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T M Loosemore

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PubMed1995

Keyhole surgery.

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Herniorrhaphy↗
PubMed1994

A meta-analysis of randomized placebo control trials in Fontaine stages III and IV peripheral occlusive arterial disease.

In patients with Fontaine Stage III and IV POAD unsuitable for arterial reconstruction, Iloprost, a prostacyclin analogue, has been shown in six RCTs to have a significant (p < 0.05) beneficial effect with regards to the probability of being alive with both legs at six months follow-up. Iloprost has significant (p < 0.05) beneficial effects over placebo on ulcer healing and pain relief, but these were relatively soft endpoints to study when side effects may have unblinded many observers and patients. Further studies are indicated to investigate the possible benefit of repeated courses of treatment with Iloprost in patients with non-reconstructable Fontaine Stage III and IV POAD as well as studies looking at patients who may be suitable only for relatively high risk reconstructions. Meta-analysis of all other RCTs of pharmacotherapeutic agents in patients with Fontaine Stage III and IV POAD showed no significant benefit over placebo for any of the endpoints reported.

Alprostadil↗
PubMed1993

The differences in early haemodynamic response between surgery and angioplasty after successful re-opening of the superficial femoral artery.

In 40 patients with superficial femoral artery disease we prospectively evaluated the effect of angioplasty (n = 20) or femoropopliteal bypass (n = 20) on the ankle-brachial pressure index (ABI) using the Doppler ultrasound probe. The ABI was measured as a baseline 1 day before the procedure, 1 day after the procedure and 30 days later. In the angioplasty group the baseline ABI was 0.57 (0.11), increasing to 0.74 (0.26) 1 day postangioplasty and increasing further to 0.88 (0.26) after 30 days. The increase in ABI over 30 days was significantly greater than the increase over 1 day. In the femoropopliteal bypass group the baseline ABI was lower at 0.46 (0.17). However 1 day postoperatively it had increased to 0.92 (0.2) with almost no further increase at 30 days [0.95 (0.17)]. We concluded that by contrast to a surgical bypass where there was a large improvement in the ABI over the first day, the ABI following angioplasty continued to improve significantly beyond the first day.

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PubMed1991

Role of ultrasound in the investigation of haematuria after normal intravenous urography and cystoscopy.

The initial investigation of haematuria in the adult includes intravenous urography and cystoscopy. If these investigations reveal no cause for haematuria we propose that renal ultrasound should be considered, and illustrate this with two series of patients from different hospitals (147 from St. Peter's Hospitals, 35 from St. James' Hospital, Balham, London) with primary adenocarcinoma of the kidney.

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PubMed1989

Malignant primary pulmonary paraganglioma.

The histological, immunocytochemical, and electron microscopic findings in a case of malignant primary pulmonary paraganglioma are reported. The existence of this rare tumour is evidence for the presence of pulmonary chemoreceptors.

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