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W R Seemann

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[Computertomographic findings in pigmented villonodular synovitis].

The CT findings in two patients with synovitis of the knee joint were analysed. Angiography is a non-specific method for the differential diagnosis of synovitis; CT, however, can be pathognomonic by showing a strikingly thick and hyperdense synovial membrane because of the iron content of the hyperplastic synovia. This is not found in non-specific synovitis.

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[Sonography, urography and angiography in kidney carcinoma. A comparative study].

In a comparative study the validity of angiographic, sonographic and urographic findings for evaluation of 204 renal tumors was investigated. Angiography showed 97% correct results, sonography 96% and urography 93%. Mean tumor size was 8.4 cm. 25% of all tumors caused renal vein occlusion. On the one side there is a striking correlation between tumor growth and vein occlusion, and on the other side between vein occlusion and urographic silent right kidney. 20% of all tumors had metastasized at the time of diagnosis. In 4.5% of all cases we found a left sided symptomatic varicocele of the left side with invasion of the left renal vein by tumor masses.

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Adenosine and diltiazem. A new therapeutic concept in the treatment of intestinal ischemia.

To determine the therapeutic effect of two vasodilators, adenosine and diltiazem, in mesenteric ischemia, 13 dogs were treated with an intra-arterial perfusion of the drugs after digitalis intoxication. Blood flow was restored to the control value after a dose of 2 micrograms/kg/minute adenosine or 5 micrograms/kg/minute diltiazem. The advantage of adenosine is that its effect begins and ends very rapidly, but because doses of more than 2 micrograms/kg/minute may cause a drop in blood pressure, strict pressure control is mandatory when the drug is applied clinically. Its limited use is appropriate, for example, when operative measures cannot be excluded. Diltiazem can be used for long-term therapy with a reduced risk of a drop in blood pressure.

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