Publications by authors named "Peter Zabakis"

Aim: Oval cells are liver stem cells involved in liver regeneration following liver damage. Previous studies have shown that pretreatment with a hepatocyte inhibitor is required to allow full oval cell activation. This study investigates whether oval cells develop and proliferate in a model of experimental liver fibrosis without pretreatment with a known hepatocyte inhibitor.

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Purpose: To compare the efficacy of full-dose local intrapulmonary thrombolysis (LIT) versus AngioJet rheolytic thrombectomy (ART) in the treatment of massive pulmonary embolism.

Methods: A retrospective review was conducted of 8 consecutive patients (5 women; mean age 66.0+/-5.

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Aneurysms of the extracranial carotid arteries (ECAA) are extremely rare. Schechter et al. [1] documented 835 cases in the literature up to 1977.

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