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Sharma K, Gacchina C, Beck A, Woods D, Levy E, Donahue D, Tang Y, Willis S, Lewis A, Dreher M, Wood B. Abstract No. 210: Optimization of radiopaque drug eluting beads: steps toward clinical adoption and utility. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2011.12.259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Mohr Z, Klippel S, Spiethoff A, Trick D, Willis S. [Laparoscopic splenectomy for sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation]. Chirurg 2012; 82:714-8. [PMID: 21290093 DOI: 10.1007/s00104-010-2045-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation (SANT) is a benign lesion of the spleen which can be cured by splenectomy. In the literature about 45 cases have been reviewed. Although it is defined by the morphological details, data regarding surgical therapy are scarce. To the best of our knowledge, a laparoscopic approach has not been published before. We investigated in one case of SANT the feasibility of a laparoscopic approach. Histological investigations confirmed the diagnosis of a SANT which was resected in toto. This report shows that the laparoscopic splenectomy is a feasible, safe and effective method for treatment of SANT.
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Abramovitz M, Barwick BG, Willis S, Young B, Catzavelos C, Li Z, Kodani M, Tang W, Bouzyk M, Moreno CS, Leyland-Jones B. Molecular characterisation of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) breast tumour specimens using a custom 512-gene breast cancer bead array-based platform. Br J Cancer 2011; 105:1574-81. [PMID: 22067903 PMCID: PMC3242517 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2011.355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Background: Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumour tissue represents an immense but mainly untapped resource with respect to molecular profiling. The DASL (cDNA-mediated Annealing, Selection, extension, and Ligation) assay is a recently described, RT–PCR-based, highly multiplexed high-throughput gene expression platform developed by Illumina specifically for fragmented RNA typically obtained from FFPE specimens, which enables expression profiling. In order to extend the utility of the DASL assay for breast cancer, we have custom designed and validated a 512-gene human breast cancer panel. Methods: The RNA from FFPE breast tumour specimens were analysed using the DASL assay. Breast cancer subtype was defined from pathology immunohistochemical (IHC) staining. Differentially expressed genes between the IHC-defined subtypes were assessed by prediction analysis of microarrays (PAM) and then used in the analysis of two published data sets with clinical outcome data. Results: Gene expression signatures on our custom breast cancer panel were very reproducible between replicates (average Pearson's R2=0.962) and the 152 genes common to both the standard cancer DASL panel (Illumina) and our breast cancer DASL panel were similarly expressed for samples run on both panels (average R2=0.877). Moreover, expression of ESR1, PGR and ERBB2 corresponded well with their respective pathology-defined IHC status. A 30-gene set indicative of IHC-defined breast cancer subtypes was found to segregate samples based on their subtype in our data sets and published data sets. Furthermore, several of these genes were significantly associated with overall survival (OS) and relapse-free survival (RFS) in these previously published data sets, indicating that they are biomarkers of the different breast cancer subtypes and the prognostic outcomes associated with these subtypes. Conclusion: We have demonstrated the ability to expression profile degraded RNA transcripts derived from FFPE tissues on the DASL platform. Importantly, we have identified a 30-biomarker gene set that can classify breast cancer into subtypes and have shown that a subset of these markers is prognostic of OS and RFS.
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Klink CD, Willis S, Neumann UP, Jansen M. [Protective ileostoma versus protective transverse stoma. What evidence is available?]. Chirurg 2011; 81:974-7. [PMID: 20959949 DOI: 10.1007/s00104-010-1930-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The clinical outcome of anastomotic leakage in colorectal and coloanal anastomoses necessitates a loop stoma for fecal diversion. Controversy remains of the most suitable position of the stoma. In this respect a loop ileostomy or loop colostomy can be performed. The aim of this study was to determine the advantages and disadvantages of both surgical strategies from the literature and to derive possible recommendations. Both methods provide a good operative outcome with low complication rates. Overall there is a trend towards ileostomy because of lower complication rates after stoma creation and the incidence of sepsis and stoma prolapse in particular is significantly reduced after ileostomy. Concerning stoma reversal both methods seem to be equivalent. As long as no large evidenced-based, randomized studies are available loop ileostomy seems to be the most appropriate surgical procedure.
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Dreher M, Sharma K, Woods D, Reddy G, Donahue D, Levy E, Karanian J, Chiesa O, Pritchard W, Tang Y, Willis S, Lewis A, Wood B. Abstract No. 281: Drug coverage from doxorubicin eluting radiopaque embolization beads. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2011.01.309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Strauss LG, Koczan D, Klippel S, Pan L, Cheng C, Haberkorn U, Willis S, Dimitrakopoulou-Strauss A. Impact of cell-proliferation-associated gene expression on 2-deoxy-2-[(18)f]fluoro-D-glucose (FDG) kinetics as measured by dynamic positron emission tomography (dPET) in colorectal tumors. Mol Imaging Biol 2010; 13:1290-300. [PMID: 21153447 DOI: 10.1007/s11307-010-0465-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2010] [Revised: 10/07/2010] [Accepted: 10/28/2010] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Glucose transporters and hexokinases determine the kinetics of 2-deoxy-2-[(18)F]fluoro-D: -glucose (FDG). However, the genes controlling these proteins are not independent and may be modulated from other biological processes, e.g., like angiogenesis and proliferation. The impact of cell-proliferation-related genes on the FDG kinetics was assessed in colorectal tumors in this study. METHODS Patients with primary colorectal tumors (n = 25) were examined with positron emission tomography and FDG within 2 days prior to surgery. Tissue specimens were obtained from the colorectal tumor and the normal colon by surgery and gene expression was assessed using gene arrays. RESULTS Overall, an increase of the expression of proliferation associated genes was observed by a factor of 2-5.3 for the colorectal tumors as compared with the normal colon. Correlation analysis revealed an impact of cdk2 on K1, thus directing to a modulation of the FDG uptake into the cells. The correlations were generally higher for the FDG influx as compared with the standardized uptake value (SUV). The influx was mainly correlated with proliferation inhibiting genes (cyclin G2, cdk inhibitor 1 C, cdk inhibitor 2B). It was possible to predict the expression of cyclin D2 using a multiple linear regression function and the parameters of the FDG kinetics with r = 0.67. Using a group based analysis it was possible to demonstrate, that tumors with an SUV >12 are associated with a high expression of cyclin D2 in the colorectal tumors. If the gene expression data for cyclin D1, cyclin G2, cdk2, cdk6 and cdk inhibtor 2B were used, the overall FDG uptake as measured by the SUV could be predicted with r = 0.75. CONCLUSIONS The results suggest that the FDG kinetics is modulated by proliferation associated genes. Especially K1, the parameter for the FDG transport into the cells, is modulated by cdk2. Tumors with a SUV exceeding 12 have usually a higher expression of cyclin D2. The parameters of the FDG kinetics can be used to predict the expression of proliferation associated genes individually.
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OBJECTIVE The cause of haemorrhoidal disease is unknown, epidemiological data and histopathological findings support the hypothesis that reduced connective tissue stability is associated with the incidence of haemorrhoids. Therefore the aim of this study was to analyse the quantity and quality of collagen formation in the corpus cavernosum recti in patients with III°/IV° haemorrhoids in comparison with persons without haemorrhoids. METHOD Haemorrhoidectomy specimens of 31 patients with III°/IV° haemorrhoids were examined. The specimens of 20 persons who died a natural death and who had no haemorrhoidal disease served as the controls. The amount of collagen was estimated photometrically by calculating the collagen/protein ratio. The collagen I/III ratio served as parameter for the quality of collagen formation and was calculated using cross polarization spectroscopy. RESULTS Patients with haemorrhoids had a significantly reduced collagen/protein ratio (42.2 ± 16.2μg/mg vs 72.5±31.0μg/mg; P= 0.02) and a significantly reduced collagen I/III ratio (2.0±0.1 vs 4.6±0.3; P<0.001) compared with persons without haemorrhoidal disease. There was no correlation with patients' age or gender. CONCLUSIONS There is a fundamental disorder of collagen metabolism in patients with haemorrhoidal disease. It remains unclear whether this is due to exogenous or endogenous influences.
