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Thyroid Lymphosonography: A Novel Method For Evaluating Lymphatic Drainage., Joseph M. Curry, Waleed H. Ezzat, Daniel A. Merton, Barry B. Goldberg, David M. Cognetti, David Rosen, Edmund A. Pribitkin
Thyroid Lymphosonography: A Novel Method For Evaluating Lymphatic Drainage., Joseph M. Curry, Waleed H. Ezzat, Daniel A. Merton, Barry B. Goldberg, David M. Cognetti, David Rosen, Edmund A. Pribitkin
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Faculty Papers
OBJECTIVES: We evaluated lymphosonography, or contrast-enhanced, ultrasonography (US)-guided sentinel lymph node (SLN) detection, as a technique for demonstrating the lymphatic drainage of the thyroid gland. METHODS: In this prospective animal study, four 50-kg Yorkshire swine underwent transcutaneous injection of a US contrast agent and methylene blue dye into the thyroid gland. Contrast-enhanced US was used to identify draining lymphatic channels and SLNs. Sentinel node biopsy was conducted. Subsequently, bilateral neck and upper mediastinal dissection was carried out. RESULTS: In 3 of 4 cases, a blue dye-positive and US contrast-positive SLN was identified. We identified SLNs in level IV in 2 …
Article: Knowledge, Attitude And Practice Regarding Hospital Delivery Among Rural Married Women In Northern Bangladesh, Tamjida Ahmed
Article: Knowledge, Attitude And Practice Regarding Hospital Delivery Among Rural Married Women In Northern Bangladesh, Tamjida Ahmed
Tamjida Ahmed
Various programs for safe motherhood aiming to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality are undertaken by public sectors as well as the NGOs. This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on the married women in their reproductive age (15-40y) belonging to 211 households of Shitlai village of Kahalu Thana of Bogra district in Bangladesh from January to April 2007. Using a semi-structured questionnaire, data were collected by door-to-door visits and through face-to-face interviews with the respondents. Considering the knowledge on safe motherhood and safe delivery, majority of the respondents (98.6%) mentioned that every pregnant mother should receive antenatal care, and 97.6% said …