Objective: To review the potential and proven benefits and complications of epidural
anesthesia/analgesia. Summary Background Data: Advances in analgesia/anesthesia have …

Hypothesis The surgical treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism results in an improved
health-related quality of life. Design Prospective cohort analysis of consecutive patients with …

Hypothesis: Our experience with peristomal ulcers suggested that peristomal pyoderma
gangrenosum (PPG) is an infrequent and usually unrecognized complication of inflammatory …

This report presents results from the first icing tests performed in the Modern Airfoils program.
Two airfoils have been subjected to icing tests in the NASA Lewis Icing Research Tunnel (…

The galant style remains an all too vaguely defined style concept. Erns in the first modern
investigation of the subject, makes the distinctio an early partly-polyphonic and a later …

Individuals are increasingly required to submit to numerous contracts in order to participate
meaningfully in society. Indeed, in order to participate in a wide range of voluntary activities, …

BACKGROUND An estimated 5–10% of all pancreatic adenocarcinomas have a hereditary
association. The objective of the current study was to characterize the clinical and pathologic …

Background Pancreatic fistula is a significant problem for patients undergoing distal
pancreatectomy with fistula rates up to 61%. Fistulas lead to substantial morbidity. The study …

1. Total body water was estimated by means of deuterium oxide in persOns of both sexes
and of all ages frOm 1 day to 86 years, with body weights from 2.3 to 100. 3 kg. The method …

The Coronavirus Pandemic resulted in a raft of legislation being hastily introduced by the UK
government to implement a national lockdown which resulted in a range of restrictions on …