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Beck A, Sharma K, Dreher M, Saxena V, Negussie A, Donahue D, Tang Y, Forster R, Willis S, Lewis A, Wood B. Abstract No. 121: Development of radiopaque beads for transcatheter embolization. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2009.12.274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Bechtler M, Eickhoff A, Willis S, Riemann JF. Choledochal cyst type IA with drainage through the ventral duct in pancreas divisum. Endoscopy 2009; 41 Suppl 2:E71-2. [PMID: 19319788 DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1119485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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Böhm G, Kirschner-Hermanns R, Decius A, Heussen N, Schumpelick V, Willis S. Anorectal, bladder, and sexual function in females following colorectal surgery for carcinoma. Int J Colorectal Dis 2008; 23:893-900. [PMID: 18535831 DOI: 10.1007/s00384-008-0498-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/13/2008] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to establish the incidence of potential postoperative anorectal, bladder, and sexual dysfunction in women following excision of rectal cancer with total mesorectal excision (TME). MATERIALS AND METHODS All women who underwent a transabdominal rectal resection with TME for cancer between 2000 and 2003 were included. Women with a colonic resection for cancer during the same time period served as the control group. Exclusion criteria were strict. Standardized questionnaires were sent to all patients. RESULTS Twenty-six patients fulfilled the inclusion criteria and were evaluated. Fifteen patients had TME and 11 patients had colonic resection. The median Wexner score showed a higher rate of anal incontinence in the rectal group. The difference was due to a higher rate of severe incontinence in the rectal group. The King's Health Questionnaire showed normal urinary function in both groups. The Female Sexual Function Index showed worse sexual function in the rectal group, reaching statistical significance in the categories 'arousal' and 'lubrication'. CONCLUSION After rectal excision, the women showed impairment of their anorectal and sexual function. Urinary function was normal. This is in contrast to the incidence of urinary dysfunction in men observed by others. Our study indicates that women seem to have less functional problems when compared to literature data on dysfunction in male following rectal surgery for cancer.
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Strauss LG, Koczan D, Klippel S, Pan L, Cheng C, Willis S, Haberkorn U, Dimitrakopoulou-Strauss A. Impact of angiogenesis-related gene expression on the tracer kinetics of 18F-FDG in colorectal tumors. J Nucl Med 2008; 49:1238-44. [PMID: 18632818 DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.051599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED 18F-FDG kinetics are primarily dependent on the expression of genes associated with glucose transporters and hexokinases but may be modulated by other genes. The dependency of 18F-FDG kinetics on angiogenesis-related gene expression was evaluated in this study. METHODS Patients with primary colorectal tumors (n = 25) were examined with PET and 18F-FDG within 2 days before surgery. Tissue specimens were obtained from the tumor and the normal colon during surgery, and gene expression was assessed using gene arrays. RESULTS Overall, 23 angiogenesis-related genes were identified with a tumor-to-normal ratio exceeding 1.50. Analysis revealed a significant correlation between k1 and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF-A, r = 0.51) and between fractal dimension and angiopoietin-2 (r = 0.48). k3 was negatively correlated with VEGF-B (r = -0.46), and a positive correlation was noted for angiopoietin-like 4 gene (r = 0.42). A multiple linear regression analysis was used for the PET parameters to predict the gene expression, and a correlation coefficient of r = 0.75 was obtained for VEGF-A and of r = 0.76 for the angiopoietin-2 expression. Thus, on the basis of these multiple correlation coefficients, angiogenesis-related gene expression contributes to about 50% of the variance of the 18F-FDG kinetic data. The global 18F-FDG uptake, as measured by the standardized uptake value and influx, was not significantly correlated with angiogenesis-associated genes. CONCLUSION 18F-FDG kinetics are modulated by angiogenesis-related genes. The transport rate for 18F-FDG (k1) is higher in tumors with a higher expression of VEGF-A and angiopoietin-2. The regression functions for the PET parameters provide the possibility to predict the gene expression of VEGF-A and angiopoietin-2.
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Halazun KJ, Al-Mukhtar A, Aldouri A, Willis S, Ahmad N. Warm ischemia in transplantation: search for a consensus definition. Transplant Proc 2007; 39:1329-31. [PMID: 17580133 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2007.02.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2006] [Accepted: 02/05/2007] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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UNLABELLED "Warm ischemia" is a term used to describe ischemia of cells and tissues under normothermic conditions. In the transplant setting, this term is used to describe two physiologically distinct periods of ischaemia: (1) Ischemia during implantation, from removal of the organ from ice until reperfusion, and (2) Ischemia during organ retrieval, from the time of cross clamping (or of asystole in non-heart-beating donors), until cold perfusion is commenced. These periods of warm ischemia differ in their nature and the magnitude of their pathophysiologic consequences. In much transplant literature, however, the term "warm ischaemia" is used to describe both of these periods indiscriminately. This paper attempts to produce a definition to distinguish between the two periods of warm ischemia. METHODS We conducted a questionnaire survey of all UK transplant surgeons. The definitions proposed in the survey were: (a) warm ischemia and re-warm ischemia; (b) first warm ischemia and second warm ischemia; (c) in-situ warm ischemia and ex-vivo warm ischemia; (d) warm ischemia in donor and warm ischemia in recipient; (e) no opinion or other opinion. RESULTS There was a 64% response rate among 134 consultants with no consensus definition being reached. The majority of consultants (31.4%) preferred the terms "warm ischemia in donor", and "warm ischemia in recipient" to distinguish the two periods. CONCLUSIONS This paper highlights the need to adopt uniform terms to avoid confusion between different types of warm ischemia in transplantation.
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Jansen M, Otto J, Jansen PL, Anurov M, Titkova S, Willis S, Rosch R, Ottinger A, Schumpelick V. Mesh migration into the esophageal wall after mesh hiatoplasty: comparison of two alloplastic materials. Surg Endosc 2007; 21:2298-303. [PMID: 17705084 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-007-9514-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2006] [Revised: 03/06/2007] [Accepted: 04/04/2007] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hiatal mesh implantation in the operative treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease has become an increasing therapy option. Besides clinical results little is known about histological changes in the esophageal wall. METHODS Two different meshes [polypropylene (PP), Prolene; polypropylene-polyglecaprone 25 composite (PP-PG), Ultrapro] were placed on the diaphragm circular the esophagus of 20 female rabbits. After three months a swallow with iodine water-soluble contrast medium for functional analysis was performed. After the animals were sacrificed, histopathological evaluation of the foreign-body reaction, the localization of the mesh relating to the esophageal wall was analyzed. RESULTS Sixteen rabbits survived the complete observation period of three months. After three months distinctive mesh shrinkage was observed in all animals and meshes had lost up to 50% of their original size before implantation. We found a delayed passage of the fluid into the stomach in all operated animals. There was a significant increased diameter of the outer ring of granulomas in the PP group (76.5 +/- 8.0) compared to the PP-PG group (64 +/- 8.5; p = 0.002). However, we found a mesh migration into the esophageal wall in six out of seven animals (PP) and five out of nine animals (PP-PG), respectively. CONCLUSION Experimental data suggest that more knowledge is necessary to assess the optimal size, structure, and position of prosthetic materials for mesh hiatoplasty. The indication for mesh implantation in the hiatal region should be carried out very carefully.
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Krones CJ, Willis S, Steinau G, Schumpelick V. [Fair allocation of reduced resources in the German health care system. The patient's view]. Chirurg 2007; 78:543-7. [PMID: 17370056 DOI: 10.1007/s00104-007-1305-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND The financial resources in the German Public Health care system are running short due to reduced budgets and demographic changes. Reform plans of the state, backers, and care providers seem to neglect patients' needs. To analyse this problem by scientific means, inpatients were interviewed as to their views concerning fair allocation. PATIENTS AND METHODS During 6 weeks, 532 inpatients were interviewed. The structured questionnaire consisted of eight closed-end questions with multiple choice answers. The gender ratio was balanced, and the age pattern represented the typical patient collective of our clinic. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION The majority of the patients do not support the reform plans in the German public health care system. They feel comfortable with the present medical standard and quality of health care and wish no reductions in the medical service. The required individualisation of risk and care is rejected. Thus patients reveal an almost dichotomous understanding of medical care on the one hand and its cost on the other. Modern reform and change concepts need effective professional public relations to increase public understanding and reduce objections to unpopular measures.
