BACKGROUND: Patients with non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer with an intermediate or
high risk need adjuvant intravesical therapy after surgery. Based largely on meta-analyses of …

Objective: To assess the effect of a combined exercise and motivation program on the
compliance and level of disability of patients with chronic and recurrent low back pain. Design: A …

PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS AFTER TRANSPLANTATION OF PARTIALLY PU... :
Transplantation PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS AFTER TRANSPLANTATION OF …

Background and Purpose. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the mode of
teaching exercises (use of brochures versus therapist teaching) affects whether patients …

Purpose: This study was designed to evaluate whether neoadjuvant therapy is a risk factor
for anastomotic leakage after rectal cancer surgery. Methods: A retrospective review of 220 …

Introduction Identifying the optimal treatment for anal fistula has been challenging. Since
first reported in 2007, the ligation of the intersphincteric fistula tract (LIFT) procedure has …

Purpose To develop a valid and reliable examination to assess the technical proficiency of
family medicine residents' performance of minor surgical office procedures. Method A multi-…

Discussion LGV is an emerging and significant public health concern in western Europe
and recently in Canada. 1, 2 It is a sexually transmitted infection caused by Chlamydia …

Discussion Appendiceal diverticulitis was first described in 1893 by Kelynack. 1 As with all
intestinal diverticula, appendiceal diverticula can be classified as congenital or acquired. The …

Colorectal cancer, with its high incidence and significant morbidity and mortality, remains one
of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Primary prevention of colorectal …