Biophysical fetal assessment--the Rotunda experience.

abstract：BACKGROUND:A congenital diaphragmatic hernia (Bochdalek's hernia) rarely presents in adulthood. CASE PRESENTATION:We present the case of a 21-year-old woman with thrombocytopenia secondary to hypersplenism due to left-sided (sinistral) portal hypertension. This portal hypertension was caused by strangulation of the sp...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Kennedy R,Donaghy A,Ahmad J,McManus K,Clements WD

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:STRIPS of bovine tracheal smooth muscle were subjected to changes in the gas tensions of the Krebs solution bathing them. Contractions were produced by 50 Hz sine-wave electrical field stimulation, either in single bursts, or repetitively throughout the experiment.Hypoxia (Po2 99, 55 or 22 mm Hg, pH 7.4) decreased the...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Crouch CN,Kirkpatrick CT

更新日期：1975-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obtaining patient consent is a fundamental process in surgical practice and is integral in respecting and safeguarding patient autonomy. It has been reported that the task of consenting patients frequently lies with junior doctors, who have the least experience of the procedure. AIM:To examine the role of i...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Heaney RM,Murray M,Heaney AM,Doherty EM

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the last decades, the studies performed on the field of endothelial dysfunction confirmed the fact that the starting point of this pathology is the inflammation. Several inflammatory biomarkers had been discovered and studied, ones showing systemic inflammation, and others being more specific biomarkers a...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Buda V,Andor M,Cristescu C,Voicu M,Cochera F,Tuduce P,Petrescu L,Tomescu MC

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To assess knowledge of colorectal cancer (CRC) symptoms among outpatient attendees, and to review disease stage, presentation and duration of symptoms in patients diagnosed with CRC. METHODS:A questionnaire survey was used to evaluate knowledge of symptoms of CRC and other malignancies. A review of patients diagn...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Manning AT,Waldron R,Barry K

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 1996, Irish accident and emergency (A&E) departments had approximately 1.2 million visits. General practitioners (GPs) have been shown to work efficiently in A&E. AIM:This study aimed to describe the current A&E structures in Ireland and the potential contribution of general practice. METHOD:Questionnai...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Bury G,Hungerford P,Langton D,Plunkett P

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of patients with suspected post laparotomy intra-abdominal sepsis poses a major therapeutic challenge to clinicians. The mortality is high and the optimal interventional modality remains ill-defined. We define the incidence, diagnostic methodology, pre- and postoperative findings and outcome of patients...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： McCrory C,Crowley K

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in endothelial cell (EC) morphology occur at sites of physiological lymphocyte traffic and in areas of chronic inflammation. Previous studies have shown that EC shape changes also occur in vitro following exposure of EC monolayers to peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC)-derived conditioned media (CM). In t...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Heffernan M,Chance A,Hess EV,Highsmith RF,FitzGerald O

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The medical elective is a common component of undergraduate medical education in the UK and Ireland. These are often undertaken in varied hospitals and countries across the world, most of which are not related to their parent institutions, in order to explore specialties and regions of interest. However ex...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Maweni RM,Foley RW,Lupi M,Woods A,Shirazi S,Holm V,Vig S

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pre-pubertal varicocele can result in hypotrophy of testes, progressive deterioration of Sertoli cells and spermatogonia cell number, decrease in seminiferous diameter and cause to sperm damage. AIMS:Because of detrimental time-dependent effects of varicocele, this study describes the effects of varicocele ...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Habibi B,Seifi B,Mougahi SM,Ojaghi M,Sadeghipour HR

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Emergency laparotomy (EL) is a commonly performed operation with increased morbidity and mortality. Currently, there is a lack of published outcomes following emergency laparotomy within an Irish population. The aim of this study was to assess our outcomes and compare these to predefined outcomes from NELA...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Kiernan AC,Waters PS,Tierney S,Neary P,Donnelly M,Kavanagh DO,Egan B

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report experiences in 3 patients with acromegaly while using the somatostatin analogue octreotide. In case 1, a 44 year old male developed pneumococcal meningitis 3 months after having transphenoidal surgery for a pituitary tumour. This occurred with the re-emergence of communication between the surgical tract and ...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： O'Hare JA,Abuaisha F,Cotter T

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The amino acid taurine has an established role in attenuating lung fibrosis secondary to bleomycin-induced injury. This study evaluates taurine's effect on TGF-beta1 expression and the development of lung fibrosis after single-dose thoracic radiotherapy. METHODS:Four groups of C57/Bl6 mice received 14 Gy ...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Robb WB,Condron C,Moriarty M,Walsh TN,Bouchier-Hayes DJ

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secondary failure of oral hypoglycaemic agents raises the dilemma of whether to institute therapy with insulin alone, or in combination. We reviewed our experience of combination therapy following secondary failure of oral hypoglycaemic therapy. Seventeen subjects were receiving combination therapy for 6 months or mor...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Griffin ME,Black N,Giblin L,O'Meara NM,Firth RG

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia in clinical practice and is a major contributor to mortality. Recently, several studies have reported different results for treatments aimed at reducing the risk of postoperative AF. AIMS:The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of beta-blockers (B...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Ji T,Feng C,Sun L,Ye X,Bai Y,Chen Q,Qin Y,Zhu J,Zhao X

