Renal Artery Intervention - an Invasive Radiologist's Approach.

Renal Artery stenosis caused by atherosclerosis is a common disorder in the elderly. The disease is progressive and might lead to renovascular hypertension and end-stage renal disease. The atheromatous renal artery is accessible for angioplasty and stenting.

Computed tomographic evaluation of gastric emphysema--a report of three cases.

We present three patients, one male and two females, who had gastric emphysema demonstrated by computed tomography (CT) by chance. All patients had adenocarcinoma of the gastric antrum resulting in gastric outlet obstruction. We have classified these as the obstructive type of gastric emphysema.

Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (Byler's disease) in Arab children.

The clinical, biochemical and histological characteristics in six Arab children with progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) (Byler's disease) are described. The autosomal recessive mode of inheritance is established. Jaundice and pruritus were early symptoms, with onset in the 1st 3 months in all patients.

Percutaneous nephrolithotomy in children.

Percutaneous nephrolithotomy was performed on 18 children with renal calculi. No mortality resulted from this procedure and hemorrhage was the major complication. At the end of treatment 67% of the patients were stone-free and 82% of targeted stones were removed.

Immunohistochemical monitoring of metastatic colorectal carcinoma in patients treated with monoclonal antibodies (MAb 17-1A).

A therapeutic trial using repeated doses of a mouse monoclonal antibody against the tumor-associated antigen (TAA) CO17-1A in metastatic colorectal carcinomas was carried out. Metastatic lesions sampled by repeated thick needle (1.2 mm) biopsies during therapy were examined immunohistochemically for the presence of various TAAs, mouse IgG, complement, and infiltrating leukocytes.

Treatment of patients with metastasizing colo-rectal carcinoma with mouse monoclonal antibodies (Moab 17-1A): a progress report.

Eight patients with metastasizing colo-rectal carcinoma have been treated with Moab 17-1A. Before infusion the antibodies were incubated in vitro with isolated autologous blood mononuclear cells (AMC) enriched for monocytes/macrophages. Treatment was given in repeated courses (2-4 times) up to a maximum amount of 1000 mg Moab 17-1A.

Alcohol occlusion of segmental renal arteries as alternative to kidney resection.

Treatment of postoperative urine leakage after a lower pole resection by embolic occlusions of segmental arteries using pure ethanol in a thirty-four-year-old man is described. There were no postoperative complications, and follow-up examination at two years showed a functioning but small kidney in a patient without symptoms.

Small renal caliceal calculi as a cause of pain.

We report 7 cases of long-standing lumbar or flank pain associated with small renal calculi located peripherally in a calix and no obvious obstruction. After stone removal by percutaneous puncture the patients were relieved of the pain.

Haemorrhagic right upper lobe infarction as a complication in primary end-to-end anastomosis of oesophageal atresia.

The clinical and radiological features of right upper lobe haemorrhagic infarction as a complication to end-to-end anastomosis in oesophageal atresia are presented.

Bone mineral content in women with Colles' fracture: effect of calcium supplementation.

The effect of dietary calcium supplementation on bone mineral content was studied in 40 postmenopausal women with Colles' fracture. The participants were divided into two groups which were given either placebo or 1 g of calcium per day. The bone mineral content of the femur was determined before and after 1 year of medication.

Soft tissue abnormalities at fracture of the scaphoid.

In a retrospective examination of the films from 53 cases with fracture of the scaphoid it was possible to demonstrate soft tissue alterations within the scaphoid fossa. All these cases were examined adequately, i.e.