Abstract:
:A patient had a tracheoesophageal fistula resulting from malignant histiocytoma. Surgical treatment included esophagectomy and repair of the left main-stem bronchus. Gastrointestinal continuity was restored by a right colon interposition after chemotherapy.
journal_name
South Med Jjournal_title
Southern medical journalauthors
Kelly JP,Roper CLdoi
10.1097/00007611-198409000-00044subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1984-09-01 00:00:00pages
1203-5issue
9eissn
0038-4348issn
1541-8243journal_volume
77pub_type
杂志文章abstract:INTRODUCTION:Pathologic gambling is a disorder with features that implicate abnormal functioning in brain regions involved in addiction, mood, anxiety, and impulse control disorders. Our goal was to examine brain function with neurocognitive tasks that target these brain regions in patients with pathologic gambling. M...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/01.smj.0000197583.24072.f5
更新日期:2006-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::In addition to assuring an adequate and safe blood supply, blood collection agencies are responsible for the well being of donors. Several aspects of the current blood donor experience may negatively impact donor health and require modification. Physicians need to be aware of health-related issues associated with bloo...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181d3904f
更新日期:2010-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::A case of Wuchereria bancrofti filariasis was recently seen in a Haitian immigrant in Charleston, SC. The Caribbean area is a known endemic focus for this organism. With the increased numbers of immigrants from that area, it is likely that other such cases will be seen in the US. ...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198504000-00032
更新日期:1985-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Serial carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) levels were measured during chemotherapy for metastatic cancer in 94 patients. Criteria for chemotherapy responses were those used by the Central Oncology Group. Patients were classified according to changes in CEA levels and response to chemotherapy. Four categories represented a...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-197610000-00008
更新日期:1976-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Computed tomography (CT) is increasingly used to evaluate abdominal diseases, including those of the colon. Recent CT studies have documented colonic abnormalities in patients with pseudomembranous colitis; however, these findings are not widely appreciated by primary care physicians. Over a 25-month period, we prospe...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-199509000-00008
更新日期:1995-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Injuries from sea urchins result from penetration of the calcareous spines into the skin. Local pain of several days' duration is the most common symptom, but systemic reaction from toxins found in certain species can occur. There is no uniformly accepted successful treatment other than cleansing the wound. Attempts t...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-197704000-00029
更新日期:1977-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::We describe a rare occurrence of comorbidity of schizophreniform disorder and borderline personality disorder as an initial patient presentation. ...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-199803000-00013
更新日期:1998-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::We studied 56 patients with primary gastrointestinal lymphoma to determine the manifestations, diagnostic and treatment methods, and patient outcomes. We identified 27 cases of primary gastric lymphoma and 29 cases of lymphoma involving the remainder of the gastrointestinal tract. Initial symptoms were nonspecific and...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198508000-00004
更新日期:1985-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::A previously healthy 38-year-old man was stung multiple times by yellow jackets without any signs of anaphylaxis being observed. An electrocardiogram taken 16 hours later revealed episodes of wandering atrial pacemaker, junctional rhythm, and intermittent premature ventricular contractions. These arrhythmias disappear...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-197904000-00030
更新日期:1979-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Ovarian vein thrombophlebitis is often misdiagnosed because of vague symptoms leading to unnecessary surgery, morbidity, and mortality. CT findings in such a case are very useful in making a definite diagnosis of ovarian vein thrombophlebitis. We consider CT the preferred method for evaluating pain in the right lower ...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198911000-00022
更新日期:1989-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Transmission of echocardiograms via telemedicine links has allowed remote hospitals direct access to pediatric cardiology subspecialty care. This study assessed the accuracy of echocardiogram interpretation across an integrated services digital network (ISDN) telemedicine link. METHODS:Telemedicine systems ...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:
更新日期:2002-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::All cases of surgically proven and cured primary hyperparathyroidism, over a five-year period, were reviewed for the presence of hypertension, renal and/or prerenal azotemia, nephrolithiasis, nephrocalcinosis, and patient symptom status. In this group of 23 patients, the prevalence of hypertension was greater than 78%...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198211000-00018
更新日期:1982-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Takotsubo (stress induced) cardiomyopathy is also known as broken heart syndrome or transient left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome. The clinical presentation, which mimics acute myocardial infarction, is preceded by intense emotional or physical stress. Recurrence of apical ballooning syndrome seems to be rare....