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this case presentation is to illustrate the rate association between acute pancreatitis and colonic pseudo-obstruction and to highlight the difficulties of assessing intestinal motility in a defunctioned segment of bowel prior to closure of a defunctioning stoma. ...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Teh SH,O'Riordain DS,O'Connell PR

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There have been many changes in number and place of trocars that have been described, since the first laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC), but, in fact, all authors agree that laparoscopic procedure is accepted as gold standard. However, four trocars use in standard laparoscopic cholecystectomy, it has been ar...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Ciftci A,Yazicioglu MB,Tiryaki C,Turgut HT,Subasi O,Ilgoz M,Civil O,Yildiz SY

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To explore the clinical significance of digital tomographic fusion imaging in the diagnosis of avascular disease of the femoral head in adults. METHODS:Eighty-two adult patients with avascular necrosis of the femoral head confirmed by MRI in the department of orthopedics of our hospital were studied retrosp...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Zhang J,Wang Z,Hong G

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and forty-nine renal transplant patients attending 2 centres in Dublin were examined. Twelve patients (8.1%) were found to have cutaneous malignancy while dysplastic lesions (premalignant and/or malignant) were identified in 34 (22.8%). The prevalence of cutaneous malignancy in this study is substantially ...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Bourke JF,Mellott GJ,Young M,Donohoe J,Carmody M,Keogh JA

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Constrictor responses of the isolated perfused rabbit ear artery to electrical stimulation and to intraluminally applied noradrenaline and histamine have been studied before and after addition to the perfusate of the anticholinesterases neostigmine and physostigmine. 2. Both neostigmine (6×10(-5)-2.4×10(-4) mol/l) ...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Wallace WF,Hobbs FM,Mock GR

更新日期：1975-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adults ageing with HIV and on antiretroviral therapy have a greater burden of chronic diseases compared with adults without HIV as reported by Althoff et al. (Curr Opin HIV AIDS 11:527-36, 2016). Therefore, it is important in this clinically stable HIV+ population to monitor and evaluate their risk of chroni...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Vijh R,O'Connell J,de Barra E,McConkey S

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolated third cranial nerve palsy is usually due to vascular causes like posterior communicating artery aneurysm and it is rare in neurocysticercosis. Third cranial nerve palsy in neurocysticercosis is usually caused by supratentorial or sub-arachnoid lesions with accompanying hydrocephalus or meningitis. We report a...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Ranjith MP,Divya R,Sahni A

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgery for perforated peptic ulcer disease is one of the most common emergency procedures carried out in the western world. The role of postoperative empiric Helicobacter Pylori eradication therapy is controversial. METHODS:The clinical, operative and postoperative surveillance details of 84 consecutive pa...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Sweeney KJ,Faolain MO,Gannon D,Gorey TF,Kerin MJ

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We describe a case report and technique for using an ultrasound scanner and a linear transducer to guide serratus posterior superior (SPS) muscle injection. A 43-year-old female presented with chronic pain centered under the right upper portion of her scapula impacting her activities of daily living. METH...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： McCarthy C,Harmon D

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Coeliac disease (CD) is more common in those with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and may be asymptomatic despite the presence of intestinal histological changes. Optimal screening practice guidelines differ internationally. We undertook a retrospective audit to determine the efficacy of current scr...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Forde L,McGrath N,Devaney D,Awadalla S,McDonnell CM,Murphy NP

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Assess the association between the Society for Vascular Surgery/American Association for Vascular Surgery (SVS/AVSS) (Rutherford et al., J Vasc Surg 26: 517-38, 1997; Chaikof et al., J Vasc Surg 35:1061-6, 2002) medical comorbidity scoring scheme (MCS), and the global scoring system (GS) and major m...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Canning P,Doherty G,Tawfick W,Cîndea CN,Hynes N,Sultan S

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive illness that is mostly managed in the general practice setting. The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) guidelines are the international gold standard, and it is important to understand how these are being applied in gene...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Sehl J,O'Doherty J,O'Connor R,O'Sullivan B,O'Regan A

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Wound botulism occurs as a consequence of inoculation of Clostridium botulinum spores into a wound. AIM:To describe such a case of wound botulism. RESULTS:A 23-year-old drug-injecting user presented with bulbar symptoms and progressive signs over a three-day period. The diagnosis of botulism was suspected ...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： FitzGerald S,Lyons R,Ryan J,Hall W,Gallagher C

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighty-one epithelial lesions were studied immunohistologically for cytokeratin protein expression using three anticytokeratins CAM 5.2, NCL5D3 and RCK102. Consistent differences were noted between squamous and glandular neoplasms. Squamous and cutaneous carcinomas were found to preferentially express higher molecular...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Mortimer G,Jones DN,Assaf H,al-Ahmadi T

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) is considered to be minimally invasive compared with open appendectomy (OA), there are few studies showing this in terms of cytokines and oxidative stress markers. AIM:LA and OA techniques have been compared in terms of different conditions such as operation time and ...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Ayengin K,Alp HH,Avci V,Huyut Z

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00