Laparoscopic diagnosis and resection of a bleeding Meckel's diverticulum in a thirteen year old female.

abstract：:Serum antibodies to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) were measured in members of twenty-nine families in which two or more first degree relatives had rheumatoid arthritis (RA). These patients were assessed clinically for activity of disease and their treatment recorded. A higher proportion of seropositive individuals was foun...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： McDermott M,Molloy M,Buckley J,Greally J

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The establishment of the Dublin Hospitals Initiative and the Efficiency Review Group as first steps in an "action" plan was based on the report in 1989 of the Commission of Health Funding which suggested that "the solution to the problem facing the Irish health services...(lies) primarily...in the way that services ar...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Brugha CM

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to investigate the occurrence and predictive factors of restenosis in coronary heart disease (CHD) patients underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with sirolimus-eluting stent (SES). METHODS:Demographic data, clinical features, and laboratory tests of 398 CHD patients underwent ...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Zhao J,Wang X,Wang H,Zhao Y,Fu X

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medication discrepancies at the time of hospital discharge are common and can result in error, patient/carer inconvenience or patient harm. Providing accurate medication information to the next care provider is necessary to prevent adverse events. AIMS:To investigate the quality and consistency of medicatio...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Grimes T,Delaney T,Duggan C,Kelly JG,Graham IM

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Circumcision is one of the world's most common operations. Series describing a new technique involving the use of fibrin-based glue have become more apparent in the literature. Here we outline the first 100 such cases for 62 children and 38 adults in our practice describing complications and learning curve. ...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： D'Arcy FT,Jaffry SQ

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The majority of patients presenting with oesophageal cancer have symptoms for more than three months and advanced disease at presentation. Most appear unaware of the significance of dysphagia as a symptom. Cancer awareness programmes focus on symptoms such as lumps and bleeding. AIM:To sample the level of p...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Grannell MS,Kelly S,Shannon S,Chong AL,Walsh TN

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:ADHD is the most frequent reason for attendance at Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). General practitioners (GPs) play a key role in recognising symptoms, referring for assessment and supporting ongoing treatment. However, there is an ambiguous understanding of ADHD among GPs, and different...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Adamis D,Tatlow-Golden M,Gavin B,McNicholas F

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Menorrhagia affects 20-30% of healthy women, many of whom undergo hysterectomy. In recent years, transcervical resection of the endometrium (TCRE) has become an alternative surgical option. This observational study assesses patient satisfaction following TCRE. The case notes of 55 patients who had a TCRE in the Coombe...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： McAuliffe F,English J,Prendiville W

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All the biopsies of pulmonary mass lesions obtained by percutaneous needle aspiration over a seven year period were reviewed. Emphasis is laid upon the differences in cell typing of malignant tumours when two types of preparation of the same tissue, cytological smears and tissue sections are examined. Some problems in...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Kealy WF,Hogan JM,Hurley MF

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anaesthetists are at high risk from blood-borne pathogens. Universal Precautions (UP) include the routine use of appropriate barrier precautions and techniques to reduce the likelihood of exposure to blood, body fluids and tissues that may contain pathogens. The compliance of Irish anaesthetists with these p...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： O'Rourke N,Bennett M,Porter J,Gallagher DJ,Shorten G

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Osteoid osteoma is a painful benign bone tumour. Previously the standard therapy was surgical excision. Image guided radiofrequency ablation can be clinically applied to ablate the tumour in a minimally invasive manner. AIMS:We present a case of an 18-year-old boy who presented with features of chronic left...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Cantwell CP,Scanlon T,Dudeney S,O'Byrne J,Eustace S

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA, extracted from tumours arising in 29 paediatric patients [14 neuroblastoma, 9 Wilms tumour (nephroblastoma), 6 miscellaneous] was investigated for evidence of N-myc amplification, using pNb-1, a recombinant plasmid containing a 1.0 Kb fragment homologous to the 5' end of the human N-myc gene. Within the neuroblas...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： McQuaid S,O'Meara A

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Treatment of pilonidal sinus disease is controversial. Many claim policy of marsupialisation and healing by secondary intention. This is demanding in terms of nursing care and time lost from work. AIMS:To examine outcome of excision and primary closure of chronic pilonidal disease on recurrence rate and pat...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Gilani SN,Furlong H,Reichardt K,Nasr AO,Theophilou G,Walsh TN

