Gastro-Intestinal Cannulas Made of Silastic

Thromboembolic sequelae to indwelling silastic cannulas in sheep arteries.

Because they evoke minimal tissue reaction,' Silastic prostheses have become increasingly popular as chronic implants. Within the lumina of vessels, however, Silastic cannulas often result in thrombotic complications.283 At this institution, thromboembolic syndromes developed in six experimental sheep within 2 months after insertion of indwelling arterial Silastic cannulas. Histopathological st...

summary gastro-intestinal manifestations of hyperthyroidism

summary gastro-intestinal manifestations of hyperthyroidism

Gastro-intestinal Obstruction

M.D. (Pp. xii + 566; figs. 415. 144s.) London: Bailliere, Tindall & Cox, 1958. THIS work covers every conceivable aspect of obstruction in the gastro-intestinal tract from the cesophagus to the anal canal in a truly encycloprdic manner. The book contains a tremendous amount of information and approximately 1,700 references in the bibliography. It is refreshing here to note that the authors incl...

Rabbit Gastro-intestinal Disease

Gastro-intestinal suction.

During recent years the many indications from reports in the surgical literature, and the reduction of the mortality from abdominal injuries of warfare, have indicated that gastro-intestinal suction can play a major role in reducing the mortality rate in a great number of surgical conditions. It is felt that although its value is well known to the majority of surgeons, there are many problems w...