Hereditary Cancer Syndromes-A Primer on Diagnosis and Management, Part 2: Gastrointestinal Cancer Syndromes.

abstract：:Ever since ancient times, man has been searching for the proper artificial substitute for living tissue. This has been a most frustrating and challenging task for the scientific community involved. Prosthetic restoration is the only alternative to reconstructive surgery for the facially deformed. This paper reviews th...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Gonzalez JB

更新日期：1978-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditional treatments for men with localized prostate cancer have included both surgical removal and radiation therapy, with their potential adverse effects on patient quality of life. Thus, there has been increasing interest in the development of minimally invasive procedures that use various technologies to deliver...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Gillett MD,Gettman MT,Zincke H,Blute ML

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe management of patients with permanent pacemaker (PPM)- and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD)-related endocarditis. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed all cases of infection involving PPMs and ICDs among patients presenting to Mayo Clinic's site in Rochester, MN, between J...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Sohail MR,Uslan DZ,Khan AH,Friedman PA,Hayes DL,Wilson WR,Steckelberg JM,Jenkins SM,Baddour LM

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reperfusion therapy (by either administration of thrombolytic agents or immediate angioplasty) is the mainstay of treatment of acute myocardial infarction, yet it remains underutilized. Additionally, many patients do not experience optimal reperfusion because of suboptimal flow rate in the infarct-related artery, abno...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Reeder GS

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From 1974 through 1982, fulminant hepatitis was diagnosed in 34 patients at our institution. Of these patients, only two survived (survival rate, 6%). This syndrome was caused by viruses (B and non-B hepatitis and herpes simplex) in 23 patients, hepatotoxic drug in 6, Wilson's disease (hepatolenticular degeneration) i...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Rakela J,Lange SM,Ludwig J,Baldus WP

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare health care usage between suicide decedents and living controls in the year before suicide in a large representative US population. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Cases (n=1221) and controls (n=3663) belonged to an integrated health care system from January 1, 2009, through December 31, 2014. Cases and cont...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Chock MM,Lin JC,Athyal VP,Bostwick JM

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prompt and appropriate management measures are critical in order to achieve a favorable outcome after a major overdose of intrathecally (IT) administered methotrexate (MTX). Published information available to guide clinicians in the immediate management of this medical emergency is scant. Herein we describe a 6-year-o...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： O'Marcaigh AS,Johnson CM,Smithson WA,Patterson MC,Widemann BC,Adamson PC,McManus MJ

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is used frequently in patients with cerebrovascular ischemia. On TEE, a typical appearance of a cardiac fibroelastoma is that of a pedunculated, mobile mass attached to a leaflet of a valve. Surgical excision of the lesion may lead to resolution of the symptoms and prevent furthe...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Brown RD Jr,Khandheria BK,Edwards WD

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To measure the effect of duty periods no longer than 16 hours on patient care and resident education. PATIENTS AND METHODS:As part of our Educational Innovations Project, we piloted a novel resident schedule for an inpatient service that eliminated shifts longer than 16 hours without increased staffing or de...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： McCoy CP,Halvorsen AJ,Loftus CG,McDonald FS,Oxentenko AS

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diverticulitis has long been known to affect the right colon, and in recent years, our understanding has evolved in regard to the underlying cause. Appendiceal diverticulitis has yet to gain widespread recognition despite the fact that it was first described in 1893. Commonly dismissed by surgeons and pathologists as ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Phillips BJ,Perry CW

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between December 1980 and April 1986 at our institution, 38 patients with cancer that involved the tracheobronchial tree (a total of 40 carcinomas) completed at least one course of hematoporphyrin derivative phototherapy. A complete response occurred in 13 patients (with 14 carcinomas). Eleven of these carcinomas did ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Edell ES,Cortese DA

更新日期：1987-01-01 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：:Management of a solitary liver mass necessitates reliable distinction between primary hepatocellular carcinoma and metastatic lesions. The histologic differentiation can be difficult even with special stains such as alpha-fetoprotein, cytokeratin, and carcinoembryonic antigen. Albumin is a specific product of hepatocy...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Rajkumar SV,Richardson RL,Goellner JR

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To Investigate the frequency of valvular heart disease in patients taking pergolide. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The medical records of patients seen at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla, between 1998 and 2003 were searched electronically for the word pergolide and the presence of a 2-dimensional echocardiogram....