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Willis S, Hölzl F, Wein B, Tittel A, Schumpelick V. Defecation mechanisms after anterior resection with J-pouch-anal and side-to-end anastomosis in dogs. Int J Colorectal Dis 2007; 22:161-5. [PMID: 16575604 DOI: 10.1007/s00384-006-0124-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/09/2006] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Colonic J-pouch-anal anastomosis or colonic side-to-end anastomosis is the reconstruction of choice after low anterior resection. However, the mechanisms of defecation after both reconstruction forms are still speculative. METHODS Low anterior rectal resections were performed in 12 dogs with six colonic J-pouch-anal (pouch) and six coloanal side-to-end (SE) reconstructions. Four months postoperative stool frequency, intestinal transit time, and neorectal compliance were determined by radiography and barostat. Defecation mechanisms were evaluated radiographically during expulsion of artificial stool. RESULTS One dog with pouch reconstruction could not be evaluated due to an anastomotic leak, while the others had uncomplicated course. Spontaneous stool frequency was significantly increased with both reconstruction methods (control 2.0+/-0.9, pouch 2.7+/-1.2, SE 3.3+/-0.9 day; p<0.05). Intestinal transit time was significantly higher with pouch reconstruction due to storage of stool in the pouch and the descending colon compared to SE (control 760+/-82, pouch 592+/-97, SE 550+/-87 min; p<0.05). Compliance and functional capacity were higher in pouch than in side-to-end reconstructions (pouch 5.0+/-0.7 ml/mmHg, 124+/-23 ml; SE 2.7+/-0.3 ml/mmHg, 92+/-24 ml; p<0.05). During defecation, there were no contractions of the pouch detectable. CONCLUSIONS The colonic J-pouch reconstruction results in better functional outcome than side-to-end coloanal anastomosis. Our results show that pouch evacuation is passive and independent from pouch motility. The functional principle of the colonic J-pouch is not its reservoir function but a delay of colonic motility.
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Willis S, Hölzl F, Krones CJ, Tittel A, Schumpelick V. Evaluation of anastomotic microcirculation after low anterior rectal resection: an experimental study with different reconstruction forms in dogs. Tech Coloproctol 2006; 10:222-6. [PMID: 16969613 DOI: 10.1007/s10151-006-0283-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2005] [Accepted: 11/21/2005] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Data on anastomotic microcirculation of coloanal anastomoses are contradictory. Therefore, it was the aim of the present study to investigate perianastomotic blood perfusion in a standardized experimental setting comparing three forms of reconstruction using laser fluorescence videography, a new method for the evaluation of microcirculation. METHODS After a standardised rectal resection in dogs, reconstruction was performed as straight end-to-end (n = 6), side-to-end (n = 6), or J-pouch (n = 6) coloanal anastomosis. Bowel perfusion was evaluated using IC-View laser fluorescence videography. RESULTS The perfusion index was significantly reduced in all three groups compared to the reference regions: endto-end anastomosis, median, 93% (range, 63%-136%); side-to-end-anastomosis, 65% (35%-138%); colonic-J-pouch anal anastomosis, 52% (32%-72%); p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Straight coloanal anastomoses provide better anastomotic microcirculation after rectal resections than colonic-J-pouch anal anastomoses or side-to-end anastomoses. However this effect does not seem to be decisive for the prevention of anastomotic leaks.
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Adams JM, Huang DCS, Strasser A, Willis S, Chen L, Wei A, van Delft M, Fletcher JI, Puthalakath H, Kuroda J, Michalak EM, Kelly PN, Bouillet P, Villunger A, O'Reilly L, Bath ML, Smith DP, Egle A, Harris AW, Hinds M, Colman P, Cory S. Subversion of the Bcl-2 life/death switch in cancer development and therapy. COLD SPRING HARBOR SYMPOSIA ON QUANTITATIVE BIOLOGY 2006; 70:469-77. [PMID: 16869785 DOI: 10.1101/sqb.2005.70.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The Bcl-2 protein family, which largely determines commitment to apoptosis, has central roles in tumorigenesis and chemoresistance. Its three factions of interacting proteins include the BH3-only proteins (e.g., Bim, Puma, Bad, Noxa), which transduce diverse cytotoxic signals to the mammalian pro-survival proteins (Bcl-2, Bcl-x(L), Bcl-w, Mcl-1, A-1), whereas Bax and Bak, when freed from pro-survival constraint, provoke the mitochondrial permeabilization that triggers apoptosis. We have discovered unexpected specificity in their interactions. Only Bim and Puma, which mediate multiple cytotoxic signals, engage all the pro-survival proteins. Noxa and Bad instead bind subsets and cooperate in killing, indicating that apoptosis requires neutralization of different pro-survival subsets. Furthermore, Mcl-1 and Bcl-x(L), but not Bcl-2, directly sequester Bak in healthy cells, and Bak is freed only when BH3-only proteins neutralize both its guards. BH3-only proteins such as Bim are tumor suppressors and mediate many of the cytotoxic signals from anticancer agents. Hence, compounds mimicking them may prove valuable for therapy. Indeed, the recently described ABT-737 is a promising "BH3 mimetic" of Bad. We find that, like Bad, ABT-737 kills cells efficiently only if Mcl-1 is absent or down-regulated. Thus, manipulation of apoptosis by targeting the Bcl-2 family has exciting potential for cancer treatment.
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Geier A, Deppe H, Willis S, Holy R, Trautwein C, Gartung C. [Multidisciplinary treatment of rectal cancer]. Dtsch Med Wochenschr 2006; 131:1945-50. [PMID: 16967393 DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-949192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND The structure and organisation of German hospitals currently are undergoing radical change forced by reforms in the German public health system. Operating procedures, efficiency assays, and management programs compete with the traditional philanthropic relationship between physician and patient. To analyse this problem by scientific means, inpatients were interviewed in standardised fashion on current expectations, ideals, and experience with that relationship. PATIENTS AND METHODS During 4 weeks, 507 inpatients were interviewed. The structured questionnaire used consisted of nine closed multiple-choice questions. The proband sex ratio was balanced, and their age pattern represented the typical patient collective in our clinic. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION The patient perception of physicians' roles described clear priorities. Besides a skilled expert, the patients were looking for a friend and guide through their disease, diagnosis, and therapy. The paternalistic relationship between physician and patient thus is not very antiquated. In contrast, material institutional criteria, provision of services, and hotel-like atmosphere played secondary roles.
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Open resection of the colon is one of the most frequent abdominal operations, which clearly indicates the great importance of colon carcinomas. The surgical aim is resection of the affected intestinal region and the according lymph drainage region. In this respect, the techniques employed are strictly standardized: right hemicolectomy for right colon carcinoma, transverse resection for right colon carcinoma, left hemicolectomy for descendent colon carcinoma, and sigmoid resection for sigmoid carcinoma. In case of benign underlying disease, the operational method depends largely on the extent to which the intestine is affected and can include anything from simple colotomy and polyp removal to colectomy for toxic megacolon. Elective colon surgery is usually primary, but in emergencies a protective stoma might be necessary. Standardized indication and operational techniques enable low perioperative mortality and complication rates that make open colon resection usually un-problematic even in very old patients.
