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10,698,041
Effects of interferon-gamma on secretion of vascular endothelial growth factor by endometrial stromal cells.
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989)
Am J Reprod Immunol
43
1
10.1111/j.8755-8920.2000.430109.x
eng
2,000
1
null
null
null
null
[PROBLEM] The aim of this study was to clarify the physiological effects of interferon (IFN)-gamma on secretion of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) by endometrial stromal (ES) cells. [METHOD OF STUDY] ES cells were obtained from human uterine endometrium by enzymic digestion and filtration. The effects of IFN-...
null
0.927
119
Obstetrics and Gynecology; Reproductive Medicine; Immunology; Immunology and Allergy
Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
2,000
10,698,040
Involvement of serum and lipopolysaccharide in the production of interleukin-1- and interleukin-6-like molecules by human sperm cells.
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989)
Am J Reprod Immunol
43
1
10.1111/j.8755-8920.2000.430108.x
eng
2,000
1
null
null
null
null
[PROBLEM] To examine the capacity of sperm cells from fertile and infertile men to secrete interleukin (IL)-6, and the involvement of serum factors and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in the regulation of IL-6 and IL-1 production by sperm cells. [METHODS] Swim-up sperm cells from fertile (donors) and oligoteratoasthenospermic...
null
0.927
119
Obstetrics and Gynecology; Reproductive Medicine; Immunology; Immunology and Allergy
Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
2,000
10,698,038
Activated protein C resistance and factor V Leiden mutation can be associated with first-as well as second-trimester recurrent pregnancy loss.
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989)
Am J Reprod Immunol
43
1
10.1111/j.8755-8920.2000.430106.x
eng
2,000
1
null
null
null
null
[PROBLEM] To examine whether the occurrence of activated protein C resistance (APCR) and factor V Leiden mutation differs in women with first- compared to women with second-trimester unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss. [METHOD OF STUDY] Seventy eight consecutive women with two or more unexplained post-embryonic recur...
null
0.927
119
Obstetrics and Gynecology; Reproductive Medicine; Immunology; Immunology and Allergy
Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
2,000
10,698,037
No cyclicity in serum vascular endothelial growth factor during normal menstrual cycle but significant luteal phase elevation during an in vitro fertilization program.
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989)
Am J Reprod Immunol
43
1
10.1111/j.8755-8920.2000.430105.x
eng
2,000
1
null
null
null
null
[PROBLEM] To compare changes in serum vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levels during normal and in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles. [METHOD OF STUDY] Ten healthy women with ovulatory cycles and 37 infertile women participating in an IVF program were followed by frequent serum samples and with VEGF measurement...
null
0.927
119
Obstetrics and Gynecology; Reproductive Medicine; Immunology; Immunology and Allergy
Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
2,000
10,698,036
CA-125 levels are related to the likelihood of pregnancy after in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer.
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989)
Am J Reprod Immunol
43
1
10.1111/j.8755-8920.2000.430104.x
eng
2,000
1
null
null
null
null
[PROBLEM] To assess the relationship between serum cancer antigen (CA)-125 concentrations and the likelihood of pregnancy after in vitro fertilization/embryo transfer (IVF ET). [METHOD OF STUDY] A prospective longitudinal follow-up study was conducted in 44 IVF patients receiving luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (...
null
0.927
119
Obstetrics and Gynecology; Reproductive Medicine; Immunology; Immunology and Allergy
Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
2,000
10,698,035
Relationship between ovarian stimulation regimen and cytokine concentration in follicular fluid and their effect on fertilization and pregnancy outcome of patients undergoing ICSI program.
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989)
Am J Reprod Immunol
43
1
10.1111/j.8755-8920.2000.430103.x
eng
2,000
1
null
null
null
null
[PROBLEM] The aims of this study were to evaluate the presence of insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I, platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), and epidermal growth factor (EGF) in pre-ovulatory follicular fluid (FF) in patients undergoing ovarian hyperstimulation for intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) treatment, to...
null
0.927
119
Obstetrics and Gynecology; Reproductive Medicine; Immunology; Immunology and Allergy
Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
2,000
10,698,034
Interleukin-1 levels in the supernatant of conditioned media of embryos grown in autologous endometrial coculture: correlation with outcome after in vitro fertilization.
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989)
Am J Reprod Immunol
43
1
10.1111/j.8755-8920.2000.430102.x
eng
2,000
1
null
null
null
null
[PROBLEM] To determine if interleukin (IL)-1 produced by autologous endometrial coculture (AECC) was associated with outcome in patients with a history of multiple in vitro fertilization (IVF) failures. [METHOD OF STUDY] The conditioned media (CM) from AECC cells exposed or non-exposed to human embryos was analyzed for...
null
0.927
119
Obstetrics and Gynecology; Reproductive Medicine; Immunology; Immunology and Allergy
Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
2,000
10,698,033
The influence of different types of antibodies on in vitro fertilization results.
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989)
Am J Reprod Immunol
43
1
10.1111/j.8755-8920.2000.430101.x
eng
2,000
1
null
null
null
null
[PROBLEM] The influence of anti-sperm (ASA), anti-phospholipid (APA), and antizonal (AZA) antibodies on in vitro fertilization (IVF) results and the need for intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) were assessed. [METHOD OF STUDY] Forty-four couples with infertility of immunologic origin were investigated. ASA in serum...
null
0.927
119
Obstetrics and Gynecology; Reproductive Medicine; Immunology; Immunology and Allergy
Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
2,000
10,698,031
A possible mechanism of X-ray-induced injury in rat lens.
Japanese journal of ophthalmology
Jpn J Ophthalmol
44
1
10.1016/s0021-5155(99)00169-0
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] X-ray and other radiation can cause cataract, but the pathogenic mechanism is largely unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the accumulation of iron in the x-ray-exposed rat lens and its relationship to lens injury. [METHODS] Fifty male Wistar rats were divided randomly into five groups of 10. Gro...
null
0.445
70
Medicine; Ophthalmology
Medicine
2,000
10,698,030
The relationship between visual disability and visual scores in patients with retinitis pigmentosa.
Japanese journal of ophthalmology
Jpn J Ophthalmol
44
1
10.1016/s0021-5155(99)00171-9
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] To evaluate the relationship between visual disability and visual scores in patients with retinitis pigmentosa. [METHODS] The relationship between visual disability and visual scores (visual acuity and visual field) was investigated in 93 patients with retinitis pigmentosa. The visual disability of each patie...
null
0.445
70
Medicine; Ophthalmology
Medicine
2,000
10,698,029
Present status of ophthalmological care for diabetic patients in Japan.
