Surgery Commons^™

Colorectal Cancer., Lester Rosen Md, Facs

Department of Surgery

No abstract provided.

Vocal Cord Paralysis Following Endotracheal Intubation, S Akhtar, Tanveer Janjua, Jameel Hyder

Section of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery

No abstract provided.

Re: Recertification., Geoffrey G. Hallock Md

Department of Surgery

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Orthopaedic Surgery And Dorsal Rhizotomy On Selected Gait Characteristics Of Cerebral Palsy Children, Danielle M. Lanoue

Rehabilitation Sciences Theses & Dissertations

Surgical management of cerebral palsy children typically involves multiple orthopaedic surgeries in order to achieve and maintain the maximum functional level of ambulation. Orthopaedic intervention to address lower extremity spasticity often includes: muscle lengthenings, muscle releases and tendon transfers. The most recent advance in management of lower extremity spasticity has been through a neurosurgical approach; selective dorsal rhizotomy. The long term effects of dorsal rhizotomy are still being investigated. Through the use of instrumented gait analysis, the specific objective results of both of these types of surgeries can be investigated. The purpose of this retrospective study was to examine the …

An Unusual Presentation Of Ischiorectal Abscess, K Hameed, R Maniar

Department of Surgery Docs

No abstract provided.

Role Of Thymectomy In Myasthenia Gravis, Sohaila Mohsin Ali, Aziz Sonawalla, Irfan Altafullah, Hizbullah Sheikh

Section of Urology

Thirteen patients with myasthenia gravis underwent total thymectomy between January, 1988 and December, 1991. The duration of symptoms prior to surgery varied from 2 months to 20 years. In a follow-up ranging from 2 months to 4 years, 11 patients showed a significant improvement with either complete discontinuation of medication of a marked reduction in doses. One patient with a small benign thymoma showed some improvement but subsequently required stepping up of anticholinesterase medication and addition of steroids and immune suppressants; another patient with atrophic thymic tissue had complete remission after thymectomy but developed myasthenic symptoms six months later requiring …

Letter To The Editor., Wanda W. Young Scd, Stanley J. Smith Md, Facs, Joseph C. Young Md, Facs, Michael Rhodes Md, Facs

Department of Surgery

No abstract provided.

Congenital Pyloric Atresia And Epidermolysis Bullosa, Zafar Nazir, Zeba Batool Attar, Farhat Moazam

Section of Paediatric Surgery

Congenital pyloric atresia with epidermolysis bul­losa is recognized as a rare but distinct entity which is uniformly fatal^1,2. Until 1990 only 20 cases have been reported in the English literature^3,4. We present an additional case managed at the Aga Khan University Hospital to demonstrate the difficulties encountered in the management of such infants.

Heterogeneity Of Methotrexate Binding In Human Colon Tumor Cells, M P. Iqbal, N Mehboobali, M A. Waqar, M Ahmed

Department of Biological & Biomedical Sciences

[3H]-methotrexate binding at pH 5.0 and pH 7.2 by the cytosol of tumor tissues and the surrounding normal areas of the gastrointestinal tract of patients suffering from colon or gastric cancer has been used to identify in these cells the presence of a binder of methotrexate having low-affinity for this drug in addition to the enzyme dihydrofolate reductase. Scatchard analysis of the [3H]-methotrexate binding data by a colon tumor sample also reveals that there are two binders of this drug present in the cytosol of these cells. The association constant (Kass) for one binder of methotrexate is = 5.6 x …

In Defense Of Intrauterine Repair Of Cleft Lip., Geoffrey G. Hallock Md

Department of Surgery

No abstract provided.

Save A Life- Diagnose Subarachnoid Haemorrhage!, Rashid Jooma, Iqtidar H. Bhatti

Section of Neurosurgery

No abstract provided.

