Transluminal closure for NOTES: an ex vivo study comparing leak pressures of various gastrotomy and colotomy closure modalities.
BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: Transluminal closure is fundamental to the safe introduction of natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) into humans. Suture, staples, and clips have been used. We aimed to evaluate the acute strength […]
Antiatherogenic Effects of Cilostazol and Probucol Alone, and in Combination in Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor-deficient Mice Fed with a High Fat Diet.
Cilostazol, an antiplatelet drug, and probucol, a cholesterol-lowering drug, are reported to ameliorate atherosclerosis in animal models. However, their combined effect on atherosclerosis is unclear. We therefore evaluated their combined effect […]
Ghrelin as an Acute-phase Reactant during Postoperative Stress Response.
Ghrelin is a growth hormone-releasing peptide, discovered in 1999 by Kojima et al. Its potential role in inflammation and stress response is not yet clear. The purpose of this study was to characterize perioperative levels of circulating ghrelin in relation to different surgical procedures. […]
Plant polyphenols against UV-C-induced Cellular Death.
The glycosylated phenylpropanoid verbascoside isolated from cultured cells of the medicinal plant SYRINGA VULGARIS (Oleaceae) has previously been characterized as an effective scavenger of biologically active free radicals such as hydroxyl, superoxide, and nitric oxide, as a chelator of redox active transition metal ions (Fe (2+), Fe […]
Protective Effects of Amburoside A, a Phenol Glucoside from Amburana cearensis, against CCl4-Induced Hepatotoxicity in Rats.
The aim of this study was to investigate the possible beneficial effects of amburoside A, AMB [4-(O-beta- D-glycopyranosyl)benzyl protocatechoate], against carbon tetrachloride (CCl (4)) toxicity in rats. AMB is a phenol glucoside from the Brazilian medicinal plant […]
A Time Course Analysis of Systemic Administration of Aqueous Licorice Extract on Spatial Memory Retention in Rats.
In the present study, the time course of the effects of GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA L. (Leguminosae) aqueous extract (GE), administered systemically to rats, on the spatial memory retention in the Morris water maze was investigated. The dose […]
[Minimalinvasive Operationen an der Lendenwirbelsäule. Teil 1.]
Röllinghoff M, Sobottke R, Koy T, Delank KS, Eysel P.
Universitätsklinikum zu Köln, Orthopädische Klinik.
[The \”Well-Leg\” Syndrome: Calf Compartment after Lothoiomy Position.]
AIM: The lower leg compartment syndrome is in most cases a post-traumatic soft tissue complication. Nevertheless, it can also occur in a primarily not injured calf, due to external muscle compression during lithotomy positioning. This complication is seen rarely after gynaecological, urological or abdominal operations […]
[Embolisation of aneurysmal bone cysts as a minimally invasive treatment option - presentation of two cases.]
AIM: The aim of this study was to evaluate embolisation as a therapy option for aneurysmal bone cysts of the trunk. METHOD: Case reports about two males with intermittent pseudo-radicular lumboischialgia and coxalgia are discussed. RESULTS: The […]
[Comparison of the treatment of slipped capital femoral epiphysis with k-wires and cannulated titanium screws.]
AIM: The treatment of slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is usually treated operatively, but there is still no consensus about the method to be used. Up to a 30 degrees degree of slipping, the epiphysis is normally fixed […]
