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P Mogle

Publications and source records attributed to P Mogle.

At least 55 records · Page 3Linked to original sources
PubMed1984

Congenital cricopharyngeal achalasia treatment by dilatations.

An infant with cricopharyngeal achalasia, recurrent aspiration pneumonia, and severe failure to thrive was fed for 5 months through a nasogastric tube. She responded promptly to dilatations of the spastic cricopharyngeal muscle. Normal oral feedings followed the treatment with progressive weight gain and no further pulmonary complications over a follow-up period of 1 1/2 years. Dilatations were used in the infant described here, in analogy to the well-known success of treatment by dilatations in infants with achalasia of the lower esophagus.

Cricoid Cartilage↗
PubMed1984

Megacystis-microcolon-intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome.

Two neonates with megacystis-microcolon-intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome are described. Both were boys. The main manifestation was functional obstruction of the urinary and gastrointestinal tracts. While there is no explanation as yet for the aetiology and pathogenesis, the diagnosis is simple, the treatment symptomatic, and the outcome fatal.

Colon↗
PubMed1984

Volvulus of the splenic flexure of the colon.

Volvulus of the splenic flexure is rare. Only 20 cases have been reported. Two additional patients are presented. Both had previous abdominal operations and were correctly diagnosed by barium enema. Resection and anastomosis in the two stages was performed in one patient and unwinding with fixation of the bowel in the other. The literature is reviewed and the pathogenesis discussed.

Adult↗
PubMed1984

Splenoportography--a reappraisal.

Seventy-five percutaneous splenoportographies and splenic pulp pressure measurements were performed in 70 patients. This procedure was done routinely during the preoperative investigation of patients with bleeding esophageal varices. Splenoportagraphy was also performed for evaluation of patients with portal hypertension of an obscure etiology, and for follow-up study after portosystemic shunt procedures, where the spleen had been preserved. There were no complications related to the procedure. Splenoportography is a simple and safe diagnostic tool. The information obtained is important for planning an operation to relieve portal hypertension. It may also help in the postoperative evaluation of the patency of certain types of shunt procedures.

Child↗
PubMed1983

Bronchoscopy and bronchography in children. Experience with 110 investigations.

The results of 92 bronchoscopic examinations and 18 bronchograms in infants and children performed during a two-year period were reviewed. Of 62 patients with suspected foreign-body aspiration, the diagnosis was confirmed in 36 (58%); of 18 patients mainly suspected of having congenital anomalies, a positive diagnosis was made in 12 (66%); but of nine patients with lobar atelectasis only two had abnormal findings. In three patients a transbronchial biopsy specimen did not provide diagnostic material. Bronchography for suspected localized bronchiectasis was performed in 11 patients and a positive diagnosis was made in seven. In all seven patients suspected of having congenital anomalies, bronchography provided a definitive diagnosis. There was no mortality and morbidity was minimal but three patients died of their primary disease. Nearly 60% of the investigations yielded abnormal results, but many of the normal findings were of equal clinical value.

Bronchiectasis↗
PubMed1983

The normal width of the adult hip joint: the relationship to age, sex, and obesity.

The articular cartilage thickness of the weight-bearing segment of the hip joint, in standard pelvic radiography, of 240 male and female subjects between the ages of 45-84 years was measured in a random sample of a Jerusalem population. The average value was approximately 4.0 mm and no sex or age difference was found. There was no correlation either between joint width and body build as estimated by the weight to height ratio. It is thus concluded that a narrow joint space should not be expected either in elderly or obese subjects other than as a concomitant finding of arthritic change.

Age Factors↗
PubMed1983

Pneumatocele in infants and children. Report of 12 cases.

Pneumatoceles were found in 2.4 per cent of 493 infants and children with pneumonia. In all cases, attempts were made to establish the etiology by means of blood cultures and of deep tracheal aspirations or pleural punctures, when indicated. A definite cause was established in 9 of 12 cases. Seven were due to infection: in two Hemophilus influenzae was involved; two others were due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa; and Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Streptococcus pneumoniae were each isolated in one case. Two pneumatoceles were seen following kerosene ingestion. A coagulase negative staphylococcus isolated only on blood culture in one other child may have been related to the illness. Two patients experienced spontaneous pneumothorax and died of progressive respiratory failure due to enlargement of the pneumatocele, but all the other patients recovered without complication. Pneumatoceles in childhood can result from a variety of bacterologic infections as well as from kerosene ingestion.

Bacterial Infections↗