Amyand’s hernia: A review
- G. Ivashchuk, A. Cesmebasi, E. Sorenson, Christa Blaak, S. Tubbs, M. Loukas
- MedicineMedical Science Monitor
- 28 January 2014
The literature on incarceration of the appendix within inguinal hernias is reviewed and current approaches to diagnosis and treatment of Amyand’s hernia are discussed.
The pediatric Chiari I malformation: a review
- R. Tubbs, M. Lyerly, M. Loukas, M. Shoja, W. J. Oakes
- MedicineChild's Nervous System
- 18 July 2007
Analyzes the literature regarding this form of hindbrain herniation in regard to definition, anatomy, pathobiology, symptoms, findings, treatment, and outcomes to elucidate the optimal selection and treatment criteria.
The relationship of myocardial bridges to coronary artery dominance in the adult human heart
The purpose of this study was to provide more definitive information on the vessels with myocardial bridges, the length and depth of the bridged segment, and the relationship between the presence of bridges and coronary dominance.
Musculocutaneous and median nerve connections within, proximal and distal to the coracobrachialis muscle.
- M. Loukas, Haqq Aqueelah
- MedicineFolia Morphologica
- 1 May 2005
Precise knowledge of variations in MCN and MN communications may prove valuable in traumatology of the shoulder joint, as well as in plastic and reconstructive repair operations.
Clinical anatomy of the inferior phrenic artery
- M. Loukas, J. Hullett, T. Wagner
- Medicine, BiologyClinical anatomy (New York, N.Y. Print)
- 1 July 2005
The right IPA was always associated with HCC and served as the major collateral artery adjunct to the hepatic artery, and could have major implications in the transcatheter embolization of HCC patients.
Primary cardiac angiosarcoma – a review
- Swetal Patel, Ashley Peterson, M. Loukas
- MedicineMedical Science Monitor
- 23 January 2014
Primary cardiac angiosarcoma is largely resistant to chemotherapy and/or radiation, however, the exact benefit and its place in a multimodality treatment regimen are still under investigation.
Facial asymmetry in young healthy subjects evaluated by statistical shape analysis
- I. Ercan, S. T. Ozdemir, I. Guney
- BiologyJournal of Anatomy
- 1 December 2008
It was found that the left side of the face was most commonly dominant in both males and females, and this data may be useful in establishing a database for future similar studies.
Myocardial bridges: A review
- M. Loukas, Katrina Von Kriegenbergh, Robert H. Anderson
- BiologyClinical anatomy (New York, N.Y. Print)
- 1 September 2011
The evidence that exists regarding myocardial bridging and the potential for bridging to cause myocardIAL ischemia are discussed and a reduced reserve in coronary blood flow is suggested.
Anatomical variations of the superficial and deep palmar arches.
- M. Loukas, Danny Holdman, Shelly Holdman
- MedicineFolia Morphologica
- 3 March 2005
The use of radial arteries as an arterial bypass conduit is an invasive procedure which is becoming popular among various medical centres. The greatest risk associated with harvesting the radial…
A review of subclavian steal syndrome with clinical correlation
- Stephen Osiro, A. Żurada, J. Gielecki, M. Shoja, R. Tubbs, M. Loukas
- MedicineMedical Science Monitor
- 23 April 2012
Conservative treatment is the initial best therapy for this syndrome, with surgery reserved for refractory symptomatic cases, and percutaneous angioplasty and stenting, rather than bypass grafts of the subclavian artery, is the widely favored surgical approach.
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