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Kirschner-Hermanns R, Borchers H, Reineke T, Willis S, Jakse G. Fecal incontinence after radical perineal prostatectomy: a prospective study. Urology 2005; 65:337-42. [PMID: 15708049 DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2004.09.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2004] [Accepted: 09/16/2004] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To assess, in a prospective study, the incidence of fecal incontinence after radical perineal prostatectomy. METHODS Bowel symptoms were evaluated with questionnaires mailed to 132 patients preoperatively and 6 months postoperatively, and annually thereafter. All patients had undergone extrafascial perineal prostatectomy for Stage cT1-cT3N0M0 prostate cancer. The data of 116 patients (88%), who answered at least the preoperative and 12-month questionnaires, were analyzed. Reduced sensibility, reduced discrimination, urgency, or stool smearing were symptoms indicative of fecal incontinence. Patients with one symptom of fecal incontinence were evaluated further with a structured telephone interview. RESULTS Daily stool smearing was reported preoperatively by 4% of the patients. Two symptoms related to fecal incontinence were present preoperatively in 6% of the patients. At 12 months postoperatively, 15 patients (13%) reported at least two symptoms of fecal incontinence. The structured telephone interview revealed that 6 of these 15 patients had symptoms of fecal incontinence that were related to the perineal prostatectomy; 9 patients had newly developed symptoms not related to surgery or symptoms due to tumor recurrence or radiotherapy. Patients with the presence of at least one symptom of fecal incontinence before surgery had an almost fourfold increased risk of developing at least two symptoms of fecal incontinence postoperatively compared with patients without any symptom of fecal incontinence. CONCLUSIONS Significant fecal incontinence after radical extrafascial perineal prostatectomy is a rare event. The results of questionnaires should be supplemented by additional interviews to obviate wrong interpretations.
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The incidence of anastomotic leakage in colorectal surgery is 1% to 12%. Every deviation from the normal postoperative course must raise suspicion of a leak. Diagnosis is made radiologically by rectal enema or CT. Limited leakages without clinical signs can be treated conservatively by wait-and-see. Larger anastomotic failure with intra-abdominal abscesses or peritonitis requires reanastomosis in combination with a diverting loop ileostomy or colostomy. A Hartmann procedure with open abdominal management may be indicated in severely ill patients with feculent peritonitis. In the pelvis, even large leaks may heal spontaneously when stool passage is diminished by a proximal diverting enterostomy. There is no benefit of primary loop enterostomies concerning the incidence of anastomotic leaks; however, they reduce the number of operative revisions due to anastomotic failure. Therefore they are proposed in risk patients and intraoperatively difficult anastomoses.
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Willis S, Ulmer F, Fell T, Butz N, Tittel A, Schumpelick V. Vergleich laparoskopisch-assistierter und konventioneller Sigmaresektion bei Divertikulitis unter Alltagsbedingungen. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-836316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Diagnosis and management of fecal incontinence requires exact understanding of the anatomic and pathophysiologic principles involved and demands a methodical, stepwise approach. Despite the potential appeal of surgical intervention, a considerable number of patients can be helped by comparatively simple, noninvasive measures. Initial treatment should be medical, including biofeedback in combination with a bowel management program. In the presence of a severely denervated pelvic floor, physiotherapeutic techniques rarely give rise to a satisfactory and long-lasting response. Obvious external sphincter defects and patients who failed medical management are treated surgically. Many injuries of the external sphincter can be treated by direct sphincter repair. If patients with intact external sphincters are unresponsive to medical measures, descending perineum and resultant idiopathic fecal incontinence will improve by radio-frequency delivery, sacral nerve stimulation, or postanal plication. Patients with complex neurologic disorders or extensive sphincter defects or who have undergone previous unsuccessful attempts at repair of the puborectalis itself should be considered for dynamic gracilis plastic or an artificial sphincter.
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Willis S, von Felbert V, Hölzl F, Ulmer F, Fackeldey V, Schumpelick V. Does botulinum type-A toxin affect motor activity after proctocolectomy and ileal pouch-anal anastomosis? An experimental study in dogs. Eur Surg Res 2004; 36:165-71. [PMID: 15178906 DOI: 10.1159/000077259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2003] [Accepted: 10/28/2003] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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AIM OF THE STUDY The use of anticholinergic drugs has provided a useful therapeutic approach to reduce stool frequency in patients with proctocolectomy and ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA). Botulinum type-A (BTA) toxin has been shown to specifically block acetylcholine release in the intestinal wall. Therefore this study investigated the effect of BTA on small intestinal and J-pouch motility after IPAA. MATERIAL AND METHODS Proctocolectomy and IPAA were performed in 4 dogs. The motility of the small intestine and the ileal pouch was recorded by serosal electrodes and strain gauge transducers. The intestinal transit time was determined radiologically and pouch compliance was determined manometrically. Multiple measurements were performed before and after endoscopic injection of BTA into the pouch wall. RESULTS This treatment did not significantly influence stool frequency, intestinal transit time or pouch compliance. Intrinsic pouch motility was characterized by irregular contractions, the amplitudes and frequencies of which remained unchanged after BTA administration. With the exception of lower contraction amplitudes directly proximal to the pouch, there were no significant differences in the characteristics of the migrating myoelectric complex or in the fed pattern of the small intestine and ileal pouch. CONCLUSIONS BTA does not significantly affect ileal pouch motility. The beneficial effects of anticholinergic drugs therefore seem to be due to their multifactorial mode of action and not to the inhibition of cholinergic neurons in the pouch.
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Murphy E, Willis S. Awareness and hypoxia risk with Dräger Cato and Fabius anaesthesia machines. Anaesth Intensive Care 2004; 32:721-2. [PMID: 15535506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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Willis S, Hölzl F, Fackeldey V, Schumpelick V. [Effect of biofeedback and electrostimulation on sphincter function in fecal incontinence]. Zentralbl Chir 2004; 129:211-5. [PMID: 15237329 DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-822743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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UNLABELLED The following study reports on the effect of biofeedback and transanal electric stimulation as a conservative method in the therapy of idiopathic fecal incontinence. 22 consecutive patients in whom the diagnosis "idiopathic incontinence" was established after endoscopy, endoanal ultrasound and measurement of pudendal nerve terminal motor latency underwent combined sphincter training for 3 months. The results were evaluated prospectively by clinical classification using a modified Kelly-Holschneider-score and anal manometry before and after treatment. Combined biofeedback led to a significant increase of the continence score in 18 of 22 patients (7.7 +/- 3.8 vs. 9.3 +/- 3.0, p = 0.004). Both squeeze (77 +/- 28 mmHg vs. 92 +/- 32 mmHg, p = 0.047) and resting pressures (40 +/- 19 vs. 52 +/- 23 mmHg, p = 0.015) increased significantly during the training period. There were no significant differences in squeeze and resting asymmetry indexes, sensory and urge thresholds and maximal tolerable volumes. The prolongation of biofeedback training from 3 to 6 months in 9 patients did not change clinical or manometric results significantly. CONCLUSIONS The combination of biofeedback training with anal electrostimulation increases anal squeeze and resting pressures, thus leading to an improvement of clinical incontinence symptoms. Therefore it should be the first choice in the therapy of idiopathic fecal incontinence. A training period of 3 months seems to be sufficient.
