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International Journal of Clinical Medicine is a peer reviewed journal dedicated to the latest advancements of clinical medicine. The goal of this journal is to serve as a resource for dissemination of state-of-the-art research and educational material within the field of clinical medicine. All manuscripts submitted to…
Dalitso Segula, Tanya Nikolova, Eileen Marks, Lakshminarayan Ranganath, Vinita Mishra
Context: Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is commonly associated with reduced bone mineral density (BMD) presenting with osteoporosis, increasing the risk of bone fragility fractures in these patients. Bisphosphonates , due to their anti-resorptive action ,…
Prosper O. U. Adogu, Echendu D. Adinma, Victor I. Onyiaorah, Chika F. Ubajaka
The essential elements of the rape crime are sexual penetration, force, and the lack of consent. The prevalence of rape worldwide has been reported to be a staggering 20%. In Nigeria, most victims of rape will elect to remain silent about the experience, beca…
Samuel A. Essoun, Samuel Debrah
Internal hernia is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction. We present a case of 43-year-old woman without any prior surgical history who was referred as a case of obstructed para-umbilical hernia from a satellite clinic. The objective is to highlight the occu…
Nagui Ross
Endometriosis of the groin is a rare condition, with only 40 cases reported in literature. We here present 2 cases of this rare condition presented in the Shouldice Clinic, Thornhill, Ontario, Canada .
Robert Bendavid, Wendy Lou, Andreas Koch, Vladimir Iakovlev
Purpose: The ubiquitous use of synthetic materials in hernia surgery has brought about a new clinical syndrome: Surreptitious Irreversible Neuralgia (SIN). It is surreptitious because it is of slow onset, unsuspected and enigmatic to clinicians; irreversible…
Robert Charles Wright, Robert James Wright
PURPOSE: To investigate the pattern of occurrence of inguinal neuritis in recurrent inguinal her nia. We hypothesize that neuritis will occur in more nerves with a wider distribution than in primary repair. METHODS: Retrospective chart review of thirty consec…
U. Klinge, Andreas Koch, D. Weyhe, Enrico Nicolo, R. Bendavid, Anette Fiebeler
Purpose:Evaluation of hernia therapies according to the current rules of Evidence Based Medicine is widely reduced to results of RCTs or meta-analyses. RCTs have been accepted as a most important tool to confirm a superior effect of an intervention. Unfortuna…
Nick Zavras, Alexia Christou, Evangelos Misiakos, Christos Salakos, Anestis Charalampopoulos, Dimitrios Schizas, Anastasios Machairas
Inguinal hernia repairs in one of the most common surgical procedures in the pediatric population. Its diagnosis is made easily and the repair is usually performed by open surgery and with low complications rates. However, a substantial number of topics conce…
Robert Bendavid
The intended purpose of hernia societies is being lost. Originally, they were meant to be a venue for the dissemination of basic science, knowledge and sharing of acquired research, experiences by surgeons with the ultimate aim of improving a patient’s lot. I…
Ljubomir S. Kovachev
Purpose: The anatomic region through which most inguinal hernias emerge is overcrowded by various anatomical structures with intricate relationships. This is reflected by the wide range of anatomic interpretations. Material and Methods: A prospective anatomic…
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