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Induction of glutathione S -transferase-Π in Barrett's metaplasia and Barrett's adenocarcinoma cell lines
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1999-02)
Barrett's metaplasia consists of columnar epithelium that replaces the normal esophageal mucosa in patients with chronic gastroesophageal reflux. Because intestinal-type Barrett's metaplasia is the major risk factor for ...
Biliary complications following liver transplantation in the model for end-stage liver disease era: Effect of donor, recipient, and technical factors
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2008-01)
Biliary complications remain a significant problem following liver transplantation in the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) era. We hypothesized that donor, recipient, and technical variables may differentially ...
Interaction of hindlimb blood flow, A-V shunting and A-V oxygen difference
(Elsevier, 1984-03)
The interactions of blood flow, A-V O2 difference (AVDO2), and A-V shunting were measured in normal hindlimbs of nine anesthetized dogs. An aorto-iliac nonpulsatile perfusion pump was used to change femoral artery blood ...
Double free-flap reconstruction of massive defects involving the lip, chin, and mandible
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 1998)
Two patients with massive, composite defects of the total lower lip, chin, and anterior mandible underwent double free-flap reconstruction. A fibular osteoseptocutaneous flap was used to reconstruct the mandible and floor ...
Spectrum of pheochromocytoma in the 131 I-MIBG era
(Springer-Verlag; Société Internationale de Chirurgie, 1988-08)
131 I-metaiodobenzylguanidine ( 131 I-MIBG) scintigraphy allows for both functional diagnosis and anatomical localization of pheochromocytoma. The spectrum of pheochromocytoma since the routine use of preoperative 131 ...
Current status of kidney and pancreas transplantation in the United States, 1994–2003
(Munksgaard International PublishersBlackwell Publishing Ltd, 2005-04)
Primary hyperaldosteronism caused by adrenocortical carcinoma
(Springer-Verlag; Société Internationale de Chirurgie, 1986-08)
Since the syndrome of primary hyperaldosteronism was described by Jerome Conn in 1955, over 300 patients with this disorder have been identified in the medical centers of Vanderbilt University and the University of Michigan. ...