... has examined the incidence of these anomalies in the Lebanese population (around million total population) The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of different forms of anomalous aortic ... incidence ofcongenital coronary anomalies was 1.3% in the same study [14] In Japan, the angiographic incidence of anomalous LCX was the lowest (0%) whereas the overall incidence of coronary anomalies ... with coronary anomalies within the Makassed General Hopsital ZI, SS and AS analyzed the angiograms andthe patients' medical files AHE and AS discussed the results and prepared the manuscript...
... evaluate the goodness -of- fit ofthe hypothesized measurement model for responses to the subscales ofthe KDCS and SF-36 instruments when analyzed together; and given acceptable goodnessof-fit in ... (b) the intercepts ofthe measured subscales (scalar invariance); (c) the variances and covariance ofthe KDCS and SF-36 factors; (d) the unique error variances ofthe measured subscales; and ... criteria to judge the goodness -of- fit ofthe hypothesized two-factor CFA model As measures of absolute fit, we examined the root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) andthe standardized root...
... PC and PM performed clinical and instrumental examinations MM and FP made a review ofthe literature and were involved in the diagnosis and management ofthe patient All authors have read and ... most ofthe cases described in literature that maintain a good– or at least useful–visual function The lack of fixation and reactivity to light or structured stimuli andthe Page of presence of ... absence ofthe optic chiasm (black arrow); the optic nerves can be identified only in the intraorbital portion (white arrow) Table Comparison among the clinical characteristic of our case and the...
... ratio of 2:1 The most common sites of occurrence are the pancreas and lung, but it can also occur in other tissues and organs including the common bile duct, salivary glands, kidney, prostate and ... NH reviewed the report KN drafted the report and cared for the patient All authors read and approved the final version ofthe manuscript Competing interests The authors declare that they have no ... copy ofthe written consent is available for review by the Editor-in-Chief of this journal Authors’ contributions GN drafted the report TY, YK, RK, KZ, MT, SA and TT cared for the patient YY and...
... Summary of Acquired Cystic Disease oftheKidneyand Renal Cell Carcinoma Diseased kidneys shrink for years after the initiation of dialysis, but enlarge thereafter due to the development of acquired ... Cystic Disease oftheKidneyand Renal Cell Carcinoma Complications of Long-Term Dialysis Isao Ishikawa Acquired Cystic Disease oftheKidneyand Renal Cell Carcinoma Complications of Long-Term ... number of small cysts can be seen Above Acquired cystic disease ofthekidney Below A mass and a hematoma are suspected in the right kidney Fig Resected kidneyThe world’s first clinical case of acquired...
... Disease oftheKidney Complications of Acquired Cystic Disease oftheKidney While the incidence of ACDK is high, there is no clinical problem unless there are any ofthe first four ofthe following ... microscopy ofthe cyst wall The cyst epithelium has a brush border and shows the characteristics ofthe proximal tubules Figure 11 shows a cross section of a kidney with ACDK Most ofthe renal ... Duration of dialysis andthe prevalence of acquired cystic disease ofthekidney Fig 10 Relationship between autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) and acquired cystic disease ofthe kidney...
... kidney (above) with the decline in the function ofthe graft kidney Since the period of chronic renal failure was short (below), fewer cysts developed in the graft kidney than in the native kidney ... (SELDI-TOFMS) and ProteinChips These findings are being analyzed (Fig 30) Table Hypotheses ofthe pathogenic mechanisms of acquired cystic disease ofthekidney Epithelial hyperplasia theory due ... follow-up of acquired cystic disease ofthekidneyThe graphs show the frequencies ofthe grades of cysts during the follow-up Severe grade-4 cystic changes were observed in many ofthe male patients...
... between and 15 years after the initiation of dialysis The incidence of renal cell carcinoma increased with the duration of dialysis (Fig 44) According to the results ofthe survey in 2004, the duration ... Disease oftheKidneyand Renal Cell Carcinoma expected to have renal cell carcinoma According to the data of Hughson et al [75], atypical cysts were found in 30%, and adenoma in 14%, ofthe kidneys ... caused by the level of interest ofthe attending physicians in renal cell carcinoma of dialysis patients, and whether or not they performed screening, rather than by regional differences in the incidence...
... (hypermethylation of its CpG island) may be acting as a tumor suppressor gene [123] In the epithelium of atypical cysts, the HGF and c-met of its receptors were intensely stained, andthe staining of Bcl-2 ... are related to the growth, differentiation, and apoptosis of cells, andthe concentrations of IL-6, IL-8, and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) were high in the cyst fluid of acquired cystic ... 57 10.3 Hypotheses ofthe Pathogenic Mechanisms of Renal Cysts and Renal Cell Carcinoma I have developed the following hypotheses concerning the pathogenic mechanisms of renal cysts and renal cell...
... Note the yellow color ofthe surface ofthe resected kidney After renal transplantation, few cysts in the right kidney persisted, but those in the left kidney mostly disappeared except in the ... a short history of dialysis (Figs 85 and 86) The renal parenchyma appeared to be thickened in the area ofthe left kidney, as indicated by the arrow However, it was rare that the renal parenchyma ... Cystic Disease oftheKidneyand Renal Cell Carcinoma Case 11 A 28-year-old man with chronic glomerulonephritis and with a history of dialysis of years and months This was an early case of clear cell...
