... remaining colon wall was normal, but the bowel preparation was poor The invagination of diverticulum has an advantage over diverticulectomy in that it minimizes bowel leakage [15] Moreover, invagination ... which makes its wall weak, as compared to the small intestine that is formed of the inner circular and outer longitudinal muscle layers The vasa recta, which supply the mucosa and submucosa of ... Lawson HH Haemoperitoneum associated with a solitary diverticulum of the sigmoid colon S Afr Med J 1961;35:715-6 Matsagas MI, Fatouros M, Koulouras B, Giannoukas AD Incidence, complications, and...
... Practice Guidelines; Canadian Cardiovascular Society ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American ... The pharmacoinvasive treatment strategy is supported by recent registry data (82-84) and study data (85) Facilitated PCI In contrast to pharmacoinvasive therapy, the strategy of facilitated PCI ... provided that the patient does not suffer from a true allergy to ASA This initial loading dose may also be given to patients who are already on ASA for reasons of primary or secondary prophylaxis Clopidogrel...
... Giardine B, van Baal S, Kaimakis P, Riemer C, Miller W, Samara M, Kollia P, Anagnou NP, Chui DH, Wajcman H, Hardison RC, Patrinos GP HbVar database of human hemoglobin variants and thalassemia ... Carreno DL, Arrizabalaga B, Atuxta L Hb Johnstown [beta 109 (G11) Val >Leu]: second case described and associated for the first time with beta(0)-thalassemia in two Spanish families Am J Hematol 2000, ... longer easily available in routine and even reference laboratories Lichtman and colleagues have reported a mathematical formula which can be used to calculate P50 reliably [5] Calculating P50 using...
... Cir Cardiotorac Vasc 2008, 15(2):79-81 Sabir AA, Banoo T, Al Haj OB, Fouad Sedky AA, Hamid TA, Mahrous AR: Metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma with occult primary presentation: A case report Saudi ... Elod Papp, Zsuzsanna Keszthelyi, Nagy Karoly Kalmar, Lajos Papp, Csaba Weninger, Tamas Tornoczky, Endre Kalman, Kalman Toth, Tamas Habon: Pulmonary embolization as primary manifestation of hepatocellular ... of The Literature Tumori 2004, 90:345-7 Afonso DV, Laranjeira A, Galrinho A, Fragata J: Metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma: right atrial tumor as primary clinical manifestation Case report Rev...
... [14,15] A fistula causedby angioplasty in a segmental renal artery branch has also been reported in the literature [16] Malignant tumors of the kidney and metastases can cause fistulas as a result ... cardiovascular system, such as renin-mediated hypertension causedby fistula-related relative ischemia or highoutput cardiac failure causedby an increase in venous return [17] Endovascular approaches ... Sountoulides P, Zachos I, Paschalidis K, Asouhidou I, Fotiadou A, Bantis A, Palasopoulou M, Podimatas T: Massive hematuria due to a congenital renal arteriovenous malformation mimicking a renal pelvis...
... this article as: Mocciaro et al.: Adhesions due to peritoneal carcinomatosis causedbya renal carcinoma leading to mechanical gastric outlet obstruction: a case report Journal of Medical Case ... Gillingham KJ, Dahms RA, Najarian JS, Matas AJ: Complications and risks of living donor nephrectomy Transplantation 1997, 64:1124 Nanidis TG, Antcliffe D, Kokkinos C, Borysiewicz CA, Darzi AW, Tekkis ... symptoms [4] Our patient experienced a very rare complication characterized by the development of adhesions due to peritoneal carcinomatosis causedbya previous renal carcinoma treated with nephrectomy...
... Well-differentiated fetal adenocarcinoma (WDFA) is classified by the World Health Organisation as a variant of adenocarcinoma When fetal adenocarcinoma is associated with primitive blastemal stroma, it ... months after delivery Chest 2006, 130:1620-1623 Nakatani Y, Masudo K, Nozawa A, Inayama Y, Yamanaka S, Ito T, Kitamura H, Notohara K, Kashima K, Yokoyama S, Tsujimoto M, Tamai S, Abe Y, Resl M, Mark ... Pulmonary blastoma - a rare tumor with variable presentation Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006, 29:236-239 Cutler CS, Michel RP, Yassa M, Langleben A: Pulmonary blastoma: case report of a patient with a...
... conventional surgical drainage and produced a similar outcome Moreover, percutaneous catheter drainage areas are less likely to become secondarily infected by antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and it ... due to its easy and quick availability in most centres Minimally invasive surgical techniques like percutaneous catheter drainage may replace conventional surgical drainage as the treatment of ... wound was allowed to heal by secondary intention Inflammatory markers progressively came back to normal and the patient was discharged on the 18th day after admission He was followed up after...
... of a husky, weak, hoarse voice He was a lifelong heavy smoker (50 pack years) and had formerly had an excessive alcohol intake On examination, he was apyrexial with no lymphadenopathy, but was ... tumour Although he was being treated for endocarditis, and would have thus warranted more prolonged intravenous antibiotic therapy, his malignancy was at such an advanced stage that he was discharged ... days incubation Gram-negative rods were isolated from both aerobic and anaerobic Our case shows again the potential for Capnocytophaga to cause bacteraemia and systemic illness in humans Patients...
