Context and objective: Treatment for adrenal insufficiency (AI) remains suboptimal. Despite glucocorticoid replacement, patients with AI have reduced life expectancy and quality of life. This study aimed to describe the ...

Background: This study compares the preferences of Dutch orthopaedic surgeons for different diagnostic modalities in performing tarsal fusions versus consensus, evidence or expert opinion reported in the literature. Methods: ...

Objective: Whether an association between oral levothyroxine use, leading to supraphysiological exposure of the colon to thyroid hormones, and risk of colorectal cancer exists in humans is unclear. We therefore aimed to ...

Acquired auricular deformities may diminish facial esthetics and cause psychological distress. The aim of this article is to provide an overview of the type of injuries and applied reconstructive techniques in a large ...

Introduction: Large practice variation exists in mode of delivery after cesarean section, suggesting variation in implementation of contemporary guidelines. We aim to evaluate this practice variation and to what extent ...

Literary memoirs of illness are often invoked as valuable sources of medical and psychological insight. The epistemological value of such ‘autopathographies’, however, remains a matter of dispute in extant research: do ...

Objectives Suspected transient ischaemic attack (TIA) necessitates an urgent neurological consultation and a rapid start of antiplatelet therapy to reduce the risk of early ischaemic stroke following a TIA. Guidelines for ...