Abstract:
:Autologous fascia lata tissue transfer is a feasible alternative to reconstruction of the abdominal wall in selected patients. We describe a new technique using minimally invasive technology that allows harvest of the fascia lata graft without the traditional large thigh incision.
journal_name
South Med Jjournal_title
Southern medical journalauthors
Tucker JG,Choat D,Zubowicz VNdoi
10.1097/00007611-199704000-00007subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1997-04-01 00:00:00pages
399-401issue
4eissn
0038-4348issn
1541-8243journal_volume
90pub_type
杂志文章abstract::Four patients, all sisters, presented a long-standing history of pain in the gallbladder region and no calculi. All were first thoroughly investigated and then relieved of their symptoms by cholecystectomy. This prompted an investigation of their family over three generations, which revealed a surprisingly large numbe...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00007611-199302000-00008
更新日期:1993-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::We have described a 47-year-old white woman who had spontaneous E coli K1 meningitis after acquiring an E coli K1 urinary tract infection with associated sepsis. The patient's symptoms consisted only of severe headache, fever, and malaise. She had no meningeal or focal neurologic signs, and the CSF did not contain whi...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198309000-00044
更新日期:1983-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::We performed 12 arthrodeses of the knee and eight of the ankle, using the Hoffmann device as a compressor-fixator. For the knees, the double rectangular frame was used with the added fixation of a cylinder cast in six cases. In four cases a separate half frame was used in the anterior plane. Posttraumatic arthritis wa...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198311000-00018
更新日期:1983-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::The cost of managing chronic ulcers, both venous leg and decubiti (sacral pressure), was reviewed using 36 randomized, controlled studies with a focus on saline, hydrocolloid, and a human skin construct. When one includes the labor intensiveness of dressing changes three to four times per day, the application of hydro...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/01.SMJ.0000082011.70728.8C
更新日期:2004-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To determine why there has been a decrease in the amount of applicants to Florida-based obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) residency programs, and how this has been affected by the current medical liability climate. METHODS:Fourth year Florida medical students were surveyed about their concerns of a career ...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/01.smj.0000286757.82926.48
更新日期:2007-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Code status specifies the action that healthcare providers should take in the event of cardiac arrest. Studies have shown, however, that patients with do-not-resuscitate/do-not-intubate (DNR/DNI) orders have worse outcomes and do not consistently receive the standard of care. Several studies have demonstrate...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001112
更新日期:2020-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to determine the relation among multiple morbidities and the prevalence of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among older adult Appalachian residents of Kentucky. This is the first known study to address multiple morbidities exclusively with a health-disparities population. METH...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/SMJ.0b013e31823a8879
更新日期:2011-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Family physicians and other medical care providers are beginning to realize the importance of a comprehensive assessment examination for elderly patients. The components of such an examination are well documented, and include not only the standard history and physical examination, but also evaluation of mental health,...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-199108000-00005
更新日期:1991-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Preventive screening measures for low back pain are limited. Despite considerable evidence that anatomic narrowing of the lumbar spinal canal is a risk factor for specific back problems, difficulty in measuring the canal without unacceptable radiation exposure, cost, or discomfort has limited the assessment of its cli...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00007611-198908000-00012
更新日期:1989-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::We have described a 38-year-old white American woman who had a 7-year history of pain in the left anterior chest, neck, right wrist, and buttocks. The pain fluctuated in severity and appeared to coincide with worsening of her skin condition, palmoplantar pustulosis (PPP). She manifested the typical skeletal features o...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-199304000-00021
更新日期:1993-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Rapid loss of erythrocyte galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase in hemolysates from an infant 26 days after transfusion led to investigation of the possiblity of an unstable enzyme or other variant of galactosemia. However, the child was found to have the classic type of galactosemia. The seeming transferase instab...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-197503000-00010
更新日期:1975-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Early gradual ambulation is currently recommended for patients with acute low back pain if results of neurologic examination are normal. Bed rest for up to 2 days is considered optimal. To assess management practices, we retrospectively reviewed the medical records of individuals with acute back pain treated at three ...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1991-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Pain is a tax levied on man for the privilege of life upon this planet. Some are taxed lightly and others are taxed heavily, but all are taxed. To relieve this stress, from time immemorial man has taken analgesics. In modern times, if home medication fails, professional consultation is available. The important questio...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 历史文章,杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1980-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::In the ten-year period from 1978 through 1987, 261 patients with intussusception were admitted to Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. The diagnosis was established by barium enema or at laparotomy. The patients were divided into two groups; there were 228 children ranging in age from 1 month to 14 years, and 33 adults. Amon...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1989-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::The acid-fast smear has been regarded as a poor screening technique of decreasing reliability for correct identification of diseased patients in representative hospital populations. In this report, laboratory data are reviewed from three institutions: a tertiary care facility, a regional reference laboratory, and a su...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198402000-00005
