Vol. 71 No. 5 (2016)

Published: 2016-05-01

Clinical Sciences

Randomized clinical trial comparing lumbar percutaneous hydrodiscectomy with lumbar open microdiscectomy for the treatment of lumbar disc protrusions and herniations

Alexandre Fogaça Cristante, Ivan Diasda Rocha, Raphael MartusMarcon, Tarcísio Eloy Pessoade Barros Filho

276-280
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The serum matrix metalloproteinase-9 level is an independent predictor of recurrence after ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation

Gang Wu, Shun Wang, Mian Cheng, Bin Peng, Jingjun Liang, He Huang, Xuejun Jiang, Lizhi Zhang, Bo Yang, Yongmei Cha, Hong Jiang, Congxin Huang

251-256
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Efficacy and safety of a NiTi CAR 27 compression ring for end-to-end anastomosis compared with conventional staplers: A real-world analysis in Chinese colorectal cancer patients

Zhenhai Lu, Jianhong Peng, Cong Li, Fulong Wang, Wu Jiang, Wenhua Fan, Junzhong Lin, Xiaojun Wu, Desen Wan, Zhizhong Pan

264-270
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Is the difference in the volume of the pharyngeal space, as measured by acoustic pharyngometry, before and after tonsillectomy proportional to the volume of the excised tonsils?

Renata C. Di Francesco, Mariana Schmidt Kreibich

285-290
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The urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio is a reliable indicator for evaluating complications of chronic kidney disease and progression in IgA nephropathy in China

Lu Huan, Luo Yuezhong, Wang Chao, Tu HaiTao

243-250
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The relationship between serum albumin levels and 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring recordings in non-diabetic essential hypertensive patients

Elbis Ahbap, Tamer Sakaci, Ekrem Kara, Tuncay Sahutoglu, Yener Koc, Taner Basturk, Mustafa Sevinc, Cuneyt Akgol, Arzu O. Kayalar, Zuhal A. Ucar, Feyza Bayraktar, Abdulkadir Unsal

257-263
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Pleural effusion adenosine deaminase: a candidate biomarker to discriminate between Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacterial infections of the pleural space

Ruolin Li, Junli Wang, Xinfeng Wang, Maoshui Wang

271-275
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Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma: Brazilian survey

Helma P. Cotrim, Claudia P. Oliveira, Henrique Sérgio M. Coelho, Mario R. Alvares-da-Silva, Leticia Nabuco, Edison Roberto Parise, Claúdia Ivantes, Ana LC Martinelli, João Galizzi-Filho, Flair J. Carrilho

281-284
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Basic Research

Effect of a gel containing pilocarpine on vaginal atrophy in castrated rats

Cristina A. de Sousa-Lages, Lívio P. de Deus-Lages, Gabriela V. de Sousa, Adinaide C. de Moura-Leal, Airton Mendes Conde Júnior, Danylo Rafhael Costa-Silva, Maria da Conceição Barros-Oliveira, Carine Soares Borges, Carla Solange Escórcio-Dourado, Fabiane A. Sampaio, Lívio C. Cunha-Nunes, Benedito B. da-Silva

291-294
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Vol. 71 No. 5 (2016)

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