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We report a case of left pulmonary artery sling associated with patent ductus arteriosus and atrial septal defect in a 21-month-old child. 256-slice MDCT provides valuable information, such as abnormal origin of the left pulmonary artery, the relationship between pulmonary artery and airway, the diameter of the patent ductus artery and atrial septal defect. The information is helpful in diagnos...

Do structures exist within the embryonic central nervous system that guide axons across the midline during development of the great cerebral commissures (corpus callosum, anterior commissure)? With the use of serial section and reconstructive computer graphic techniques we have found that during normal ontogeny of the mouse forebrain and before the arrival of the pioneer fibers of the corpus ca...

Pulmonary artery sling is a rare cause of respiratory distress the embryological origin of which is not known. Two patients with this abnormality, both of whom are now thriving, are described. Surgery was necessary at the age of 5 1/2 years in one child, who also had an atrial septal defect. The other child, at the age of 2 years, shows improvement of her wheezing, cough, and breathlessness des...

The VACTERL association, co-occurrence of vertebral, anorectal, cardiac, tracheoesophageal, genitourinary, and limb malformations, is a rare congenital anomaly. Several cardiac anomalies have been reported as a part of the VACTERL association, particularly ventricular and atrial septal defects. Pulmonary artery sling is a rare congenital abnormality in which the left pulmonary artery arises fro...

To compare two different procedures, mid-urethral mini sling (Ophira) and autologous rectus fascia sling, according to their medium-term subjective and objective outcome and satisfaction rates in the treatment of stress urinary incontinence in women. One hundred women with the main complaint of stress urinary incontinence were randomized to be treated with either mini sling (Ophira) or autologo...

OBJECTIVES To describe a simplified technique and results of pubovaginal sling lysis by incision of the sling in the midline by way of a transvaginal approach. METHODS We reviewed the charts of 19 women who underwent pubovaginal sling lysis for obstruction. Patients presenting with retention, incomplete emptying or storage, or voiding symptoms suggesting obstruction after pubovaginal sling pl...

The AdVance sling (American Medical Systems, Minnetonka, MN, United States of America) is a synthetic transobturator sling, which is a safe and effective minimally invasive treatment for mild to moderate stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in male patients. This article provides a step-by-step description of our technique for placement of the AdVance male sling, including details and nuances gain...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of an arm sling on gait speed and energy efficiency of patients with hemiplegia. DESIGN A randomized crossover design. SETTING A rehabilitation department of a university hospital. SUBJECTS Thirty-seven outpatients with hemiplegia were included in this study. INTERVENTIONS All patients walked on a 20-m walkway twice on the same day, randomly with and wit...