Boye Johannessen

Six of 8 surgeons were from Kenya. The mean precourse test score was 25 (range 21-30) compared to a mean postcourse test score of 40 (range 37-45, p less then 0.005). All participants significantly improved their scores, with a mean improvement of 16 points (range 10-23). DISCUSSION Otolaryngologists are uniquely equipped to learn head and neck…[Read more]

In Phase 2, where the patients performed goal-oriented tasks in a semi-asynchronous mode, the effects of the FES existence type and adaptive learning on task performance were evaluated. The results showed that adaptive learning significantly increased the accuracy, and the accuracy after applying adaptive learning under the No-FES condition…[Read more]

An enterocele is a peritoneal herniation through or into the vagina, typically as a posterior enterocele, which develops in the rectovaginal space (pouch of Douglas or cul-de-sac). An anterior enterocele in the vesicovaginal space is a rare condition, but a possible complication after cystectomy or hysterectomy. Herein, we report a rare case of…[Read more]

Decreased CDKN1A expression at mRNA (p = 0.02) and protein levels (p = 0.02) were associated with short overall survival and were independent predictors of prognosis (p less then 0.01 and less then 0.05 respectively). CDKN1A expression status is a prognostic biomarker independent of tumor stage. CDKN1A immunohistochemistry may be used to identify…[Read more]