Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography to diagnose carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater.

abstract：:Proximal gastric vagotomy is a useful operation for duodenal ulcer disease that is intractable to medical management. It is also useful in selected patients with acute duodenal ulcer perforation. We present an overview of the indications for proximal gastric vagotomy, along with its results. The major benefits of prox...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Malangoni MA,Mullins RJ

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blastomycosis in children is relatively infrequent. Further, osteomyelitis of the frontal bone, which prior to the antibiotic era occurred more frequently and was mostly due to pyogenic cocci, is rare today. We described a case of frontal osteomyelitis in a child due to blastomycosis which occurred in the absence of f...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Devgan BK,Devgan M,Gross CW

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Even though epidural analgesia is effective and has advantages over conventional postoperative analgesia, it is also labor intensive, requiring 24-hour supervision by an anesthesiologist. In an effort to decrease the manpower requirements, some hospitals allow the nursing staff to administer epidural narcotics to adul...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Tobias JD,Oakes L,Austin BA

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 58-year-old man had sudden and progressive heart failure after a severe myocardial infarction. Aggressive medical treatment consisting of diuretics, vasopressors, and digitalis failed to improve his condition significantly. Cardiac catheterization disclosed a critical stenosis in the left anterior descending branch ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Chavez CM,Rodriquez G,Conn JH

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Remodeling of the endocrine pancreas, caused by the deleterious effects of amylin as it is co-synthesized, co-packaged, and co-secreted with insulin, gives clinicians and researchers cause to ponder. METHODS:A literature search was done, and relevant publications and texts on amylin and islet amyloid polype...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Hayden MR,Tyagi SC

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a rare case of Candida glabrata liver abscess and fungemia complicating severe calculus cholecystitis in a 64-year-old female patient who had no history of immunosuppression or diabetes mellitus. The patient underwent cholecystectomy, resection of liver abscess, and systemic antifungal therapy using micafung...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Lima R,Shams W,Kalra S,Borthwick T

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on two healthy white men who sustained high-voltage electrical burns and were transferred to our regional burn center for specialized care. Within 24 hours of admission, both patients developed clinical signs and laboratory evidence of diabetes insipidus. With appropriate treatment, no sequelae occurred and ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Urquhart CK,Craft PD,Nehlawi MM

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A marked increase in the number of cases of shigellosis was reported in Kentucky in 1988. To examine reasons for this increase, we reviewed the 389 cases of shigellosis reported from 1986 through 1989. Ninety-three percent (285/305) of cases due to known species were due to Shigella sonnei. Sixty-two percent (243/389)...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Pelletier AR,Finger RF,Sosin DM

更新日期：1991-07-01 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

authors： Lueg MC

更新日期：1982-11-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) represents a clinicopathologic entity with a dismal prognosis. The associated mortality rate has been reported as high as 80%; the morbidity is also quite high. The use of various fibrinolytic agents (streptokinase, urokinase, and recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Fountas KN,Kapsalaki EZ,Parish DC,Smith B,Smisson HF,Johnston KW,Robinson JS

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A woman with chronic hemoptysis as her only complaint had extensive testing and did not respond to antibiotic therapy. Radiologic examination of the sinuses identified a mass which, on surgical exploration, was found to be the result of a fungus, Pseudallescheria boydii. Although this fungus is known to be a cause of ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Fiero RA,Groth M,Hurewitz A,April M,Nuovo M

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The majority of abnormalities at the foramen of Monro identified by computed tomography (CT) are colloid cysts, but a number of other diseases in this location may produce a similar CT appearance. In a series of 21 patients the radiologic findings included six colloid cysts, two neoplasms, five vascular lesions, three...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Brooks BS,El Gammal T

更新日期：1983-12-01 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

authors： Oppenheimer M,Embil JM,Black B,Wiebe L,Limerick B,MacDonald K,Trepman E

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Massive ovarian edema is a rare tumor-like condition of the ovary characterized by marked enlargement of one or both ovaries due to marked accumulation of edema fluid in the ovarian stroma. This paper reviews the literature on massive ovarian edema and presents a case associated with androgenic manifestations. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Siller BS,Gelder MS,Alvarez RD,Partridge EE

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of multiple myeloma in which the bone lesions showed high uptake of technetium Tc 99m methylene diphosphonate on a bone scan. A review of the literature comparing the usefulness of conventional skeletal radiography and bone scans in diagnosing the osteolytic lesions of myeloma shows that bone scintigr...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Murthy NJ,Rao H,Friedman AS

