Infrainguinal revascularization for limb salvage in patients with end-stage renal disease.

abstract：:A 36-year-old man was found to have severe pulmonary hypertension and a right-to-left shunt secondary to a patent ductus arteriosus. Attempt at surgical closure was unsuccessful. The patient was followed up for 21 years, and his only significant medical problem is leg weakness to moderate exertion. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Gann D,Gadgil U,Samet P,Rabinowitz H

更新日期：1980-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with stable non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus had five successive cranial nerve palsies, all of which resolved. This syndrome is rarely encountered in patients with diabetes and in otherwise healthy individuals. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Brett AS

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new era in the treatment of immune-mediated inflammatory disorders has begun with the clinical availability of anticytokine therapy. Biological agents that are currently available include 3 agents that decrease the activity of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (infliximab, adalimumab, etanercept) and an interleukin-1 rece...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Efthimiou P,Markenson JA

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient ingested a massive amount of an oral theophylline preparation and recovered. The paucity of central nervous system manifestations may have been related to the presence of fulminant diarrhea with expulsion of the tablets per rectum. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Iberti TJ,Hammond RS

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

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：:Range-gated pulsed Doppler echocardiography has been reported to be a useful noninvasive bedside technic for detecting ductal left-to-right shunting in premature infants. We studied 30 premature infants with a birth weight of less than 1,500 gm, using a 5 MHz system developed by Advanced Technology Laboratories. An um...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Rees A,Elbl F,Solinger R,Gattinella J,Lambert L,Cook L

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the pelvic retroperitoneal anatomy was dissected during 140 consecutive exploratory laparotomies for benign gynecologic disease. In addition, 110 bilateral hypogastric artery ligations were done both to teach the technique and to attempt to determine whether such a procedure reduces blood loss in electi...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Cruikshank SH

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The topical anesthetic solution TAC (tetracaine, adrenaline, cocaine) has gained widespread acceptance as the preferred local anesthetic for repairing skin lacerations in children. Despite this popularity, there are no universally accepted guidelines for its application. We report the case of a 6-month-old infant who ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Tipton GA,DeWitt GW,Eisenstein SJ

更新日期：1989-11-01 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：:Some cultural and epidemiologic factors leading to a new emphasis on self-care in chronic illness are reviewed and current applications of self-care in medicine are illustrated with examples. Emotional and behavioral aspects of self-care programs are detailed with special attention to compliance, family involvement, a...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Grieco AL,Kopel KF

更新日期：1983-09-01 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

authors： Cotton JL,Gallaher KJ,Henry GW

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have described an unusual case of tuberculous sacroiliitis associated with adrenal insufficiency, with details of radiologic studies and review of the literature concerning tuberculous sacroiliitis. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Goldberg J,Kovarsky J

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From our retrospective review of 30 patients having hepatic resection, we have made the following conclusions: (1) Hepatic resection is an uncommon procedure. (2) The majority of liver injuries require only drainage or suture ligation and drainage. (3) Midline incision, early arterial occlusion, and resectional debrid...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Lang NP,Westbrook KC,Read RC

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review article provides insight into the evolution of professional healthcare chaplaincy. It identifies key historical developments identifying the training, qualifications, and competencies of chaplains. Consideration is given to both the unique character of the pastoral role in healthcare as well as the contrib...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Ford T,Tartaglia A

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have described a case of cyclic neutropenia and pregnancy. Although many such cases exist, we believe this is the first time the association has been documented. In this patient, pregnancy had a mitigating effect on the symptoms caused by cyclic neutropenia. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Katz VL,Egley CC,Bowes WA Jr

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anorexia nervosa has been associated with various hematologic and immunologic abnormalities, including characteristic bone marrow changes, red cell acanthocytosis, leukopenia, complement deficiencies, and defective bactericidal activity of granulocytes. Dietary and psychogenic factors may play a role in these abnormal...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Kay J,Stricker RB

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dietary advice based on saturated versus unsaturated fatty acids for the purpose of controlling the plasma cholesterol level has for many years plagued the American public with unpalatable diets that are difficult to adhere to. Stearic acid, an 18-carbon saturated fatty acid, does not share the hypercholesterolemic ef...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Cobb TK

更新日期：1992-01-01 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：:Abscess of the spleen is uncommon and potentially lethal, but until recently it was rarely diagnosed except by exploratory celiotomy or at autopsy. Now, with the advent of radionuclide scanning, ultrasonography, and selective angiography, earlier diagnosis is possible in most cases. We report a case of traumatic absce...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Brown JJ,Sumner TE,Crowe JE,Shaffner LD

更新日期：1979-05-01 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

authors： Johnson P,Gualtieri RJ,Mohler DN,Carpenter JT

更新日期：1985-09-01 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

authors： Pang LC

更新日期：1989-02-01 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

authors： Nesbit RR Jr,Deweese JA

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

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

authors： Rizk TA,Deshmukh N

更新日期：1993-02-01 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：: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：:We reviewed the cases of women admitted to LSU Medical Center in Shreveport with the diagnosis of "small bowel obstruction" from Jan 1, 1975 to June 30, 1981. Review of the charts of patients who had exploratory laparotomy for relief of the obstruction showed that 83% of them had had previous abdominal surgery. Furthe...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Ratcliff JB,Kapernick P,Brooks GG,Dunnihoo DR

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effects of intraosseous (IO) infusion of a standard fluid bolus and resuscitative drugs on long-term bone growth and epiphyseal closure in the "pediatric" swine model. Eighteen weanling pigs were randomly assigned to six groups as follows: three animals received two normal saline boluses, 20 mL/kg IO ov...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Woodall BN,Pender ES,Pollack CV Jr,Miller H,Tubbs RC,Andrew ME

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently developed a Data Bank for Digestive Disorders, with primary data derived from the performance of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. By using this system to analyze the clinical characteristics of patients with atypical chest pain, we found information from the patient's history (reflux, dysphagia, abdo...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Pancotto FS,Garbutt JT Jr

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have presented a case of primary testicular carcinoid in an otherwise asymptomatic 50-year-old white man treated by right orchiectomy; a postoperative abdominal CT scan was normal. Histologically and cytologically the tumor resembled carcinoids of midgut origin. Most primary testicular carcinoid tumors are not clin...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Walker AN,White CR,Erickson DJ,Powell S

更新日期：1988-02-01 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