To the Editor:Esophageal atresia(EA)is the most common congenital abnormality of the esophagus.In 70%to 90%of those born with EA,a tracheoesophageal fistula(TEF)co-occurs.Since Vogt[1]recognized and classified the typ...
To the Editor:Temporal depression is characterized by height difference between temporal concavity and lateral projection of the zygomatic arch.The aim of correction of temporal depression is to decrease the height di...
INTRODUCTIONSymmastia is defined as the medial confluence of both breasts or unification of the breasts by soft tissue on the sternum rendering them inseparable. It was first described in the plastic surgery literatur...
This study was supported by a grant from the Natural Science Foundation ofNingbo, Zhejiang (No. 2011A610036).
Background Although most patients with tetralogy of Fallot undergo radical repair during infancy and childhood,patients that remain undiagnosed and untreated until adulthood can still be treated.This study aimed to ev...
Background Many investigators advocate anterior release combined with halo-femoral traction and posterior fusion when treating stiff thoracic curves in patient with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). But the ant...
Background Galectin-3 is the most recently identified advanced glycosylation end products (AGEs) binding protein.This study aimed to investigate the effects of AGEs and rosiglitazone on the expression and secretion of...
Background Lesions at coronary bifurcations always are a big challenge for interventionists even with the advent ofdrug eluting stents (DES).Even as more clinical trials are published,operators still can not confirm t...
Background It is unclear whether a laser epithelial keratomileusis (LASEK) has any significant advantage over a photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) for correcting myopia. We undertook this meta-analysis of randomize...
The rationale for using albumin in the critically ill intensive care unit (ICU) patient showing hypoalbuminemia is to increase colloid oncotic pressure (COP) to prevent extravasation of fluid from the intra- to th...
Background This study investigated the relationship between the height of osteotomy and the correction of the kyphotic angle during posterior closing wedge osteotmy with instrumentation and the spinal osteotomy with c...