Publications by authors named "J P Harmon"
Intraoperative Cholangiogram Facilitates Single-Session Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy and Intraoperative Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: Case Reports and Review of the Literature.
Cureus
October 2024
Choledocholithiasis is reported in up to 20% of patients undergoing cholecystectomy. It is recommended to remove common bile duct gallstones due to the risk of complications. A common approach to the management of choledocholithiasis is to combine laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), which is typically completed during two separate sessions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Env protein of murine leukemia virus (MLV) is the prototype of a large clade of retroviral fusogens, collectively known as gamma-type Envs. Gamma-type Envs are found in retroviruses and endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) representing a broad range of vertebrate hosts. All gamma-type Envs contain a highly conserved stretch of 26-residues in the transmembrane subunit (TM) comprising two motifs, a putative immunosuppressive domain (ISD) and a CXCC motif.
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- Epinephrine in arthroscopic irrigation improves surgeon-rated visual clarity in shoulder surgeries, and subacromial injections are also explored for their effects.
- A study aimed to determine if preoperative subacromial injections of epinephrine enhance surgeon visualization during arthroscopic shoulder surgery, hypothesizing that it would lead to better outcomes.
- In a randomized controlled trial with 60 patients, while the epinephrine group reported slightly better visual clarity scores, the difference was not statistically significant, indicating no clear advantage over the control group.
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- Ebola disease (EBOD) is a serious illness caused by viruses in the Orthoebolavirus genus, primarily the Ebola virus, posing challenges for public health due to its human-to-human transmission and limited treatment options.
- Despite decades of research, the origins and detailed epidemiology of these viruses remain unclear, with serosurveys indicating higher infection rates than the observed clinical cases.
- Recent work has mapped a specific B-cell epitope in the Ebola virus spike protein, revealing that cross-reactive antibodies provide insight into unexpected seroprevalences and suggest potential improvements in serological specificity for diagnosing EBOD.
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- Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a type of blood vessel inflammation diagnosed primarily through a procedure called temporal artery biopsy (TAB).
- This case report discusses how frozen section analysis during TAB can provide quick diagnostic results that help in starting treatment right away.
- The authors suggest more research into using frozen section analysis to potentially prevent the need for additional biopsies in patients suspected of having GCA.