更新日期:1984-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::One hundred fifty patients underwent surgery for mitral valve disease between January 1974 and May 1981. There were 98 female and 52 male patients with a mean age of 57 years (+/- 18.6). One hundred forty-six patients were in New York Heart Association functional class III or IV. Pathologic diagnoses included 67% rheu...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198306000-00005
更新日期:1983-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::We discuss the cases of four immigrant workers in whom lead intoxication developed via inhalation while they were cutting steel beams removed from a dismantled bridge. They all had toxic lead levels with symptoms and received chelation therapy; the therapy was followed by a decrease in blood lead levels. Rebound incre...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-199407000-00003
更新日期:1994-07-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/01.smj.0000168135.26545.a6
更新日期:2005-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::The transition of care between pediatric and adult medicine is a challenging time for patients and physicians. This longitudinal process encompasses much more than the physical transfer of a patient between providers. Established transition of care processes and literature exist for many chronic disease populations, b...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001017
更新日期:2019-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Reported is a case of mesenteric venous thrombosis occurring in a 46-year-old woman who had taken an oral contraceptive for six years. Seventeen cases of mesenteric venous thrombosis have been reported in young women taking oral contraceptives. An association between oral contraceptive agents and mesenteric venous thr...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-197703000-00033
更新日期:1977-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::We have described a patient with portal hypertension and retrocardiac paramediastinal density on upright PA chest x-ray film. Splenoportograms showed this density to be paraesophageal collateral veins. ...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198511000-00030
更新日期:1985-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:A significant percentage of high school students participate in athletics, and of those participating, at least one third will experience a sport-related injury. Despite the high risk of injury, there are few guidelines on what type of medical coverage should be provided for high school athletics. Although v...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/01.smj.0000199749.22741.5e
更新日期:2006-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Three patients were treated empirically with anti-platelet agents, prednisone, plasmapheresis, and prostacyclin for the classical clinical syndrome of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP). All three patients initially responded, then relapsed after one to 13 months with a clinical picture characteristic of immuno...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198412000-00034
更新日期:1984-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Initial concern about the possible effects of global warming on infections has declined with the realization that the spread of tropical diseases is likely to be limited and controllable. However, the direct effects of heat already cause substantial numbers of deaths among vulnerable people in the summer. Action to pr...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/01.SMJ.0000144635.07975.66
更新日期:2004-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::We describe a patient with pseudotumor cerebri for which a lumboperitoneal (LP) shunt was placed. After a pseudomeningocele was noted at the lumbar incision site, an LP shunt revision was done, at which time migration of the catheter into the thecal sac was noted. Three months later, radiologic studies revealed crania...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-199606000-00019
更新日期:1996-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Millions of concussions occur every year in the United States. The public interest in concussion has increased after a number of high-profile deaths in high school athletes from sports-related head trauma and in some professional athletes from chronic traumatic encephalopathy. One of the most active areas of research ...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/SMJ.0000000000000064
更新日期:2014-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::It is difficult for some alcoholics to admit their illness and recognize their need for help. From experience a process called intervention has evolved. Basically it consists of a well planned and rehearsed scenario, devoid of coercion and criticism, in which the alcoholic can find no acceptable alternative to treatme...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198511000-00016
更新日期:1985-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::We found magnetic resonance imaging helpful in the localization of both an adrenal and an extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma, since these tumors produced a high-intensity "light bulb" image. MRI is an excellent method for localizing pheochromocytomas because it detects adrenal and extra-adrenal pheochromocytomas missed by...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198911000-00017
更新日期:1989-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The literature shows that food insecurity (FI) can negatively affect the trajectory of many chronic illnesses. FI can be acutely severe for older adults, but screening for FI is not regularly performed in the hospital setting. Our goal was to develop a tool to screen for FI upon hospital discharge to identify...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001007
更新日期:2019-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::We describe a 47-year-old man with shoulder pain, multiple bony lesions, and a 1-cm lesion in the spleen. T-1 facetectomy revealed a poorly differentiated malignant neoplasm. Several months after chemotherapy, multiple splenic lesions were found by computed tomography and liver-spleen scan. A splenectomy showed a mali...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-199508000-00020
更新日期:1995-08-01 00:00:00