Endorectal ultrasonographic staging of rectal carcinoma.

abstract：:THE purpose of this study was to determine the difference in prognosis among patients with transient ischemic attacks (TIA) in the carotid arterial system and those with TIA in the vertebral-basilar arterial system. Nearly twice as many patients had TIA in the carotid system as had TIA in the vertebral-basilar system....

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Cartlidge NE,Whisnant JP,Elveback LR

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There appears to be a spectrum of psychogenic urinary retention that is seen mostly in women. The degrees of psychiatric disorder and bladder disorder do not necessarily coincide. Some patients with psychogenic retention may have one acute episode temporally related to psychologic trauma. Others may present with probl...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Barrett DM

更新日期：1976-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary hypertension (PH) in patients with interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) is not well recognized and can occur in the absence of advanced pulmonary dysfunction or hypoxemia. To address this topic, we identified relevant studies in the English language by searching the MEDLINE database (1966 to November 2006) and ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Ryu JH,Krowka MJ,Pellikka PA,Swanson KL,McGoon MD

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the separate effects of exercise intensity and amount on interindividual cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) response. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS:Participants were 121 (75 females, 62%) sedentary, middle-aged (mean [SD] age, 53.2 [7.5] years), abdominally obese adults who completed at least 90% of 5 w...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Ross R,de Lannoy L,Stotz PJ

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To summarize results of telemedicine evaluations of speech and language disorders in patients in a small, rural hospital and in large multidisciplinary medical practices. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Eight patients underwent assessment as part of experiments with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration-la...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Duffy JR,Werven GW,Aronson AE

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low back pain (LBP) is a leading cause of disability worldwide. In the absence of a classification system for pain syndromes, classification of LBP on the basis of the distribution of pain as axial (pain generally localized to the low back) or radicular neuropathic (pain radiating to the lower extremities) is relevant...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Hooten WM,Cohen SP

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the age- and sex-adjusted incidence of melanoma in adults 61 years or older in Olmsted County, Minnesota, from 1970 through 2009. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Using Rochester Epidemiology Project resources, 397 patients were identified who were 61 years or older and who received a first lifetime diagnosi...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Olazagasti Lourido JM,Ma JE,Lohse CM,Brewer JD

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer is the most common noncutaneous malignancy among every major ethnic group of women in the United States. Anthracyclines and taxanes are the most active and widely used chemotherapeutic agents for breast cancer, but the increased use of these agents at an early stage of disease often renders tumors resist...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Moreno-Aspitia A,Perez EA

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between Jan. 1, 1976, and Dec. 31, 1985, at our institution, 37 patients who had undergone prior complete surgical resection of non-small-cell lung cancer received definitive thoracic radiation therapy (TRT) for locally recurrent disease. Of the 37 recurrences, 33 were in the pulmonary parenchyma or the hilar, mediast...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Shaw EG,Brindle JS,Creagan ET,Foote RL,Trastek VF,Buskirk SJ

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many patients taking customary doses of levothyroxine have slightly elevated serum thyroxine (T4), apparently normal serum triiodothyronine, suppressed serum thyrotropin (thyroid-stimulating hormone; TSH) concentrations, and no clinical symptoms of hyperthyroidism. Recent reports suggest that these patients may have a...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Ross DS

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To record long-term follow-up data on patients with chronic idiopathic meningitis. DESIGN:We retrospectively reviewed the outcome of 49 patients who were examined at the Mayo Clinic between 1978 and 1990. MATERIAL AND METHODS:For all patients, symptoms, signs, laboratory values, results of imaging studies, ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Smith JE,Aksamit AJ Jr

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used a laparoscopic technique for the percutaneous placement of the peritoneal end of cerebrospinal fluid shunts in adult patients with obstructive or normal-pressure hydrocephalus. Concurrent with the initial cranial part of the procedure, pneumoperitoneum is established in a routine fashion, and a video-laparosco...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Schievink WI,Wharen RE Jr,Reimer R,Pettit PD,Seiler JC,Shine TS

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the reliability, durability, and safety of primary and revision total hip arthroplasty (THA) in patients 90 years of age and older. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between 1970 and 1997, 66 THAs, 48 primary and 18 revision, were done for 65 patients aged 90 to 104 years (mean, 92 years). The Harris hip score ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Pagnano MW,McLamb LA,Trousdale RT

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the hypothesis that an increasing intake of alcohol accelerates the course of chronic pancreatitis. PATIENTS AND METHODS:In this retrospective record analysis and subsequent prospective follow-up of 372 patients with chronic pancreatitis, we separately compared the clinical course of chronic p...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Lankisch MR,Imoto M,Layer P,DiMagno EP

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many types of psychotherapeutic drugs (especially antidepressants) directly and indirectly interact with neurotransmitter receptors, the recognition sites for the chemical messengers released by neurons. These interactions can result in increased or decreased sensitivity of certain receptors. Hypotheses exist to expla...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Richelson E,El-Fakahany E

