Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene in reconstruction of the canine biliary system.
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D S Mendelowitz
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Motor speech deficit following carotid endarterectomy.
Stroke as a complication of carotid endarterectomy has been extensively reviewed. Considerably less attention has been directed to local injuries of the cranial nerves and their branches. Verta, Hertzer, Imparato, DeWeese, and Matsumoto have reported experience with these injuries. DeWeese found a 9.7% rate of cranial nerve injury, while in Hertzer's series, 15% of patients had nerve dysfunction in the early postendarterectomy period. In 1980, Liapis in a preliminary report found that when postoperative examination was supplemented by detailed evaluation by speech pathologists, the incidence of early abnormalities reached 27%. The purpose of this study was to expand upon Liapis' early observation and to clarify the contribution of the speech pathologists in identifying cranial nerve dysfunctions, specifically those resulting in motor speech abnormalities, following carotid endarterectomy.
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Prognosis of patients with transient ischemic attacks and normal angiograms.
Of 358 patients referred for evaluation of cerebral vascular insufficiency over a ten-year period (January 1971 to April 1981), 32 were isolated who had experienced hemispheric transient ischemic attacks (TIAs), and lacking other identifiable abnormality were found angiographically to be free of suspicious extracranial occlusive or ulcerated lesions. These patients were studied retrospectively to evaluate their prognosis in terms of cerebral infarction and recurrent neurologic symptoms. In a mean follow-up of 16 months, ranging from three months to four years, no patient suffered a cerebral infarction. Six had further symptoms; however three were due to other abnormalities found subsequently. Three patients continued to be symptomatic; however, only one patient had recurrent hemispheric symptoms, the others being global and vague in description. Severe hypertension was associated with an increased risk of further attacks. The data indicate that the prognosis for patients with normal angiograms and hemispheric TIAs, lacking other identifiable abnormality, is good.
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Abdominal aortic salmonellosis.
A recent example of Salmonella mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm is presented together with a review of the 24 other cases in the literature. Emphasis is placed on common modes of presentation, diagnosis, and surgical management. A review of current theories of etiology is presented along with a new, more descriptive classification of mycotic aneurysms.
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