Japanese journal of ophthalmology
Jpn J Ophthalmol
44
1
10.1016/s0021-5155(99)00144-6
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] To investigate the present status of diabetic care provided by ophthalmologists working in hospitals and private clinics in Japan. [METHODS] Questionnaires were mailed to 315 ophthalmologists. There was a return rate of 73%. [RESULTS] Problems identified in the clinics were: (1) many diabetic patients who com...
null
0.445
70
Medicine; Ophthalmology
Medicine
2,000
10,698,028
Mobility of hydroxyapatite orbital implant covered with autologous sclera.
Japanese journal of ophthalmology
Jpn J Ophthalmol
44
1
10.1016/s0021-5155(99)00170-7
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] To evaluate the mobility of a hydroxyapatite implant covered with autologous sclera from the enucleated globes of patients with severe atrophy of the eyeball or eyelid retraction. [METHODS] This implant was used in seven patients with phthisis bulbi. We measured the movement of the implant by photographic ana...
null
0.445
70
Medicine; Ophthalmology
Medicine
2,000
10,698,025
Angle recess area decreases with age in normal Japanese.
Japanese journal of ophthalmology
Jpn J Ophthalmol
44
1
10.1016/s0021-5155(99)00173-2
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] To investigate prospectively the relationships between anterior chamber angle configuration and refractive error, axial length, age, and body height in the Japanese. [METHODS] We studied 65 eyes of 65 subjects (30 men, 35 women) who were either patients at the Ophthalmology Department of Mie University or vol...
null
0.445
70
Medicine; Ophthalmology
Medicine
2,000
10,698,023
Efficacy and safety of latanoprost eye drops for glaucoma treatment: a 1-year study in Japan.
Japanese journal of ophthalmology
Jpn J Ophthalmol
44
1
10.1016/s0021-5155(99)00147-1
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] To evaluate the intraocular pressure (IOP)-lowering effect and safety of latanoprost, a prostaglandin analogue, in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension. [METHOD] One hundred and twenty-four Japanese patients with primary open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension were enrolled in t...
null
0.445
70
Medicine; Ophthalmology
Medicine
2,000
10,698,021
Amplitude decrease of photopic ERG b-wave at higher stimulus intensities in humans.
Japanese journal of ophthalmology
Jpn J Ophthalmol
44
1
10.1016/s0021-5155(99)00172-0
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] The b-wave of the human photopic electroretinogram (ERG) elicited by a short-flash increases in amplitude with increasing stimulus intensities at lower stimulus levels, but then decreases at higher stimulus intensities. The purpose of the present study was to explore this phenomenon in more detail, using shor...
null
0.445
70
Medicine; Ophthalmology
Medicine
2,000
10,698,018
Signaling regulation for synergistic effects of substance P and insulin-like growth factor-1 or epidermal growth factor on corneal epithelial migration.
Japanese journal of ophthalmology
Jpn J Ophthalmol
44
1
10.1016/s0021-5155(99)00168-9
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] In a previous report we showed that substance P (SP) and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) or epidermal growth factor (EGF) synergistically stimulate corneal epithelial migration. In this study, we used an organ culture system of rabbit cornea to identify which signal transduction system affects corneal ep...
null
0.445
70
Medicine; Ophthalmology
Medicine
2,000
10,697,789
Significance of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in the 1st year of life.
Infection
Infection
28
1
10.1007/s150100050008
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] In this study we investigated the frequency, symptoms and predisposing factors of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection during the 1st year of life in infants with obstructive airway disease in comparison with infants without airway disease. [PATIENTS] We enrolled 216 infants in their 1st year of lif...
null
0.437
94
Medicine; Microbiology; Infectious Diseases
Medicine
2,000
10,697,783
The impact of HIV on meningitis as seen at a South African Academic Hospital (1994 to 1998).
Infection
Infection
28
1
10.1007/pl00012241
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] The increase in HIV infections in South Africa is alarming. The aim of this prospective 4-year study was to evaluate the rising incidence of HIV-related admissions due to meningitis at the Pretoria Academic Hospital (PAH) adult neurology ward and to investigate the spectrum of meningitis during this time. ...
null
0.437
94
Medicine; Microbiology; Infectious Diseases
Medicine
2,000
10,697,770
Using handheld computers to document family practice resident procedure experience.
Family medicine
Fam Med
32
2
null
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES] We examined the use of inexpensive handheld computers in documenting resident procedures. With a handheld computer, data is entered at the time of the procedure, eliminating the problem of double entry. [METHODS] Connectivity and ease of use were important factors considered when choosing a ...
null
0.497
77
Family Practice
Medicine
2,000
10,697,768
Student religiosity and attitudes toward religion in medicine at a private Catholic medical school.
Family medicine
Fam Med
32
2
null
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES] This study examined attitudes of medical students at a private Catholic medical school toward religion in medical education and practice and the relationship of these attitudes to medical student religiosity. [METHODS] Surveys were mailed to first- and second-year medical students at Saint L...
null
0.497
77
Family Practice
Medicine
2,000
10,697,766
Physician expression of empathy and positiveness to Hispanic and non-Hispanic white patients during medical encounters.
Family medicine
Fam Med
32
2
null
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] This study examined the extent to which physicians expressed empathy and positiveness to Hispanic and non-Hispanic white patients during primary care visits. [METHODS] Twenty-seven family practice and internal medicine resident physicians at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center were audiotap...
Empirical Approach; Professional Patient Relationship
0.497
77
Family Practice
Medicine
2,000
10,697,655
Comparison of radiation effects of gadolinium and boron neutron capture reactions.
Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al]
Strahlenther Onkol
176
2
10.1007/pl00002332
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] Cell survival assays were performed to evaluate the effects of radiations released during neutron capture reactions by gadolinium-157, boron-10 and by the combination of both. [MATERIALS AND METHODS] Single cell suspensions with or without Gd-157 and/or B-10 were exposed to thermal neutrons produced by the Ky...
null
0.503
81
Oncology; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Medicine
2,000
10,697,654
Prognostic value of hemoglobin concentrations in patients with advanced head and neck cancer treated with combined radio-chemotherapy and surgery.
Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al]
Strahlenther Onkol
176
2
10.1007/pl00002331
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] Hemoglobin levels are currently the focus of interest as prognostic factors in patients with head and neck cancer. Most published clinical trials have confirmed hemoglobin to possess a significant influence on survival in patients treated with radiotherapy. In our study we have investigated the prognostic val...
null
0.503
81
Oncology; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Medicine
2,000
10,697,343
The value of patient feedback in the audit of TMJ arthroscopy.
British dental journal
Br Dent J
188
1
10.1038/sj.bdj.4800381
eng
2,000
1
8
null
null
null
[AIM] This study assessed the patients' and clinicians' perception of the outcome of temporomandibular joint arthroscopy. [METHOD] All patients who underwent TMJ arthroscopy for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes over a 6-year period were sent a questionnaire that asked about various symptoms attributable to the ...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,697,342
An investigation of the relative efficacy of Buckley's Formocresol and calcium hydroxide in primary molar vital pulp therapy.
British dental journal
Br Dent J
188
1
10.1038/sj.bdj.4800380
eng
2,000
1
8
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To compare the clinical and radiological outcomes following two different, single visit vital pulp therapy techniques, in cariously exposed primary molar teeth. [SETTING] A paediatric dental clinic within the Dental Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. [SUBJECTS] Fifty two child patients were sequentially enr...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,697,282
A prolonged outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a neonatal intensive care unit: did staff fingernails play a role in disease transmission?
Infection control and hospital epidemiology
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
21
2
10.1086/501739
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVES] To describe an outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bloodstream infection (BSI) and endotracheal tube (ETT) colonization in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), determine risk factors for infection, and make preventive recommendations. [DESIGN] A 15-month cohort study followed by a case-control study with ...
null
1.175
156
Infectious Diseases; Microbiology; Epidemiology
Medicine
2,000
10,697,237
Absence of peritumoral Crooke's change is associated with recurrence in surgically treated Cushing's disease.
Surgical neurology
Surg Neurol
53
1
10.1016/s0090-3019(99)00159-7
eng
2,000
1
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Pituitary surgery is the standard treatment for Cushing's disease but is complicated by a recurrence rate that ranges from 5.9 to 27%. Whereas some recurrences may be due to technical or anatomical factors resulting in subtotal resection of adenoma, clinical relapse after total tumor resection is a well-do...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,697,236
Cerebral atrophy in Cushing's disease.
Surgical neurology
Surg Neurol
53
1
10.1016/s0090-3019(99)00197-4
eng
2,000
1
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Cushing's disease causes significant pathological changes throughout the body as a result of elevated cortisol levels. Very few systematic investigations have focused on the morphologic effects of hypercortisolism on the central nervous system. The validity of using premature cerebral atrophy as a diagnost...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,697,234
Calvarial metastasis of a paraganglioma. Case report and review of the literature.
Surgical neurology
Surg Neurol
53
1
10.1016/s0090-3019(99)00200-1
eng
2,000
1
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Metastasis of a paraganglioma (PRG) to the calvarium is very rare. In this paper, the case of a 25-year-old male with metastasis of a PRG to the frontoparietal bone is described. [CASE DESCRIPTION] The patient presented with bulging on the left side of the head, headache, and weight loss. Magnetic resonanc...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,697,233
Selection of surgical approaches for small acoustic neurinomas.
Surgical neurology
Surg Neurol
53
1
10.1016/s0090-3019(99)00199-8
eng
2,000
1
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] The purpose of this study was to evaluate the results of surgery for small acoustic neurinomas at our institute via the middle cranial fossa and retrosigmoid approaches, and to determine the indications for each approach. [METHODS] Fifty-three patients with unilateral tumors less than 2 cm in diameter were...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,697,232
Surgical treatment of primary midbrain gliomas.
Surgical neurology
Surg Neurol
53
1
10.1016/s0090-3019(99)00165-2
eng
2,000
1
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] The treatment of brainstem gliomas remains controversial. This article focuses on surgical results. [METHODS] The authors retrospectively analyzed 35 patients with primary midbrain gliomas who were treated at Beijing Neurosurgical Institute from 1986 to 1997. The diagnosis was verified by histological exam...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,697,231
Thalamic cavernous malformations.
Surgical neurology
Surg Neurol
53
1
10.1016/s0090-3019(99)00164-0
eng
2,000
1
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Only few anecdotal reports and small series of thalamic cavernous malformations have been reported. It follows that the clinical behavior and management are poorly understood; in particular, experiences with the surgical treatment of these lesions are scarce. [METHODS] The clinical course, treatment, and o...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,697,230
Risks of surgery for patients with unruptured intracranial aneurysms.
Surgical neurology
Surg Neurol
53
1
10.1016/s0090-3019(99)00171-8
eng
2,000
1
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] With the widespread use of less invasive imaging tools, such as magnetic resonance angiography and computed tomographic angiography, unruptured cerebral aneurysms are found much more often than in the past. This retrospective study was undertaken to determine the risk factors for surgical intervention in a...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,697,229
Elective neck clipping for unruptured aneurysms in elderly patients.
Surgical neurology
Surg Neurol
53
1
10.1016/s0090-3019(99)00162-7
eng
2,000
1
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] With the recent advancements of neuroimaging techniques, the number of unruptured aneurysms diagnosed in elderly patients has increased. However, the surgical indications in this special subgroup have not been studied critically. The purposes of this study were to analyze the results of elective neck clipp...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,697,227
Posterior interbody fusion using laminectomy bone and transpedicular screw fixation in the treatment of lumbar spondylolisthesis.
Surgical neurology
Surg Neurol
53
1
10.1016/s0090-3019(99)00198-6
eng
2,000
1
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Laminectomy bone is used widely in posterolateral lumbar fusion, but not interbody fusion. No prospective evaluation of interbody fusion using bone grafts from the posterior neural arch in spondylolisthesis has been found in the literature. We prospectively studied series of patients operated on for lumbar...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,697,141
Long-term outcome of chronic hepatitis B in adolescents or young adults in follow-up from childhood.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr
30
2
10.1097/00005176-200002000-00019
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] It has not yet been defined whether children with chronic hepatitis B are likely to develop severe liver disease in the future. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the evolution of chronic hepatitis B acquired in childhood. [METHOD] Fifty-two children in the age range of 0 to 15 years who were positi...
null
0.34
160
Gastroenterology; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Medicine
2,000
10,697,139
Electrogastrography versus gastric emptying scintigraphy in children with symptoms suggestive of gastric motility disorders.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr
30
2
10.1097/00005176-200002000-00017
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Cutaneous electrogastrography is a method of recording gastric electrical activity. Abnormalities of the electrogastrogram have been described in a variety of disorders. The purpose of the study was to correlate the electrogastrograms of children with vomiting and dyspepsia with the results of radionucleot...
