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Potentials of Stable Processes

For a stable process, we give an explicit formula for the potential measure of the process killed outside a bounded interval and the joint law of the overshoot, undershoot and undershoot from the maximum at ex...

A. E. Kyprianou, A. R. Watson in Séminaire de Probabilités XLVI (2014)

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The impact of laparoscopic bariatric workshops on the practice patterns of surgeons

This study was designed to evaluate the impact of a 2-day laparoscopic bariatric workshop on the practice patterns of participating surgeons.

J. L. Lord, D. R. Cottam, R. M. Dallal… in Surgical Endoscopy And Other Interventiona… (2006)

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The ethics of withholding and withdrawing dialysis in children

Few issues in pediatric practice are more complex and difficult than those for doctors and clinical staff faced with the decision to withhold or withdraw life-prolonging treatment such as dialysis^1,2. In the 1960...

A. R. Watson, M. Shooter in Pediatric Dialysis (2004)

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Do gastrostomies close spontaneously? A review of the fate of gastrostomies following successful renal transplantation in children

Previous published data have shown the benefit of nutritional support delivered via a gastrostomy button (GB) for children on chronic dialysis. The use of the GB is suspended following renal transplantation (...

B. W. Davies, A. R. Watson, J. E. Coleman, C. H. Rance in Pediatric Surgery International (2001)

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Gastrostomy buttons for nutritional support in children with cystinosis

Poor growth in children with cystinosis may be a combination of sub-optimal nutritional intake, gastrointestinal dysfunction and polypharmacy. We report our experience with gastrostomy buttons (GBs) in five ch...

Janet E. Coleman, A. R. Watson in Pediatric Nephrology (2000)

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Non-compliance and transfer from paediatric to adult transplant unit

Adolescents and young adults appear to be a particularly high-risk group for problems of non- compliance and associated graft loss. We reviewed the progress of 20 young adults (9 female) who had been transferr...

A. R. Watson in Pediatric Nephrology (2000)

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Antenatally detected urinary tract abnormalities: changing incidence and management

To define the incidence of urinary tract abnormalities detected by antenatal ultrasound and assess changes in postnatal management we conducted a retrospective survey using data bases of the nephro-urology un...

C. A. James, A. R. Watson, P. Twining, C. H. Rance in European Journal of Pediatrics (1998)

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Neonatal hypertension and cardiac failure

Two newborn infants developed cardiac failure due to severe hypertension which was recognised as the heart failure was treated. Renal abnormalities were found in both infants who are normotensive off treatment...

Kay C. Hawkins, A. R. Watson, N. Rutter in European Journal of Pediatrics (1995)

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Irish nephrological society

A. R. Watson, E. F. Wright, C. Gartland, J. H. Brown… in Irish Journal of Medical Science (1994)

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Intussusception nephrosis and Drash syndrome

A 6-month-old female infant presented with intussusception. Post-operatively she was noted to have nephrotic syndrome. The oedematous bowel wall may have been the cause of the intussusception and this has not ...

P. A. G. Crawshaw, A. R. Watson, C. H. Rance in European Journal of Pediatrics (1991)

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Fibroepithelial polyp of the ureter in childhood

We report a case of fibroepithelial polyp of the ureter, a benign mesodermal tumour, that is rare, especially in the paediatric age group. The success of conservative management with renal preservation for thi...

D. M. Sibbering, C. H. Rance, A. R. Watson in Pediatric Surgery International (1991)

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Haematuria in an adolescent due to bladder carcinoma

A 14-year-old boy had a 6 month history of recurrent macroscopic haematuria. A papillary non-invasive transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder was found at cystoscopy and treated by transurethral resection. ...

R. J. Rayner, A. R. Watson, M. C. Bishop in European Journal of Pediatrics (1988)

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A Comparison of Peritoneal Water and Solute Movement in Young and Older Children on CAPD

Continuous Ambulatory Pertioneal Dialysis (CAPD) has encouraged nephrologists around the world to reassess peritoneal dialysis as an acceptable replacement of renal function. Since CAPD is so applicable to chi...

J. W. Balfe, R. M. Hanning, A. Vigneux, A. R. Watson in CAPD in Children (1985)

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Inosine Formation from Hypoxanthine by Intact Erythrocytes and Fibroblasts of an Immunodeficient Child with Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase Deficiency

Detailed studies of purine metabolism have been carried out over an 18 month period in a neonate with severe T-cell immunodeficiency(Watson et al, this symposium). A complete deficiency of the enzyme purine nu...

L. D. Fairbanks, D. R. Webster, H. A. Simmonds, C. F. Potter… in Purine Metabolism in Man-IV (1984)

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Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase (PNP) Deficiency: A Therapeutic Challenge

Purine nucleoside phosphorylase (PNP:EC 2.4.2.1) deficiency appears to result in a predominantly T cell immune defect^1. Lack of the PNP enzyme leads to the inability to degrade deoxynucleosides, particularly deox...

A. R. Watson, H. A. Simmonds, D. R. Webster, L. Layward… in Purine Metabolism in Man-IV (1984)

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Nucleotide Levels in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells of Immunodeficient Children: Problems of Measurement

During collaborative studies of purine metabolism in PNP and ADA deficiency², we investigated ‘lymphocyte’ (peripheral blood mononuclear cells-PBMs) nucleotide levels and found consistently low ATP:ADP ratios in ...

A. Goday, D. R. Webster, H. A. Simmonds, R. J. Levinsky… in Purine Metabolism in Man-IV (1984)

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Eingehende Untersuchungen über die Bestimmung von Schwefel in vulkanisiertem Kautschuk mit 1–3% Schwefelgehalt

J. W. W. Dyer, A. R. Watson in Zeitschrift für analytische Chemie (1933)