... Key words: Duplicate gallbladder; Hepatobiliary embryology; Multiple gallbladders; Gallbladder development; Gallbladder abnormalities ...

... Descriptors : *GALLBLADDER, *CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES, EMBRYOLOGY, DIAGNOSIS(MEDICINE), REPRINTS, SURGERY. ...

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The objective of this study was to evaluate the possible association of drug treatments in pregnant women with a higher risk of congenital abnormalities of the external ear, particularly microtia/anotia, in their children. The frequency of drug treatments was compared in the mothers of cases with isolated or ...

Liver scans with technetium-99m sulfur colloid were obtained in 48 subjects with hyperlipoproteinemia who were being treated with various lipid- lowering drug regimens or were receiving no therapy. Twenty-seven of the 48 liver scans were abnormal, but the abnormalities could not be firmly attributed to a specific lipoprotein phenotype or ...

Menstrual abnormalities are extremely common in both athletic and non-athletic adolescents and young women. Exercise- related menstrual abnormality is linked with hypothalamic pituitary axis-dysfunction and is a diagnosis of exclusion. In athletes, treatment of secondary menstrual abnormalities and associated ...

Sixty-eight long-term survivors of childhood cancer were evaluated for dental and maxillofacial abnormalities. Forty-five patients had received maxillofacial radiation for lymphoma, leukemia, rhabdomyosarcoma, and miscellaneous tumors. Forty-three of the 45 patients and the remaining 23 who had not received maxillofacial radiation also received ...

This paper presents a study on the SPECT images of the brain with the aim of determining the hippocampus abnormality and consequently applying timely treatment. Intensity and volume features of the hippocampus from brain MRI have been shown to be useful in detecting the abnormal hippocampus in TLE. In this study, we ...

Of the more than 50 million Pap smears performed annually in the United States, about 5% of them are abnormal. Although the need for treatment of high-grade lesions is clear, the appropriate management of low-grade lesions remains controversial. New methods of screening for cervical cancer have become available, including testing for the human papilloma ...

A guided biopsy technique has been developed for evaluation of solitary bone abnormalities, identified by gallium 67 or technetium 99 bone scans, in patients with normal or ambiguous x-ray findings. Continuous gamma camera monitoring is used to guide staining of the bone abnormality and overlying tissues with methylene blue. This ...

Partial contents: Clinical Operation, Center for Treatment of Burned Soldiers; The Cardiopulmonary Response to Thermal Injury in Burned Soldiers; Evaluation of Burn Wound Care in Troops with Burn Injury; Studies of the Neuroendocrine Abnormalities in Burn...

Anterior chest wall anomalies vary by age at presentation, signs, and symptoms as well as evaluation and subsequent surgical treatment. The most common abnormalities include pectus excavatum, pectus carinatum, and Poland syndrome. PMID:19632564

A 5-year-old German shepherd was evaluated after collapsing at home following a week of lethargy and anorexia. Systemic blastomycosis was diagnosed histologically at necropsy. Diagnosis and treatment were difficult due to unusual neurological symptoms, the absence of abnormalities on diagnostic tests, and the advanced stage of the ...

Clinical operation, Center for treatment of burned soldiers; Anesthesiology; The cardiopulmonary response to thermal injury in burned soldiers; Evaluation of burn wound are in troops with burn injury; Studies of the neuroendocrine abnormalities in burn in...

Duplicate gallbladder is a rare congenital anomaly resulting from abnormalities in embryogenesis during the fifth and sixth weeks of gestation. Approximately 210 cases have been described. Variations include duplicate, triplicate, and septated gallbladder...

Thyroid function and scans were evaluated in fifty disease-free patients 2 to 16 yrs after receiving neck irradiation for the treatment of Hodgkin's disease. Twenty-five of 50 patients had abnormal thyroid studies: eight were hypothyroid, two were hypothyroid and had abnormal scans, one has an isolated ...

'' or ``spastic'' hamstrings that restrict knee extension, and is often treated by hamstrings lengthening surgery and stance phases. Abnormally ``tight'' hamstrings, due to spasticity [1�3] or static contracture [3 an individual's gait abnormality is due to short or spastic hamstrings [6,9�11], spastic hip flexors [9

Thirteen patients with abnormal brain MR scans attributable to treatment-induced injury were retrospectively reviewed. All patients were treated with radiation therapy and 62% received chemotherapy. Five patients were graded as having severe white matter (WM) changes, four had moderate WM changes, and four had mild WM changes. CT was generally equivalent ...