null
0.34
160
Gastroenterology; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Medicine
2,000
10,697,138
Variability of human milk neutral oligosaccharides in a diverse population.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr
30
2
10.1097/00005176-200002000-00016
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] A complex array of free oligosaccharides is a distinctive compositional feature of human milk. Although these oligosaccharides have been studied for several years, their variability and distribution have not been systematically studied, and their nutritional and functional roles have not been elucidated. T...
null
0.34
160
Gastroenterology; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Medicine
2,000
10,697,137
Transpyloric enteral nutrition reduces the complication rate and cost in the critically ill child.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr
30
2
10.1097/00005176-200002000-00015
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Studies in adults have shown that transpyloric enteral nutrition (TEN) is useful in certain patients who cannot tolerate oral or gastric feeding. This study was conducted to compare TEN with parenteral nutrition (PN) in critically ill pediatric patients. [METHODS] A retrospective descriptive study conducte...
null
0.34
160
Gastroenterology; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Medicine
2,000
10,697,136
Magnetic resonance imaging to distinguish the type and severity of pediatric inflammatory bowel diseases.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr
30
2
10.1097/00005176-200002000-00014
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] The distinction between ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease is important, because treatment options and clinical course may vary. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) allows noninvasive transmural assessment of the intestine and may facilitate differentiation of ulcerative colitis from Crohn's disease. The ...
null
0.34
160
Gastroenterology; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Medicine
2,000
10,697,134
Impaired accommodation of the proximal stomach in children with recurrent abdominal pain.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr
30
2
10.1097/00005176-200002000-00012
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] A new ultrasonographic method was applied in children with recurrent abdominal pain, to study accommodation of the proximal stomach to a meal. [METHODS] After an overnight fast, 20 patients with recurrent abdominal pain (age, 7-14 years) and 23 healthy control subjects (age, 7-13 years), were scanned by a ...
null
0.34
160
Gastroenterology; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Medicine
2,000
10,697,132
Imaging changes in the pancreas in cystic fibrosis: a retrospective evaluation of 55 cases seen over a period of 9 years.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr
30
2
10.1097/00005176-200002000-00010
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Pathologic changes of the pancreas have been observed as early as the recognition of the disease termed initially "cystic fibrosis of the pancreas". Atrophy of the gland and its fatty infiltration were considered as usual features. The aim of this study was to follow-up the evolution of cystic fibrosis pan...
null
0.34
160
Gastroenterology; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Medicine
2,000
10,697,131
Use of intrahepatic chemotherapy to treat advanced pediatric hepatic malignancies.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr
30
2
10.1097/00005176-200002000-00009
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] To evaluate the effect of intrahepatic arterial chemotherapy (IAC) on children with primary hepatic malignancies. [METHOD] A nonrandomized inception cohort of 11 pediatric patients was referred for treatment of advanced primary hepatic malignancies at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. None of the patients...
null
0.34
160
Gastroenterology; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Medicine
2,000
10,697,106
Communicating with the family: the risks of medical radiation to conceptuses in victims of major blunt-force torso trauma.
The Journal of trauma
J Trauma
48
2
10.1097/00005373-200002000-00033
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Trauma surgeons must balance the risk and benefits of diagnostic radiographic procedures on potentially pregnant patients and should know the range and likelihood of effects that radiation might have on pregnancy. [METHODS] We present guidelines for assessing such radiation risks. Knowledge of a patient's ...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,697,105
Combined midline-transverse surgical approach for severe blunt injuries to the right liver.
The Journal of trauma
J Trauma
48
2
10.1097/00005373-200002000-00032
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Although nonoperative treatment has been a major advance in the management of liver trauma, emergency surgery is still required for unstable patients. Severe hepatic lesions located in the right lobe, notably juxtahepatic venous injuries, are difficult to access and still carry a high mortality. [METHODS] ...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,697,089
Arterial repair with synthetic patch by using titanium clips.
The Journal of trauma
J Trauma
48
2
10.1097/00005373-200002000-00016
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Vascular closure staple (VCS) clips made of titanium were originally developed for microvascular anastomoses. There is limited experience with their applicability to vascular reconstruction in larger vessels. This study compares VCS clips to standard sutures in arterial repair using a synthetic patch. [MET...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,697,088
Severe contusion of the femoral vessels in rats alters tissue oxygenation and microvascular blood flow regulation in the skeletal muscles of the limb.
The Journal of trauma
J Trauma
48
2
10.1097/00005373-200002000-00015
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Severe contusion of an artery often presents clinical problems in that it affects flow distal to the injury. However, the effect of a contusion on the microvascular flow regulation in the distal part of the limb is still largely unknown. [METHODS] A multipoint microelectrode technique was used to assess bo...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,697,087
Validation of the International Classification of Diseases 10th Edition-based Injury Severity Score (ICISS).
The Journal of trauma
J Trauma
48
2
10.1097/00005373-200002000-00014
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To compare the predictive power of International Classification of Diseases 10th Edition (ICD-10)-based International Classification of Diseases 9th Edition-based Injury Severity Score (ICISS) with Trauma and Injury Severity Score (TRISS) and ICD-9CM-based ICISS in the injury severity measure. [METHODS] ICD...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,697,085
Deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis in hip fractures: a comparison of the arteriovenous impulse system and aspirin.
The Journal of trauma
J Trauma
48
2
10.1097/00005373-200002000-00012
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] A prospective, randomized controlled trial was used to compare the efficacy of the arteriovenous (AV) impulse system and aspirin in reducing venous thrombosis after fracture to the femoral neck. [METHODS] A total of 143 patients underwent hemiarthroplasty, after which 70 patients were treated with the AV p...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,697,081
Translocation of endotoxin and acute-phase proteins in malleolar fractures.
The Journal of trauma
J Trauma
48
2
10.1097/00005373-200002000-00008
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE] Translocation of endotoxins was demonstrated for multiple injury but not for minor trauma such as isolated malleolar fractures. Major trauma leads to substantial changes in the plasma concentration of acute-phase proteins. However, isolated malleolar fractures are minor trauma. The objective ...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,697,080
Submental endotracheal intubation: an alternative to tracheotomy in patients with midfacial and panfacial fractures.
