Dedifferentiation of Schwann cells is an important feature of the response to peripheral nerve injury and specific negative myelination regulators are considered to have a major role in this process. However, most experiments have focused on the distal nerve stump, where the Notch signaling pathway is strongly associated with Schwann cell dedifferentiation and repair of the nerve. We observed t...

Prostatic stromal tumor of uncertain malignant potential (STUMP) is a rare neoplasm with distinctive clinical and pathological characteristics. Here we report a case of laparoscopic radical prostatectomy performed in a patient with prostatic STUMP.

INTRODUCTION The clinical management of Smooth Muscle Tumours of Uncertain Malignant Potential (STUMPs) remains controversial because little is known about the natural history of these tumours and pathological classifications do not correlate well with clinical outcomes and therefore cannot direct management. The objective of this study was to review a single institution's experience with STUMP...

OBJECTIVE To document the umbilical cord separation time and factors which may influence this among a cohort of infants. DESIGN Descriptive cross sectional study. SETTING Well Baby/Immunisation clinic in University of Benin teaching hospital, Benin city, Edo state, Nigeria. SUBJECTS Four hundread and ninety seven consecutive mothers with their healthy infants were documented for age, pari...

headings – Appendectomy. Appendicitis. Surgical procedures, operative. Randomized controlled trial. abstRact – Background Although acute appendicitis is one of the most common surgical diseases, the best treatment of the appendicular stump has not been defined. At laparotomy for appendectomy the stump is treated preferably by ligation and burial of the stump and, in laparoscopic surgery, by sim...

a prospective, randomized trial on 416 consecutive cases of appendicectomies was carried out in which half of the cases had simple ligation of the stump and the rest had invagination of the stump in addition. the two groups were matched for age, sex, state of personal hygiene and nutrition. the incidence of wound infection, and early and late post-operative complications remained comparable bet...

Uterine smooth muscle tumor of uncertain malignant potential (STUMP) is a rare belonging to group that possess both benign and features, complicating the diagnosis. STUMP uterine with paucity literature available regarding management subsequent potential. A 22-year-old unmarried lady presented as fibroids 24 weeks size uterus. There was one intramural another subserosal mass which revealed in h...

s of South West Vascular Surgeons Meeting held at St. Mary's Hospital, Portsmouth, 14 February 1992 PSEUDOXANTHOMA ELASTICUM CAUSING CLAUDICATION. W. G. Prout. Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth. Pseudoxanthoma elasticum is a heritable disorder of elastic fibre leading to characteristic skin changes, angioid occular streaking and cardio-vascular problems. A 34 year old man presenting with int...