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Abazov VM, Abbott B, Abdesselam A, Abolins M, Abramov V, Acharya BS, Adams DL, Adams M, Ahmed SN, Alexeev GD, Alton A, Alves GA, Arnoud Y, Avila C, Babintsev VV, Babukhadia L, Bacon TC, Baden A, Baffioni S, Baldin B, Balm PW, Banerjee S, Barberis E, Baringer P, Barreto J, Bartlett JF, Bassler U, Bauer D, Bean A, Beaudette F, Begel M, Belyaev A, Beri SB, Bernardi G, Bertram I, Besson A, Beuselinck R, Bezzubov VA, Bhat PC, Bhatnagar V, Bhattacharjee M, Blazey G, Blekman F, Blessing S, Boehnlein A, Bojko NI, Bolton TA, Borcherding F, Bos K, Bose T, Brandt A, Briskin G, Brock R, Brooijmans G, Bross A, Buchholz D, Buehler M, Buescher V, Burtovoi VS, Butler JM, Canelli F, Carvalho W, Casey D, Castilla-Valdez H, Chakraborty D, Chan KM, Chekulaev SV, Cho DK, Choi S, Chopra S, Claes D, Clark AR, Connolly B, Cooper WE, Coppage D, Crépé-Renaudin S, Cummings MAC, Cutts D, Da Motta H, Davis GA, De K, De Jong SJ, Demarteau M, Demina R, Demine P, Denisov D, Denisov SP, Desai S, Diehl HT, Diesburg M, Doulas S, Dudko LV, Duflot L, Dugad SR, Duperrin A, Dyshkant A, Edmunds D, Ellison J, Eltzroth JT, Elvira VD, Engelmann R, Eno S, Eppley G, Ermolov P, Eroshin OV, Estrada J, Evans H, Evdokimov VN, Ferbel T, Filthaut F, Fisk HE, Fortner M, Fox H, Fu S, Fuess S, Gallas E, Galyaev AN, Gao M, Gavrilov V, Genik RJ, Genser K, Gerber CE, Gershtein Y, Ginther G, Gómez B, Goncharov PI, Gounder K, Goussiou A, Grannis PD, Greenlee H, Greenwood ZD, Grinstein S, Groer L, Grünendahl S, Grünewald MW, Gurzhiev SN, Gutierrez G, Gutierrez P, Hadley NJ, Haggerty H, Hagopian S, Hagopian V, Hall RE, Han C, Hansen S, Hauptman JM, Hebert C, Hedin D, Heinmiller JM, Heinson AP, Heintz U, Hildreth MD, Hirosky R, Hobbs JD, Hoeneisen B, Huang J, Huang Y, Iashvili I, Illingworth R, Ito AS, Jaffré M, Jain S, Jesik R, Johns K, Johnson M, Jonckheere A, Jöstlein H, Juste A, Kahl W, Kahn S, Kajfasz E, Kalinin AM, Karmanov D, Karmgard D, Kehoe R, Kesisoglou S, Khanov A, Kharchilava A, Klima B, Kohli JM, Kostritskiy AV, Kotcher J, Kothari B, Kozelov AV, Kozlovsky EA, Krane J, Krishnaswamy MR, Krivkova P, Krzywdzinski S, Kubantsev M, Kuleshov S, Kulik Y, Kunori S, Kupco A, Kuznetsov VE, Landsberg G, Lee WM, Leflat A, Lehner F, Leonidopoulos C, Li J, Li QZ, Lima JGR, Lincoln D, Linn SL, Linnemann J, Lipton R, Lucotte A, Lueking L, Lundstedt C, Luo C, Maciel AKA, Madaras RJ, Malyshev VL, Manankov V, Mao HS, Marshall T, Martin MI, Mattingly SEK, Mayorov AA, McCarthy R, McMahon T, Melanson HL, Melnitchouk A, Merkin A, Merritt KW, Miao C, Miettinen H, Mihalcea D, Mokhov N, Mondal NK, Montgomery HE, Moore RW, Mutaf YD, Nagy E, Narain M, Narasimham VS, Naumann NA, Neal HA, Negret JP, Nelson S, Nomerotski A, Nunnemann T, O'Neil D, Oguri V, Oshima N, Padley P, Papageorgiou K, Parashar N, Partridge R, Parua N, Patwa A, Peters O, Pétroff P, Piegaia R, Pope BG, Prosper HB, Protopopescu S, Przybycien MB, Qian J, Rajagopalan S, Rapidis PA, Reay NW, Reucroft S, Ridel M, Rijssenbeek M, Rizatdinova F, Rockwell T, Royon C, Rubinov P, Ruchti R, Sabirov BM, Sajot G, Santoro A, Sawyer L, Schamberger RD, Schellman H, Schwartzman A, Shabalina E, Shivpuri RK, Shpakov D, Shupe M, Sidwell RA, Simak V, Sirotenko V, Slattery P, Smith RP, Snow GR, Snow J, Snyder S, Solomon J, Song Y, Sorín V, Sosebee M, Sotnikova N, Soustruznik K, Souza M, Stanton NR, Steinbrück G, Stoker D, Stolin V, Stone A, Stoyanova DA, Strang MA, Strauss M, Strovink M, Stutte L, Sznajder A, Talby M, Taylor W, Tentindo-Repond S, Trippe TG, Turcot AS, Tuts PM, Van Kooten R, Vaniev V, Varelas N, Villeneuve-Seguier F, Volkov AA, Vorobiev AP, Wahl HD, Wang ZM, Warchol J, Watts G, Wayne M, Weerts H, White A, Whiteson D, Wijngaarden DA, Willis S, Wimpenny SJ, Womersley J, Wood DR, Xu Q, Yamada R, Yasuda T, Yatsunenko YA, Yip K, Yu J, Zanabria M, Zhang X, Zhou B, Zhou Z, Zielinski M, Zieminska D, Zieminski A, Zutshi V, Zverev EG, Zylberstejn A. A precision measurement of the mass of the top quark. Nature 2004; 429:638-42. [PMID: 15190311 DOI: 10.1038/nature02589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 203] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2004] [Accepted: 04/21/2004] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The standard model of particle physics contains parameters--such as particle masses--whose origins are still unknown and which cannot be predicted, but whose values are constrained through their interactions. In particular, the masses of the top quark (M(t)) and W boson (M(W)) constrain the mass of the long-hypothesized, but thus far not observed, Higgs boson. A precise measurement of M(t) can therefore indicate where to look for the Higgs, and indeed whether the hypothesis of a standard model Higgs is consistent with experimental data. As top quarks are produced in pairs and decay in only about 10(-24) s into various final states, reconstructing their masses from their decay products is very challenging. Here we report a technique that extracts more information from each top-quark event and yields a greatly improved precision (of +/- 5.3 GeV/c2) when compared to previous measurements. When our new result is combined with our published measurement in a complementary decay mode and with the only other measurements available, the new world average for M(t) becomes 178.0 +/- 4.3 GeV/c2. As a result, the most likely Higgs mass increases from the experimentally excluded value of 96 to 117 GeV/c2, which is beyond current experimental sensitivity. The upper limit on the Higgs mass at the 95% confidence level is raised from 219 to 251 GeV/c2.
