Biomedical subjects

K C Bodily

Publications and source records attributed to K C Bodily.

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PubMed1985

Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. The Tacoma experience.

The Tacoma, Washington surgical experience with 37 consecutive patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms seen over a 5 year period has been reported. The overall survival rate was 38 percent. The development of shock before initiation of surgery was a common finding and portended a poor prognosis. The presence of a known aneurysm before presentation with rupture had no influence on the delay required to make the diagnosis and institute surgery or on the proportion of patients in shock but it did negatively influence the survival rate. The need for improved community understanding of aneurysms, their natural history, and the necessity for prompt diagnosis and immediate surgical intervention combined with avoidance of shock when rupture occurs are stressed.

Aged↗

PubMed1979

Venous capacitance and outflow in the postoperative patient.

Venous capacitance and outflow were measured in a series of 50 unselected patients undergoing a variety of general surgical procedures. Studies done prior to operation and the morning after demonstrated a fall in capacitance and outflow that was related to the degree of ambulation. Fully ambulatory patients demonstrated no changes. Males under the age of 40 were unchanged regardless of the type of operation or degree of ambulation. It is likely that the observed changes reflected a reduction in arterial flow but alterations in venous tone cannot be ruled out.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1979

Ruptured thoracic aorta: evolving radiological concepts.

The chest roentgenograms of 18 patients with ruptured aortas were studied and the radiographic features tabulated. Fifteen patients survived to undergo angiography, and 14 aortograms were available for review. Distortion of the normal aortic contour and blurring of the aortic outline occurred on the initial chest film in each of the 18 cases. Obliteration of the medial left upper lung field and displacement of the superior vena cava to the right were observed in 16 and 15 films, respectively. Increased mediastinal width was not the most common noted abnormality. The mean mediastinal width on 100 cm anteroposterior supine chest film was 8.8 cm. One patient exhibited a mediastinal width within the normal range. Other frequently occurring abnormalities included opacification of the clear space between the aorta and pulmonary artery, obliteration of the distal aortic shadow, and tracheal shift to the right. At aortography nine patients demonstrated both linear radiolucent defects across the aorta and pseudoaneurysm formations, three patients showed only pseudoaneurysms, and two exhibited only linear radiolucent defects.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1976

Multiple gastric polyps and parathyroid adenomas. Report of two cases.

Two cases of multiple gastric polyps associated with parathyroid adenomas are presented. A review of the literature revealed four patients with multiple gastric polyps and multiple endocrine adenomatosis. The possiblity of multiple gastric polyps as a variant of the MEA syndrome complex is explored. Emphasis is placed on the need for thorough endocrine evaluation in patients with multiple gastric polyps.

Adenoma↗