Tarakji, Ahmad McConaughy, Amy Nicholas, Gary G
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Chronic renal insufficiency is associated with increased incidence of stroke, myocardial infarction, and death after CEA. For patients with advanced CRI, carotid artery stenting (CAS) or aggressive medical management may be alternative treatment options.
Weigelt, John A
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Buck, Lauren Perry, W Brian Richards, Melanie L
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Chambers, James A
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Harmon, Rhonda L Cerruto, Carlos A Scheckner, Adam
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Foo, Roy C Widmann, Warren D Hardy, Mark A
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Bittmann, Stefan Bittmann, Volker
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To determine the extent of progress in the treatment of sacrococcygeal teratomas (SCTs), the experience of 25 patients over a period of 30 years between 1972 and 2002 was evaluated. The medical records of the children were reviewed for demographics, histology, clinical course, bladder, anorectal and sexual function, and outcome. In particular, anal...
Maker, Vijay K Lewis, Michael J Donnelly, Michael B
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We continue to increase the amount of evaluations to improve the outcomes of our residency programs. Although ongoing faculty evaluations clearly are an important part of faculty development, their value in terms of improving the program needs to be evaluated. The questions asked were as follows: (1) Do faculty evaluations continue to improve the f...
Rezayat, Combiz Widmann, Warren D Hardy, Mark A
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Caceres, Manuel Sabbaghian, M Shirin Braud, Rebecca Wilks, Saree Boyle, Michael
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Sarcoidosis involving the pancreas is a rare occurrence. Isolated cases of localized or diffuse involvement of the pancreas have been reported in the literature. The preoperative diagnosis of this entity is a clinical challenge, and surgical intervention is usually needed to make a definitive diagnosis. We report a patient that presents with a preo...