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the predictive value of a series of demographic and clinical variables for stroke and survival in a population after a first transient ischemic attack (TIA). DESIGN:Cox proportional hazards regression analysis was used to determine the association of various demographic and clinical factors with su...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Evans BA,Sicks JD,Whisnant JP

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thalamic deep brain stimulation is becoming increasingly popular for the control of drug-refractory tremor. Implantable cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators are commonly used therapeutic modalities. Concerns exist about the potential interactions between these 2 devices in the same patient, but no experience has been...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Obwegeser AA,Uitti RJ,Turk MF,Wszolek UM,Flipse TR,Smallridge RC,Witte RJ,Wharen RE Jr

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Catastrophic infarcts of the cerebral hemisphere often involve occlusion of the middle cerebral artery. In approximately 50% of these patients, consciousness declines because of brain swelling. Management includes prevention of further systemic complications, and recent studies have suggested that decompressive hemicr...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Wijdicks EF

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess whether amiodarone, as part of a strategy to achieve sinus rhythm, is safe and effective compared with a placebo or rate control drug in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) of more than 30 days' duration. METHODS:Randomized controlled trials comparing amiodarone with a placebo or rate...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Doyle JF,Ho KM

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The introduction of transesophageal echocardiography has provided a new acoustic window to the heart and mediastinum. High-quality images of certain cardiovascular structures [left atrial appendage, thoracic aorta, mitral valvular apparatus, and atrial septum] can be obtained readily (average examination, 15 to 20 min...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Seward JB,Khandheria BK,Oh JK,Abel MD,Hughes RW Jr,Edwards WD,Nichols BA,Freeman WK,Tajik AJ

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The toxic shock syndrome has only recently been described. Eleven female patients aged 13 to 43 years (median 17) with toxic shock syndrome have been seen at the Mayo Clinic since August 1975. One patient died. Seven patients had one or more recurrences. As previously described, the syndrome was often life-threatening...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： McKenna UG,Meadows JA 3rd,Brewer NS,Wilson WR,Perrault J

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 27-year-old man was treated for an aggressive cerebellar medulloblastoma that, at operation, exhibited dural invasion. Six months after gross total resection and radiation therapy, a "surgical metastasis" developed in the lower portion of the surgical scar. The tumor grew rapidly down into the right side of his neck...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Tomlinson FH,Jenkins RB,Scheithauer BW,Keelan PA,Ritland S,Parisi JE,Cunningham J,Olsen KD

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sensitivity of an indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) test (screening test) for the detection of antibodies to cytomegalovirus (CMV) was examined by using 128 serum specimens and quaternary aminoethyl (QAE)-Sephadex A50 column chromatography to separate IgM from IgG class antibodies. Of these 128 rheumatoid factor...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Elder BL,Shelley CD,Smith TF

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of chronic illnesses commonly includes the long-term use of pharmacotherapy. Although these medications are effective in combating disease, their full benefits are often not realized because approximately 50% of patients do not take their medications as prescribed. Factors contributing to poor medication...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Brown MT,Bussell JK

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ventriculoatrial shunt (VAS) was developed to control hydrocephalic syndromes effectively. Several complications, however, have been described after the procedure. One of the most serious consequences is the development of severe pulmonary hypertension attributed to multiple and recurrent pulmonary embolization ca...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Pascual JM,Prakash UB

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common disorder with a prevalence of 5% to 15%. Primary care physicians must become familiar with management of this disorder. This algorithm for the management of RLS was written by members of the Medical Advisory Board of the Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation and is based on scienti...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Silber MH,Ehrenberg BL,Allen RP,Buchfuhrer MJ,Earley CJ,Hening WA,Rye DB,Medical Advisory Board of the Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation.

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atherosclerosis is a diffuse, systemic disease that affects the coronary, cerebral, and peripheral arterial trees. Disruption of atherosclerotic plaques leads to thrombus formation and arterial occlusion. This unpredictable and potentially life-threatening atherothrombotic sequence underlies clinical events such as an...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Vorchheimer DA,Becker R

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Emergency teams asked to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation for pediatric patients often consist of nurses and physicians from various pediatric and nonpediatric specialties. Team members should agree on the timing of termination of unsuccessful resuscitative efforts; however, no firm guidelines about such timing h...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： O'Marcaigh AS,Koenig WJ,Rosekrans JA,Berseth CL

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the association of coronary artery calcification with coronary atherosclerosis and its potential clinical application as detected on electron beam computed tomography (EBCT). DESIGN:A literature review of coronary artery calcification, coronary artery disease, and EBCT is presented, and clinical ap...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Rumberger JA,Sheedy PF 2nd,Breen JF,Fitzpatrick LA,Schwartz RS

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sympathetic nervous system plays a key role in regulating arterial blood pressure in humans. This review provides an overview of sympathetic neural control of the circulation and discusses the changes that occur in various disease states, including hypertension, heart failure, and obstructive sleep apnea. It focus...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Charkoudian N,Rabbitts JA

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00