This note is a review of: A. J. de Jong Smoothness, semi-stability and alterations. Manuscript 1995, 39 pp.: Publications Mathématiques I.H.E.S. 83, 1996, pp. 51-93.

PURPOSE The study here presented was done to test the technical reliability and immediate efficacy of the Acucise device using a standardized technique. MATERIALS AND METHODS 56 Acucise procedures were performed in pigs by a single surgeon who used a standardized technique: insert 5F angiographic catheter bilaterally up to the midureter, perform retrograde pyelogram, Amplatz super-stiff guide...

and knee motion for positioning. Flex the hip to almost 90°. Remove the proximal and distal locking screws in standard fashion. Lay a guidewire on the thigh and obtain a fluoroscopic image of the proximal hip. Adjust the wire to coincide with the femoral nail on the lateral view. Draw a line along the wire, extending it onto the buttock. Externally rotate the thigh and mark a line in a similar ...

A peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) line allows permanent vascular access and is widely used in pediatric oncology. In patients, who fully completed antitumor treatment, the PICC should be removed. some cases, however, procedure may complicated such a then called ‘hard-to-remove’ or ‘non-removable’. This article describes clinical case of successful non-surgical removal with develop...