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Evaluation of women with possible appendicitis using technetium-99m leukocyte scan, The authors evaluated the use of technetium-99m albumin colloid white blood cell (TAC-WBC) scan in women with possible appendicitis. One hundred and nine women underwent 110 TAC-WBC scans. One woman had a second scan on a separate admis... | 5 |
Cause of death in an emergency department, A retrospective review was done of 601 consecutive emergency department deaths. Nontrauma causes accounted for 77% of the deaths and this group had an average age of 64 years and a male to female ratio of 1.9:1. Trauma caused 23% of the fatalities and this group had a younger ... | 13 |
Intermittent obstruction of an incarcerated hiatal hernia with a total thoracic stomach, A case of intermittent obstruction of a sliding hiatal hernia is presented. The obstruction occurred when the patient's stomach was totally above the diaphragm. The anatomy of sliding hiatal hernias is discussed. as well as the pre... | 5 |
Excitatory amino acids in the developing brain: ontogeny, plasticity, and excitotoxicity, Besides their role as neurotransmitters. excitatory amino acids (EAAs) in the developing brain are crucially involved in plasticity and excitotoxicity which are modified by their distinct ontogeny. Along with incomplete neuritogen... | 9 |
Anencephaly: clinical determination of brain death and neuropathologic studies, Twelve liveborn anencephalic infants were serially examined to determine if they would meet our clinical criteria for whole brain death within a 7-day period: Protocol 1 infants (6) received intensive care including intubation from birth; a... | 9 |
ACTH therapy in infantile spasms: relationship between dose of ACTH and initial effect or long-term prognosis, The relationship between the dose of ACTH and the initial effect was investigated in 41 children with infantile spasms. More than 0.015 mg (0.6 IU)/kg/day of ACTH was needed for a good initial response of seiz... | 9 |
Gross motor patterns in children with cerebral palsy and spastic diplegia, Rolling. sitting. and crawling patterns were motoscopically analyzed in 72 children with cerebral palsy and spastic diplegia; the relation between these patterns and the severity of the locomotive disability was studied. In rolling. trunk rotati... | 9 |
Dystrophin analysis in the differential diagnosis of autosomal recessive muscular dystrophy of childhood and Duchenne muscular dystrophy, We report 2 patients with childhood autosomal recessive muscular dystrophy. Both patients had slight muscle weakness without enlargement of the calf muscles or involvement of the fac... | 15 |
Cerebellopontine angle lipoma in a teenager, Lipomas of the cerebellopontine angle are very rare lesions. To date. 18 patients have been reported. 17 of whom were adults. A second child is described with cerebellopontine angle lipoma.
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The role of bacterial adherence in otitis media with effusion, Adherence of nontypable Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae to nasopharyngeal epithelial cells was investigated in vitro. Both strains had higher affinity to the epithelial cells of children than to those of adults. In children. the adherenc... | 8 |
Tissue expansion of the head and neck. Indications, technique, and complications, Tissue expansion is indicated in the reconstruction of various defects of the head and neck in instances where there is inadequate adjacent tissue to allow either primary closure of the defect or repair with a local flap. It may also be i... | 22 |
Salivary gland cancer. A case-control investigation of risk factors, Unlike most upper aerodigestive tract cancers. salivary gland cancers are relatively infrequent. are characterized by a diversity of histologic subtypes. and have never been etiologically associated with tobacco exposure. We present the results of a c... | 6 |
Transtympanic endoscopic findings in patients with otitis media with effusion, Using a fine. rigid endoscope (Olympus. SES-1711K). we examined the middle ear. including the tympanic orifice of the eustachian tube. of children with otitis media with effusion (OME) in its active stage (26 ears). in the convalescent stage... | 8 |
Computed tomography of metastatic cervical lymph nodes. A clinical, computed tomographic, pathologic correlative study, A retrospective comparative study of 63 neck dissections was undertaken to evaluate further the accuracy of high-resolution computed tomography (CT) in the detection of nodal metastases. as previous s... | 3 |
Ultrasonic integrated backscatter two-dimensional imaging: evaluation of M-mode guided acquisition and immediate analysis in 55 consecutive patients, We have shown previously that cardiac cycle-dependent integrated backscatter characterizes the physical state of myocardium in patients with ischemic heart disease and ca... | 13 |
