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Christian Albert Theodor Billroth, M.D., founding father of abdominal surgery (1829-1894). [PDF]
In the 1800s, the field of surgery was in its infancy, somewhat primitive and embryonic. The technical nature of surgery was the basis for the dividing line between the disciplines of surgery and internal medicine. Sterilization was not a common practice.
Cowan, MD, Scott W.+4 more
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Hyperplasia or neoplasia of the adrenal cortex produces aldosterone excess (aldosteronism), hypercortisolism (Cushing’s syndrome), virilism (adreno-genital syndrome), or a mixture of these, according to whether the cells that produce mineralocorticoids, glucocorticoids, or sex hormones, respectively, are in relative excess.
Luis A. Ayala+2 more
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Contact surgery and supporting open books
Let $(M,\xi)$ be a contact 3-manifold. We present two new algorithms, the first of which converts an open book $(\Sigma,\Phi)$ supporting $(M,\xi)$ with connected binding into a contact surgery diagram. The second turns a contact surgery diagram for $(M,\
Avdek, Russell
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Alec Beekley, MD, FACS (Division of Acute Care Surgery), and John Entwistle, MD, FACS (Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery), have each been promoted to Professor of Surgery.
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An atypical case of trigeminal trophic syndrome: a legal medicine perspective in medical responsibility [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Trigeminal trophic syndrome is a rare complication of peripheral or central damage to the trigeminal nerve characterized by anesthesia, paresthesia and a secondary persistent facial ulceration.
DE VINCENTIIS, Marco+4 more
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Clinical practice guidelines for antimicrobial prophylaxis in surgery.
These guidelines were developed jointly by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), the Surgical Infection Society (SIS), and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA ...
D. Bratzler+12 more
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Trends of intervention for paediatric stone disease over the last two decades (2000–2015): A systematic review of literature [PDF]
Objective: To ascertain the publication trends of interventions for paediatric kidney stone disease (KSD) we conducted a systematic review of literature over the last 16 years.
Aboumarzouk, Omar+6 more
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Studies comparing upfront surgery with neoadjuvant treatment in pancreatic cancer may report only patients who underwent resection and so survival will be skewed.
E. Versteijne+9 more
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