The Journal of trauma
J Trauma
48
2
10.1097/00005373-200002000-00007
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] The submental route for endotracheal intubation has been proposed as an alternative to tracheotomy in the surgical management of patients with maxillofacial trauma. The purpose of this study was to review our experience with this procedure. [METHODS] Medical records of 25 patients who had surgical reductio...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,697,079
Outcomes of trauma patients who survive prolonged lengths of stay in the intensive care unit.
The Journal of trauma
J Trauma
48
2
10.1097/00005373-200002000-00006
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To examine a subgroup of severely injured patients spending > or = 3 weeks in the intensive care unit (ICU) and to determine their disposition and eventual functional outcome. [METHODS] A retrospective review of our trauma registry and medical records over a 7-year period (January of 1991 to December of 199...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,697,078
Complications of prone ventilation in patients with multisystem trauma with fulminant acute respiratory distress syndrome.
The Journal of trauma
J Trauma
48
2
10.1097/00005373-200002000-00004
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[INTRODUCTION] Prone ventilation improves oxygenation in selected patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). However, prone positioning of critically ill patients with multiple invasive lines and tubes is potentially dangerous. Trauma patients, in particular, may require special consideration because of ...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,697,077
Chlorpromazine modulates cytokine expression in the liver and lung after burn injury and endotoxemia.
The Journal of trauma
J Trauma
48
2
10.1097/00005373-200002000-00003
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Previous data from our laboratory have demonstrated that alterations in cytokine production occur in the lung and liver as the result of a two-hit model of injury, i.e., burn with subsequent endotoxin administration. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the phenothiazine derivative chlorproma...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,697,076
Is routine arteriography mandatory for penetrating injury to zone 1 of the neck? Zone 1 Penetrating Neck Injury Study Group.
The Journal of trauma
J Trauma
48
2
10.1097/00005373-200002000-00002
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] Surgical dogma dictates that the evaluation of all penetrating zone 1 neck injuries must include arteriography to reliably exclude arterial injury requiring operation. This study was done to determine whether patients with normal findings at physical examination (PE) and on chest radiographs (CXR) really do...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,697,064
A 3-level prognostic classification in septic shock based on cortisol levels and cortisol response to corticotropin.
JAMA
JAMA
283
8
10.1001/jama.283.8.1038
eng
2,000
2
23
null
null
null
[CONTEXT] The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis is a major determinant of the host response to stress. The relationship between its activation and patient outcome is not known. [OBJECTIVE] To evaluate the prognostic value of cortisol levels and a short corticotropin stimulation test in patients with septic shock. [DE...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,697,062
Trends in the prescribing of psychotropic medications to preschoolers.
JAMA
JAMA
283
8
10.1001/jama.283.8.1025
eng
2,000
2
23
null
null
null
[CONTEXT] Recent reports on the use of psychotropic medications for preschool-aged children with behavioral and emotional disorders warrant further examination of trends in the type and extent of drug therapy and sociodemographic correlates. [OBJECTIVES] To determine the prevalence of psychotropic medication use in pre...
Empirical Approach; Medicaid; Mental Health Therapies; Professional Patient Relationship
null
null
null
null
null
10,696,964
A prospective study of the discrete fascial defect rectocele repair.
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand
79
2
10.1034/j.1600-0412.2000.079002145.x
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] The aim of this study is to describe the results of the discrete fascial defect rectocele repair with special emphasis on dyspareunia after the operation. [METHODS] Sixty-seven women underwent rectocele repair from October 1997 to January 1999. Repair was limited to reapproximation of discrete defects in t...
null
0.723
126
Medicine; Obstetrics and Gynecology
Medicine
2,000
10,696,963
The role of pretreatment squamous cell carcinoma antigen in predicting nodal metastasis in early stage cervical cancer.
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand
79
2
10.1034/j.1600-0412.2000.079002140.x
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] To evaluate whether the presence of pelvic lymph node metastasis can be predicted by pretreatment squamous cell carcinoma antigen (SCC-Ag) levels in early stage squamous cervical carcinoma. [MATERIALS AND METHODS] Between 1994 and 1998, 284 patients with stage Ib and IIa cervical squamous cell carcinoma under...
null
0.723
126
Medicine; Obstetrics and Gynecology
Medicine
2,000
10,696,962
The long-term outcome of retropubic urethrocystopexy (sutures and fibrin sealant) and pubococcygeal repair.
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand
79
2
10.1034/j.1600-0412.2000.079002135.x
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] To evaluate the results of retropubic urethrocystopexy (with sutures and fibrin sealant) and pubococcygeal repair five to seven years postoperatively. [MATERIALS AND METHODS] Thirty women with genuine stress urinary incontinence were subjected to retropubic urethrocystopexy (n=30) and 15 women to pubococcy...
null
0.723
126
Medicine; Obstetrics and Gynecology
Medicine
2,000
10,696,960
The frequency of salpingitis and ectopic pregnancy as epidemiologic markers of Chlamydia trachomatis.
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand
79
2
10.1034/j.1600-0412.2000.079002123.x
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] To study the incidence of non-gonococcal salpingitis, gonococcal salpingitis and ectopic pregnancy in a defined population over a 28-year period on the assumption that the frequency of salpingitis and ectopic pregnancy may indirectly illustrate the epidemiological pattern of Chlamydia trachomatis. [DESIGN]...
null
0.723
126
Medicine; Obstetrics and Gynecology
Medicine
2,000
10,696,959
In vitro fertilization in patients with ovarian endometriomas.
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand
79
2
10.1034/j.1600-0412.2000.079002119.x
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] The objective of the study was to establish whether operative treatment of recurrent ovarian endometriosis improves the prognosis of in vitro fertilization. [METHODS AND MATERIAL] A retrospective analysis of one hundred endometriosis patients admitted to Tampere University Hospital for IVF treatment. Forty-...
null
0.723
126
Medicine; Obstetrics and Gynecology
Medicine
2,000
10,696,958
The influence of stress and state anxiety on the outcome of IVF-treatment: psychological and endocrinological assessment of Swedish women entering IVF-treatment.
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand
79
2
10.1034/j.1600-0412.2000.079002113.x
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Comparing stress levels in women entering IVF treatment with those of fertile controls as well as relating these levels to the outcome of IVF. [METHODS] State anxiety and personality profiles as well as stress hormones were studied in 22 normally menstruating women entering IVF treatment for tubal infertil...
null
0.723
126
Medicine; Obstetrics and Gynecology
Medicine
2,000
10,696,957
Perinatal deaths in a Norwegian county 1986-96 classified by the Nordic-Baltic perinatal classification: geographical contrasts as a basis for quality assessment.