Left and right ventricular flows by Doppler echocardiography: serial measurements in patients with aortic regurgitation during exercise, cold pressor stimulation, and vasodilation, To test the practicality of Doppler echocardiography to measure serial change. biventricular outputs were measured in 15 patients with aort... | 13 |
Flow patterns in dilated cardiomyopathy: a pulsed-wave and color flow Doppler study, In 48 patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. pulsed-wave and color Doppler examination were performed. In addition. 14 normal patients served as control subjects. Peak inflow velocity at the level of the mitral valve. middle left ventri... | 13 |
Prevalence of aortic regurgitation by color flow Doppler in relation to aortic root size, To determine whether there is a correlation between aortic root size and the prevalence of aortic regurgitation. we performed color flow Doppler echocardiographic studies on 1015 consecutive patients during a 3-month period. Patie... | 13 |
Two-dimensional echocardiographic features of double outlet left ventricle, In a cyanotic newborn infant. the diagnosis of double outlet left ventricle was made from the two-dimensional echocardiographic examination. The diagnosis was later confirmed at cardiac catheterization and surgery. The parasternal and subcostal... | 13 |
Evolution of the continuity equation in the Doppler echocardiographic assessment of the severity of valvular aortic stenosis, The use of Doppler techniques has greatly enhanced the noninvasive ultrasound technique for evaluation of valvular aortic stenosis. M-mode and two-dimensional echocardiography could not reliably... | 13 |
The determination of aortic valve area by the Gorlin formula: what the cardiac sonographer should know, The application of the Gorlin formula in the cardiac catheterization laboratory is the standard of reference for the determination of aortic valve area. The continuity equation now enables the cardiac sonographer to ... | 13 |
The evaluation of the abdominal aorta: a "how-to" for cardiac sonographers, A thorough evaluation of the abdominal aorta can be readily achieved by use of the standard views of the echocardiographic examination. The ultrasound evaluation of the abdominal aorta represents a logical extension of the standard echocardiogr... | 13 |
Multivariate analysis in the prediction of death in hospital after acute myocardial infarction, Prognostic factors in patients with acute myocardial infarction based on clinical and investigative data on admission were evaluated prospectively in 111 consecutive patients. Seventeen patients (15.3%) died during hospital ... | 13 |
Ischaemic left ventricular failure: evidence of sustained benefit after 18 months' treatment with xamoterol, The long term effects of treatment with xamoterol in 14 patients aged 44-73 with mild to moderate heart failure as a result of ischaemic heart disease are reported. After 18 months' treatment with xamoterol. pat... | 13 |
Geographical clustering of risk factors and lifestyle for coronary heart disease in the Scottish Heart Health Study, A large cross sectional study. the Scottish Heart Health Study. of 10.359 men and women from 22 districts of Scotland was undertaken to try to explain the geographical variation of coronary heart disease... | 13 |
Cardiac catheterisation with 5 French catheters, From the beginning of November 1987 to the end of January 1989. 526 coronary arteriograms and left ventricular angiograms were performed with 5 French coronary catheters. In 448 (85%) patients diagnostic pictures were obtained with three standard types of 5 French cathet... | 13 |
Discrepancies in the measurement of isovolumic relaxation time: a study comparing M mode and Doppler echocardiography, Mitral valve cusp separation on M mode echogram. the mitral valve opening artefact. and the onset of forward transmitral flow recorded by Doppler echocardiography have all been taken to mark the end of... | 13 |
Invasive migration of epidemic Kaposi's sarcoma cells in vitro, Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a low grade malignant neoplasm which shows invasive growth and often occurs in immunosuppressed patients with the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS; epidemic KS). It is also found in elderly men where it is usually limited ... | 3 |
Neutrophil zinc levels in psoriasis and seborrhoeic dermatitis, The median zinc content of neutrophils was significantly reduced in 16 patients with psoriasis in comparison to both normal controls and six patients with seborrhoeic dermatitis (P less than 0.05). This reduction was unrelated to the extent of skin involve... | 16 |