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Abazov VM, Abbott B, Abdesselam A, Abolins M, Abramov V, Acharya BS, Adams DL, Adams M, Ahmed SN, Alexeev GD, Alton A, Alves GA, Anderson EW, Arnoud Y, Avila C, Babintsev VV, Babukhadia L, Bacon TC, Baden A, Baffioni S, Baldin B, Balm PW, Banerjee S, Barberis E, Baringer P, Barreto J, Bartlett JF, Bassler U, Bauer D, Bean A, Beaudette F, Begel M, Belyaev A, Beri SB, Bernardi G, Bertram I, Besson A, Beuselinck R, Bezzubov VA, Bhat PC, Bhatnagar V, Bhattacharjee M, Blazey G, Blekman F, Blessing S, Boehnlein A, Bojko NI, Bolton TA, Borcherding F, Bos K, Bose T, Brandt A, Briskin G, Brock R, Brooijmans G, Bross A, Buchholz D, Buehler M, Buescher V, Burtovoi VS, Butler JM, Canelli F, Carvalho W, Casey D, Castilla-Valdez H, Chakraborty D, Chan KM, Chekulaev SV, Cho DK, Choi S, Chopra S, Claes D, Clark AR, Connolly B, Cooper WE, Coppage D, Crépé-Renaudin S, Cummings MAC, Cutts D, da Motta H, Davis GA, De K, de Jong SJ, Demarteau M, Demina R, Demine P, Denisov D, Denisov SP, Desai S, Diehl HT, Diesburg M, Doulas S, Dudko LV, Duensing S, Duflot L, Dugad SR, Duperrin A, Dyshkant A, Edmunds D, Ellison J, Eltzroth JT, Elvira VD, Engelmann R, Eno S, Eppley G, Ermolov P, Eroshin OV, Estrada J, Evans H, Evdokimov VN, Fein D, Ferbel T, Filthaut F, Fisk HE, Fleuret F, Fortner M, Fox H, Fu S, Fuess S, Gallas E, Galyaev AN, Gao M, Gavrilov V, Genik RJ, Genser K, Gerber CE, Gershtein Y, Ginther G, Gómez B, Goncharov PI, Gordon H, Gounder K, Goussiou A, Graf N, Grannis PD, Green JA, Greenlee H, Greenwood ZD, Grinstein S, Groer L, Grünendahl S, Gurzhiev SN, Gutierrez G, Gutierrez P, Hadley NJ, Haggerty H, Hagopian S, Hagopian V, Hall RE, Han C, Hansen S, Hauptman JM, Hebert C, Hedin D, Heinmiller JM, Heinson AP, Heintz U, Hildreth MD, Hirosky R, Hobbs JD, Hoeneisen B, Huang J, Huang Y, Iashvili I, Illingworth R, Ito AS, Jaffré M, Jain S, Jesik R, Johns K, Johnson M, Jonckheere A, Jöstlein H, Juste A, Kahl W, Kahn S, Kajfasz E, Kalinin AM, Karmanov D, Karmgard D, Kehoe R, Khanov A, Kharchilava A, Klima B, Kohli JM, Kostritskiy AV, Kotcher J, Kothhari B, Kozelov AV, Kozlovsky EA, Krane J, Krishnaswamy MR, Krivkova P, Krzywdzinski S, Kubantsev M, Kuleshov S, Kulik Y, Kunori S, Kupco A, Kuznetsov VE, Landsberg G, Lee WM, Leflat A, Lehner F, Leonidopoulos C, Li J, Li QZ, Lima JGR, Lincoln D, Linn SL, Linnemann J, Lipton R, Lucotte A, Lueking L, Lundstedt C, Luo C, Maciel AKA, Madaras RJ, Malyshev VL, Manankov V, Mao HS, Marshall T, Martin MI, Mayorov AA, McCarthy R, McMahon T, Melanson HL, Merkin M, Merritt KW, Miao C, Miettinen H, Mihalcea D, Mokhov N, Mondal NK, Montgomery HE, Moore RW, Mutaf YD, Nagy E, Nang F, Narain M, Narasimham VS, Naumann NA, Neal HA, Negret JP, Nomerotski A, Nunnemann T, O'Neil D, Oguri V, Olivier B, Oshima N, Padley P, Papageorgiou K, Parashar N, Partridge R, Parua N, Patwa A, Peters O, Pétroff P, Piegaia R, Pope BG, Prosper HB, Protopopescu S, Przybycien MB, Qian J, Quadt A, Raja R, Rajagopalan S, Rapidis PA, Reay NW, Reucroft S, Ridel M, Rijssenbeek M, Rizatdinova F, Rockwell T, Royon C, Rubinov P, Ruchti R, Sabirov BM, Sajot G, Santoro A, Sawyer L, Schamberger RD, Schellman H, Schwartzman A, Shabalina E, Shivpuri RK, Shpakov D, Shupe M, Sidwell RA, Simak V, Sirotenko V, Slattery P, Smith RP, Snow GR, Snow J, Snyder S, Solomon J, Song Y, Sorín V, Sosebee M, Sotnikova N, Soustruznik K, Souza M, Stanton NR, Steinbrück G, Stoker D, Stolin V, Stone A, Stoyanova DA, Strang MA, Strauss M, Strovink M, Stutte L, Sznajder A, Talby M, Taylor W, Tentindo-Repond S, Tripathi SM, Trippe TG, Turcot AS, Tuts PM, Van Kooten R, Vaniev V, Varelas N, Villeneuve-Seguier F, Volkov AA, Vorobiev AP, Wahl HD, Wang ZM, Warchol J, Watts G, Wayne M, Weerts H, White A, Whiteson D, Wijngaarden DA, Willis S, Wimpenny SJ, Womersley J, Wood DR, Xu Q, Yamada R, Yamin P, Yasuda T, Yatsunenko YA, Yip K, Yu J, Zanabria M, Zhang X, Zheng H, Zhou B, Zhou Z, Zielinski M, Zieminska D, Zieminski A, Zutshi V, Zverev EG, Zylberstejn A. Search for narrow tt resonances in pp collisions at square root of (s)=1.8 TeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2004; 92:221801. [PMID: 15245211 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.92.221801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2003] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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A search for narrow resonances that decay into tt pairs has been performed using 130 pb(-1) of data in the lepton + jets channel collected by the Dphi detector in pp collisions at square root of (s)=1.8 TeV. There is no significant deviation observed from the standard-model predictions at a top-quark mass of 175 GeV/c2. We therefore present upper limits at the 95% confidence level on the product of the production cross section and branching fraction to tt for narrow resonances as a function of the resonance mass MX. These limits are used to exclude the existence of a leptophobic top-color particle with mass MX<560 GeV/c2, using a theoretical cross section for a width GammaX=0.012MX.
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Deininger MWN, McGreevey L, Willis S, Bainbridge TM, Druker BJ, Heinrich MC. Detection of ABL kinase domain mutations with denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography. Leukemia 2004; 18:864-71. [PMID: 14973502 DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2403307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Mutations of the ABL kinase domain (KD) are common in patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) who develop resistance to imatinib. We developed an RT-PCR-based denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography (D-HPLC) assay to detect mutations of the ABL KD. Validation experiments using mixtures of wild type and mutant amplicons showed that the D-HPLC assay could detect mutant transcripts when they represented at least 15% of the total, and was thus twice as sensitive as automated sequencing. When D-HPLC was applied to 30 cDNAs from patients with imatinib resistance that had previously been characterized for KD mutations by direct sequencing of BCR-ABL RT-PCR products, there was concordance in 97% of samples. Resequencing confirmed the original mutations in all cases. In addition, sequencing of individual clones detected a mutation in one sample that had been mutation-positive by D-HPLC but wild type by conventional sequencing. In serial samples from the same individuals, D-HPLC detected mutations as early as 260 days before hematological relapse. D-HPLC is suitable for routine clinical monitoring of CML patients for emergence of KD mutations and may be useful for optimizing therapy. Early detection of emerging mutant clones may aid in guiding decisions regarding alternative treatment options.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aged
- Benzamides
- Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid/methods
- Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid/standards
- DNA Mutational Analysis/methods
- DNA Mutational Analysis/standards
- DNA, Neoplasm/genetics
- Drug Resistance/genetics
- Female
- Humans
- Imatinib Mesylate
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/drug therapy
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/genetics
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Oncogene Proteins v-abl/chemistry
- Oncogene Proteins v-abl/genetics
- Piperazines/therapeutic use
- Protein Structure, Tertiary
- Pyrimidines/therapeutic use
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Sensitivity and Specificity
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Willis S, Hölzl F, Wein B, von Felbert V, Fackeldey V, Schumpelick V. Defecation mechanisms after proctocolectomy and ileal pouch--anal anastomosis in dogs. Int J Colorectal Dis 2004; 19:228-33. [PMID: 14534801 DOI: 10.1007/s00384-003-0540-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/20/2003] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The role of intrinsic pouch motility after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) during defecation is still speculative. MATERIALS AND METHODS IPAA was performed in 12 dogs. Defecation mechanisms were evaluated by motility recordings during spontaneous defecation and during expulsion of an endoluminal balloon and by radiography with sequential sector-related gray scale analysis. RESULTS Spontaneous defecations appeared without significant changes in electrical or mechanical activity of the pouch. Sequential filling of the pouch led to defecation in only seven dogs while the others did not succeed in emptying their pouch even with maximal balloon inflation. Neither strain gauge measurements nor electromyography demonstrated peristaltic contractions of the pouch during defecation while sector-related gray scale analysis revealed strong contractions of the abdominal wall during pouch emptying. CONCLUSION Pouch emptying is independent of intrinsic pouch motility. The ileoanal pouch acts as a functionally passive reservoir, and its evacuation is initiated by a rise of the intra-abdominal pressure.
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Sphincter preservation is a goal in the treatment of rectal cancer and should be considered in all patients with intact analsphincter. For tumors of the upper rectum, this is easily achieved by end-to-end decendorectostomy. Total mesorectal excision is obligatory for tumors of the mid and lower third of the rectum. Reconstruction of intestinal continuity can be achieved by colonal anastomosis, if the oncologic situation allows a sphincter-preserving procedure. Creation of a colonic J-pouch can improve functional results. This leads to a reduction of stool frequency and urgency without negative effects on continence and complication rate. The functional effects are maximal during the initial months, but are still significant up to 9 years postoperatively. The pouch should not exceed a length of 6 cm in order to prevent evacuation disorders. The transverse coloplasty pouch may allow pouch reconstruction in patients in whom this is currently impossible, but long-term follow-up is not yet available.