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181e631ce
更新日期:2010-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Patient comfort is an important part of laceration repair. METHODS:The study was a randomized single-blind cross-over trial in which each participant received 250 ml warmed and 250 ml room temperature saline irrigation in simple linear wounds after a local anesthetic was instilled. The solutions and the ord...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1097/01.SMJ.0000056657.63336.6C
更新日期:2003-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::More than a century ago, Courvoisier published his observation on the significance of a palpable gallbladder in the differential diagnosis of obstructive jaundice. We have described two patients with newly described conditions--AIDS-associated cholangiopathy and diet-induced cholecystitis--who had a palpable gallbladd...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-199205000-00018
更新日期:1992-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:A retrospective cross-sectional study was performed to assess the prevalence of elevated alkaline phosphatase (ALP) in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and to determine the relation between ALP and specific antiretroviral therapy (ART). METHODS:A total of 2990 patients were included...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.14423/SMJ.0000000000000500
更新日期:2016-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::We have described a case of peripelvic extravasation of urine caused by lower ureteral obstruction from a breech presentation in a 20-year-old primigravida. The patient was successfully treated with cesarean section to relieve the obstruction, and systemic antibiotics. ...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198006000-00043
更新日期:1980-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::This report describes a case of warm-antibody-mediated hemolytic anemia associated with a hypernephroma. Only four patients with renal cell carcinoma and Coombs'-positive hemolytic anemia have been reported previously. Although rare, the occurrence of autoimmune hemolytic anemia in association with a hypernephroma sho...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198509000-00023
更新日期:1985-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::A resurgence of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) has been reported in many areas of the United States in recent years. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of inpatients with a new diagnosis of ARF from 1982 through 1988 at a children's hospital that serves a six-state referral area in the mid-South. Thirty pati...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-199012000-00012
更新日期:1990-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To deliver effective care, healthcare systems should understand patients' preferences for weight management across a spectrum of needs. Our objective was to describe patients' perceptions of what helps or hinders weight loss and maintenance. METHODS:Semistructured interviews were conducted with patients who ...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001196
更新日期:2021-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::A retrospective study of 45 patients hospitalized with blastomycosis of bones or joints revealed 41 cases of osteomyelitis and 12 cases of septic arthritis. The majority were men (35 [78%] patients) and non-Aboriginal (32 [71%] patients). Median time from the onset of symptoms to hospitalization was shorter in women t...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3180487a92
更新日期:2007-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Optimal antimicrobial therapy for viridans streptococcal endocarditis remains controversial. Rifampin was bactericidal at less than 0.2 micrograms/ml for ten strains of viridans streptococci isolated from patients with endocarditis. Administration of rifampin to one endocarditis patient already receiving penicillin an...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198308000-00005
更新日期:1983-08-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1979-03-01 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::The diagnoses of complete obstruction in a duplicated renal collecting system and ureterocele can be made with a high degree of confidence by ultrasound. Two children presenting with abdominal masses were examined by gray scale ultrasonography which demonstrated large cystic masses dorsal to and displacing the lower p...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198008000-00018
更新日期:1980-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Carcinoma of the fallopian tube is the least common of the gynecologic malignancies. Because of its rarity and the absence of typical symptoms, preoperative diagnosis is seldom made. Patient as well as physician delay in diagnosis is often considerable. There are no reliable laboratory aids available to enhance the di...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-197509000-00021
更新日期:1975-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Sepsis due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa continues to be an important source of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. Early recognition of this condition is of paramount importance in choosing specific therapy at the earliest possible moment. We present three cases in which P aeruginosa bacteremia was manifest...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-199402000-00017
更新日期:1994-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::We have described an adenocarcinoma observed as a grossly discrete area within a cystadenofibroma of the ovary. Fewer than 35 cases of malignant cystadenofibroma have been reported. We find our observations lend support to the prevailing thought that these neoplasms most often originate from preexisting cystadenofibro...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198504000-00030
更新日期:1985-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Transchondral talar dome fractures are a rare but not unknown cause of continued disability following a "sprained ankle." The diagnosis is made with standard ankle roentgenograms and an awareness of the lesion. Surgical treatment is recommended in acute and chronic cases, based on the amount of displacement of the fra...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198405000-00007
更新日期:1984-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:: Bronchus-associated Lymphoid Tissue (BALT) lymphomas are a rare type of extranodal marginal zone lymphomas. They comprise 1% of lymphomas and more than two-thirds of all primary non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) of the lung. BALT lymphomas arise from the bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue. METHODS:This report d...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181bfdd2d
更新日期:2009-12-01 00:00:00