Autologous mixed lymphocyte reaction is reduced in patients with psoriasis, The autologous mixed lymphocyte reaction (auto-MLR) was studied to test the interactions between immunocompetent cells in patients with psoriasis. The auto-MLR in 20 patients with psoriasis was significantly lower than in 16 normal controls. Lo... | 16 |
Pentoxifylline inhibits the proliferation of human fibroblasts derived from keloid, scleroderma and morphoea skin and their production of collagen, glycosaminoglycans and fibronectin, Pentoxifylline. an analogue of the methylxanthine theobromine. inhibits the proliferation and certain biosynthetic activities of fibrobl... | 16 |
Effects of haem arginate on variegate porphyria, Four patients with variegate porphyria (VP) were treated with repeated haem arginate infusions daily for 4 days and then weekly for 4 weeks. After the initial four daily doses of haem arginate (haem 3 mg/kg). the excretion of faecal protoporphyrin (mean 579 nmol/g dry wt... | 16 |
Effects of recombinant human interleukin-3 in aplastic anemia, In a phase I/II study. nine patients with aplastic anemia were treated with recombinant human interleukin-3 (rhIL-3) to assess the toxicity and biologic effects of this multipotential hematopoietic growth factor. Doses ranging from 250 micrograms/m2 to 500 ... | 14 |
Impact of marrow cytogenetics and morphology on in vitro hematopoiesis in the myelodysplastic syndromes: comparison between recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (CSF) and granulocyte-monocyte CSF, Marrow cells from 36 patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) (13 refractory anemia [RA]. 14 refrac... | 14 |
Selective regulation of the activity of different hematopoietic regulatory proteins by transforming growth factor beta 1 in normal and leukemic myeloid cells, The viability of normal bone marrow myeloid precursor cells induced by interleukin-6 (IL-6) or IL-1 alpha and the ability of IL-6 and IL-1 alpha to induce the fo... | 19 |
A specific in vitro bioassay for measuring erythropoietin levels in human serum and plasma, The accurate measurement of biologically active erythropoietin (Ep) in human serum and plasma using present in vivo and in vitro bioassays is difficult because of the presence of both inhibitors and non-Ep stimulators of erythro... | 14 |
Induction of mixed erythroid-megakaryocyte colonies and bipotential blast cell colonies by recombinant human erythropoietin in serum-free culture, The effects of recombinant human erythropoietin (rEp) on murine hematopoietic progenitors were studied using a serum-free culture. A high concentration of rEp stimulated the... | 22 |
Uremic platelets have a functional defect affecting the interaction of von Willebrand factor with glycoprotein IIb-IIIa, Uremic patients have an impaired platelet function that has been related to membrane glycoprotein (GP) abnormalities. Using a perfusion system. we have studied the interaction of normal and uremic pl... | 11 |
Distinct characteristics of lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) cells derived from patients with B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL). A factor in B-CLL serum promotes natural killer cell-like LAK cell growth, We show that lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) cell precursors derived from patients with B-cell chronic ... | 3 |
Transfusion and alloimmunization in sickle cell disease. The Cooperative Study of Sickle Cell Disease, In 1.814 patients with sickle cell disease who had been transfused. the overall rate of alloimmunization to erythrocyte antigens was 18.6%. The rate of alloimmunization in this group appears to be an explicit function... | 14 |
Coordinate secretion of interleukin-1 beta and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor by the blast cells of acute myeloblastic leukemia: role of interleukin-1 as an endogenous inducer, Acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML) blasts have been shown to produce a variety of cytokines in culture such as interleukin-1 (... | 19 |
The pharmacokinetics of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 in the rabbit, The pharmacokinetics of the activated and latent forms of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) isolated from HT1080 fibrosarcoma cells (HT1080 PAI-1) and a nonglycosylated form of human PAI-1 isolated from a yeast expression system (rPAI-1) w... | 3 |
Recombinant lipoprotein-associated coagulation inhibitor inhibits tissue thromboplastin-induced intravascular coagulation in the rabbit, Lipoprotein-associated coagulation inhibitor produces feed-back inhibition of tissue factor (tissue thromboplastin)-induced coagulation in the presence of factor Xa Recombinant lipopr... | 14 |
