Acta Gastroenterol Belg
August 1998
We performed a US-guided aspiration of the gallbladder in 27 patients with an acute cholecystitis and severe concurrent disease, not responding to IV antibiotics and supportive therapy. Twenty six of the 27 patients improved after the procedure. One patient died 7 days after the procedure due to multi organ failure; in the others immediate surgery could be avoided.
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March 1989
A patient is reported with hypothalamic-pituitary dysfunction due to multiple cerebral midline tumours of germinoma type. The symptomatology and differential diagnosis are reviewed. The necessity of stereotactic biopsy is discussed.
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