Background: The assessment of the severity pancreatitis is important for management this challenging disease. An accurate system which could predict and identify local extent complications a serious inflammation beneficial patient outcome. aim was to establish value CTSI in predicting acute compare it with accuracy serum CRP concentrations.Methods: Prospective clinical study based on analysis 5...

OBJECTIVE Few data are available on the role of T lymphocytes and inflammatory cytokines in abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) in severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). We conducted a retrospective study to assess the risk factors associated with ACS in SAP. METHODS A total of 76 SAP patients who were admitted within 24 hours after symptom onset in our study. There were 36 patients suffering from...

BACKGROUND Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women worldwide [1]. Photodynamic therapy has been used for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia with good responses, but few studies have used newer phototherapeutics. We evaluated the effectiveness of photodynamic therapy using Pc 4 in vitro and in vivo against human cervical cancer cells. METHODS CaSki and ME-180 cancer cells wer...

and Kushel. Statistical analysis: Vijayaraghavan. Obtained funding: Bangsberg, Miaskowski, and Kushel. Administrative, technical, and material support: Penko, Bangsberg, Miaskowski, and Kushel. Study supervision: Bangsberg and Kushel. Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported. Funding/Support: This study was funded by a grant from the National Institute of Drug Abuse R01DA022550, and a gr...

Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate the power disease severity scores predict development Severe Acute Pancreatitis (SAP) and mortality in early period over 65 years old diagnosed with acute pancreatitis emergency department. 
 Materials Methods: We calculated RANSON (on admission) Computed Tomography Severity Index (CTSI) addition Bedside for (BISAP) score on admission depart...

s: Oral Presentations UCSF Multidisciplinary Resident Research Symposium Wednesday, May 25, 2016 Mission Bay, Mission Hall, MH-1400 Abstract title: Secondary Malignancy in Neuroblastoma After 131I-metaiodobenzylguanidine Treatmenttitle: Secondary Malignancy in Neuroblastoma After 131I-metaiodobenzylguanidine Treatment Resident’s name: Kelly E. Huibregtse, MD, MS Name of program: Pediatrics Purp...

Background. Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) is associated with serious morbidity and mortality. Our objective was to describe the case mix, management, and outcome of patients with SAP receiving modern critical care in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Methods. Retrospective analysis of patients with SAP admitted to the ICU in a single tertiary care centre in the UK between January 2005 and Decemb...