Individual analysis of expected time on the waiting list for HLA-matched corneal grafts.

Objective: Recent studies report the beneficial effect of HLA matching for long-term prognosis of penetrating keratoplasty (kp). This improvement of prognosis, however, has to be weighed against the additional time on the waiting list due to the search for a HLA-compatible graft. Reliable estimation of this additional waiting period is a prerequisite for informed consent on the waiting policy.

Predicting time on the waiting list for HLA matched corneal grafts.

Recent studies report the beneficial effect of HLA matching for the long-term prognosis of penetrating keratoplasty (KP). This improvement in prognosis, however, has to be weighed against the additional waiting time while a HLA compatible graft is found. Precise estimation of this additional waiting period is a prerequisite for informed consent on the waiting policy.

[Esophageal carcinoma: the final results of a multicenter and controlled German study with misonidazole and radiation].

A prospective, randomized clinical study on 91 patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the oesophagus was undertaken in order to investigate the radiosensitizing effect of misonidazole. After histologic verification and extensive diagnosis, the greater tumor region was at first irradiated during 2.5 weeks with ten fractions of 3 Gy each up to a target volume dose of 30 Gy.

A comparison of the stimulus-response curves of aortic and carotid sinus baroreceptors in decerebrated cats.

Recordings of total nerve activity suggested differences in the sensitivities and working ranges between aortic and carotid sinus baroreceptors. This result however, conflicts with single fibre studies from isolated receptor zones. Thus it appeared of some interest to compare the function curves of aortic and carotid sinus baroreceptors in the intact animal.