Vascular Age Concept: Which Approach Is Preferable in Clinical Practice?

End-to-end esophagojejunostomy versus standard end-to-side esophagojejunostomy: which one is preferable?

 Abstract Background: End-to-side esophagojejunostomy has almost always been associated with some degree of dysphagia. To overcome this complication we decided to perform an end-to-end anastomosis and compare it with end-to-side Roux-en-Y esophagojejunostomy. Methods: In this prospective study, between 1998 and 2005, 71 patients with a diagnosis of gastric adenocarcinoma underwent total gastrec...

Pre- and Post-planned Evaluation: Which Is Preferable?

This paper compares the advantages and disadvantages o f the "pre-planned" and "postplanned" approaches to evaluating program effectiveness. These evaluative approaches are compared along a number o f dimensions which include: (a) Reliability o f data and the cost o f collecting it; (b) Internal validity; (c) External validity; (d) Evaluation obtrusiveness and threat; and (e) Program goal displ...

Quantitative Dengue Test: Is it Practical for Clinical Practice?

Ultrasound-Guided Vascular Access: An Evolving Standard of Care Clinical Practice, which is Extremely Under-Utilized in Pakistan.

Pulmonary nodules in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis: Which diagnostic approach is the most appropiate?

Background: Pulmonary nodular excavation should firstly evoke tuberculosis or necrosis broncho-pulmonary tumor, particularly: epidermoid carcinoma. The case discussed here illustrated these difficulties in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Case Presentation: A 63-year-old woman was presented with a-three-year history of RA and a recent discovery of an excavated pulmonary nodule. Initi...