The use of alkylating agents has been reported to be a cause of secondary leukemia particularly
in patients surviving for 2 years or more after treatment of ovarian carcinoma. The risk of …

… Hamdan and Sharara contributed equally to all aspects of this work and should both be …
by endoscopic evidence of esophagitis or by 24-h pH monitoring were included in this study. …

Figure 1A. Edematous dermatomyositis in a 78-year-old woman. A. Non-pitting edema seen
on presentation. B and C. Biopsy of the left deltoid muscle revealing perifascicular muscle …

Materials and Methods In May 2014, a 12-year-old patient presented to the dental clinic for
an orthodontic consultation. The clinical examination revealed a retained primary mandibular …

OBJECTIVES: Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are associated with an increased risk of bone
fractures. This study sought to evaluate the effect of PPIs on biochemical markers of calcium …

Methods: Cross-sectional study of asymptomatic subjects undergoing screening
colonoscopy. A detailed dietary and social questionnaire was completed on all participants. A …

Background Current treatment of Helicobacter pylori consists of three or four drugs for 7–14
days with important associated cost and adverse events. Aims This study compared efficacy …

BACKGROUND In resource-limited countries, risk stratification can be used to optimize
colorectal cancer screening. Few prospective risk prediction models exist for advanced …

BACKGROUND & AIMS:: We assessed the temporal relationship between abdominal pain
and elevation in liver function tests (LFTs) in patients with acute symptomatic …

… pylori infection (Table 2), this is, to our best knowledge, the first study to prospectively
evaluate the efficacy of H. pylori eradication with a standard-dose versus low-dose triple regimen …