Interstitial lung diseaseConnective tissue diseaseIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisAcute exacerbationFlow chart of included patientsdoi:10.1186/s12890-019-0960-1Mengshu CaoJian ShengXiaohua QiuDandan WangDongmei WangYang WangYonglong XiaoHourong CaiBMC Pulmonary Medicine...
Flow chart of the classification of patients with connective tissue disease (CTD). CTD patients were classified based on the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), anti- cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP) antibody positivity, and clinical characteristics. Group 1 consists of patients who fulfilled th...
tissue. Care was taken not to perforate the buccal gingiva so as to avoid compromising the blood supply in that region. An envelope of full thickness pouch and tunnel was thus created using tunneling knives number 1 and 2 (Hu-Friedy, Chicago, Illinois, USA). CTG for the control site was ...
The occlusion of portal branches to a part of the liver of the rabbit leads to a progressive and ultimately complete atrophy of the parenchyma in the region deprived of portal blood, and to hypertrophy of the rest of the hepatic tissue w... Rous,P. - 《Journal of Experimental Medicine》 ...
These findings suggest that the combined clinic did have a significant impact on patient management in terms of diagnosing complex connective tissue diseases such as LE, SS and scleroderma, and promptly initiating appropriate, advanced therapies. Patient survey results (Table 2) showed that 84% of ...
Furthermore, with the advancement of implantology, the importance of soft tissue (ST) has been increasing [2]. A review carried out by Thoma et al. [3] concluded that ST augmentation results in less recession of the mid-buccal mucosa and increased mucosa thickness. The union of ST around...
periodontal plastic surgery;gingival recession;connective tissue graft;maxillary tuberosity;leukocyte and platelet-rich fibrin 1. Introduction Gingival recession (GR) is the displacement of the gingival margin apical to the cemento-enamel junction (CEJ) [1], with a prevalence ranging from 40% to 100...