Effect of recombinant human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor administration on the lymphocyte subsets of patients with refractory aplastic anemia, Human recombinant granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (rhGM-CSF) was administered to 14 patients with refractory aplastic anemia (AA). The effec... | 14 |
The role of cellular maturation in neutrophil heterogeneity, Previous studies have shown that many neutrophil (PMN) characteristics are heterogeneous but the origin of PMN heterogeneity is unknown. It is unclear if PMN functional heterogeneity is secondary to maturational differences or due to distinct subpopulations o... | 3 |
B-cell differentiation following autologous, conventional, or T-cell depleted bone marrow transplantation: a recapitulation of normal B-cell ontogeny, The circulating lymphocytes of 88 consecutive patients following autologous. conventional. or T-cell depleted bone marrow transplantation were serially analyzed for B-ce... | 19 |
Adrenaline and nocturnal asthma, OBJECTIVE--To determine whether the nocturnal fall in plasma adrenaline is a cause of nocturnal asthma. DESIGN--Double blind placebo controlled cross-over study. In the first experiment the nocturnal fall in plasma adrenaline at 4 am was corrected in 10 asthmatic subjects with an infusi... | 19 |
Menstrual state and exercise as determinants of spinal trabecular bone density in female athletes, OBJECTIVE--To study the effects of amenorrhoea and intensive back exercise on the bone mineral density of the lumbar spine in female athletes. DESIGN--Cross sectional study comparing amenorrhoeic with eumenorrhoeic athlet... | 22 |
Efficacy of potassium and magnesium in essential hypertension: a double-blind, placebo controlled, crossover study, OBJECTIVE--To evaluate the antihypertensive activity of potassium given alone or in combination with magnesium in patients with mild hypertension. DESIGN--A double blind. randomised. placebo controlled. c... | 13 |
Flexible cystoscopy as an adjunct to extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy, Ancillary procedures associated with extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) include placement and subsequent removal of double pigtail ureteric stents. A simple new technique has been developed for the insertion of these stents. Using the f... | 11 |
Immunofluorescent and histochemical staining confirm the identification of the many diseases called interstitial cystitis, Interstitial cystitis comprises a complex of diseases typified by symptoms of pelvic pain. Functional complaints do not aid the clinician in determining loss of anatomical capacity. Histochemical s... | 11 |
Do women with idiopathic sensory urgency have early interstitial cystitis, Interstitial cystitis is rarely considered as a cause of urinary symptoms in referrals to gynaecology clinics. Recent concepts in the diagnosis of this condition mean that it is emerging as a much more common entity. with both early and late for... | 11 |
Symptoms versus flow rates versus urodynamics in the selection of patients for prostatectomy, Many prostatectomies are performed on the basis of symptoms alone; 39% of patients referred by their family doctors and 23% of patients who were on waiting lists for prostatectomy of other hospitals. but who had not undergone ... | 11 |
CA72-4: a new tumour marker for gastric cancer, To date. tumour markers for gastric cancer have proved unreliable. In this study the value of a new serum marker. CA72-4. was compared with the serum activities of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and CA19-9 in a consecutive series of patients with gastric cancer. The resul... | 3 |
Treatment of adenocarcinoma of the cardia with synchronous chemotherapy and radiotherapy, Twenty-nine evaluable patients with adenocarcinoma of the cardia were treated with synchronously administered chemotherapy (two cycles of 5-fluouracil and cisplatin and 30-36 Gy of radiation to determine whether these tumours are ... | 3 |
Manometric evaluation of jejunal limb after total gastrectomy and Roux-Orr anastomosis for gastric cancer, Total gastrectomy with Roux-Orr anastomosis is frequently performed for gastric cancer. Since intestinal motility of the Roux limb has never been evaluated after this operation. pressure activity was investigated ... | 3 |
Single lumen ileum with myectomy: a possible alternative to the pelvic reservoir in restorative proctocolectomy, An alternative procedure to construction of a pelvic ileal reservoir was assessed which avoids the need for a pouch. while providing an adequate rectal substitute and good continence. Thirty-six female adult... | 22 |
