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The incidence of portal vein thrombosis at liver transplantation [PDF]

, 1992
The incidence of portal vein thrombosis was examined in 885 patients who received orthotopic liver transplantations for various end‐stage liver diseases between 1989 and 1990. The thrombosis was classified into four grades.
Iwatsuki, S, Nonami, T, Starzl, TE, Yokoyama, I   +3 more
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Outcome Analysis of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Surgery in Pediatric Hydrocephalus

Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences, 2018
Aim: To study the clinical outcome of shunt surgeries in children with hydrocephalus and evaluate the risk factors for ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt failure. Materials and Methods: Patients who underwent VP shunt surgery for hydrocephalus were included.
Pradyumna Pan
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Impact of an interatrial shunt device on survival and heart failure hospitalization in patients with preserved ejection fraction [PDF]

, 2019
Aims: Impaired left ventricular diastolic function leading to elevated left atrial pressures, particularly during exertion, is a key driver of symptoms and outcomes in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Insertion of an interatrial
Aytug, H, Bergmann, MW, Doughty, RN, Gustafsson, F, Hasenfuβ, G, Hausleiter, J, Hayward, C, Jondeau, G, Kaye, DM, Kolodziej, A, Lang, I, Malek, F, McKenzie, S, Penicka, M, Petrie, MC, Ponikowski, P, Post, M, Raake, P, REDUCE LAP-HF study investigators,, Rosenberg, M, Spelman, T, Trochu, J-N, Westenfeld, R   +22 more
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Ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection and malfunction in adult patients: incidence, risk factors, and long-term follow-up of single institution experience

Neurosurgical review
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery was developed to manage excessive cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain’s ventricles and is considered a mainstream treatment. Despite the development of the shunt device system, various complications still occur.
Minwoo Kim, June Ho Choi, J. Park, Jaesung Ahn, B. Kwun, W. Park   +5 more
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Clinical Outcome and Safety of Lumboperitoneal Shunt in the Treatment of Non-Obstructive Hydrocephalus

Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2023
Ning-Ping Foo,1,2 Yang Chien Tun,3 Che Chao Chang,4,5 Hung-Lin Lin,3 Cheng-Hsin Cheng,2,4,* Hao-Yu Chuang4,6,* 1Department of Emergency, An Nan Hospital, China Medical University, Tainan, 70965 Taiwan; 2Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences ...
Foo NP, Tun YC, Chang CC, Lin HL, Cheng CH, Chuang HY   +5 more
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EFFECTS OF INSULIN, GLUCAGON, AND INSULIN/GLUCAGON INFUSIONS ON LIVER MORPHOLOGY AND CELL DIVISION AFTER COMPLETE PORTACAVAL SHUNT IN DOGS [PDF]

, 1976
Insulin, glucagon, and insulin/glucagon mixtures have been infused for four days into the left portal vein of dogs after portacaval shunt. In the left but not the right liver lobes, insulin alone reduced atrophy, preserved hepatocyte ultrastructure, and ...
Blackard, Bollman, Bucher, Child, Eck, Felig, Felig, Field, Fisher, Fisher, Hahn, Holley, Izzo, Leffert, Loud, Madison, Mann, Marchioro, Marchioro, Marchioro, Meyer, Popper, Reaven, Rous, Rubin, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Tchobroutsky, Warren, Wembren, Younger   +36 more
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Characteristics of Cerebral Palsy in the Midwestern US

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common lifelong motor disability worldwide. Yet, data is limited on how CP manifests in the US. Our objective was to characterize and determine factors affecting functional outcomes in a large population of young people with CP in the Midwestern US.
Susie Kim, Kelsey Steffen, Lauren Gottschalk‐Henneberry, Jennifer Miros, Amy Robichaux‐Viehoever, Karen Taca, Bhooma R. Aravamuthan   +6 more
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Ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection rate and other associated complications of VP shunt insertion in Abuja, Nigeria

World Neurosurgery: X
Background: Complications associated with ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion constitute a significant cause of morbidity and mortality among hydrocephalus patients.
Obinna M. Ayogu, Kenechukwu K. Igbokwe, Kassim M. Jabir, Efeomo D. Onobun, Cyril I. Okpata, Ugochukwu Ugwuanyi, Ikechi Ekpendu, Edidiong A. Essiet   +7 more
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Four-dimensional microscope- integrated optical coherence tomography to enhance visualization in glaucoma surgeries

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2017
We report the first use of swept-source microscope-integrated optical coherence tomography (SS-MIOCT) capable of live four-dimensional (4D) (three-dimensional across time) imaging intraoperatively to directly visualize tube shunt placement and ...
Neel Dave Pasricha, Paramjit Kaur Bhullar, Christine Shieh, Christian Viehland, Oscar Mijail Carrasco-Zevallos, Brenton Keller, Joseph Adam Izatt, Cynthia Ann Toth, Pratap Challa, Anthony Nanlin Kuo   +9 more
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A Closer Look at the Global Management of Spina Bifida: The Implementation of Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy in the Treatment of Spina Bifida-Related Hydrocephalus in Africa [PDF]

, 2018
Spina bifida, specifically myelomeningocele, is a debilitating neural tube defect that affects patients and families throughout the world. Traditional management and treatment methods are described, followed by an explanation of why this is often ...
Burckart, Caryssa
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