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Impingement syndrome affects a wide range of active population with various pathologies and presentations. Symptoms include pain, weakness, and loss of motion. Causes of impingement include acromioclavicular joint arthritis, calcified coracoacromial ligament, structural abnormalities of the acromion, and weakness of the rotator cuff muscles. Conservative ...

Abnormalities of the portal venous system are a heterogeneous group of conditions that can cause substantial morbidity and mortality and may lead to complications during surgery or percutaneous interventions involving the portal venous system. High-resolution computed tomography, ultrasonography, and magnetic resonance imaging permit a comprehensive, noninvasive ...

Surgery may often be needed for treatment of patients with a periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). This study intended to evaluate the incidence of abnormal coagulation and determine the efficacy of treatment of reversing a coagulation abnormality in patients with PJI. The cohort included 294 ...

PurposeTo propose an alternative hypothesis for the observed differential survival of patients with small, medium, and large choroidal melanomas based on recently uncovered cytogenetic evidence about melanocytic choroidal tumors.MethodsReview and analysis of published data.ResultsRecent evidence has shown that recurring nonrandom cytogenetic abnormalities are present within ...

Three-chromosome fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) was applied to sperm of men with Hodgkin`s disease to measure the persistence of chromosomally abnormal sperm within the time interval of 3 to 33 months after the end of treatment. NOVP chemotherapy includes the agents novantrone, oncovin, vinblastine, and prednisone, two of which are spindle ...

Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia was suggested by a diffuse, bilateral pulmonary uptake of gallium-67 in an asymptomatic, homosexual male with the antibody to the immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who was undergoing staging evaluation for lymphoma clinically localized to a left inguinal lymph node. Chest radiograph and pulmonary function evaluation, including ...

Abnormalities in hematological indices are frequently encountered in cirrhosis. Multiple causes contribute to the occurrence of hematological abnormalities. Recent studies suggest that the presence of hematological cytopenias is associated with a poor prognosis in cirrhosis. The present article reviews the pathogenesis, incidence, prevalence, clinical ...

Adenocarcinoma of the endometrium is a morbid condition in women under 40 years of age with an incidence of 25%. However, patients with anovulatory polycystic ovarian syndrome are at risk of developing endometrial carcinoma. The disease is often advanced when diagnosed, thereby depriving the woman of the option for fertility sparing conservative approach. In young women with menstrual ...

A 7-week-old Irish wolfhound was evaluated for an abnormal hind limb gait. Quadriceps muscle atrophy was pronounced and patellar reflexes were absent bilaterally. Neospora caninum myositis was diagnosed by histopathologic and serologic examination and immunohistochemical staining of muscle. Substantial clinical improvement was noted after 18 weeks of ...

A thirty-two-year-old Samoan woman was referred for evaluation of "unstable bladder" and a history of continuous life-long urinary incontinence. A comprehensive radiographic and urodynamic evaluation demonstrated the unusual combination of a vaginal ectopic ureter draining a dysplastic kidney and genuine stress urinary incontinence. Appropriate ...

Fetal cardiac ultrasonography has become an important tool in the evaluation of fetuses at risk for cardiac anomalies. It can both guide prenatal treatment and assist the management and timing of delivery. We recommend that a fetal echocardiogram be done when there is a family history of congenital heart disease; maternal disease that may affect the fetus; ...

BackgroundTo determine the prevalence of abnormal findings on brain magnetic resonance (MR) examinations in adult participants of brain docking in order to assess its usefulness.MethodsWe analyzed screening brain MR examinations for 1113 adults (age, 52.6+/-8.5 years; range, 22�84; 761 male and 352 female) performed during 6-year period from April 1998 to March 2004. All ...

In a randomized study, we have evaluated the treatment of cervical human papillomavirus (HPV) lesions by CO2 laser vaporization. Fifty patients with abnormal Papanicolaou smears and histological evidence of cervical HPV infection associated or not with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) grade I were randomized to either a ...

The objective of the study was to check the effect of oxoline acid, a bactericidal drug for the treatment of urinary tract infection during pregnancy, on congenital abnormalities of informative offspring and fetal development. Human data of oxoline acid use during pregnancy have not been reported, but the use of this quinolone derivative is not recommended ...

BackgroundThe psychosocial development of pediatric HIV patients has not been extensively evaluated. The study objectives were to evaluate whether emotional and social functions are differentially associated with HIV-related complications.MethodsA matched case-control study design was conducted. The case group (n = 20) consisted of vertically infected ...

... genes is abnormal. Porphyria is usually inherited, but environmental factors may trigger the development of symptoms in some types of porphyria. Treatment ...

Shows abnormal radiolucencies in a series of panographic radiographs, discussing etiology and treatment.