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Fackeldey V, Junge K, Hinck D, Franke A, Willis S, Becker HP, Schumpelick V. Repair of intercostal pulmonary herniation. Hernia 2003; 7:215-7. [PMID: 12740692 DOI: 10.1007/s10029-003-0135-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2003] [Accepted: 03/24/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Intercostal pulmonary herniation occurring years after blunt thoracic trauma is a rare phenomenon. We report on the case of a 66-year-old patient who developed a pulmonary herniation 2 years after a seat-belt injury. Thoracotomy was performed, and the thoracic wall defect was closed with approximating periostal absorbable sutures. The postoperative course was uneventful. Different surgical approaches and the use of prosthetic patches are discussed. Periostal fixation of the adjacent ribs with absorbable sutures is usually sufficient for herniation repair. In cases in which prosthetic meshes are needed, the application of PTFE might produce the best results with the least complications.
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Neofotistou V, Vano E, Padovani R, Kotre J, Dowling A, Toivonen M, Kottou S, Tsapaki V, Willis S, Bernardi G, Faulkner K. Preliminary reference levels in interventional cardiology. Eur Radiol 2003; 13:2259-63. [PMID: 14534803 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-003-1831-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2002] [Revised: 10/25/2002] [Accepted: 01/02/2003] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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This article describes the European DIMOND approach to defining reference levels (RLs) for radiation doses delivered to patients during two types of invasive cardiology procedures, namely coronary angiography (CA) and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). Representative centres of six European countries recorded patients' doses in terms of dose-area product (DAP), fluoroscopy time and number of radiographic exposures, using X-ray equipment that has been subject to constancy testing. In addition, a DAP trigger level for cardiac procedures which should alert the operator to possible skin injury, was set to 300 Gyxcm2. The estimation of maximum skin dose was recommended in the event that a DAP trigger level was likely to be exceeded. The proposed RLs for CA and PTCA were for DAP 45 Gyxcm2 and 75 Gyxcm2, for fluoroscopy time 7.5 min and 17 min and for number of frames 1250 and 1300, respectively. The proposed RLs should be considered as a first approach to help in the optimisation of these procedures. More studies are required to establish certain "tolerances" from the proposed levels taking into account the complexity of the procedure and the patient's size.
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Willis S, Tittel A, Clermont F, Steinau G, Schumpelick V. [Assisted death in daily surgical practice--an interdisciplinary discussion with examples]. Chirurg 2003; 74:844-51. [PMID: 14504798 DOI: 10.1007/s00104-003-0694-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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New laws for assisted patient death in The Netherlands and Belgium have resulted in animated discussion about the permissibility of the practice in Germany. Physicians here are being confronted more and more by patients and their relatives with the wish for assisted death. Polls confirm that the majority of this population supports active death assistance, whereas doctors reject it. At a symposium in October 2002 (Clinically Assisted Death and Human Dignity-A Dutch-German Dialogue), case studies illustrating this question were presented. The present study compiles viewpoints of physicians, ethicists, theologians, jurist, politicians, and journalists.
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Willis S, Lörken M, Hölzl F, Fackeldey V, Schumpelick V. [Functional results and quality of life after proctocolectomy and ileal J-pouch-anal anastomosis for ulcerative colitis]. Zentralbl Chir 2003; 128:663-8. [PMID: 12931262 DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-41376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis is the surgical standard in the therapy of ulcerative colitis. It was the aim of the present study to evaluate functional long-term results and correlate them with quality of life. PATIENTS AND METHODS 37 patients with a follow-up of more than 5 years were included. Functional results and quality of life were assessed by standardised questionnaires (modified Kelly-Hohlschneider-Score, EORTC QLQ-C30). RESULTS 24 of 37 patients could be evaluated. Median follow-up was 8 (5-13) years. Postoperative stool- frequency was 5.5 +/- 1.7/d. When compared with the preoperative situation, patients suffered less from urgency. Stool-frequency and -consistency, soiling and sensibility remained unchanged. 83 % of patients had a subjective increase of life quality with the ileoanal pouch. The quality of life index was almost normal with 83 (28-100) %. Patients with postoperative complications had a significant decrease of life quality when compared to patients with uneventful course. There was no statistically significant correlation of life quality with age, gender or stool continence. CONCLUSIONS Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis leads to a long-term increase of stool frequency with partially impaired stool continence. Patients with uneventful course have a significantly better life quality.
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Abazov VM, Abbott B, Abdesselam A, Abolins M, Abramov V, Acharya BS, Adams DL, Adams M, Ahmed SN, Alexeev GD, Alton A, Alves GA, Anderson EW, Arnoud Y, Avila C, Babintsev VV, Babukhadia L, Bacon TC, Baden A, Baffioni S, Baldin B, Balm PW, Banerjee S, Barberis E, Baringer P, Barreto J, Bartlett JF, Bassler U, Bauer D, Bean A, Beaudette F, Begel M, Belyaev A, Beri SB, Bernardi G, Bertram I, Besson A, Beuselinck R, Bezzubov VA, Bhat PC, Bhatnagar V, Bhattacharjee M, Blazey G, Blekman F, Blessing S, Boehnlein A, Bojko NI, Bolton TA, Borcherding F, Bos K, Bose T, Brandt A, Breedon R, Briskin G, Brock R, Brooijmans G, Bross A, Buchholz D, Buehler M, Buescher V, Burtovoi VS, Butler JM, Canelli F, Carvalho W, Casey D, Casilum Z, Castilla-Valdez H, Chakraborty D, Chan KM, Chekulaev SV, Cho DK, Choi S, Chopra S, Christenson JH, Claes D, Clark AR, Coney L, Connolly B, Cooper WE, Coppage D, Crépé-Renaudin S, Cummings MAC, Cutts D, da Motta H, Davis GA, De K, de Jong SJ, Demarteau M, Demina R, Demine P, Denisov D, Denisov SP, Desai S, Diehl HT, Diesburg M, Doulas S, Dudko LV, Duensing S, Duflot L, Dugad SR, Duperrin A, Dyshkant A, Edmunds D, Ellison J, Eltzroth JT, Elvira VD, Engelmann R, Eno S, Eppley G, Ermolov P, Eroshin OV, Estrada J, Evans H, Evdokimov VN, Fein D, Ferbel T, Filthaut F, Fisk HE, Fisyak Y, Fleuret F, Fortner M, Fox H, Fu S, Fuess S, Gallas E, Galyaev AN, Gao M, Gavrilov V, Genik RJ, Genser K, Gerber CE, Gershtein Y, Ginther G, Gómez B, Goncharov PI, Gordon H, Goss LT, Gounder K, Goussiou A, Graf N, Grannis PD, Green JA, Greenlee H, Greenwood ZD, Grinstein S, Groer L, Grünendahl S, Gurzhiev SN, Gutierrez G, Gutierrez P, Hadley NJ, Haggerty H, Hagopian S, Hagopian V, Hall RE, Han C, Hansen S, Hauptman JM, Hebert C, Hedin D, Heinmiller JM, Heinson AP, Heintz U, Hildreth MD, Hirosky R, Hobbs JD, Hoeneisen B, Huang J, Huang Y, Iashvili I, Illingworth R, Ito AS, Jaffré M, Jain S, Jesik R, Johns K, Johnson M, Jonckheere A, Jöstlein H, Juste A, Kahl W, Kahn S, Kajfasz E, Kalinin AM, Karmanov D, Karmgard D, Kehoe R, Khanov A, Kharchilava A, Klima B, Knuteson B, Ko W, Kohli JM, Kostritskiy AV, Kotcher J, Kothari B, Kozelov AV, Kozlovsky EA, Krane J, Krishnaswamy MR, Krivkova P, Krzywdzinski S, Kubantsev M, Kuleshov S, Kulik Y, Kunori S, Kupco A, Kuznetsov VE, Landsberg G, Lee WM, Leflat A, Leggett C, Lehner F, Leonidopoulos C, Li J, Li QZ, Lima