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While opioids are regarded as the mainstay of chronic pain management, their use is controversial in the minds of many primary care physicians due to clinical concerns about dependence, abuse, and addiction and medicolegal concerns regarding state and federal regulatory authorities. For patients with moderate to moder...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Nicholson B,Passik SD

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Atrial fibrillation (AF) has been suggested as a cause for pulmonary embolism (PE). We aimed to explore the prevalence and clinical impact of AF in patients with PE. METHODS:Using the 2012-2014 National (Nationwide) Inpatient Sample database, we identified "adult patients with PE" as the principal discharge...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Yang Y,Liu B,Taylor J,Huang Z,Gupta S,Thumma S,Wu L,Wang S,Everett G

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 30-year-old man had endocarditis and hip arthritis associated with the recently recognized fungus, Scedosporium inflatum. Inhibition, and possibly cure, of endocarditis occurred with medical therapy alone. Data from in vitro susceptibility testing did not predict clinical response. This case also illustrates the nee...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Toy EC,Rinaldi MG,Savitch CB,Leibovitch ER

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the efficacy of laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication for esophageal reflux in a community hospital. METHODS:One hundred nineteen patients (76%) of 157 patients having laparoscopic fundoplication for symptomatic reflux disease completed a questionnaire. All patients were evaluated with esophagoscopy,...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Tucker LE,Blatt C,Richardson NL,Richardson DT,Cassat JD,Riechers TB

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since 2001 there have been several reported outbreaks due to carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (Kp), particularly in the northeastern states. METHODS:Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae from healthcare facilities in Northeast Florida were phenotypically identified and confirmed using PCR amp...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Halstead DC,Sellen TJ,Adams-Haduch JM,Dossenback DA,Abid J,Doi Y,Paterson DL

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prognosis of angiosarcoma, the most common primary malignant cardiac tumor, is very poor. An early detection and treatment may extend survival beyond one year. Newer imaging modalities, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), play an important role in the evaluation of cardiac masses. The case of a man admitted to...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Vautrin E,Barone-Rochette G,Thony F,Lantuejoul S,Towie DH,Bach V,Baguet JP

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common clinical condition with presentations that may vary from asymptomatic subsegmental emboli to massive vascular obstruction and shock with high risk of death. Identifying patients at highest risk for death is critical to select those who would benefit most from thrombolytic the...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Vyas PA,Donato AA

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared personal and sexual behavior of a group of 32 young adult women who had a culture proven urinary tract infection (UTI) and a group of 28 women who had no urinary symptoms. All women were sexually active, and the two groups were similar for age, race, marital status, history of previous pregnancy, and use o...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Elster AB,Lach PA,Roghmann KJ,McAnarney ER

更新日期：1981-06-01 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

authors： Pfoh ER,Flench R,Varghai NH,King M,Heinberg LJ

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We sought to evaluate whether there is a sex difference in the analgesic response to mu versus kappa opioids in the management of acute moderate to severe pain of injury in the emergency department. METHODS:The study was a randomized, double-blind, clinical trial comparing the prototypical mu-receptor agoni...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Miller PL,Ernst AA

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Premalignant lesions of the anal margin include Bowen's disease (intraepithelial squamous cell carcinoma) and Paget's disease (intraepithelial adenocarcinoma). Our experience includes 11 patients with perianal Paget's disease and 37 patients with perianal Bowen's disease treated from 1957 to 1986. The patients with pe...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Beck DE,Fazio VW

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serologic tests for the diagnosis of blastomycosis have had inadequate sensitivity, but results are improved with enzyme immunoassay (EIA) with A-antigen of Blastomyces dermatitidis. The Premier Blastomyces EIA kit (Meridian Diagnostics Inc, Cincinnati, Ohio) detected antibody against the B dermatitidis A-antigen in s...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Bradsher RW,Pappas PG

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) demonstrated a 20% reduction in mortality with low-dose computed tomography (CT) for lung cancer screening (LCS). The NLST found the greatest benefit to LCS for patients who underwent annual screening for a full 3-year follow-up period. The adherence to serial imaging...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Bellinger C,Foley K,Genese F,Lampkin A,Kuperberg S

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Like all types of farming, raising tobacco has many hazards that may lead to injury, disability, or death. Burley tobacco farming is a multistep process that is not highly mechanized. An 8-year emergency department surveillance system in Kentucky identified 674 injury cases related to the production of burley tobacco....

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Struttmann TW,Reed DK

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00