Biomedical subjects

F T Kurzweg

Publications and source records attributed to F T Kurzweg.

At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1983

Erysipelas.

Erysipelas is a superficial cellulitis that affects the skin and subcutaneous tissues. There is also prominent lymphatic involvement. Group A streptococci are the usual cause of this painful infection, but the responsible organisms cannot always be cultured from the fiery red, edematous, sometimes vesicular rash. A fulminating case developed in the left leg of a man whose veins had been harvested four months earlier for coronary artery bypass surgery.

Erysipelas↗

PubMed1982

Hereditary pancreatitis.

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Adolescent↗

PubMed1980

Vascular injuries associated with penetrating wounds of the groin.

Thirty-two patients were operated upon for suspected vascular injury following penetrating wounds of the groin. This injury is not uncommon, the patients survive to reach the hospital, and they require aggressive management. Vascular damage was found in 23 of the patients; there were no deaths and only one amputation. Eighteen of the 23 who had vessel injury were in shock upon arrival at the hospital. Of those subsequently found to have no vessel damage, none was in shock. Pulses distal to the injury were noted in six of the 23 patients. Arteriograms performed and interpreted by the surgery residents were helpful but not completely reliable. The repaired vessel must be covered adequately with viable tissue. The one amputation was in a patient in whom there was insufficient tissue to cover the repaired vessel. We conclude that general surgeons should be capable of managing this vascular injury.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1980

Foreign body aspiration of grass inflorescences as a cause of hemoptysis.

Although the sparsity of reports in the literature suggest aspiration of grass inflorescence is rare, in certain areas of the southern United States, aspiration of this type of foreign body is not so uncommon. Four cases of aspiration of Hordeum pusillium, often referred to as "cheat grass" are reported: three of the four patients had hemoptysis. The highest incidence of inhaled foreign bodies usually occur in young children, but all our four patients were older children or adolescents. The clinical manifestations of grass inflorescence are of the following two types: (1) the "lodging" type in which inflorescences remain in the respiratory passages causing bronchial obstruction with pneumonitis; and (2) the "extrusive type" in which the inflorescences migrate into the periphery of the lung and through the chest wall.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1979

Triplication of the gallbladder: review of literature and report of a case.

A case of triplication of the gallbladder is presented. This is the ninth case to be reported in the world literature. The triple gallbladder with a common cystic duct was found on single dose oral cholecystogram during the gastrointestinal evaluation of a man with hematemesis. No surgery was performed due to the absence of biliary tract symptoms and absence of pathology on roentgenograms. The embryology, anatomy, pathology, and clinical significance of vesica fellea triplex are discussed and the previous eight case reports are reviewed.

Adult↗

PubMed1978