In this study, possible mechanisms underlying soleus muscle atrophy after spinal cord transection and attenuation of atrophy with cycling exercise were studied. Adult female Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into three groups; in two groups the spinal cord was transected by a lesion at T10. One group was transected and killed 10 days later, and another group was transected and exercised for 5 da...

Herein, a case of intramural esophageal dissection is reported and the literature is reviewed. Intramural esophageal dissection is a rare but well described condition that is characterized by a laceration between the esophageal mucosa and submucosa but without perforation. A female patient aged 86 years was hospitalized with a diagnosis of abdominal aortic aneurysm. After placement of an aortic...

aim : this study evaluated the results and efficacy of serum ca 19-9 in determining the nature of a pancreatic solid mass in patients referred for investigation of possible malignancy. background : a wide variety of tumor markers have been proposed for pancreatic cancer but currently the only one with any practical usefulness for diagnosis, prognosis, and monitoring of treatment is “ca 19-9 ”. ...

pancreatic cancer (pc) is a progressive, fatal disease with a high degree of malignancy. more than 40000 peoplediefrom this cancer annually in the united states. as a multifactorial condition, pc has a complex nature, and there are several genes and signalingpathwaysimplicated in pc pathogenesis and progression. there are diffèrent mutations in master genesincludingtumorsuppressors and oncogene...

Abstract Background Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) with vein resection is the only potentially curative option for patients pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) venous involvement. The aim of our study was to assess oncological prognostic significance different variables involvement in undergoing PD resectable and borderline (BR-V) PDAC. Methods Retrospective analysis prospectively maintained ...

background: acute pancreatitis is a common complication of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ercp). several medical and surgical procedures have been analyzed in prevention of post-ercp pancreatitis as a major post-ercp complication, so we conducted a study to assess the role of prophylactic pancreatic stents on prevention and severity of post-ercp pancreatitis. materials and meth...

oxaliplatin, a third generation of platinum-based anti-neoplastic agent has been approved for colorectal cancer in both adjuvant and metastatic settings. in addition, oxaliplatin is also indicated for other gastrointestinal malignancies such as metastatic pancreatic cancer in combination with gemcitabine. its common toxicities include infusional hypersensitivity reaction (hsr), gi symptoms with...

introduction : severepain is a major problem in patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer. the goal of this study is to evaluate the effects of thoracoscopic splanchnicectomy (ts) on pain control in these patients suffering from unresectable pancreatic cancer. methods:between years 2000 to 2011, 20 patients suffering from unresectable pancreatic cancer underwent ts due to severe pain. they w...

We previously have published data detailing the time course of taste bud regeneration in the anterior tongue following transection of the chorda tympani (CT) nerve in the rat. This study extends the prior work by determining the time course of taste bud regeneration in the vallate papilla, soft palate and nasoincisor ducts (NID) following transection of either the glossopharyngeal (GL) or great...

Maintenance of ocular viability is one of the major impediments to successful whole-eye transplantation. This review provides a comprehensive understanding of the current literature to help guide future studies in order to overcome this hurdle. A systematic multistage review of published literature was performed. Three specific questions were addressed: (1) Is recovery of visual function follow...