OBJECTIVES:Transient elastography (TE) is adequate for a diagnosis of cirrhosis, but its accuracy for milder stages of fibrosis is much less satisfactory. The objective of this study was to compare… (More)
Xylotrechus arvicola Olivier (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) has become a new expanding pest in grape (Vitis spp.) crops. To better improve control tactics, the consequences of 11 constant (12, 15, 18,… (More)
Pigmented skin lesions developed in the postmastectomy scar of a 42-year-old woman, 3 years after mastectomy, clinically mimicking malignant melanoma. A histologic study of the skin showed neoplastic… (More)
The clinical and pathological features of two cases of retrorectal cyst-hamartoma are presented. Both lesions were characterized by the presence of cysts lined by mucus-producing, ciliated and… (More)
A fluid-dynamic model of the circle of Willis and its periorbital links with the external carotid arteries has been established and tested. It is based on anatomic data and takes Doppler measurements… (More)
The effect of thoracentesis on pulmonary gas exchange was studied in 33 patients with unilateral pleural effusions of various causes. Arterial blood gases were measured before thoracentesis and at 20… (More)
Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is believed to play a pathogenic role in bronchial asthma. The prevalence of asymptomatic GER was studied in 26 patients with intrinsic asthma and 24 matched… (More)
Fibronectin (FN) is a glycoprotein present in the epithelial surface of airways and in the interstitial parenchyma of the lung. The aim of this study was to quantify the amount of FN in human lung… (More)