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J Wiseman

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PubMed1976

Gallium-67 myocardial imaging for the detection of bacterial endocarditis.

Eleven patients with a clinical diagnosis of bacterial endocarditis underwent scintillation scanning of the precordial region 2-7 days after the intravenous administration of 3 mCi of gallium-67 citrate. Seven had positive scans, 3 of which were confirmed by postmortem imaging at autopsy. Serial images revealed the scans to be frequently negative at 48 hours and positive from 3 to 8 days following injection. Uptake was not seen in the region of the myocardium 48 hours or longer after the injection of 15 patients without endocarditis used as controls.

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PubMed1971

Lingual thyroid.

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Aesthetic aspects of neurofibromatosis reconstruction with the vacuum-assisted closure system.

Everyone agrees that any reconstructive procedure should carry with it the maximum of aesthetic considerations in order that the reconstructive procedure presents the minimal deformities. Vacuum-assisted closure-(VAC) has allowed surgeons to achieve this goal by creating the most optimal conditions for proper wound healing and thus the best aesthetic results. We present a tragic case whereby a 28-year-old Hispanic male patient with neurofibromatosis was treated for a soccer ball-sized tumor located on his upper left leg. The treatment plan consisted of partial excision with local flap coverage of the wound; however, due to persistent bleeding and tumor growth within the flap, the flap did not survive and we were left with an open wound measuring 20 x 40 cm extending from the patient's upper knee to his iliac crest. Had we attempted an autograft procedure at this time, there would scarcely have been enough donor skin areas to cover the wound. VAC was implemented in an attempt to control the bleeding and to possibly decrease the size of the wound. With the application of this procedure, the previously uncontrollable bleeding (12 units) stopped immediately, and the wound size shrank to 1/2 of its original dimensions. As a result, the area for skin grafting was decreased and was completed with 100% take. The VAC system turned out to be advantageous in achieving the most optimal conditions for our patient's wound to close and heal properly, allowing for enhancement of the aesthetic considerations for the patient.

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Noninvasive mechanical body contouring: (Endermologie) a one-year clinical outcome study update.

LPG Endermologie is a machine-assisted massage system that allows positive pressure rolling, in conjunction with applied negative pressure to the skin and subcutaneous tissues (LPG Endermologie U.S. A. (800-222-3911). Endermologie was originally developed in the late 1970s in France to soften scars and standardize physical therapy; however, patients treated with the LPG machine also showed improvement in body contour and skin texture. Since then, Endermologie machines have been used in France, the United States, and many other nations as an alternative method to altering fat distribution in the subcutaneous plane. The authors have continued their study of determining the safety and efficacy of this machine. Since our last report in March 1997 (Ersek RA et al., Aesth. Plast. Surg. 21(2):61-67, 1997), we have compiled records of 85 additional patients. With this larger patient pool, we can expect more statistically accurate results. This study is composed of 85 women between the ages of 21 to 61. The study group exhibited a wide range of body habitus, initial weights, and final results. Out of 85 patients, 46 patients completed seven sessions of treatment and showed a mean index reduction in body circumference of 1.34 cm, while 39 patients who completed 14 sessions of treatments showed a mean index reduction in body circumference of 1.83 cm. A decrease in mean body circumference index was seen regardless of loss or gain in patients' weight in most cases.

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Layers of meaning.

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