Resympathectomy of the upper extremity, Resympathectomy was performed in 27 patients (eight bilaterally) with ischaemic hand phenomena. An extended operative technique. resecting parts of the second and third intercostal nerves and their surrounding tissue. was used. In all 35 procedures the posterior extrapleural appr... | 13 |
Intraoperative ultrasonography and the detection of liver metastases in patients with colorectal cancer, A total of 213 patients with carcinoma of the colon and rectum were examined to detect liver metastases. The study compared preoperative ultrasonography and inspection and palpation of the liver during surgery with ... | 3 |
Changing indications for penetrating keratoplasty in Vancouver, 1978-87, Indications for penetrating keratoplasty (PK) were assessed by clinicopathological review of 659 corneal buttons submitted from 1978 to 1987 to the Ophthalmic Pathology Service in Vancouver. Leading indications for PK were bullous keratopathy (22.... | 10 |
Acanthamoeba keratitis with two species of Acanthamoeba, We describe a case of Acanthamoeba keratitis related to soft contact lens wear. The patient presented with a 3-week history of severe uniocular pain. radial stromal infiltrates and subepithelial infiltrates with no epithelial defect. Acanthamoeba was cultured fro... | 2 |
The effect of the gastrin receptor antagonist proglumide on survival in gastric carcinoma, Gastric cancer remains a disease with a very poor prognosis. and there is no safe and effective form of therapy for advanced disease. Evidence is now abundant to show that gastrin stimulates the growth of both gastric and colorec... | 3 |
Autopsy-documented cure of multiple myeloma 14 years after M2 chemotherapy, Multiple myeloma was diagnosed in a 65-year-old woman in 1974 who thereafter received five-drug M2 chemotherapy. All protein abnormalities subsequently returned to normal and serial bone marrow studies documented complete bone marrow remission.... | 3 |
Prospective evaluation of radiologically directed fine-needle aspiration biopsy of nonpalpable breast lesions, The application of fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) to the diagnosis of nonpalpable breast lesions was evaluated with a new method which uses standard needle localization under mammographic guidance to ass... | 3 |
In vitro natural killer and lymphokine-activated killer activity in patients with bronchogenic carcinoma, The authors examined peripheral blood mononuclear cells from 45 patients with bronchogenic carcinoma to determine natural killer (NK) and lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) activity after in vitro incubation with me... | 7 |
Acute T-cell leukemia/lymphoma mimicking Hodgkin's disease with secondary HTLV I seroconversion, The authors observed a pleiomorphic lymphoma mimicking Hodgkin's lymphoma in a French Guyana black woman lacking antibodies for human T-cell lymphoma/leukemia virus type I (HTLV I). After two courses of chemotherapy with ei... | 3 |
Immunohistochemical studies on the main entrance-route of CA19-9 into the peripheral venous blood of gastric cancer patients. Correlation with CA19-9 levels in peripheral and portal blood, The correlation between CA19-9 levels of portal and peripheral venous blood. and immunohistochemical variables of cancer lesions wa... | 3 |
Establishment of an erythroid cell line (JK-1) that spontaneously differentiates to red cells, The authors established a new hemopoietic cell line (JK-1) from a patient with chronic myelogenous leukemia in erythroid crisis. This JK-1 line predominantly consists of immature cells. but a small number of mature erythrobla... | 3 |
Mammographic screening of women with increased risk of breast cancer, Five hundred one women from Dallas County. Texas who participated in the American Cancer Society 1987 Texas Breast Screening Project were selected because of a self-reported family history of breast cancer (cases). They were matched with 501 randomly... | 3 |
Cancer mortality in a higher-income black population in New York State. Comparison with rates in the United States as a whole, In the 1980 Census the median family income among blacks in Suffolk County. New York (i.e.. $19.604) was much higher than that for American blacks as a whole (i.e.. $12.618) and 94.1% of that f... | 3 |
Immunocytochemical estrogen and progestin receptor assays in breast cancer with monoclonal antibodies. Histopathologic, demographic, and biochemical correlations and relationship to endocrine response and survival, Breast cancer specimens from 600 women were assayed for estrogen receptors (ER) using an immunocytochemic... | 3 |
Teniposide (VM-26) and continuous infusion cytosine arabinoside for initial induction failure in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. A Pediatric Oncology Group pilot study, Twenty-six evaluable children with newly diagnosed acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) who failed to achieve initial remission after receiving t... | 3 |
