[Antibiotic prophylaxis in cesarean section -- piperacillin versus piperacillin/tazobactam in 300 cesarean sections].

Introduction: Antibiotic prophylaxis is a standard procedure in obstetric surgery and has been discussed in various investigations. Use of treatment is judged by high efficacy and good tolerance.

Method: In 300 patients undergoing cesarean sections we compared results of application of Piperacillin 4 g and Piperacillin/Tazobactam 4.

Expansion of the socket and orbit for congenital clinical anophthalmia.

Background: Congenital clinical anophthalmia requires fitting an artificial eye, achieving a pleasing aspect of the palpebral apparatus, and stimulating growth of the orbit, as well as of the entire midface.

Methods: Out of 25 patients with clinical anophthalmia, 22 were treated according to a new protocol (first described by Wiese et al. in 1999) and followed for up to 6 years.

Strategies in detection of the primary tumour in anti-Yo associated paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration.

In patients with anti-Yo associated paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration (PCD) neurological symptoms precede the diagnosis of the underlying cancer in about 60%. Ovarian carcinoma, breast cancer and other gynaecological malignancies are most frequently found as causative malignancies. Antitumour treatment should be applied in an early stage of disease.

Surgical treatment of disseminated peritoneal metastases from urological cancer: results from a prospective study.

Objective: To report a prospective phase II study of patients with disseminated peritoneal carcinomatosis and symptomatic disease, in whom the peritoneal metastases were resected.

Patients And Methods: From 1995 to 1999, 32 patients (20 men and 12 women, median age 56 years, range 32-75) with peritoneal carcinomatosis were enrolled in the trial. Pain and ascites were determined according to the National Cancer Institute score/criteria, and performance scored according to the World Health Organisation criteria.

Flow cytometric detection of activated mouse integrin alphaIIbbeta3 with a novel monoclonal antibody.

Background: Integrin alphaIIbbeta3 mediates platelet adhesion and aggregation and plays a crucial role in thrombosis and hemostasis. alphaIIbbeta3 is expressed in a low affinity state on resting platelets. Upon platelet activation, alphaIIbbeta3 shifts to a high affinity conformation that efficiently binds its ligands.