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M S Mason

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PubMed1999

Pet-assisted psychotherapy.

This qualitative study explored the utilization of pets by psychotherapists in their clinical practice with clients who suffer from mental disorders. The sample consisted of 13 master and doctoral level practitioners in social work, marriage and family counseling, psychology, and psychiatry who volunteered to be interviewed regarding their work. The results provide a descriptive overview of the psychotherapists' utilization of pets and their attitude toward this technique. The participants consistently reported that pet-assisted psychotherapy is an effective and efficient technique which can be used with a wide range of clinical problems, age groups, and in diverse practice settings.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1982

Axillofemoral bypass: a ten-year review.

During a ten-year period (1969-1980), 106 grafts were implanted in the axillofemoral and axillobifemoral positions. This retrospective study is based on life table analysis of cumulative patency rates in both axillofemoral and axillobifemoral grafts, with and without thrombectomy. Dacron grafts were used exclusively from 1969 to 1979, and PTFE from 1979 to 1980. Cumulative patency for Dacron axillobifemoral grafts was 97 +/- 3% at 32 months (73 +/- 21% at 42 months). Patency in both unilateral and bifemoral grafts was significantly increased by thrombectomy. Dacron and PTFE axillobifemoral graft patency was not significantly different. Perioperative mortality was 8% in a group of patients whose survival rate at four years was only 50 +/- 10% from associated disease. Axillobifemoral grafting presents an alternative to aortoiliac reconstruction in elderly patients with severe associated disease in whom the risk of anatomic bypass is prohibitive.

Arterial Occlusive Diseases↗
PubMed1982

Primary tumors of the aorta: report of a case and review of the literature.

A patient with an unusual vascular tumor, an angiosarcoma of the upper abdominal aorta, is described. The clinical, radiologic and pathologic features of this case along with 19 previously reported cases of primary aortic tumor are discussed. Primary aortic neoplasms are uncommon. They are histologically and morphologically diverse tumors in which major vascular obstruction and arterial tumor embolization dominates the clinical picture. At present, aortography combined with computerized tomography offer the best means of preoperative diagnosis.

Aged↗
PubMed1977

The effects of purified cathepsin D infusions in intact animals.

Cathepsin D, a potent acid proteinase, has been implicated in the pathogenesis of circulatory shock. The infusion of purified preparations of cathepsin D into intact animals resulted in significant depressions in core body temperature but failed to reproduce the cardiovascular disturbances seen in shock states.

Animals↗
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Lumbar spinal stenosis and spondylosis associated with amyloid deposition in the ligamentum flavum.

Thickening (hypertrophy) of the ligamentum flavium is one of the many anatomical abnormalities associated with lumbar stenosis and spondylosis. In twelve of 97 patients who had decompression laminectomy the thickened ligamentum flavum contained abundant amyloid in both light and electronmicroscopic preparations. Since the cases were collected over a period of two years from the practice of a single neurosurgeon, its appears to be a common finding, and is age related. In all cases CT and MR scans showed a prominent ligamentum flavum. Nevertheless, there was not a well-defined clinicopathological correlation. The pathogenesis is not clear.

Aged↗