Susceptibility Of Hepatic Microcirculation To Reperfusion Injury: A Comparison Of Adult And Suckling Rats., Alan M. Yahanda Md, Facs, C N Paidas, M G Clemens

Other Specialties

Primary graft failure and vascular thromboses are frequent complications of liver transplantation, yet the mechanisms responsible remain unclear. Previous work from our laboratory has shown that hepatic reperfusion injury results in damage at the microvessel level. The present study was performed to determine whether an increased susceptibility of immature animals to microvascular injury during reperfusion might be a contributing factor in these complications. Suckling (35 to 50 g) or adult (250 to 400 g) rats were subjected to 30 or 60 minutes of hepatic ischemia to the left and median lobes followed by 90 minutes of reperfusion. Control animals were …

Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy, Jamsheer J Talati

Section of Urology

After circumcision the first operations done on man were for bladder stone. Done by charlatans the operation often resulted in loss of life and caused the early lithotomists to maintain a peri­patetic existence, vanishing from the town the night after surgery was performed. About two centuries ago stones became a common disease amongst kings: surgeons took over from the charlatans and commenced blind skilful mechanical lithotripsy where a curved instrument was introduced per urethram, its jaws opened to engage the stone which was then crushed by a mechanical (screw driven) closure of the jaws. Now-a-days urinary bladder lithotripsy is done …

Three Cheers For Elective Hysterectomy, Mary Guinan

School of Public Health Faculty Research

Hysterectomy is the second (after cesarean section) most commonly performed major surgical procedure in the United States today.1 About [650,000 American women will have hysterectomies in 1989. Thirty-seven percent of all US women will have had a hysterectomy by the time they reach age 60. The number of hysterectomies increased dramatically Born 1965 to 1975, but then leveled off and decreased to the present level of about 7 per 1000 women. The ~ghest rates occur in women aged 35 to 44 years, the age group the so called baby boomers are now entering in large numbers. Therefore, if the age-specific …

Medical Student, Resident, And Faculty Use Of A Computerized Literature Searching System, Ronald J. Markert, Anthony J. Parisi, H. Verdain Barnes, Steven Cohen, Kim X. Goldenberg, Lawrence E. Mieczkowski, Margaret M. Dunn

Department of Surgery Faculty Publications

The experiences of medical students, residents, and faculty with a computerized literature searching system were evaluated. Third-year medical students, internal medicine and family practice residents, and full-time and voluntary faculty at one medical school had the opportunity to use a full-text and bibliographic medical literature retrieval system free of charge for an eleven-month period. Subjects conducted nearly nine thousand literature searches over a period of 942 system hours. Questionnaire data showed that participants could learn to use and would use an electronic information system, felt capable of using the system, utilized the system for a variety of purposes and in …

The Radial Forearm Donor Site: A Locus Minoris Resistentiae., Geoffrey G. Hallock Md

Department of Surgery

No abstract provided.

A Scarcity Of Organs, Judith Areen

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

Nutritional Parameters Predicting Postoperative Infections, Jamsheer Talati, M. Shameem, Mohammad Khurshid

Department of Surgery Docs

Thirteen nutritional parameters viz body mass index (BMI), mid arm circumference (MAC), mid calf circumference (MCC), triceps skin fold thickness (TST), abdominal skin fold thickness (ASFT), abdominal girth at umbilicus (AG U), haemoglobin (Hb), total leucocytes count (WBC), absolute lymphocyte count (ALC), serum proteins (Prot.), serum albumin (AIb), serum total iron binding capacity (TIBC) and serum iron (Fe) were estimated in 52 (36 male and 16 female) consecutive patients admitted to a surgical service at the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Karachi. Nine males and one female developed surgical infections whilst the wounds of 27 males and 15 females healed by primary …

Dexamethasone And The Serious Head Injury, Rashid Jooma

Section of Neurosurgery

No abstract provided.

A Comparison Of Myofascial Release And Ultrasound In The Treatment Of Musculoskeletal Pain, Dianna Lynn Bishop

Community & Environmental Health Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of myofascial release (MFR) compared to ultrasound (US) in treating musculoskeletal pain. Data in the form of number of trigger points, active range-of-motion of the affected joint, pain scale measurement, and a Treatment Response Questionnaire score, were collected.

The Mann-Whitney U value supported that the MFR group outranked the US group 47 percent when ranking the percent change in trigger point number from pre to post treatment.