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand
79
2
10.1034/j.1600-0412.2000.079002107.x
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Quality assessment of perinatal care can be carried out by classifying perinatal deaths. In the following we have analyzed the geographical contrasts in perinatal deaths according to the Nordic-Baltic perinatal death classification in a sparsely populated Norwegian county. [MATERIAL AND METHODS] All stillb...
null
0.723
126
Medicine; Obstetrics and Gynecology
Medicine
2,000
10,696,956
A hypothesis to explain the occurence of inner myometrial laceration causing massive postpartum hemorrhage.
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand
79
2
10.1034/j.1600-0412.2000.079002099.x
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Inner myometrial lacerations were found in three patients who developed uncontrollable postpartum massive bleeding despite the usual treatment for uterine atony. Because all the patients suffered from hemorrhage shock and their medical status deteriorated, their uteri were surgically removed to stop bleedi...
null
0.723
126
Medicine; Obstetrics and Gynecology
Medicine
2,000
10,696,955
Hemoglobin and erythrocyte indices during normal pregnancy and postpartum in 206 women with and without iron supplementation.
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand
79
2
10.1034/j.1600-0412.2000.079002089.x
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] The aim was to define reference values for hemoglobin, hematocrit and erythrocyte indices, i.e. erythrocyte count, mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), in normal pregnancy and after a normal delivery in non-iron-supplemented and...
null
0.723
126
Medicine; Obstetrics and Gynecology
Medicine
2,000
10,696,948
The effect of fundoplication on the motility of the canine lower oesophageal sphincter.
The Australian and New Zealand journal of surgery
Aust N Z J Surg
70
1
10.1046/j.1440-1622.2000.01747.x
eng
2,000
1
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] A canine model was used to define whether Nissen fundoplication inhibits gastro-oesophageal reflux by inhibiting transient lower oesophageal sphincter relaxations (TLOSR) or by creating a pressure barrier at the gastro-oesophageal junction. [METHODS] Four surgical models were studied pre-operatively and po...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,696,947
Verapamil reduces intimal hyperplasia in a sheep carotid artery patch graft model.
The Australian and New Zealand journal of surgery
Aust N Z J Surg
70
1
10.1046/j.1440-1622.2000.01746.x
eng
2,000
1
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] The current study investigated the effect of verapamil on the development of intimal hyperplasia (IH) using a sheep model. [METHODS] A gelatin-sealed Dacron patch graft was implanted into the left common carotid artery in 40 adult Merino sheep. Sheep were then randomly allocated to four groups. Group 1 wer...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,696,945
Skin wrinkling for the assessment of sympathetic function in the limbs.
The Australian and New Zealand journal of surgery
Aust N Z J Surg
70
1
10.1046/j.1440-1622.2000.01744.x
eng
2,000
1
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Wrinkling of the skin of the palm and sole is considered to be dependent on the presence of intact sympathetic nervous activity. Loss of sympathetic integrity could be simply and usefully assessed by the absence of wrinkling. To test this hypothesis, the skin wrinkle test was compared with the starch-iodin...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,696,944
Risk factors for peri-operative stroke complicating carotid endarterectomy: selective analysis of a prospective audit of 1000 consecutive operations.
The Australian and New Zealand journal of surgery
Aust N Z J Surg
70
1
10.1046/j.1440-1622.2000.01743.x
eng
2,000
1
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of potential clinical risk factors in the causation of peri-operative stroke associated with carotid endarterectomy. With the change in carotid endarterectomy practice from the use of a shunt to high-dose thiopental for cerebral protection (a previou...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,696,943
Risk factors for surgical wound infection and bacteraemia following coronary artery bypass surgery.
The Australian and New Zealand journal of surgery
Aust N Z J Surg
70
1
10.1046/j.1440-1622.2000.01742.x
eng
2,000
1
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] There has been no consensus from previous studies of risk factors for surgical wound infections (SWI) and postoperative bacteraemia for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. [METHODS] Data on 15 potential risk factors were prospectively collected on all patients undergoing CABG s...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,696,940
Supratrigonal cystectomy and ileocystoplasty in management of interstitial cystitis.
The Australian and New Zealand journal of surgery
Aust N Z J Surg
70
1
10.1046/j.1440-1622.2000.01739.x
eng
2,000
1
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Interstitial cystitis is a chronic non-infectious inflammatory disease of the bladder of unknown aetiology which is characterized by irritative voiding symptoms and suprapubic pain related to bladder filling. Surgical treatment is indicated in severely symptomatic patients when medical therapies have faile...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,696,939
Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in 160 patients with Barrett's oesophagus or Barrett's adenocarcinoma.
The Australian and New Zealand journal of surgery
Aust N Z J Surg
70
1
10.1046/j.1440-1622.2000.01737.x
eng
2,000
1
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] The role of Helicobacter pylori infection in the development of Barrett's oesophagus and its complications is uncertain. The aim of the present study was to determine the importance of H. pylori infection in this disease by comparing the frequency of oesophageal and gastric H. pylori infection in a group o...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,696,938
Open Nissen fundoplication and highly selective vagotomy as a treatment for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.
The Australian and New Zealand journal of surgery
Aust N Z J Surg
70
1
10.1046/j.1440-1622.2000.01736.x
eng
2,000
1
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Open Nissen fundoplication has been the most common surgical treatment of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD). The present paper describes the symptomatic result, and quantifies the acid reduction achieved by open Nissen fundoplication combined with highly selective vagotomy (HSV) in a consecutive cas...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,696,937
Cut or paste? The use of glyceryl trinitrate paste in the treatment of acute and chronic anal fissure.
The Australian and New Zealand journal of surgery
Aust N Z J Surg
70
1
10.1046/j.1440-1622.2000.01735.x
eng
2,000
1
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Anal fissure unresponsive to conservative measures such as stool softeners frequently requires surgical intervention. The present study describes the use of glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) in the treatment of acute and chronic anal fissure. [METHODS] Eighteen consecutive patients with anal fissure were treated w...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,696,935
In-hospital mortality and associated complications after bowel surgery in Victorian public hospitals.