Association of disease-free survival and percent of ideal dose in adjuvant breast chemotherapy, The relationship between percent of ideal dose and disease-free survival was examined in 256 Stage II and III patients who participated in a 2-year breast adjuvant chemotherapy trial consisting of cyclophosphamide. methotrex... | 3 |
A phase I trial of cisplatin in hypertonic saline and escalating doses of 5-fluorouracil by continuous intravenous infusion in patients with advanced malignancies, Thirty-four patients with incurable solid tumors were treated in a Phase I trial with a fixed dose of high-dose cisplatin (CDDP) administered in hypertonic ... | 3 |
Treatment of advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the skin with cisplatin, 5-fluorouracil, and bleomycin, The authors treated 14 patients with advanced squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the skin or lip with one to four cycles of combination chemotherapy consisting of cisplatin by bolus injection. and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU... | 3 |
Effect of intraarterial versus intravenous cisplatin in addition to systemic doxorubicin, high-dose methotrexate, and ifosfamide on histologic tumor response in osteosarcoma (study COSS-86), In osteosarcoma. intraarterial (IA) administration of systemic treatment has been advocated to improve local tumor response prepa... | 3 |
Long-term follow-up of 24 patients undergoing radical resection for ampullary carcinoma, 1953 to 1988, Potentially curative radical pancreaticoduodenectomy for ampullary adenocarcinoma was performed in 24 patients over a 35-year period. The overall operative mortality was 12.5%. Actuarial survival rate at 5 years was 6... | 3 |
Expression of Ki-1 antigen (CD30) in mesenchymal tumors, Expression of CD30(Ki-1) antigen has long been considered to be restricted to activated lymphocytes and related tumors. However. expression of this antigen has also been detected in embryonal carcinomas. in nonembryonal carcinomas. in malignant melanomas. and eve... | 3 |
Immunophenotypes in "classical" B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Correlation with normal cellular counterpart and clinical findings, This study evaluates the expression of a series of membrane antigens. normally expressed by B-lymphocytes of the lymphocytic mantle and marginal zone. in 90 selected cases of "classic... | 3 |
Rearrangement of immunoglobulin, T-cell receptor, and bcl-2 genes in malignant lymphomas in Hong Kong, The pattern of malignant lymphomas in the Hong Kong Chinese population is characterized by a low incidence of Hodgkin's disease and follicular lymphomas. The authors studied the immunoglobulin (Ig). T-cell receptor (T... | 19 |
Lewis system alterations in gastric carcinogenesis, Alterations in the expression of type 1 blood group-related antigens (Lewis a and b) were examined immunohistochemically in 371 consecutives gastric biopsy and 80 surgical specimens from patients of gastric carcinoma. The ABH and Lewis phenotype and secretor status of... | 3 |
Comparison of DNA content in gastric cancer cells between primary lesions and lymph node metastases, Cytophotomtric DNA contents of tumor cells in primary lesions and the corresponding metastatic lymph nodes were compared in 61 cases of gastric cancer to determine whether the DNA content remains stable during lymph nod... | 3 |
Angiotropic (intravascular) large cell lymphoma. A clinicopathologic study of seven cases with unique clinical presentations, The authors recently reported the antigenic phenotypes of three cases of so-called "malignant angioendotheliomatosis" and suggested that angiotropic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) is a more appropri... | 19 |
Mucinous adenocarcinoma of the submandibular gland, A rare tumor not easily classifiable among published histologic categories for salivary gland tumors is reported. The neoplasm developed within the submandibular gland of a 78-year-old woman with invasion of the mandible and metastasis to regional lymph nodes. Histopa... | 3 |
The use of flow cytometry for the prognosis of stage II adjuvant treated breast cancer patients, Characterization of breast cancer cells by histology. flow cytometry. and steroid receptors was performed on 197 Stage II breast node positive cancer patients given adjuvant chemotherapy. plus tamoxifen for patients with po... | 3 |
Comparison of the conventional method of lymph node staging with a comprehensive fat-clearing method for gastric adenocarcinoma, Discrepant results in long-term survival between United States and Japanese patients with resectable gastric adenocarcinoma may result from more accurate staging in the Japanese series. The a... | 3 |
