Transient golden appendicolith.

abstract：:Six patients with Marfan's syndrome were included in a study to determine the effect of beta-blockers on progressive aortic dilation. Patients' histories and results of physical examination, chest radiogram, electrocardiogram, and echocardiogram are reported. Patients ranged in age from 5 years 8 months to 14 years; o...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Tahernia AC

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe lactic acidosis is often associated with poor prognosis. Recognition and correction of the underlying process is the major step in the treatment of this serious condition. Intravenous administration of sodium bicarbonate has been the mainstay in the treatment of lactic acidosis. Aggressive use of this therapeut...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Warner A,Vaziri ND

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cancer of the esophagus remains a highly lethal disease, but new treatment approaches that build onto traditional surgical and radiotherapeutic methods are making an impact on organ preservation while offering hope for improved survival. METHODS:Reviewed here are recent data from trials on the use of new ra...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Rich T

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An unusual intestinal infection with the parasite Metagonimus yokogawai was acquired by an American traveling in the Orient. Diarrhea began abroad, and recurred at intervals until she was seen 1 1/2 years later. Stool examinations resulted in the recovery of small operculated ova characteristic of intestinal or biliar...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Goldsmith RS

更新日期：1978-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-four hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (24BP) is an emerging technology used to further evaluate elevated blood pressure readings obtained during office visits. We wondered whether a less costly approach than 24BP would lead clinicians to similar treatment decisions. Eleven faculty general internists se...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Rucker L,Mabourakh S,Onishi R

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently managed a patient with diabetic ketoacidosis who had an exceptionally high arterial oxygen tension of 144 mm Hg while breathing room air. This was higher than the calculated alveolar oxygen tension and suggested the impossible situation of an uphill diffusion gradient. We were surprised to find this is a r...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Kelton JG,Collins FF

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnostic peritoneal lavage (DPL) is an established procedure in evaluation of trauma victims but is less well established for use in patients suspected of having acute intra-abdominal disease. Twenty-six seriously ill patients at our institution who had DPL for acute intra-abdominal disease form the basis of this re...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Bailey RL,Laws HL

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past 30 years there has been no improvement in the five-year survival rate for endometrial carcinoma. Any change comparable to improved survival in cervical carcinoma will be accomplished only by similar detection of the early asymptomatic and precursor lesions of endometrial carcinoma. Reasons why the conventi...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Muenzer RW,Kim K

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus presents various clinical manifestations. The coexistence of systemic lupus erythematosus and celiac sprue has been rarely reported. We present a patient who had systemic lupus erythematosus with malabsorption demonstrating characteristic clinical and pathologic findings of celiac sprue (g...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Komatireddy GR,Marshall JB,Aqel R,Spollen LE,Sharp GC

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Documented fetal inactivity is strongly suggestive of fetal jeopardy, but the significance of excessive activity over a prolonged period has not been reported. Using data gathered from fetal movement charts recorded by 931 patients, fetal hyperactivity was defined statistically as 40 or more movements perceived per ho...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Rayburn WF,Rayburn PR,Gabel LL

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From January 1986 to December 1987, 32 patients with recurrent colorectal cancer had second-look radioimmunoguided surgery (RIGS system). All patients had pathologic confirmation of recurrence. The RIGS system identified 81% of recurrences, and in six patients recurrent tumor was identified only by RIGS. All patients ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Sardi A,Agnone CM,Nieroda CA,Mojzisik C,Hinkle G,Ferrara P,Farrar WB,Bolton J,Thurston MO,Martin EW Jr

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten bites by Loxosceles reclusa, the North American brown recluse spider, are reported from South Carolina. Envenomation by the brown recluse spider is becoming a public health problem in the United States. The spider reportedly now is found from coast to coast in the southern half of the country and its range is prob...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Majeski JA,Durst GG Sr

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a 42-year-old man with Brugada syndrome (BRS) mimicking acute coronary syndrome. Chest pain, near-syncope, and electrocardiographic changes were thought initially to be due to ischemia. Cardiac catheterization was performed. The coronary arteries and left ventricular function were normal. Careful...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Yousef SE,Herre JM

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the FDA approval of the first cochlear implant device in November 1984, the possibility of the perception of sound became a reality for the profoundly deaf individual. The cochlear implant group of Cincinnati was involved in the coinvestigator study before the approval of the device. This paper presents data from...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Miller GW,Hepfner S