The Australian and New Zealand journal of surgery
Aust N Z J Surg
70
1
10.1046/j.1440-1622.2000.01733.x
eng
2,000
1
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] The purpose of the present paper was to determine the mortality rate and associated complications after large bowel resection and anastomosis in Victorian public hospitals. [METHODS] A retrospective analysis of data from the Victorian Inpatient Minimum Database (VIMD) was undertaken. The data were collecte...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,696,930
Payment deferred: strychnine poisoning in Nicaragua 65 years ago.
Journal of toxicology. Clinical toxicology
J Toxicol Clin Toxicol
38
1
10.1081/clt-100100921
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] In 1933 in Leon, Nicaragua, a 22-year-old woman died after an acute convulsive illness in which she experienced trismus, opisthotonos, and hyperpyrexia. Three years later her husband, Oliverio Castaneda, was convicted of her murder and that of 2 other people in the same city. [METHODS] We went to Nicaragua...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,696,929
Hepatotoxicity from castor bean ingestion in a child.
Journal of toxicology. Clinical toxicology
J Toxicol Clin Toxicol
38
1
10.1081/clt-100100920
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Castor beans contain ricin, one of the most toxic substances known. A biphasic toxicity is described consisting of acute and potentially fatal gastroenteritis followed by damage to the viscera several days later. However, the most current review of the literature states that the above delayed toxicity has ...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,696,928
Toxicity of Passiflora incarnata L.
Journal of toxicology. Clinical toxicology
J Toxicol Clin Toxicol
38
1
10.1081/clt-100100919
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Herbal medicines may have significant adverse effects which are not suspected or recognized. [CASE REPORT] A 34-year-old female developed severe nausea, vomiting, drowsiness, prolonged QTc, and episodes of nonsustained ventricular tachycardia following self-administration of a herbal remedy, Passiflora inc...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,696,926
Massive ibuprofen ingestion with survival.
Journal of toxicology. Clinical toxicology
J Toxicol Clin Toxicol
38
1
10.1081/clt-100100917
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To report a massive, 100 g ibuprofen ingestion in an adolescent, with survival. [CASE REPORT] The patient developed coma, metabolic acidosis, and mild thrombocytopenia, but improved rapidly with supportive care. Renal function remained normal and no gastrointestinal bleeding occurred. [CONCLUSIONS] Massive ...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,696,920
Inadequate stocking of antidotes in Taiwan: is it a serious problem?
Journal of toxicology. Clinical toxicology
J Toxicol Clin Toxicol
38
1
10.1081/clt-100100911
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] Insufficient hospital stock of a variety of poisoning antidotes is a worldwide problem. In an attempt to establish an antidote storage and distribution system for the response of the various poisoning accidents, we conducted a nationwide survey to characterize the current availability of selected antidotes ...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,696,919
A nationwide survey of the management of unintentional-low dose tricyclic antidepressant ingestions involving asymptomatic children: implications for the development of an evidence-based clinical guideline.
Journal of toxicology. Clinical toxicology
J Toxicol Clin Toxicol
38
1
10.1081/clt-100100910
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] The triage of unintentional tricyclic and cyclic antidepressant ingestions involving children <6 years seems based on single cases or small studies. Walsh, in describing 2 cases involving 15-20 mg/kg ingestions, recommended hospitalizing all children ingesting tricyclic and cyclic antidepressants. [OBJECTI...
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null
null
null
null
null
10,696,918
Fumigant-related illnesses: Washington State's five-year experience.
Journal of toxicology. Clinical toxicology
J Toxicol Clin Toxicol
38
1
10.1081/clt-100100909
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] Exposure to fumigants may have severe or persistent health effects. Washington State's fumigant-related illnesses were reviewed to better understand the circumstances surrounding exposure and resultant health effects. [METHODS] Fumigant-related illnesses reported to and investigated by the Washington State ...
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null
null
null
null
null
10,696,917
The hemodynamic effects of cocaine during acute controlled hemorrhage in conscious rats.
Journal of toxicology. Clinical toxicology
J Toxicol Clin Toxicol
38
1
10.1081/clt-100100908
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Cocaine is often associated with trauma; however, little is known about how its use alters the response to blood loss. The effect of cocaine on hemodynamics following acute hemorrhage was studied in a rat model. [METHODS] Following baseline measurements, rats were administered either intravenous cocaine, o...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,696,900
Audit of single-stage proctocolectomy for Crohn's disease: postoperative complications and recurrence.
Diseases of the colon and rectum
Dis Colon Rectum
43
2
10.1007/BF02236990
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] This study was undertaken to review our overall experience of single-stage proctocolectomy for Crohn's disease. [METHODS] One hundred three patients who underwent single-stage proctocolectomy for Crohn's disease between 1958 and 1997 were reviewed. Factors affecting the incidence of recurrence were examined u...
null
1.294
185
Gastroenterology; Medicine
Medicine
2,000
10,696,899
Computer-based inpatient medical record in colorectal surgery: pilot study.
Diseases of the colon and rectum
Dis Colon Rectum
43
2
10.1007/BF02236989
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] Clinical guidelines and care maps are important tools for improving quality of care and reducing costs. However, problems of quantity, quality, and accessibility of data recorded in the inpatient medical record have not been solved by the implementation of clinical pathways. Variance or "charting by exception...
null
1.294
185
Gastroenterology; Medicine
Medicine
2,000
10,696,898
How should patients 80 years of age or older with colorectal carcinoma be treated? Long-term and short-term outcome and postoperative cytokine levels.
Diseases of the colon and rectum
Dis Colon Rectum
43
2
10.1007/BF02236988
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] The aim of this study was to determine how extensive resection affects operative morbidity, mortality, and long-term survival in elderly patients with colorectal cancer. [METHODS] A total of 119 patients 80 years of age or older were given a diagnosis of colorectal carcinoma at our hospital between 1985 and 1...
null
1.294
185
Gastroenterology; Medicine
Medicine
2,000
10,696,897
Concurrent expressions of metallothionein, glutathione S-transferase-pi, and P-glycoprotein in colorectal cancers.
Diseases of the colon and rectum
Dis Colon Rectum
43
2
10.1007/BF02236987
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] Because the status of the inherent drug-resistance of colorectal cancers remains obscure, human colorectal cancers with no neoadjuvant therapy were retrospectively investigated regarding the expression of three drug-resistant proteins: metallothionein, glutathione S-transferase-pi, and P-glycoprotein. [METHOD...
null
1.294
185
Gastroenterology; Medicine
Medicine
2,000
10,696,896
Assessment of ileal pouch inflammation by single-stool calprotectin assay.