更新日期：2011-03-01 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：:The original version of this article unfortunately contained a mistake. The presentation of Table 1 was incorrectly captured. The Publisher regrets that it introduced errors to Table 1 during the typesetting of the article. The original article has been corrected. ...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Kearney H,Cahalane AM,Killeen RP,McGuigan C

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:To describe the epidemiology, outcomes, and prognostic factors of intraocular foreign body (IOFB) injuries at a tertiary ophthalmic referral centre in Cork University Hospital, Ireland. METHODS:A retrospective review of 23 eyes with IOFB that presented to Cork University Hospital (CUH) from January 200...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Bourke L,Bourke E,Cullinane A,O'Connell E,Idrees Z

更新日期：2020-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The clinical spectrum of adult coeliac disease (ACD) is varied with limited Irish data. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to analyse the presenting symptoms, associated conditions and complications in a consecutive series of patients with ACD. METHODS:Data were obtained from database on patient...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Saleem A,Connor HJ,Regan PO

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reproductive surrogacy can be altruistic or commercial, each with complex ethical considerations that are complicated by heterogeneity in governing laws across jurisdictions. Surrogacy in Ireland is relatively new and largely unregulated, so this review aims to elucidate its current regulatory status and associated et...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Gracias CS

更新日期：2020-10-31 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：AIMS:Imported childhood malaria has never been studied in Ireland. We aimed to document the incidence and species of malaria in children presenting to paediatric hospitals in Dublin and to examine management and outcome measures. METHODS:Subjects were identified through laboratory archives from the three paediatric ho...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Leahy TR,Malikiwi A,Cafferkey M,Butler KM

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of breast cancer has evolved in the last 40 years to now encompass not only treating the cancer in the most effective way, but also to detect and treat cancers before they can pose a risk to patients. This evolution in therapy and diagnostics has moved away from treating patients with the maximum amount...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Kell MR

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This article is a follow-up to an audit performed by the Department of Surgery and published in the Irish Journal of Medical Science in 1996. This audit reviewed all cases of Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis (IHPS) operated on over 22 years up to 1991. AIMS:We aim to demonstrate that radiologic inves...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Doyle D,O'Neill M,Kelly D

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A review of theatre activity in all Health Service Executive (HSE) hospitals in Cork and Kerry in 2008 required a manual extraction of theatre activity data from largely paper-based log books. A key data management recommendation suggested that "a standardised computerised theatre log book system be develope...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Cronin J,Healy O,Hegarty H,Murray D

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article was published online with an error. In Table 3, the name of the variable in the last row is missing. It just says 'mmHg'. The name to be written is 'MAP (mmHg)'. ...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Tanriverdi A,Kahraman BO,Ozsoy I,Ozpelit E,Savci S

更新日期：2020-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The improved survival of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients is partly due to intensive treatment for their chronic infections. Treatment usually includes intravenous and nebulised aminoglycoside antibiotics and they receive a large cumulative dose of these antibiotics over their lifetime. There is little information in the...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Mulherin D,Fahy J,Grant W,Keogan M,Kavanagh B,FitzGerald M

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Prostate cancer cells can switch from an androgen-dependent state to an androgen-independent state after a continuous androgen ablation therapy. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying this switch are still unclear. Therefore, we explored the change in androgen receptor (AR)-related gene expression du...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Wang Y,Li JQ,Shao C,Shi CH,Liu F,Yang ZY,Qiu JX,Li YM,Fu Q,Zhang W,Xue W,Lei YH,Gao JY,Wang JY,Gao XP,Yuan JL,Bao TY,Zhang YT

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cell-based tissue engineering has emerged as a potential therapy for intervertebral disc degeneration. However, propagating and maintaining high quantity and quality of the seed cells remains a challenge. AIMS:To investigate the feasibility of culturing human disc cells using a microcarrier bioreactor syste...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Zhang L,Ning B,Jia T,Gong W,Cong M,Chen JF,Yang SY

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

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：:The case of a 27 month old male with a congenital midline nasal dermoid cyst is presented. The child attended the Ear, Nose and Throat outpatient's department in July 1995, with an external midline nasal swelling, which had been present at birth and was noted to be gradually increasing in size. Magnetic resonance imag...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Carroll CM,Gaffney R,McShane D

更新日期：1997-07-01 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