PURPOSE Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is an established treatment for intermediate stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the power of lesion vascularization criteria based on computed tomography for prognosis of overall survival before initiation of treatment. METHODS A total of 59 patients with intermediate stage HCC treated with T...

CATARACT extraction, after the zonule has been dissolved by the action of the enzyme alpha-chymotrypsin, is a new procedure of great potential value. The parenteral use of this enzyme to reduce inflammatory reaction and assist the absorption of haematomata has been described (Fullgrabe, 1957). The application to cataract surgery is the result of work by Barraquer on the local effects of the enz...

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a multifunctional cytokine with distinct functions in angiogenesis, lymphangiogenesis, vascular permeability, and hematopoiesis. VEGF is a highly conserved, disulfide-bonded dimeric glycoprotein of 34 to 45 kDa produced by several cell types including fibroblasts, neutrophils, endothelial cells, and peripheral blood mononuclear cells, particularly T ...

vascular endothelial growth factor (vegf) is a multifunctional cytokine with distinct functions in angiogenesis, lymphangiogenesis, vascular permeability, and hematopoiesis. vegf is a highly conserved, disulfide-bonded dimeric glycoprotein of 34 to 45 kda produced by several cell types including fibroblasts, neutrophils, endothelial cells, and peripheral blood mononuclear cells, particularly t ...

PURPOSE To report the effect of intrastromal injection of bevacizumab in an eye with extensive corneal stromal vascularization after deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty. METHODS Bevacizumab (2.5 mg/1 mL) was injected into the deep corneal stroma of an eye with severe and extensive stromal vascularization. RESULTS Corneal vascularization regressed dramatically after deep stromal injection of...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the application of color flow Doppler (CFD) sonography in the preoperative management of benign and malignant cold thyroid nodules. DESIGN Eighty-five patients with a cold thyroid nodule larger than 1cm were examined with CFD sonography prior to thyroidectomy. The histological examination revealed that 18 (21%) patients had malignant nodules and 67 (79%) had benign ones....