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have reported two cases involving bacteremic patients who failed to respond adequately to the investigational agent daptomycin. Despite apparent sensitivity of the organisms, therapy was unsuccessful in both patients using the recommended dosage. The sponsor of daptomycin is currently reevaluating the recommendatio...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Garrison MW,Rotschafer JC,Crossley KB

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The advantages of topical (as opposed to systemic) therapy for allergic rhinitis include the avoidance of undesirable systemic effects and the concentration of therapeutic effect on the target organ. Successful topical therapy requires establishment of a proper diagnosis, followed by effective delivery of the medicati...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Mabry RL

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a systematic review of the available literature and our own personal experience regarding the optimal management of the rhinoplasty patient. The routine utilization of nasal splinting, casting and perioperative antibiotics is supported. The management of a number of common early complications is also discussed...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Cochran CS,Ducic Y,DeFatta RJ

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article on p. 232 in vol. 113.]. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Available N

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has caused resurgence in tuberculosis (TB) worldwide. HIV-TB coinfected individuals are at increased risk for complications of TB and HIV treatment, such as adverse drug reactions and immune reconstitution syndrome. A 17-year-old male with HIV-TB coinfection, who developed cardiac ta...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Wang SH,Menon A,Hyslop NE

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Massive bleeding from a pharyngoesophageal diverticulum is a rarely reported condition, with only two reported cases in the literature. This report describes a patient who had massive bleeding due to ulceration in the base of a pharyngoesophageal diverticulum, presumed to have been caused by chronic aspirin ingestion....

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Hendren WG,Anderson T,Miller JI

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have described a case of chronic pancreatitis due to stenosing papillitis relieved by sphincteroplasty and removal of pancreatic duct stones, as opposed to a major pancreatic resection. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Sutherland CM,Muchmore JH,Browder IW,Vega PJ

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcoidosis is a multisystem disorder of unknown cause, characterized pathologically by noncaseating granulomas. It is more commonly seen in younger adults and African Americans. Myocardial involvement occurs in at least 25% of patients with sarcoidosis and is associated with poor prognosis. In spite of recent advance...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Ruiz-Arango A,Sharma GK

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed 76 cases of the empty sella syndrome. Headache was the chief complaint in 47 cases (62%), and 45 patients (60%) presented with signs and symptoms related to increased intracranial pressure and/or pituitary dysfunction. The CSF pressure was elevated in 35 of the 62 patients who had lumbar puncture, suggesti...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Jaffer KA,Obbens EA,El Gammal TA

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) has engendered a crisis of fear among the public and health professionals alike. In addition to the myriad anxieties that generally accompany dying and death, AIDS patients must deal with numerous additional fears. In rushing to treat the physiologic aspects of AIDS, health pr...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Thompson LM

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes various surgical technics commonly used for reconstructing the deep femoral artery. The applicability, advantages, and disadvantages of various methods also are discussed. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Saha SP

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclosporine is a fungal metabolite increasingly used as an immunosuppressive agent in organ transplantation. It provides immunosuppression primarily through reversible inhibition of T-lymphocytes, without myelotoxicity. Cyclosporine appears to inhibit primary activation of helper cells and to decrease the production ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Thomas SE,Gordon DS

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We surveyed 1528 first-year students at the University of Virginia, 1 month after their arrival on campus, who had used alcohol at some time in their lives. Our survey was designed to identify alcohol and cocaine use, and related psychosocial patterns. Men drank more and more often than women. Our data suggest that bo...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Canterbury RJ,Gressard CF,Vieweg WV,Grossman SJ,Westerman PS,McKelway RB

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case presents a rare type of crescentic glomerulonephritis characterized as IgA deposits predominantly along the glomerular basement membranes (GBM). The patient clinically manifested with rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN) without pulmonary hemorrhage or vasculitis-related systematic symptoms. No posi...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Cai G,Chen P,Wu D,Shi S,Yin Z,Zhang X,Wei R,Chen X

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis, a chronic inflammatory polyarthritis that destroys synovial joints, is associated with systemic as well as local inflammation and with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and death not fully explained by traditional cardiac risk factors. Statins (HMG-coA reductase inhibitors), medications...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Costenbader KH,Coblyn JS

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have used the island gluteus maximus musculocutaneous flap to cover sacral pressure sores. In this report, we describe the surgical anatomy, cadaveric dissections (n = 25), and postoperative follow-up (one to 40 months) in 13 clinical cases. Our results compare favorably with those of other previously reported seri...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Rees RS,Reilley AF,Nanney LB,Lynch JB

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00