... of anemia that don�t respond to treatment (refractory), myelodysplastic syndrome associated with chromosome abnormality, and unclassified ...

The V Consensus Group Meeting on 'Guidelines for Treatment of GH Excess and GH Deficiency in the Adult' was an international workshop held on February 20-22, 2006 in Santa Monica, California, USA. The principal aim of this meeting was to provide guidelines for the evaluation and treatment of adults with either form of ...

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is one of the most common problems in clinical practice today. It is widely believed that functional and structural abnormalities of the gastroesophageal junction as well as an abnormal exposure to gastroduodenal contents are the main contributors to its pathogenesis. Novel findings of the inflammatory process in GERD ...

Ninety-two patients with histologically proved carcinoma of the lung were studied retrospectively to determine the usefulness of liver, brain, and bone imaging in their examination and treatment. Occult metastatic liver disease was observed in two (5.3%) of 38 asymptomatic patients, while four (6.6%) of 58 neurologically intact patients had abnormal brain ...

The authors compared the temporal pattern of low-dose oxidant-induced lung injury in rats after exposure to either 1 ppM ozone or 100% oxygen for 24 h or from treatment with paraquat (20 mg/kg, interperitoneally). Histological abnormalities in airways, parenchyma, and blood vessels were evaluated from coded and randomized sections and ...

AbstractObjectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of clinical and laboratory metabolic abnormalities during long-term risperidone treatment in children and adolescents.MethodsMedically healthy 7- to 17-year-old children chronically treated, in a naturalistic setting, with risperidone were recruited through child psychiatry clinics. ...

This study evaluated the application of positive reinforcement training (PRT) as an intervention for abnormal behaviors in singly housed laboratory rhesus macaques at 2 large primate facilities. Training involved basic control behaviors and body-part presentation. The study compared baseline behavioral data on 30 adult males and 33 adult females compared ...

Quantitative measurements of cerebral blood flow (CBF) by xenon-133 ({sup 133}Xe) tomography, together with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), electroencephalography (EEG), psychometric tests, and laboratory analyses were performed on 18 human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) seropositive asymptomatic subjects. Abnormalities of cerebral perfusion were observed in 16 cases ...

Objectives Cerebral abnormalities detected by cranial ultrasound (cUS) have been reported in infants born to mothers with autoimmune disease. However, the pathogenesis of the infants' brain injury remains unclear. The authors aimed to study the possible association between abnormalities on neonatal cUS and perinatal factors related to maternal autoimmune ...

Lenalidomide is an antiangiogenic drug associated with hypothyroidism. We describe a case-series of lenalidomide use in hematological cancers and the prevalence of thyroid abnormalities. We reviewed medical records of patients treated with lenalidomide at a single center form 2005 to 2010 and extracted demographic, clinical, and laboratory data. Of 170 patients with confirmed ...

The authors evaluated the suitability of Tc-99m MIBI to be used as an alternative to Ga-67 in pulmonary sarcoidosis imaging. Studies were performed on 21 patients. Eleven patients (group I) had been on corticosteroid treatment before the study, while 10 patients (group II) had received no treatment. Activity of sarcoidosis was assessed ...

OBJECTIVETo present a primary care approach to evaluating and managing abnormal uterine bleeding.SOURCES OF INFORMATIONLiterature searches were conducted on MEDLINE from 1996 to November 2004, EMBASE from 1996 to January 2005, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews from the 4th quarter of 2004 to the 3rd quarter of 2005, guideline advisory committee ...

Ninety-seven children who were diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia before 10 years of age and treated with chemotherapy alone, chemotherapy plus 1800-cGy cranial irradiation (RT), or chemotherapy plus 2400-cGy RT were evaluated for effects of therapy on dentofacial development. All patients were seen at least 5 years postdiagnosis. Dental ...

This study aims at testing the application of principal component analysis (PCA) in the ground reaction force (GRF) in discriminating the gait pattern between normal and abnormal subjects, and assessing the rehabilitation treatment. The sample was composed by 31 subjects, organized into two groups: a control group (CG) of 25 normal and a group (FG) of six ...

Cerebrospinal fluid flow dynamics were evaluated by /sup 111/In-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (/sup 111/In-DTPA) ventriculography in 27 patients with neoplastic meningitis. Nineteen patients (70 percent) had evidence of cerebrospinal fluid flow disturbances. These occurred as ventricular outlet obstructions, abnormalities of flow in the spinal canal, ...

treat scoliosis and other abnormal curvatures of the spine, ... body brace for use in the treatment of scoliosis and other spinal abnormalities. ...