Background: The papillary thyroid carcinoma is the most common cancer among well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma. Exposure to environmental radiation adn edical X-Ray can be considered as an iportant risk factor. The aim of the study to evaluate the prevalence of papillary thyroid carcinoma among patien...
Abstract Background Bursectomy consists of surgically removing the peritoneal lining covering the pancreas and the anterior plane of the transverse mesocolon during gastrectomy. However, there are little data to indicate whether bursectomy has a clinical benefit. Objective The objective of this study w...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Several recent randomized clinical trials have evaluated hypofractionated regimens against conventionally fractionated EBRT and shown similar effectiveness with conflicting toxicity results. The current view regarding hypofractionation compared to conventional EBRT among North Ame...
Abstract This study aims to evaluate tissue healing efficacy in burn patients treated with 1% silver sulfadiazine versus other treatments. This is a systematic literature review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials performed according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and...
Abstract Background: The choice of a mechanical (MP) or biological prosthesis (BP) for patients with valvular heart disease undergoing replacement is still not a consensus. Objective: We aimed to determine the clinical outcomes of MP or BP placement in those patients. Methods: We conducted a systemati...
Introdução: Em dois estudos prévios, avaliou-se a qualidade
dos ensaios clínicos aleatórios (ECAs) com a participação
de pelo menos um cirurgião plástico, em dois períodos:
1966 a 2003 e 2004 a 2008. O objetivo é avaliar a evolução da
qualidade das publicações de ECAs por cirurgiões plás...