PURPOSE The aim of the study was to determine the detection rate of structural abnormalities at the 11-14 week ultrasound examination as a part of two-stage screening process in low-risk pregnancies. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 1085 consecutive low-risk pregnant women participated in screening by two-stage ultrasonography for the estimation of the sensitivity of the first and second trim...

Patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease become symptomatic and are diagnosed usually at adulthood. The rate of nephrolithiasis in these patients is 5-10 times the rate in the general population, and both anatomic and metabolic abnormalities play role in the formation of renal stones. However, nephrolithiasis is rare in childhood age group. In this paper, an 11-year-old child ...

Paget-Schroetter syndrome (PSS) is thrombosis of the deep veins draining the upper extremity due to anatomic abnormalities of the thoracic outlet that cause subclavian compression and subsequent thrombosis, leading to thrombus formation in the subclavian vein. Vigorous arm activity in sports is a known risk factor. Here, we report a case of Paget-Schroetter syndrome in a 31-year-old male non-pr...

A 56-year-old woman developed insidiously progressive, painless weakness of her left hand. Clinical and electrodiagnostic abnormalities were limited to the motor function of the hand, with the hypothenar less affected than more distal ulnar muscles. Compression of the distal ulnar nerve by a ganglionic cyst was surgically relieved and there was postoperative improvement. The electrodiagnosis of...

Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) can occur in the setting of an unrepaired or repaired cleft lip and palate. The rate of VPI has been documented as high as 33% in some studies with higher rates of recurrences following surgery associated with genetic syndromes such as 22q11.2 deletions. The primary cause of VPI in these groups is still identified as the anatomic abnormalities of the velum. In...

Biliary duct anomalies are commonly encountered during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Advancements in the field of surgery allow for enhanced intraoperative detection of these abnormalities. Fluorophore injection and near-infrared (NIR) imaging can provide real-time intraoperative anatomic feedback without intraoperative delays and ionizing radiation. This report details two cases where the PINP...

704 Communications to the Editor shown that patients with OSA often have cranio-facial abnormalities that play a role in the development of their disease. Very obese patients often have few of these abnormalities, but it is highly recommended that patients be reassessed when weight loss has been sufficient to eliminate residual apneas related to upper airway anatomic abnormalities that persist ...

Urinary incontinence—loss of voluntary control over the retention and expulsion of urine—is a common medical problem in small animal patients. Incontinence occurs when pressure within the bladder exceeds urethral pressure. Incontinence may result from a variety of etiologies, including congenital anatomic abnormalities of the lower urinary and reproductive systems (ureter, bladder, bladder neck...

The etiology of kidney stones is divided in three broad categories: (i) Metabolic abnormalities that lead to excessive urinary excretion of solutes those are susceptible to crystallization or reduced excretion of inhibitors of crystallization (ii) Anatomic defects that cause disturbances in voiding or urinary stasis (iii) Idiopathic. The laboratory assessment has focused on 24-hour urine collec...

DeFazio, R. Anthony and John J. Hablitz. Reduction of zolpiazepine receptor (BZ1) agonist zolpidem on miniature inhibdem sensitivity in a freeze lesion model of neocortical dysgenesis. itory postsynaptic currents (mIPSCs). Preliminary results J. Neurophysiol. 81: 404–407, 1999. Early postnatal freeze lesions from this study have appeared in abstract form (DeFazio in rat neocortex produce anatom...