Leucocyte scanning in abdominal surgery

Scanning laser ophthalmoscopy and fundus fluorescent leucocyte angiography.

Leucocytes have a central role in the pathogenesis of retinal and choroidal inflammatory disease. The traYc of different leucocyte subsets such as neutrophils, lymphocytes, and monocytes into retinal and choroidal tissue greatly determines the type of immune response that is observed. Infiltration of these cells can lead to tissue destruction with resulting visual loss. To allow these cells to ...

Yersinia arthritis: demonstration of occult enteritis by 111indium leucocyte scanning.

111Indium-leucocyte scanning demonstrated enteritis in a patient with acute arthritis and diarrhoea when contrast radiology was normal. Infection with Yersinia entercolitica was proved serologically. Leucocyte scanning may be useful in the screening for inflammatory bowel disease in patients with seronegative arthritis.

Abdominal Surgery

Abdominal Surgery

Some Developments in Abdominal Surgery

In taking the Presidential Chair of this Society, I feel that I must again express my very great appreciation of the honour you have done me in electing me to this position, and all the more so in that T think this is only the second occasion upon which a member of the Society non-resident in Bristol or Clifton has been nominated as President. I shall always consider it the greatest compliment ...