7 results match your criteria: "Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine and Barnes Jewish Hospital[Affiliation]"
Removal of duodenal adenomas: the importance of proper technical application and operator expertise.
Gastrointest Endosc
October 2018
Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgery, Pancreas and Liver Center, Miami Cancer Institute and Baptist Health South, Miami, Florida, USA.
Transplantation of Lungs Procured From a Donor With an Atrioesophageal Fistula.
Ann Thorac Surg
February 2019
Department of Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri; Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri. Electronic address:
Lung transplantation continues to be limited by a shortage of donor organs. We report the case of procurement and transplantation of lungs from a young donor who died from an atrioesophageal fistula, complicating catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. Our case illustrates that structural damage to the left atrium is not an absolute contraindication to lung donation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA possible strike on postoperative atrial fibrillation with the bullet amiodarone.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
January 2016
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University in St Louis School of Medicine and Barnes Jewish Hospital, St Louis, Mo. Electronic address:
Percutaneous discal cyst rupture in a professional football player using sublaminar epidural injection for thecal sac displacement.
J Vasc Interv Radiol
January 2015
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital, 510 South Kingshighway Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63110.
A case of percutaneous discal cyst rupture in a 25-year-old professional American football player is reported. The patient presented with a 3-day history of severe left-sided back pain. Magnetic resonance imaging examination demonstrated a discal cyst effacing the left L4-L5 lateral recess, with interposed thecal sac.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAtrial fibrillation propagates through gaps in ablation lines: implications for ablative treatment of atrial fibrillation.
Heart Rhythm
September 2008
Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine and Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
Background: It has been hypothesized that atrial lesions must be transmural to successfully cure atrial fibrillation (AF). However, ablation lines often do not extend completely across the atrial wall.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of residual gaps on conduction properties of atrial tissue.
Prevalence and predictors of sexually transmitted infection among newly incarcerated females.
Sex Transm Dis
January 2008
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri 63108, USA.
Objectives: To examine demographic and behavioral characteristics in incarcerated women to determine which characteristics are associated with prevalent sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
Study Design: A cross-sectional analysis of data of 205 women entering jail in Rhode Island was performed as part of a study evaluating a family planning program. Women were recruited near time of commitment, and inclusion was limited to women at risk for an unplanned pregnancy.