Biomedical subjects

R Leekam

Publications and source records attributed to R Leekam.

3 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1991

Radiological Features after Vertical Banded Gastroplasty.

More than 1300 vertical banded gastroplasty operations have been performed at our hospital since November 1982. We describe the radiologic findings based on 159 of these patients, who were referred for radiologic contrast studies. Patients were referred because of abdominal pain, excess vomiting, excess weight loss, inadequate weight loss or regain of weight. The pre-contrast plain film was an important indicator of staple-line abnormalities. The radiographic findings could be divided into: abnormalities of the partition, abnormalities of the banded outlet, and ulcers and extragastric leaks.

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PubMed1985

Percutaneous abscess drainage.

We have drained 50 abscesses in 40 patients. The success rate was 100% for entering the abscess cavities and 98% for establishing catheter drainage. The success rate for treating the abscess (i.e., no surgery required) was 88%. We drained all abscesses for which a safe access route was available, regardless of the abscess's characteristics. Abscesses which are not unilocular may be successfully treated by percutaneous drainage. In critically ill patients and those unsuitable for surgery, catheter drainage is useful until the patient becomes stable. When surgery is not feasible, percutaneous procedures may be the patient's only hope for survival.

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PubMed1984

The uses of corpus cavernosography. A review.

In a series of 18 corpus cavernosograms (CC) we encountered 12 patients with Peyronie's disease, four normals, one with hypoplastic corpora and one with penile fracture. All examinations were successful and there was one complication, a case of post-procedural priapism. CC is a valuable procedure in the evaluation of impotence.

Adult↗