... surgical treatments of external coxa saltans (the snapping hip) by Z-plasty of the iliotibial band Am J Sports Med 2004, 32:470-476 Ilizaliturri VM Jr, Martinez-Escalante FA, Chaidez PA, CamachoGalindo ... patient and was a major contributor in writing the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript References Figure Pathology Pathology Allen WC, Cope R: Coxa saltans: The snapping ... relationship between a local tumor, not of intramuscular origin, and a snapping hip, except in 2005 when Sanshiro et al reported a patient with external snapping hip causedby an osteochondroma...
... Radiological as well as clinical findings aid clinicians in diagnosing this congenital anomaly Perforation of Meckel's diverticulum causedbya chicken bone is a very rare complication and may lead to a ... normal appendix was identified during laparoscopic examination of the abdomen An inflammatory mass was seen with turbid fluid collection in the pelvic area on laparoscopy The inflammatory mass ... range Routine blood tests, erect chest and abdominal Xrays were unremarkable A provisional diagnosis of acute appendicitis was made and initial management included intravenous fluid resuscitation...
... consolidation A diagnosis of aspiration pneumonia was made and he was commenced on intravenous antibiotics The FJ was left on free drainage On the third postoperative day he remained septic in ... with a jejunostomy related mortality of 2% to 10% [5] Mechanical complications are difficult to assess clinically in neurologically impaired patients because of the lack of appropriate communication ... suggest that a low threshold for both contrast studies and operative intervention in neurologically impaired patients may be a safer way to manage feeding jejunostomy tube-related complications Abbreviations...
... Lazaridis C, Papaziogas B, Patsas A, Galanis I, Paraskevas G, Argiriadou H, Papaziogas T: Detection of tract formation for prevention of bile peritonitis after T-tube removal Case report Acta ... biliary anatomy (b) Diagram of fistula pathway and leak mechanism Historically, a latex T-tube has always been used during open exploration, specifically to encourage a vigorous inflammatory reaction ... vomiting and central abdominal pain radiating to the back There were no respiratory, cardiovascular or urinary symptoms, and past medical history was unremarkable The blood results included an amylase...
... is called 'grammatical ambiguity.' Compare tables (1) and (2) for an example of grammatical ambiguity: (1) An example of grammatical ambiguity at the phrase rank, interpreting her duck as a noun ... (1991) agrees with Halliday and Hasan (1976) that substitution operates either at nominal, verbal and clausal level 1.7.1 Nominal Substitution Halliday and Hasan (1976: 91) indicate that “The ... you actually spoke to the apothecary (pharmacist) or went to the apothecary (pharmacy) A sentence is ambiguous if it has two (or more) paraphrases which are not themselves’ paraphrases of each...
... Percentage (%) Stomoxys calcitrans Tabanus kiangsuensis Tabanus rubidus Stomoxys calcitrans Tabanus kiangsuensis Tabanus rubidus Stomoxys calcitrans Tabanus kiangsuensis Tabanus rubidus Stomoxys calcitrans ... Nguyen Dang Khai (1995), Da Silva A S (2010) indicate that clinical signs in trypanosome infected buffaloes and cattle include falling and rising fever, emaciation, anemia, edema, corneal inflammation, ... Trypanosomiasis is a common disease in our country causedby Trypanosoma evansi species According to Pham Sy Lang (1982), Phan Dich Lan (2004), Phan Van Chinh (2006), trypanosomiasis has appeared...
... 7-year-old Thoroughbred gelding was admitted to Equine Hospital, Korea Racing Association for evaluation and treatment of colic which had lasted days duration Rectal palpation identified an impaction ... IV catheter intima, chemical damage by irritating medications (hyperosmotic solutions, phenylbutazone and guaifenesin), reduced host resistance and bacterial infection attributable to the underlying ... increased Lung sounds were quieter than normal in all lung fields considering the character of rapid and deep breathing; however, no abnormal sounds were detected No cough or nasal discharge was...
... with A. xylosoxidans that causes post-ERCP bacteremia Table 1: Key characteristics of A. xylosoxidans Tests Oxidase Catalase OF xylose OF glucose Arginine Citrate Ketoglutaric acid Gamma glutamil ... it was reported that A. xylosoxidans was resistant to most of the antimicrobial agents [15,17,18] In summary, the post-ERCP bacteremia causedby A. xylosoxidans was presented in a 70-year-old man ... A. xylosoxidans Antimicrobial agent Susceptibility Amikacin Cefoperazone/sulbactam Cefotaxime Ceftazidime Ceftriaxone Ciprofloxacin Imipenem Piperacillin/tazobactam Tobramycin Trimethoprim/sulfametoxazole...
... articular cartilage Intravenous antibacterial therapy was instituted with vancomycin, piperacillin-tazobactam and amikacin Twenty seven days after the initial pitchfork injury, the patient was ... 2003, 46:233-236 Gupta AK, Taborda PR, Sanzovo AD: Alternate week and combination itraconazole and terbinafine therapy for chromoblastomycosis causedby Fonsecaea pedrosoi in Brazil Med Mycol 2002, ... 34:467-476 Bourbeau P, McGough DA, Fraser H, Shah N, Rinaldi MG: Fatal disseminated infection causedby Myceliophthora thermophila, a new agent of mycosis: case history and laboratory characteristics...
... Figure Artist’s depiction of intraoperative appearance and surgical repair of aortic valve The left coronary cusp is small and the nodulus of Arantius is absent on that cusp The repair included placement ... initiate at least one of these events, documented by both hemodynamic measure at catheterization, and echocardiography There are many patients who present for surgical repair due to abnormal valves ... Bode C, Geibel A: In vivo analysis of aortic valve dynamics by transesophageal 3-dimensional echocardiography with high temporal resolution Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2003,...