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This report is an analysis of 252 popliteal artery aneurysms (PAA) in 167 patients treated surgically at the University Hospital in Zurich during a 27 year period from 1965 to 1991. The predominance of male patients (95 percent) was consistent with that of other reports. PAA were bilateral in 51 percent of the patients and were associated with aneu...
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Despite the infrequent use in the United States, venous thrombectomy seems to have a beneficial effect in carefully selected patients with acute iliofemoral thrombosis. The final decision to proceed with venous thrombectomy should be based on a balanced analysis of two factors--the characteristics of the thrombus and the characteristics of the pati...
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The interstitial fluid space (IFS) response to hemorrhagic shock (HS)-induced metabolic acidosis is reported. Prenodal skin lymph was used as a mirror of IFS changes. Twenty-three conditioned dogs had a reservoir HS insult followed by resuscitation with shed blood, crystalloid solution containing a total of 6.5 milliequivalents of sodium per kilogr...
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Surgically placed inflatable vascular occluders temporarily increased or restricted the target volume for intra-arterial therapy for tumors in the liver and pancreas. Proximal occlusion of the common hepatic artery directed retrograde flow from the cannulated gastroduodenal artery into a variant left hepatic artery in one patient with carcinoma of ...
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Hyskon (32 percent dextran-70) (Hyskon Division, Pharmacia) is used during hysteroscopy to help visualization of the uterine surfaces. Pulmonary edema of an uncertain cause has occurred in many patients. Because this study could not be conducted in humans, we determined if Hyskon caused cardiogenic or non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema in a dog model....
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In the present study, the effects of early isotonic fluid resuscitation on uncontrolled hemorrhage in rats under pentobarbital anesthesia were assessed. Forty-five female Sprague-Dawley rats, weighing between 230 and 295 grams, were anesthetized and cannulated. Uncontrolled hemorrhage was initiated by a 75 percent tail resection, and the rats were ...
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Thirty-five patients with gastroesophageal reflux (GER) proved on ambulatory esophageal hydrogen monitoring were surgically treated by a floppy Nissen fundoplication. Postoperatively, reflux and symptoms related to it were almost completely abolished. Transient bloating syndrome was observed in five instances. The operation significantly improved e...
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The surgical training programs of Great Britain, Germany and the United States were designed with some considerable exchange of ideas between these countries. However, although they share certain similarities, these training schemes have developed their own unique features and characteristics. Since the profession of surgery has entered a new perio...
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This study was conducted to investigate the effect of vagotomy on basal and postprandial pancreatic secretion and plasma levels of gastrointestinal hormones. Thirteen rats underwent vagotomy and 12 underwent sham operation. All of the rats were prepared with gastric and pancreatic fistulas. Before and after an intragastric infusion of liquid meal, ...
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