... in the hilum ofthe kidney, and part of it protruded into the renal pelvis (blue arrow) Although not diagnosed by imaging techniques, there was another renal cell carcinoma of mm in diameter, and ... carcinoma and 86 Acquired Cystic Disease oftheKidneyand Renal Cell Carcinoma Fig 121 Case 25 A 64-year-old woman with ADPKD and with a history of dialysis of 12 years and months This is a case of ... disease ofthekidney with no mass Case 22 A 55-year-old woman with chronic glomerulonephritis and with a history of dialysis of 11 years and months The patient developed renal cell carcinoma and...
... during the past 24 years, andthe results of our studies on the etiology ofthe disease The history of this research is summarized in Table 17 Figure 141 is a photograph taken at the residence of ... Took of ce as a professor in the Department of Nephrology, Kanazawa Medical University, and as a professor at the Medical Research Institute September 1994: Took of ce as the chief professor in the ... permission of Oxford University Press) 96 Acquired Cystic Disease oftheKidneyand Renal Cell Carcinoma Fig 140 Case 34 HE stain, ×100 was observed near the hilum ofthe left kidney, and slight...
... cell carcinoma ofthe native kidney after renal transplantation A case report and review ofthe literature Nephron 58:354–358 53 Ishikawa I (1992) Acquired cysts and neoplasms ofthe kidneys in renal ... (2003) Cancers ofthekidneyand urinary tract in patients on dialysis for end-stage renal disease: analysis of data from the United States, Europe, and Australia and New Zealand J Am Soc Nephrol ... 17:260–264 22 Watanabe M, Ishikawa I (2005) Kidney volume and development of acquired cystic disease ofthekidney in diabetic nephropathy after the start of hemodialysis (in Japanese with English...
... attention to the pathological aspects, and acquired the histological images for illustration EPMW conceived of this study and supervised the drafting and overall structure ofthe manuscript All the authors ... conceived the idea ofthe study, helped to draft the manuscript and helped to acquire the CT images JP helped to draft the manuscript and with the literature search KH helped to draft the manuscript, ... (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) ofthe thorax andthe abdomen MRI ofthekidney revealed a large 13 cm, right encapsulated, lower-aspect renal mass with tumour thrombus extending into the right...
... fibrous band andthe point of entry ofthe end ofthe cervical part ofthe ICA into the external opening ofthe CC also was attached to the rim of CC Anteriorly, the ECS was related to the upper ... near their attachments to the skull and removed along with the masseter muscles The base ofthe coronoid process ofthe mandibule was cut and shifted upward with the attachment ofthe tendon ofthe ... Figure view ofthe base ofthe brain removed from the cranial cavity with its roof and parts ofthe floor ofthe posterior cranial fossa Inferior view ofthe base ofthe brain removed from the cranial...
... trial and in the statistical analysis ofthe data ZE conceived the EARLYARF study andthe concept of measuring uCysC and participated in the study design, interpretation of results, and revision of ... assays, and revised the draft for critical content GS participated in the design ofthe study, acquisition of data, and revision ofthe draft for critical content CF participated in the design ofthe ... participated in the acquisition ofthe data, performed statistical analysis, and drafted the manuscript JP managed the acquisition of data, conceived and performed some ofthe statistical analysis, and drafted...
... superficial sensation in the bilateral upper limbs and trunk above the umbilicus, muscle wasting ofthe bilateral thenar and upper limbs, grade III muscle power ofthe upper and lower limbs, reduced ... fossa and excision ofthe arachnoid cyst were then surgically performed A straight median incision was made on the skull via the posterior temporal route The occipital squama was cut off andthe ... within the cyst The cyst tightly adhered to the cerebrum, pons and cervical spinal cord The compartments were then separated andthe posterior wall ofthe cyst was excised to break down the cystic...
... “Introduction” states the rationale ofthe study, Semantics can be simply defined as the study of meaning It defines the aims, objectives andthe significance, presents the is central to the study of communication ... review ofthe research Chapter 3: “Methodology and Procedures” mentions the method and procedures ofthe research Chapter 4: “Findings and Discussions” is the main frame of need to understand semantics ... element ofthe meaning of a word; a description ofthe characteristic feature of what the word refers to E.g the sense of “grasshopper” is “an insect which can jump high the study, which describes and...
... approx 1.5 m The study site Hoa An is located in an area where an interaction ofthe tidal regimes ofthe South Chinese Sea andofthe Gulf of Thailand eliminate each other Here, the tidal amplitude ... from the irrigation ditches ofthe rice fields At both study sites the values for the pH, BOD, NH4 and phosphate are conform to the requirements ofthe Vietnamese standards for the use of surface ... following the Vietnamese standards for ground water TCVN 5944 –1995 (see table 3) The results ofthe analyses ofthe surface water samples were compared to the Vietnamese standards for the use of surface...