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Medicina, Volume 49, Issue 5

May 2013 - 7 articles

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Plasma Homocysteine, Folic Acid, and Vitamin B12 Levels in Patients With Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome, Pseudoexfoliation Glaucoma, and Normotensive Glaucoma

  • Fatih Mehmet Türkcü,
  • Özlem Gürbüz Köz,
  • Alper Yarangümeli,
  • Veysi Öner and
  • Gülcan Kural
Medicina2013, 49(5), 34;https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina49050034

4 June 2013

Objective. The aim of this study was to evaluate the levels of plasma homocysteine (Hcy), vitamin B12, and folic acid in patients with pseudoexfoliation glaucoma (PEXG), pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PEXS), PEXS plus normotensive glaucoma (NTG). Materi...

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Comparison of Long-Term Results After Nephron-Sparing Surgery and Radical Nephrectomy in Treating 4- to 7-cm Renal Cell Carcinoma

  • Daimantas Milonas,
  • Giedrius Skulčius,
  • Ruslanas Baltrimavičius,
  • Stasys Auškalnis,
  • Marius Kinčius,
  • Aivaras Matjošaitis,
  • Inga Gudinavičienė,
  • Giedrė Smailytė and
  • Mindaugas Jievaltas
Medicina2013, 49(5), 36;https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina49050036

4 June 2013

Objective. The aim of our study was to compare long-term oncological outcomes following nephron-sparing surgery (NSS) and radical nephrectomy (RN) for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) 4 to 7 cm in diameter. Material and Methods. The study included patient...

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Possible Predisposing Factors for Late Intraocular Lens Dislocation After Routine Cataract Surgery

  • Lina Krėpštė,
  • Loreta Kuzmienė,
  • Arūnas Miliauskas and
  • Ingrida Janulevičienė
Medicina2013, 49(5), 37;https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina49050037

4 June 2013

Objective. The aim of this study was to evaluate possible risk factors for late intraocular lens (IOL) dislocation after routine cataract surgery. Material and Methods. A retrospective analysis of medical records of all the patients who were treated...

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Does Illness Perception Explain Quality of Life of Patients With Prostate Cancer?

  • Aušra Mickevičienė,
  • Giedrius Vanagas,
  • Mindaugas Jievaltas and
  • Albertas Ulys
Medicina2013, 49(5), 38;https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina49050038

4 June 2013

Background. It is licely that illness perceptions can explain variations in quality of life of patients with prostate cancer across different treatment methods and stages. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine if illness perception can ex...

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The Most Important Throat-Related Symptoms Suggestive of Chronic Tonsillitis as the Main Indication for Adult Tonsillectomy

  • Rūta Pribuišienė,
  • Alina Kuzminienė,
  • Valdas Šarauskas,
  • Viktoras Šaferis,
  • Kipras Pribuišis and
  • Ieva Rastenienė
Medicina2013, 49(5), 35;https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina49050035

5 May 2013

Background and Objective. The literature lacks data about the evaluation of throatrelated symptoms proving chronic tonsillitis as the most common indication for adult tonsillectomy. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the most important th...

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An Extremely Rare Case of Glioblastoma Multiforme of the Spinal Cord

  • Goda Randakevičienė,
  • Rymantė Gleiznienė,
  • Algidas Basevičius and
  • Saulius Lukoševičius
Medicina2013, 49(5), 39;https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina49050039

5 May 2013

Being the most common glial cell tumor of the adult brain, primary glioblastoma multiforme is an extremely rare but excessively devastating condition of the spinal cord. It presents with indistinctive magnetic resonance imaging findings, so the diagn...

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Proteasomes and Proteasomal Gene Polymorphism in Association with Inflammation and Various Diseases

  • Živilė Žemeckienė,
  • Astra Vitkauskienė,
  • Tatjana Sjakste,
  • Brigita Šitkauskienė and
  • Raimundas Sakalauskas
Medicina2013, 49(5), 33;https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina49050033

5 May 2013

A proteasome, a multicatalytic protein complex, is a central particle of the ubiquitinproteasome proteolytic pathway in all eukaryotic cells. Through the degradation of most intracellular proteins, proteasomes play a significant role in cell processe...

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