Evaluation of possible traumatic thoracic aortic injury using aortography and CT.

To identify and compare the methods of evaluation for suspected traumatic aortic rupture, 1,031 trauma charts from 1983-1989 were reviewed. Fifty-nine patients were evaluated for possible aortic injury. Patients who died before completion of the CT or aortogram were excluded.

Cancer family syndrome manifested in an extended kindred.

A large midwestern kindred exhibiting the CFS is described. In the branches of the family identified as "cancer-prone," malignant lesions of the colon, endometrium, ovary and skin have persisted through as many as five successive generations. In all, 29 family members have had 43 primary malignant growths of the CFS target organs.

Report of a family with cancer family syndrome.

A report of the history and management of colonic cancer in two brothers with Cancer Family Syndrome is presented. An analysis is made of the prevalence of colonic and endometrial cancer in this family. The risk to the progeny of affected and unaffected individuals is discussed, and recommendations for screening for early signs of cancer are offered.

Surgical manpower and practice patterns in a nonmetropolitan area. Nonmetropolitan surgical manpower.

Surgical practice in a nonmetropolitan area was studied with a field survey of 33 general surgeons and family practitioners. Instruments included a physician interview and questionnaire, a nurse-receptionist questionnaire, a sample of 3,733 office patient records, and a sample of hospital operating room logbooks. The general surgeons reported spending an average of 22 hours a week seeing an average of 74 patients in their office practices.