Fibrovascular polyp of the oropharynx.

Fibrovascular polyps are benign but rare tumours of the upper digestive tract. In most of the cases reported to date, fibrovascular polyps have originated from the oesophagus or hypopharynx. In 85-90 percent of these rep...

Emil von Behring (1854-1917): Medicine's first Nobel laureate.

Single-dose periarticular steroid infiltration for pain management in total knee arthroplasty: a prospective, double-blind, randomised controlled trial.

Post total knee replacement pain control using parenteral opioids results in significant side effects like nausea and vomiting. Periarticular injections are used to control pain without these side effects. This study aim...

Knowledge of osteoporosis and its related risk factors among nursing professionals.

Knowledge about osteoporosis and its related risk factors may be lacking among nurses in Singapore. The objective of this study was to assess the various aspects related to nurses' knowledge and attitudes regarding osteo...

Use of Ankaferd Blood Stopper for controlling actively bleeding fundal varices.

Variceal bleeding is one of the most important and life-threatening complications of portal hypertension. Although less common than oesophageal varices that have a lower frequency of bleeding, gastric varices tend to res...