BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES While excisional biopsy is recommended to diagnose cutaneous melanoma, various biopsy techniques are used in practice. We undertook this study to identify how frequently final tumor stage and treatment recommendations changed from diagnostic biopsy to final histopathology after wide local excision (WLE). METHODS We compared the histopathology of the dermatopathologis...

Patients affected by high-grade haemorrhoid with a fibrous internal pile or an important external component are suitable for an excisional procedure. The aim of this study is to evaluate the outcome of different excisional treatments such as Milligan and Morgan haemorrhoidectomy, Ferguson haemorrhoidectomy and Pexy-excision carried out according to a tailored treatment on each pathological pile...

BACKGROUND Family physicians (FPs) have an opportunity to diagnose pigmented lesions early with a timely biopsy. OBJECTIVE To assess current biopsy practices used by FPs in diagnosing melanoma. METHODS A computer-generated random sample of 200 practicing FPs from large and small communities in Southwestern Ontario was identified from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario physici...

an in vitro study on the role of intracellular calcium ions in healing of excisional wound in rabbit was undertaken. we employed two drugs namely, glibenclamide and nitroglycerin that are topically applied in vivo to modulate the activity of intracellular calcium. our model consisted of a 15 ´ 15 mm excisional wound. seven groups of new zealand rabbits were used. the first three groups served a...

OBJECTIVE To examine whether surgical procedures involving the uterine cervix were associated with pregnancy outcomes, including preterm birth, low birth weight, cesarean delivery and pregnancy loss. DESIGN Population-based observational study nested in retrospective matched cohort. SETTING Kaiser Permanente Northwest integrated health plan in Oregon/Washington, U.S.A. POPULATION Female h...