PURPOSE Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has gained popularity for treatment of varicose veins. The diameter of the saphenous vein should be considered before RFA because occlusion of the vein may differ depending on its diameter. Until now, however, there have been few data about the correlation between the diameter of the saphenous vein and the stump length after RFA. The purpose of our study wa...

BACKGROUND Chronic pain following limb amputations is now a recognized chronic pain syndrome usually described in a combination of phantom and stump pain. Both stump and phantom pain continue to be significant treatment challenges. If pharmacotherapy does not provide effective analgesia for stump pain, a clinician has interventional options that frequently give only transient benefit, or have a...

A large (> 200-cm diameter) coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) stump occurring upright on an Oregon beach, 257 km from the northern limit of its native distribution, may be a remnant of an extinct disjunct population or it may be the result of vertical emplacement of a drift log. Holocene tree stumps in situ in paleosols commonly emerge on the shore platform as a result of a complex history o...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Many patient monitoring techniques have been used for detecting cerebral hypoperfusion during carotid endarterectomy. We compared middle cerebral artery blood flow velocities with carotid artery stump pressures to evaluate the indications for common carotid artery cross-clamp shunting and the probable hemodynamic causes of cerebrovascular complications. METHODS Blood fl...

Objective: The invention of the mechanical suture of the bronchial stump resulted in the signi®cant decrease of the incidence of bronchial ®stulas. Bronchial ®stula constitutes the most dangerous complication of the pulmonary resection. In connection with some negative opinions in world literature regarding the safety of applying some types of mechanical suture, the multi-factor analysis of ef®...

This study was designed to better understand how women in a developing region choose between the multiple options available to them for birthing. We conducted focused, open-ended ethnographic interviews with 38 nonindigenous, economically marginal women in Chiapas, Mexico. We found that although medical services for birthing were readily available to them, these women most often chose tradition...

Executive Director, Committee on Prosthetics Research and Development, National Academy of Sciences—National Research Council. At the present time, most sockets for artificial limbs are made of a plastic laminate (usually polyester resin and Dacron) which has been molded over a modified replica of the stump. A replica of the stump is required because human tissues cannot withstand the temperatu...

in isfahan tubal ligation project was initiated in july 1970. a total of 310 women, referring to the university of isfahan health center and or admitted to the arnin maternity hospital, were interviewed for tubal ligation procedure. thirty six patients rejected tubal ligation and 274 women accepted. of the latter group 114 patients did not refer later on. a total of 160 tubal ligations were per...

RATIONALE Choledocholithiasis in common bile duct (CBD) stump after Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy (RYHJ) is incredibly rare and its pathophysiology is poorly understood. PATIENT CONCERNS A 79-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with upper abdominal pain radiating through to the back in November 2016. DIAGNOSES Abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan and magnetic resonance cholangiop...

Stump length and the thigh muscles strength of the amputated limb are among the major factors influencing outcome of prosthetic rehabilitation of trans-tibial amputees. In the present study the authors evaluated and compared the strength of quadriceps and hamstrings muscles of both limbs in trans-tibial amputees, as measured by means of an electrical dynamometer. The obtained results showed tha...