A strategy and toolset (FixIT) for migrating a specific type of legacy systems--based on the FileMan DBMS of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs--to a two-tier client/server and web browser-based architecture was presented in MEDINFO'98. In the current paper we discuss the further migration to a multitier software component architecture. A literature survey and industry contacts were used t...

Intrapulmonary aberrant needles are rare in clinical practice. Most common cause till date is the intra-thoracic migration of pins and wires commonly used in treatment of fractures and dislocations of upper extremity. Some cases of traumatic intra-thoracic insertion of needles have also been reported. We report a patient of empyema thoracis due to unusual habit of self-insertion of needles in h...

The paper explains the growth –inequality nexus for China’s provinces. The theoretical model of provincial development consists of two regions and studies the interactions of a mutual depending development process. Due to positive externalities, incoming trade and FDI induce imitation and hence productivity growth. The regional government can in‡uence the economy by changing international trans...

Intra-abdominal foreign bodies can be either secondary to ingestion or trans-abdominal wall migration. They pose a challenge in diagnosis as well as management. Most ingested foreign bodies pass through the gastrointestinal tract uneventfully [1-7]. Only a small percentage are symptomatic either causing perforation or obstruction. Similarly, foreign bodies can migrate into the abdominal cavity ...

Int J Radiol Radiat Ther 2017, 4(2): 00091 target shape or anatomic location between the time of imaging and the time of treatment planning and delivery. Intra-cranial targets are generally considered fixed and motionless. Therefore, it is unusual to see significant migration of an intra-cranial target. Herein, we report the case of a patient with significant brain tumor displacement secondary ...

Le dispositif intra-utérin (DIU) est une des méthodes contraceptives les plus efficaces et les plus utilisé à travers le monde : environ 100 millions d'utilisatrices. La perforation reste exceptionnelle âpres la pose d'un DIU cependant c'est une des complications les plus graves. Nous rapportant le cas d'une patiente de 49 ans, notion de pose de stérilet il y a 20 ans, suivie en oncologie pour ...

We describe a complex case of ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm after open repair of ascending aortic aneurysm and aortic valve replacement. Although treatment was complicated due to intra-operative graft migration, the patient was successfully treated with endovascular technique.

Though intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD) is a safe and most frequently used long-term contraceptive method, it has some complications. Uterine perforation and intra-abdominal migration have been reported often, but a retroperitoneal migration is exceptional. Here, we are reporting an IUCD which perforated the uterus and migrated to the retroperitoneum; impinging into and obstructing left...