Diseases of the colon and rectum
Dis Colon Rectum
43
2
10.1007/BF02236986
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] Assessment of inflammation within the ileal pouch to establish a diagnosis of "pouchitis" requires both pouch endoscopy and biopsy because there can be a poor correlation between macroscopic and histologic assessments of inflammation. A simplified diagnostic test would be of clinical advantage. Calprotectin i...
null
1.294
185
Gastroenterology; Medicine
Medicine
2,000
10,696,895
Diagnosing enteroceles using dynamic magnetic resonance imaging.
Diseases of the colon and rectum
Dis Colon Rectum
43
2
10.1007/BF02236984
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] Enteroceles are in part difficult to detect but a frequent finding in pelvic floor disorders. The aim of this study was to evaluate magnetic resonance colpocystorectography in the diagnosis of enteroceles. [METHODS] In this prospective study 11 volunteers and 55 patients with pelvic floor descent were examine...
null
1.294
185
Gastroenterology; Medicine
Medicine
2,000
10,696,894
Preliminary experience in management of fecal incontinence caused by internal anal sphincter injury.
Diseases of the colon and rectum
Dis Colon Rectum
43
2
10.1007/BF02236982
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] Isolated injuries of the internal anal sphincter can cause fecal incontinence. With the advent of ultrasound, which accurately delineates the anatomy of the anal sphincters, internal sphincter injuries can be diagnosed more precisely. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the outcome of direct repair of i...
null
1.294
185
Gastroenterology; Medicine
Medicine
2,000
10,696,892
Evaluation and outcome of the delorme procedure in the treatment of rectal outlet obstruction.
Diseases of the colon and rectum
Dis Colon Rectum
43
2
10.1007/BF02236980
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] This study was designed to assess the results of the Delorme procedure in the treatment of patients with rectal outlet obstruction. [METHODS] A descriptive retrospective study from October 1989 to October 1997 was undertaken. Thirty-four patients with an abnormal defecography documenting rectal outlet obstruc...
null
1.294
185
Gastroenterology; Medicine
Medicine
2,000
10,696,891
Use of bioresorbable membrane (sodium hyaluronate + carboxymethylcellulose) after controlled bowel injuries in a rabbit model.
Diseases of the colon and rectum
Dis Colon Rectum
43
2
10.1007/BF02236979
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] Patients in whom enterolysis is performed are at high risk for recurrence of adhesions and for injury during adhesiolysis. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the safety of sodium hyaluronate-based bioresorbable membrane (Seprafilm) after myotomy and enterotomy. [METHODS] A total of 60 rabbits unde...
null
1.294
185
Gastroenterology; Medicine
Medicine
2,000
10,696,889
Anal sphincter injuries from stapling instruments introduced transanally: randomized, controlled study with endoanal ultrasound and anorectal manometry.
Diseases of the colon and rectum
Dis Colon Rectum
43
2
10.1007/BF02236976
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] Injury sustained from the transanally introduced stapling technique was assessed by comparison with biofragmentable anastomotic ring anastomosis, which excluded anal manipulation. [METHODS] A randomized, controlled trial was conducted on consecutive patients undergoing sigmoid colectomy (where pelvic nerve in...
null
1.294
185
Gastroenterology; Medicine
Medicine
2,000
10,696,887
Molecular staging of colorectal cancer: K-ras mutation analysis of lymph nodes upstages Dukes B patients.
Diseases of the colon and rectum
Dis Colon Rectum
43
2
10.1007/BF02236973
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] Multiple attempts have been made to improve the clinical/pathologic staging system of Dukes to focus adjuvant therapy decisions. The purpose of this study was to determine whether K-ras mutational status of regional nodes in patients with Dukes B2 colorectal cancer could be used to stage their disease more ac...
null
1.294
185
Gastroenterology; Medicine
Medicine
2,000
10,696,886
Validation of a questionnaire to assess fecal incontinence and associated risk factors: Fecal Incontinence Questionnaire.
Diseases of the colon and rectum
Dis Colon Rectum
43
2
10.1007/BF02236971
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] Although fecal incontinence is a topic of considerable importance, there are no validated self-report measures of fecal incontinence available. The aim of this study was to develop a questionnaire to measure fecal incontinence and its risk factors in the community. [METHOD] The reliability and concurrent vali...
null
1.294
185
Gastroenterology; Medicine
Medicine
2,000
10,696,885
Ischiorectal fossa block decreases posthemorrhoidectomy pain: randomized, prospective, double-blind clinical trial.
Diseases of the colon and rectum
Dis Colon Rectum
43
2
10.1007/BF02236970
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] Hemorrhoidectomy can be associated with severe pain in the immediate postoperative period. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of a preemptive local anesthetic, ischiorectal fossa block, in the reduction of pain and analgesic requirements after hemorrhoidectomy. [METHODS] All patients were suitab...
null
1.294
185
Gastroenterology; Medicine
Medicine
2,000
10,696,884
Standards for anal sphincter replacement.
Diseases of the colon and rectum
Dis Colon Rectum
43
2
10.1007/BF02236969
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] Anal sphincter replacement offers a new treatment option for patients with severe refractory fecal incontinence or for those who require abdominoperineal resection for localized malignancy. The purpose of this study was to review the current status of anal sphincter replacement, formulate a consensus statemen...
null
1.294
185
Gastroenterology; Medicine
Medicine
2,000
10,696,863
Successful treatment of occupational allergy to bumblebee venom after failure with honeybee venom extract.
Allergy
Allergy
55
1
10.1034/j.1398-9995.2000.00202.x
eng
2,000
1
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Immediate-type allergies to bumblebee stings occur infrequently. Previous studies have demonstrated a high degree of cross-reactivity between honeybee venom (HBV) and bumblebee venom (BBV). It has been proposed that venom immunotherapy (VIT) with HBV is a therapeutic alternative for patients with BBV aller...
null
0.882
213
Immunology; Immunology and Allergy
Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
2,000
10,696,862
Exposure to formaldehyde and phenol during an anatomy dissecting course: sensitizing potency of formaldehyde in medical students.
Allergy
Allergy
55
1
10.1034/j.1398-9995.2000.00307.x
eng
2,000
1
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] The sensitizing potency of formaldehyde and phenol during anatomy dissecting was investigated. The objective was to determine whether exposure induces specific IgE or IgG against formaldehyde-albumin or phenol-albumin. [METHODS] In 27 medical students, specific IgE against formaldehyde-albumin by RAST plus...
null
0.882
213
Immunology; Immunology and Allergy
Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
2,000