Abdomen - Research News and Information

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Bartter syndrome presenting as poor weight gain and abdominal mass in an infant.

29 Nov 2008 Bartter syndrome, a group of disorders that encompasses multiple genetic defects with similar clinical presentation, has been divided into six different genotypes, according to different genetic defects, and into three main clinical variants (or ... Read more...

Improved neuromuscular blockade using a novel neuromuscular blockade advisory system: a randomized, controlled, clinical trial.

30 Oct 2008 BACKGROUND: Conventional incremental bolus administration of neuromuscular blocking (NMB) drugs is associated with limitations in intraoperative control, potential delays in recovery, and residual blockade in the postanesthetic period. To overcome ... Read more...

Operating room ventilation with laminar airflow shows no protective effect on the surgical site infection rate in orthopedic and abdominal surgery.

30 Oct 2008 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether operating room (OR) ventilation with (vertical) laminar airflow impacts on surgical site infection (SSI) rates. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort-study based on routine surveillance data. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Sixty-three ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Abdomen'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Bartter syndrome presenting as poor weight gain and abdominal mass in an infant. 29 Nov 2008
• Improved neuromuscular blockade using a novel neuromuscular blockade advisory system: a randomized, controlled, clinical trial. 30 Oct 2008
• Transversus abdominis plane block: how safe is it? 30 Oct 2008
• Operating room ventilation with laminar airflow shows no protective effect on the surgical site infection rate in orthopedic and abdominal surgery. 30 Oct 2008
• Surgical management of inguinal neuralgia after a low transverse Pfannenstiel incision. 30 Oct 2008
• [Suspicion of a newly appearing hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy in a patient treated for hepatocellular carcinoma] 13 Oct 2008
• Abdomen: angiography with 16-detector CT--comparison of image quality and radiation dose between studies with 0.625-mm and those with 1.25-mm collimation. 29 Sep 2008
• MRI artifact reduction and quality improvement in the upper abdomen with PROPELLER and prospective acquisition correction (PACE) technique. 29 Sep 2008
• Anterior abdominal wall uptake in intrahepatic arterial brachytherapy with yttrium-90 sir spheres for hepatic malignancy. 29 Sep 2008
• Abdominal actinomycosis mimicking acute appendicitis. 29 Sep 2008
• The secondary abdominal compartment syndrome: not just another post-traumatic complication. 29 Sep 2008
• Polyhydramnios and abdominal distention in a newborn. 29 Sep 2008
• [Acute compartment syndromes in the abdomen and extremities. Big clinical problem which is frequently missed] 29 Sep 2008
• [Life-saving decompression in abdominal compartment syndrome and severe acute pancreatitis] 29 Sep 2008
• Abdominal distension and low grade fever in a refugee from Sudan. 8 Sep 2008
• [Severe segmental colitis due to anisakiasis. Unusual manifestation of a rare infection in Germany] 31 Aug 2008
• Percutaneous abdominal abscess drainage: a historical perspective. 30 Aug 2008
• Is transabdominal sonography of the cervix after voiding a reliable method of cervical length assessment? 30 Aug 2008
• Unusual abdominal localization of cat scratch disease mimicking malignancy on F-18 FDG PET/CT examination. 30 Aug 2008
• Combined vs. Isoflurane/Fentanyl anesthesia for major abdominal surgery: Effects on hormones and hemodynamics. 30 Aug 2008

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Technical information about 'Abdomen'

Definition: That portion of the body that lies between the THORAX and the PELVIS.

Descriptor UI: D000005

Alternative terms: Abdomen; Abdomens;

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities; anatomy & histology; blood supply; embryology; growth & development; innervation; microbiology; parasitology; pathology; physiology; physiopathology; radiation effects; radionuclide imaging; surgery; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: A01.047;

Technical Notes: GEN: prefer specifics; abdom muscles = ABDOMINAL MUSCLES but RECTUS ABDOMINIS is available; abdominal pain = ABDOMINAL PAIN; abrupt dis requiring emerg surg = ABDOMEN, ACUTE