BACKGROUND Although rare, microbial contamination of culture dishes occasionally occurs
in our IVF/ICSI programme. Despite stringent culture conditions and the use of medium …

BACKGROUND Pharmaceutical advertisements are an important means of bringing drug
information to physicians. Most advertisements are intended only to raise awareness, though …

Acute embolic renal infarction is an entity that is often misdiagnosed as a renal calculus
because of similar presenting symptoms. This leads to delay in the initiation of treatment and to …

Intramuscular lipomas of the extremities are most often found in the thighs and shoulders.
They are usually painless, but described herein is a case of extreme leg pain that was …

… The authors thank Dr. S. Panzer and his colleagues in the Department of Transfusion-Medicine,
University of Vienna, for performing the tests for antiplatelet antibodies and Dr. GJ Krejs …

Letters to the Editor this study micronized DHEA is administered orally 2 months prior to
ovarian stimulation in patients with unexplained infertility and with a previous poor response to …

Leg pain may be a presenting symptom of intra-abdominal disease. I report a case of
subcutaneous emphysema of the thigh that was a complication of diverticular perforation and …

Background Mammalian oocytes acquire competence to be fertilized during meiotic maturation.
The protein kinase CDC2 plays a pivotal role in several key maturation events, in part …

Diagnosis and treatment of apparent deep venous thrombosis in a patient with spinal cord
injury can be difficult. Heterotopic ossification in the paralyzed limbs of such patients can …

Systemic disorders associated with kidney stones include gout, hyperparathyroidism,
sarcoidosis, and inflammatory bowel disease, as well as a wide range of renal and metabolic …