Exploring quality of life in Italian patients with rare disease: a computer-aided content analysis of illness stories.

The present study used a narrative-based approach to identify common themes that characterized the illness experience and quality of life of patients affected by rare disease (RD). Textual data were comprised of illness stories written by 32 adult Italian patients (eight men and 24 women), with the following RD diagnoses: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (n = 12), anorectal atresia (n = 4), Poland syndrome (n = 4), and idiopathic pulmonary hypertension (n = 12). Computer-aided content analysis was performed to detect the main themes (cluster analysis) and latent factors (correspondence analysis) …

Lung cancer in situs inversus totalis (SIT)--literature review.

We present 21 studies of cases of lung cancer in patients with situs inversus totalis (SIT) published worldwide. The first case was described in 1952. Thirteen patients were from Japan, 4 from Eastern Europe, including 2 Polish cases from the authors` center (Department of Thoracic Surgery, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Poland), 2 from Western Asia, 1 from the U.S. and 1 from Australia. Male patients (20/21) as well as left-sided lung cancer cases (14/21) and squamous cell carcinoma cases (8/21) dominated in the entire group. Thirteen patients underwent surgical treatment. There w…

[Congenital chloride diarrhea mimicking meconium ileus in newborn].

Congenital chloride diarrhoea is a rare autosomal recessive disease and the diagnosis is frequently delayed. The disease is most common in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait 1:3200-13 000 births, Finland - 1:30 000-40 000, and in Poland - 1:200 000. Congenital chloride diarrhoea begins in fetal life. The main clinical sign is watery diarrhea that in utero leads to dilated bowel loops, polyhydramnios and often premature birth. Newborns have distended abdomens, absence of meconium, dilated bowel loops in ultrasonography and watery diarrhea which can sometimes be mistaken for urine. The absence of meconium …

Cytological picture of the oral mucosa in patients with gastric and colon cancer.

The incidence of malignant gastrointestinal cancers in Poland has been constantly growing, which has led to an intensification of the search for new markers of the early clinical stage of this disease. The oral cavity,as the first part of the gastrointestinal tract, has a very important role. The oral cavity presents symptoms of both typically stomatological and systemic diseases. Oral cancers, benign or malignant, may originate and grow in any of the tissues of the mouth, and within this small area they may be of varied clinical, histological and biological features. These can be lesions typi…

Prevalence and correlates of insomnia in a polish sample of alcohol-dependent patients.

BACKGROUND: Insomnia is an important symptom in alcohol-dependent patients because it may persist despite abstinence and predispose to relapse to drinking. The goal of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence and clinical correlates of insomnia in a sample of 302 alcohol-dependent patients admitted to treatment programs in Poland. METHODS: Participants were mostly men (73.8%) with a mean (SD) age of 43.5 (9.7) years. Insomnia in the past 1 month was assessed using a total score of 6 or higher on the Athens Insomnia Scale. RESULTS: Insomnia affected 62.9% of patients, and delayed slee…

Лайм боррелиоз.

Lime borreliosis — инфекционная болезнь, вызванная спирохетальными бактериями Borrelia burdorferi sensu lato, которая передается Ixodes spp. клещами. Несколько геноспециалов борелия бурдорфери патогенны для людей. Эндемические области заболевания в Европе включают: Скандинавию, Восточную Европу, Австрию, Германию, Словению. В Польше число зарегистрированных случаев возросло с 1996 года, и значительное большинство всех случаев диагностируется в провинциях Подласи и Вармиа-Мазурия. Самый ранний симптом боррелиоз Лайма - характерная кожная сыпь, эритема мигрень. Если не лечиться, это может повлия

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Lyme borreliosis is an infectious disease caused by spirochaetal bacteria, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato , which is transmitted by Ixodes spp. ticks. Several of Borrelia burgdorferi genospecies are pathogenic to humans. Endemic areas of the disease in Europe include: Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, Austria, Germany, Slovenia. In Poland the number of reported …

Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato as activators of the complement system in in vitro model.

INTRODUCTION: The following parameters were analyzed: C5a, which is significant in classical and alternative pathways of the complement syst … yme disease, which was stimulated with three genospecies of spirochetes recognized as pathogenic in Poland and Europe: B. afzelii, B. burgdorferi s.s. and B. garinii. RESULTS: The increase in the level of C5a in the experimental model after in vitro stimulation of whole blood with three genospecies Borrelia can be treated as an indicator of an effective …

Cancer epidemiology in Central, South and Eastern European countries.

AIM: To collect cancer epidemiology data in South Eastern European countries as a basis for potential comparison of their performance in cancer care. METHODS: The South Eastern European Research Oncology Group (SEEROG) collected and analyzed epidemiological data on incidence and mortality that reflect cancer management in 8 countries - Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Poland, Slovakia, and Serbia and Montenegro in the last 20-40 years. RESULTS: The most common cancer type in men in all countries was lung cancer, followed by colorectal and prostate cancer, with the exception of the …