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This prospective, randomized controlled trial was undertaken to evaluate the effect of tube decompression of the stomach after surgical procedure on the digestive tract. One hundred and nine patients were randomly allocated to postoperative treatment with (57 patients) or without (52 patients)

We experienced 13 cases (29.8 ± 7.0 years) of mumps meningitis and 365 cases of adult aseptic meningitis during 11 years from 2004 to 2014. A small epidemic of mumps occurred for 3-4 years, and the incidence rate of adult mumps meningitis coincided with the epidemic without seasonal fluctuation.

Cranial radiation therapy (CRT) is used to treat a wide range of malignant and benign conditions and is associated with a unique set of risks and complications. Early complications from CRT include fatigue, skin reaction, alopecia, headaches, anorexia, nausea/vomiting, exacerbation of neurologic

BACKGROUND Total body irradiation followed by bone marrow transplantation is well established as a part of the conditioning regimen in high dose therapy. The immediate tolerance of fractionated total body irradiation (FTBI) was investigated prospectively. METHODS From January 1995 to December 1998

Thirty-one selected patients with various haematological malignancies who received a 10 Gy-4 h total body irradiation (TBI) at the Institut Gustave Roussy 24 h before high dose cyclophosphamide for bone marrow transplantation, were prospectively evaluated for gastrointestinal symptoms, body