Neuropeptide Y and neuron-specific enolase levels in benign and malignant pheochromocytomas, Neuron-specific enolase (NSE) is the isoform of enolase. a glycolytic enzyme found in the neuroendocrine system. Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is a peptide recently discovered in the peripheral and central nervous systems. Serum NSE and... | 3 |
Retrograde recanalization of an occluded posterior tibial artery by using a posterior tibial cutdown: two case reports, Recanalization of two occluded posterior tibial arteries was successfully achieved by utilizing a retrograde approach via a posterior tibial artery cutdown at the level of the ankle. Both cases were p... | 13 |
Simplified method for estimating true aortic valve mean gradient from simultaneous left ventricular and peripheral arterial pressure recordings, Estimation of the aortic valve gradient by simultaneous recording of left ventricular and peripheral arterial pressures is subject to error due to delay and modulation of the ... | 13 |
Experience with the use of coronary autoperfusion catheter during complicated angioplasty, Between February and July of 1989. 22 patients underwent the use of the Stack autoperfusion catheter following acute occlusion or obstructive dissection during coronary angioplasty; in 20 cases conventional balloon was used in an... | 13 |
Use of a guiding catheter for contralateral femoral artery angioplasty, We describe a unique method employing a transseptal sheath as a "guiding catheter" that allows contralateral retrograde femoral artery access to perform balloon angioplasty of proximal superficial femoral artery lesions. This technique simplifies a... | 13 |
Percutaneous valvuloplasty in a patient with mitral stenosis following surgical annuloplasty, A case is described in which a patient with a Carpentier-Edwards annuloplasty ring developed mitral stenosis and was treated with percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty. Possible mechanisms for the development of mitral stenosis ar... | 13 |
Left main percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty with the autoperfusion catheter in an animal model, Left main coronary angioplasty is associated with high risk because of interruption of blood flow to much of the left ventricle during balloon inflation. An "autoperfusion" balloon angioplasty catheter that allo... | 13 |
A rapid, effective technique for retrograde crossing of valvular aortic stenosis using standard coronary catheters, Retrograde crossing of valvular aortic stenosis can be challenging even to experienced angiographers. In 446 of 447 consecutive patients with aortic stenosis catheterized during the past 3 years. a techni... | 13 |
Nitrous oxide does not exacerbate pulmonary hypertension or ventricular dysfunction in patients with mitral valvular disease, Using the rapid-response thermistor pulmonary artery catheter and transoesophageal echocardiography. this study examined the effects of 100 per cent oxygen. 70 per cent nitrous oxide/30 per cent... | 13 |
Ethyl chloride and venepuncture pain: a comparison with intradermal lidocaine, One hundred and twenty unpremedicated patients undergoing gynaecological surgery were randomly allocated to one of three equal treatment groups to assess the effectiveness of ethyl chloride in producing instant skin anaesthesia to prevent th... | 9 |
Brain protection: physiological and pharmacological considerations. Part I: The physiology of brain injury, Ischaemia. whether focal or global in nature. produces a sequence of intracellular events leading to increased cell permeability to water and ions including Ca++. There is a loss of cellular integrity and functio... | 9 |
Epidural analgesia for a parturient with herpes gestationis, A 23-yr-old parturient with herpes gestationis spontaneously delivered a normal healthy infant under epidural analgesia. She received five injections of bupivacaine 0.5 per cent over a ten-hour period. There was no infection at the lumbar region. even though ... | 12 |
Regulation of fibrillar collagen types I and III and basement membrane type IV collagen gene expression in pressure overloaded rat myocardium, Left ventricular hypertrophy is based on cardiac myocyte growth. The hypertrophic process can be considered heterogeneous based on whether it also includes a remodeling and accu... | 13 |
Pulmonary edema induced by phagocytosing neutrophils. Protective effect of monoclonal antibody against phagocyte CD18 integrin, We studied the changes in pulmonary hemodynamics and lung wet weight induced with opsonized zymosan (OZ) in isolated guinea pig lungs perfused with Ringer-albumin solution containing neutrophi... | 7 |
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