The purpose of this investigation was to verify a long-standing clinical observation that patients with fracture of the proximal end of the femur have less evidence of osteoarthritic changes in their… (More)
Sclerosing peritonitis (SP) has come to be recognized as a serious complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD). However, diagnosis is often established at a late stage of the disease and at laparotomy.… (More)
Background: Despite new adjuvant therapy, 50% of patients with colon cancer will have recurrent disease. This study investigated the use of a radiolabeled monoclonal antibody in locating occult tumor… (More)
Efficacy of surgical varicocelectomy versus embolization of the spermatic vein was studied in 137 men diagnosed as suffering from left varicocele. The men were divided randomly into three groups… (More)
Rupture of a hydatid cyst into the biliary tract occurs in 5% to 10% of patients with hydatid disease of the liver. The communication between the hydatid cyst cavity and the biliary tree may produce… (More)
The use of intravenous glucagon and the judicious introduction of air into a clean colon offer additional help in the confirmation of the larger intracolonic tumors on computed tomographic… (More)
Knowledge of lymphatic involvement in patients with colorectal cancer is important in surgery and in the postoperative decision-making process. Fifty-eight patients with recurrent colorectal cancer… (More)
Two unusual presentations of perforated mucoid adenocarcinoma of the appendix are described. One patient presented with a large periappendicular abscess that extended into the gluteal region, the… (More)
Patients with achalasia tolerate considerable distension of the esophagus. Respiratory symptoms usually are due to regurgitation and pulmonary aspiration of retained food rather than to a… (More)
Percutaneous transcatheter embolization of the renal artery in clear cell carcinoma was performed in nine patients. The occlusive material used was a suspension of 1 ml of isobutyl-2-cyanoacrylate in… (More)