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Tuberculosis
New data from Yonsei University illuminate research in tuberculosis
September 16th, 2008
"Case series retrospective review. To present the treatment guideline for spinal diseases in pregnant women," scientists in Seoul, South Korea report. "Treatment for spinal diseases in pregnant women is a special clinical challenge because of complex medical and surgical clinical problems. We retrospectively reviewed 10 patients who underwent surgery for spinal diseases, who were diagnosed during pregnancy at our hospital from February 1992 to October 2005. Six patients had herniated lumbar discs, 3 patients had spinal tumors, and 1 patient had spinal tuberculosis. Five patients with HLDs underwent partial hemilaminectomy and discectomy during pregnancy and maintained...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-09-16)
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