The Mann-Whitney U value supported that the MFR group outranked the US group in pain scale measurement. Kruskal-Wallis H value supported that MFR …

Multiple Function Intubation Apparatus And Method, Jane A. Norton, Diana L. Twyman, A. Byron Young, Robert Rapp

Surgery Faculty Patents

An apparatus and its method of use are provided allowing lavage, sump and enteral feeding operations with only one intubation. The apparatus includes a first tube having two distinct passageways. One of these passageways completely contains a second, feeding tube during intubation. Once the first tube is in place in the patient, the second tube is extended from the first tube so as to enter the stomach. The extension of the second tube opens ports in the first passageway of the first tube, thereby allowing sump or lavage treatment with the second passageway of the first tube serving as an …

Pathophysiology Of Male Hypogonadism Associated With Endogenous Hyperestrogenism — Evidence For Dual Defects In The Gonadal Axis, Johannes D. Veldhuis, James R. Sower, Alan D. Rogol, Frederick A. Klein, Norman Miller, Maria L. Dufau

Surgery Publications

FEMINIZING tumors of the adrenal cortex are associated with symptoms that presumably reflect the combined effects of estrogen excess and androgen deficiency — gynecomastia, diminished libido, attenuated potency, and testicular and prostatic atrophy.1 2 3 4 5 Although such tumors are extremely rare, they provide a unique opportunity to appraise the nature of endogenous estrogen action on the gonadal axis in men. In principle, the pathophysiologic effects of estrogen hypersecretion could be expressed at the level of either the Leydig cell or the hypothalamic–pituitary axis (or both), with consequent suppression of androgen production. In the present studies, we investigated …

Intracranial Tumour In An Infant Presenting As Iron Deficiency Anaemia, Rashid Jooma, D N. Grant

Section of Neurosurgery

No abstract provided.

Julian K. Quattlebaum Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Finding Aids

This collection consists of a wide variety of notes, letters, articles, photographs, writings, publications, awards, art work, plaques, certificates, negatives, programs, bulletins, news clippings, and more. The bulk of the collection pertains to the personal life of Dr. Quattlebaum, the history of surgery, the surgical advancements made by Dr. Quattlebaum, and the history of automobiles and automobile racing.

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Spinal Disease Presenting As Acute Abdominal Pain, M J. Torrens, Rashid Jooma

Section of Neurosurgery

No abstract provided.

Surgery, Edwin C. James, Duane F. Pansegrau, Joan Workman

UND Departmental Histories

This departmental history was written on the occasion of the UND Centennial in 1983.

Protein Contributions Of The Male Accessory Organs To The Composition Of Human Seminal Plasma As Determined By High Resolution Two-Dimensional Electrophoresis, Edward E. Gaunt

Theses and Dissertations in Biomedical Sciences

Human Seminal Plasma was evaluated using a High Resolution Two-Dimensional Electrophoresis technique adapted by this laboratory. Seminal plasma from healthy volunteers with recently proven fertility were characterized using this technique to establish "normal" protein distribution patterns in the two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel slab. In addition, time studies were performed on selected specimens to determine the effects of liquefaction on seminal plasma protein composition within the first several hours after collection. Split ejaculates were collected for identification and elaboration of accessory organ components in the whole seminal plasma specimen. A more direct approach to accessory organ component analysis involved electrophoresis of semen …

Hereditary Angioneurotic Oedema--The Management Of The Problem In A Family, Vivian Mcalister, N Boland, I Al-Abdullah, J Greally

Data and Test Instruments

Diagnosis and treatment of hereditary angioneurotic oedema (HAO) is described in a family. C1 esterase inhibitor (C1 INH) deficiency was confirmed with radial immunodiffusion and functional assays. The effect of treament with combinations of tranexamic acid, danazol and stanozolol on C1 INH levels are reported.

Depression In Elderly Men Following Transurethral Prostatectom, Brenda Leach Allocco

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This study was concerned with the problem of depression among elderly patients following surgery. The purpose of the study was to find out if older men following transurethral prostatectomy experienced a higher level of depression than normal elderly people in the general population. An attempt was made in the study to suggest factors in the patients' illness or environment which may have influenced the amount of depression they experienced.

Thirty patients, sixty-five years or older, were included in the study sample. Depression was measured by a self-rating depression scale (Zung) three weeks following their operations. Other facts about the patients …

The Degree And Time-Course Of Stress In The Patient Undergoing Cardiac Surgery, Hulda Esther Serra, Patricia Jo Yvonne Tygret

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

An important nursing objective is to assist patients through stressful experiences. It has been assumed that cardiac surgery constitutes such a stress situation. For this reason, twenty-two patients undergoing cardiac surgery at Loma Linda University Hospital studied for the purpose of exploring the degree and time-course of were psychological stress.

The methodology consisted of administration of psychological tests before and after surgery; determination of urine catecholamines (UCA) before, during and after surgery; administration of a coping assessment tool before surgery, and a recall interview on the fifth day after surgery. The Multiple Affect Adjective Check List (MAACL)-Today form, and the …