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Open AccessFetal intraperitoneal injection of immunoglobulin diminishes alloimmune hemolysis
We report a case of severe fetal anemia associated with maternal anti-M antibody that was treated by direct injection of pooled human immunoglobulin into the fetal abdominal cavity. Four treatments at a dosage...
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Effectiveness of epidural anesthesia for external cephalic version (ECV)
The Cochrane review conducted in 2001 re-established the usefulness of external cephalic version (ECV). The success rate for ECV using epidural anesthesia or spinal anesthesia is reported to be 35 to 86%. In t...
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ATM-dependent nuclear accumulation of IKK-α plays an important role in the regulation of p73-mediated apoptosis in response to cisplatin
I kappa B kinase (IKK) complex plays an important role in the regulation of signaling pathway that activates nuclear factor–kappa-B (NF-κB). Recently, we reported that cisplatin (CDDP) treatment causes a remarkab...
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Cisternal washing therapy for the prevention of cerebral vasospasm following SAH: analysis of 308 consecutive cases with Fisher group 3 SAH
In 1994, we started cisternal washing therapy using urokinase combined with head-shaking method in order to prevent cerebral vasospasm. In this paper, we retrospectively analyzed the effect of this therapy in ...
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NF-κB regulates the stability and activity of p73 by inducing its proteolytic degradation through a ubiquitin-dependent proteasome pathway
Nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB), which exists as heterodimeric complexes composed of p50 and p65, has been shown to play an important role in cell survival processes. In the present study, we found for the first t...
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Histologic transformation of follicular lymphoma after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation
A 38-year-old man with refractory follicular lymphoma underwent allogeneic BMT from an HLA-identical sibling donor. He had generalized lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly and lymphoma infiltration of the marro...
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Reduced neck movement after operations for cervical spondylotic myelopathy
Complaints resulting from reduced neck movements were investigated in 50 patients who had operations for cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Seventy per cent had difficulty in performing 11 basic movements of dai...
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Primary large choroid plexus papillomas in the cerebellopontine angle: Radiological manifestations and surgical management
Two cases of primary choroid plexus papilloma originating in the cerebellopontine angle (CPA) are reported. Both papillomas were encapsulated and strongly adhering to a choroid plexus tuft protruding from the ...
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Evaluation of anterior cruciate reconstruction reinforced by the Kennedy ligament augmentation device
Fifty anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions with the Kennedy ligament augmentation device were examined arthroscopically and histologically 6 to 61 months after operation. The autogenous segments used wer...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The Relationship Between Functional Results and Radiographs in One-Stage Posteromedial Release
Radiographs have been used to evaluate the deformities of congenital clubfeet (CTEV) since Barwell first described their use in CTEV in 1896. Radiographs show the alignment and the deformities of bones in CTEV...
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Comparison between descending segmental evoked spinal cord potentials and conductive evoked spinal cord potentials under acute spinal cord compression
The conventional method of using Conductive Evoked Spinal Cord Potentials (hereinafter abbreviated C-ESCP) to monitor the spinal cord function during surgery on the cervical or thoraco-lumbar region is the rec...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Modified Posteromedial Release
Numerous radiographic measurements have been described to evaluate the deformities of congenital clubfeet. These angular measurements have been used as an indication for surgery and in the evaluation of the re...
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Pseudarthrosis and delayed union after anterior cervical fusion
Anterior cervical spine fusion was carried out on 443 cases between 1965 and 1988 with pseudarthrosis or delayed union in 15 (3.4%). The causes of these complications were malalignment and faulty postoperative...
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Brain stem haemorrhage during transsphenoidal surgery
The authors report a case of pituitary adenoma associated with dural arteriovenous malformation (AVM), which caused brain stem haemorrhage during transsphenoidal surgery. The manoeuvre of increasing the endexp...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Role of Electroradiography in the Evaluation of Preoperative Treatment for Primary Malignant Bone Tumors
Patients with primary malignant bone tumors usually need preoperative chemotherapy for the treatment of micrometastasis. If the preoperative chemotherapy is not effective, the period of preoperative treatment ...
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Prognostication of Surgical Outcome in Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Using Evoked Spinal Cord Potentials
The diagnosis of cervical spondylotic or ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) myelopathy has made rapid progress as a result of using several new medical imagings such as CT and MRI. It i...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Monitoring Motor Function of the Spinal Cord: The Descending Segmental Evoked Spinal Cord Potential
Conductive and segmental evoked spinal cord potentials (ESCPs) have been employed since 1982 as a monitor during cervical anterior decompression surgery [3]. Conductive ESCPs, showing the function of the lower...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Diagnosis of Cervical Myelopathy Using Segmental Evoked Spinal Cord Potentials Obtained by Stimulating Finger Surface
Spinal cord monitoring has been widely used for diagnosing the main lesions and pathophysiology of cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
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Abdominal repair of vaginal prolapse and the postoperative outcome as judged by a scoring system and x-ray colpography
Three abdominal procedures were combined to suspend the prolapsed vagina in patients with (1) post-hysterectomy vault prolapse and a narrow vagina and (2) uterine prolapse with pelvic diseases (such as fibroids) ...
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Clinical Study of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Using Evoked Spinal Cord Potentials
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Examination using both conductive and segmental SEPs is needed to diagnose correctly the function of the cervical spina...
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