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Waller EA,Kaplan J,Heckman MG

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the efficacy of laparoscopy in the diagnosis of intra-abdominal lymphoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The medical records of patients with suspected primary or recurrent lymphoma who underwent laparoscopy between March 1991 and March 2003 were reviewed. Demographic, clinical, operative, and pathologic dat...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Asoglu O,Porter L,Donohue JH,Cha SS

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple regression analysis were used to investigate the relationship between blood pressure and age, sex, relative weight, antihypertensive medication, diabetes mellitus, diet (low-salt, low-cholesterol, and weight-reducing regimens), cigarette smoking, coffee drinking, and aerobic exercise among a stratified random...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Phillips SJ,O'Fallon WM,Whisnant JP

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the long-term outcome of patients presenting with synchronous lymphoma and severe liver dysfunction and to describe the outcome of patients treated with initial mechlorethamine-based therapy used as a bridge to more conventional chemotherapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We reviewed the clinical course...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Ghobrial IM,Wolf RC,Pereira DL,Fonseca R,White WL,Colgan JP,Habermann TM,Inwards DJ,Markovic SN,Ansell SM,Micallef IN,Porrata LF,Witzig TE

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fluoroquinolones are a new class of antimicrobial agents structurally related to nalidixic acid. They have a broad spectrum of activity against pathogens, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa, other multiresistant gram-negative bacteria, and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus but not anaerobes. They are well ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Walker RC,Wright AJ

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To verify preliminary studies on patients with melanoma exposed to β-blockers that suggested a reduced risk of disease recurrence and death. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Data were obtained from all consecutive patients diagnosed as having melanoma between January 1, 1993, and December 31, 2009, at the Department of ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： De Giorgi V,Gandini S,Grazzini M,Benemei S,Marchionni N,Geppetti P

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipoproteins are known to be able to transport a variety of drugs. This report suggests that low-density lipoprotein not only functions as an important carrier of cyclosporine in plasma but also facilitates transport of cyclosporine across the cell membrane by means of the low-density lipoprotein receptor. Such a mech...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： de Groen PC

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the influence of recent changes in Minnesota statutes that generally require prior authorization for use of medical records for research from patients who received medical care after Jan. 1, 1997. MATERIAL AND METHODS:In this Mayo Clinic Institutional Review Board-approved study, we obtained a str...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Jacobsen SJ,Xia Z,Campion ME,Darby CH,Plevak MF,Seltman KD,Melton LJ 3rd

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the effect of objectively measured exercise capacity (EC) on early mortality (EM) after a first myocardial infarction (MI). PATIENTS AND METHODS:This retrospective cohort study included 2061 patients without a history of MI (mean age, 62±12 years; 38% [n=790] women; 56% [n=1153] white) who underwe...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Shaya GE,Al-Mallah MH,Hung RK,Nasir K,Blumenthal RS,Ehrman JK,Keteyian SJ,Brawner CA,Qureshi WT,Blaha MJ

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoxic liver injury is defined as a massive, but transient, increase in serum transaminase levels due to an imbalance between hepatic oxygen supply and demand in the absence of other acute causes of liver damage. It typically occurs in elderly individuals with right-sided congestive heart failure and low cardiac outp...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Ebert EC

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As alternatives to transurethral resection of the prostate for treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia, various types of laser prostatectomy-most notably, neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (YAG) and potassium titanyl phosphate laser procedures-have proved to be associated with considerably less morbidity (for exampl...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Kabalin JN,Gilling PJ,Fraundorfer MR

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients had both scleroderma and a columnar epithelium-lined lower esophagus (Barrett esophagus). Features of Barrett's esophagus included high esophageal strictures in both patients and ulcer craters in the columnar area of one. Biopsy confirmed columnar epithelium in the lower esophagus of each patient. In thes...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Cameron AJ,Payne WS

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe lymphoma associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. DESIGN:A review of HIV-related lymphoma and its associated epidemiology, etiopathogenesis, and clinicopathologic characteristics is presented. Major studies of therapeutic regimens for HIV-related lymphoma are discussed. Facto...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Wang CY,Snow JL,Su WP

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The symptoms of progressive dyspnea, hemoptysis, spontaneous pneumothorax, chylous effusions, and cough in conjunction with ventilatory obstruction and abnormal gas exchange in a young woman should prompt the diagnosis of pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis. Cytosol steroid-receptor assays and postmortem studies were condu...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Graham ML 2nd,Spelsberg TC,Dines DE,Payne WS,Bjornsson J,Lie JT

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data from animal experiments and human studies implicate added sugars (eg, sucrose and high-fructose corn syrup) in the development of diabetes mellitus and related metabolic derangements that raise cardiovascular (CV) risk. Added fructose in particular (eg, as a constituent of added sucrose or as the main component o...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： DiNicolantonio JJ,O'Keefe JH,Lucan SC

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Q fever, a zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetii, is seen throughout the world. Recent reports suggest that its incidence in the United States is increasing, with more than 30 cases reported in the US military. The disease has many acute and chronic manifestations. Endocarditis is the most common form of chronic diseas...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Hartzell JD,Wood-Morris RN,Martinez LJ,Trotta RF

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the past 20 years, the diagnosis and treatment of ectopic pregnancy have improved considerably. With the current diagnostic modalities, patients at risk for ectopic pregnancy can be followed expectantly, and the diagnosis can be made within a few days of the time of anticipated menses. An enhanced understanding...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Ory SJ

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00