JGR, Lincoln D, Linn SL, Linnemann J, Lipton R, Lucotte A, Lueking L, Lundstedt C, Luo C, Maciel AKA, Madaras RJ, Malyshev VL, Manankov V, Mao HS, Marshall T, Martin MI, Mayorov AA, McCarthy R, McMahon T, Melanson HL, Merkin M, Merritt KW, Miao C, Miettinen H, Mihalcea D, Mishra CS, Mokhov N, Mondal NK, Montgomery HE, Moore RW, Mutaf YD, Nagy E, Nang F, Narain M, Narasimham VS, Naumann NA, Neal HA, Negret JP, Nomerotski A, Nunnemann T, O'Neil D, Oguri V, Olivier B, Oshima N, Padley P, Papageorgiou K, Parashar N, Partridge R, Parua N, Patwa A, Peters O, Pétroff P, Piegaia R, Pope BG, Popkov E, Prosper HB, Protopopescu S, Przybycien MB, Qian J, Raja R, Rajagopalan S, Rapidis PA, Reay NW, Reucroft S, Ridel M, Rijssenbeek M, Rizatdinova F, Rockwell T, Royon C, Rubinov P, Ruchti R, Rutherfoord J, Sabirov BM, Sajot G, Santoro A, Sawyer L, Schamberger RD, Schellman H, Schwartzman A, Shabalina E, Shivpuri RK, Shpakov D, Shupe M, Sidwell RA, Simak V, Sirotenko V, Slattery P, Smith RP, Snow GR, Snow J, Snyder S, Solomon J, Song Y, Sorín V, Sosebee M, Sotnikova N, Soustruznik K, Souza M, Stanton NR, Steinbrück G, Stoker D, Stolin V, Stone A, Stoyanova DA, Strang MA, Strauss M, Strovink M, Stutte L, Sznajder A, Talby M, Taylor W, Tentindo-Repond S, Tripathi SM, Trippe TG, Turcot AS, Tuts PM, Van Kooten R, Vaniev V, Varelas N, Vertogradov LS, Villeneuve-Seguier F, Volkov AA, Vorobiev AP, Wahl HD, Wang ZM, Warchol J, Watts G, Wayne M, Weerts H, White A, White JT, Whiteson D, Wijngaarden DA, Willis S, Wimpenny SJ, Womersley J, Wood DR, Xu Q, Yamada R, Yamin P, Yasuda T, Yatsunenko YA, Yip K, Youssef S, Yu J, Zanabria M, Zhang X, Zheng H, Zhou B, Zhou Z, Zielinski M, Zieminska D, Zieminski A, Zutshi V, Zverev EG, Zylberstejn A. Search for large extra dimensions in the monojet+E(T) channel with the DØ detector. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2003; 90:251802. [PMID: 12857124 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.90.251802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2003] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We present a search for large extra dimensions (ED) in pp collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 1.8 TeV using data collected by the DØ detector at the Fermilab Tevatron in 1994-1996. Data corresponding to 78.8+/-3.9 pb(-1) are examined for events with large missing transverse energy, one high-p(T) jet, and no isolated muons. There is no excess observed beyond expectation from the standard model, and we place lower limits on the fundamental Planck scale of 1.0 and 0.6 TeV for 2 and 7 ED, respectively.
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Kirschner-Hermanns R, Knispel C, Möller M, Willis S, Jakse G. [Defecation problems following radical perineal prostatectomy. A prospective study]. Urologe A 2003; 42:677-84. [PMID: 12750803 DOI: 10.1007/s00120-002-0255-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE The true incidence of bowel symptoms prior to radical prostatectomy, as evaluated by a differentiated questionnaire, is unknown. We therefore performed a prospective study on patients who were scheduled for radical perineal prostatectomy. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 67 patients with cT1-cT3, N0, M0 prostate cancer underwent an extrafascial, radical, perineal prostatectomy. The patients received a questionnaire prior to surgery as well as 6 months and 12 months after surgery. This took into account demographic data, stool symptoms (Kelly questionnaire) and questions concerning bladder function (ICS male continence questionnaire). The questionnaires were evaluated by three of the authors not involved in patient care. RESULTS The mean age of the patients was 64 years. The PSA range was 0.9-55.6 ng/ml (mean 12.7 ng/ml). There were 47 pT2, 19 pT3 and a single pT4 tumour. A total of 59 patients had a Gleason score of 6 or less. Positive surgical margins were present in four patients. The 12 months follow-up questionnaire could be evaluated for 82% of the patients (n=55). In addition, 46 patients answered the questionnaire at 6 months post-surgery. Three or more problems in relation to bowel movements were reported preoperatively by 21% of the patients. Straining with bowel emptying was the symptom which was indicated most often. Stool smearing was reported by 13% of patients at least once or twice monthly. In addition, 6% of patients reported that they had difficulties in differentiating soft stool from gas. After 1 year, seven (13%) of the patients reported stool smearing which was not present prior to surgery. Six of these patients observed this problems only once or twice a month. Only one patient had stool smearing once a week. Two patients reported urgency, two had a decreased warning time and one reported decreased sensibility. Two patients used protective pads. The most frequent symptom reported postoperatively was straining with bowel emptying (24% preoperatively and 16% postoperatively). CONCLUSION It is evident that men scheduled for radical prostatectomy already have significant stool problems preoperatively. Newly developed, postoperative stool smearing on a daily basis occurred extremely seldom. They same is true for the discrimination between soft stool and gas. From our point of view, it is important to use the extrasphincteric approach to the prostate described by Young. Furthermore, the pubo-anal sling should be preserved.
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Faridi A, Willis S, Schelzig P, Siggelkow W, Schumpelick V, Rath W. Anal sphincter injury during vaginal delivery--an argument for cesarean section on request? J Perinat Med 2003; 30:379-87. [PMID: 12442601 DOI: 10.1515/jpm.2002.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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AIMS Fear of damage to the pelvic floor from vaginal delivery and long-term sequelae (urinary and anal incontinence) sometimes being cited as an indication for cesarean section on request. The aim of the present study was to compare the effects of vaginal delivery versus elective cesarean section on anal sphincter function. MATERIAL AND METHODS We studied 71 consecutive women six weeks before delivery, 52 of them 4-6 weeks after delivery, and all patients with occult sphincter lesions 3 months after delivery. A bowel function questionnaire was completed, and anal endosonography, manometry, and measurement of the pudendal-nerve terminal motor latency were performed. RESULTS Forty-two (80.8 percent) patients were delivered vaginally, ten (19.2 percent) by elective cesarean section at term. Clinically recognized anal sphincter injuries occurred in 9.5 percent (4) of patients, two of them developed incontinence for gas. The overall incidence of anal incontinence after vaginal delivery was 4.8 percent. Occult sphincter defects were identified endosonographically in 19 percent (8) of women, there was no reported case of any anal incontinence 3 months after delivery. No woman delivered by cesarean section had altered anal continence or any significant change in anal pressures, rectal sensibility, and PNTML. CONCLUSION Severe sphincter tear is the single most important factor leading to anal incontinence in women, whereas occult sphincter defects are rarely associated with short-term sequelae, but may predispose to the development of anal incontinence later on in life. Elective cesarean section should be recommended for women at increased risk for anal incontinence.
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Abazov VM, Abbott B, Abdesselam A, Abolins M, Abramov V, Acharya BS, Adams DL, Adams M, Ahmed SN, Alexeev GD, Alton A, Alves GA, Anderson EW, Arnoud Y, Avila C, Babintsev VV, Babukhadia L, Bacon TC, Baden A, Baldin B, Balm PW, Banerjee S, Barberis E, Baringer P, Barreto J, Bartlett JF, Bassler U, Bauer D, Bean A, Beaudette F, Begel M, Belyaev A, Beri SB, Bernardi G, Bertram I, Besson A, Beuselinck R, Bezzubov VA, Bhat PC, Bhatnagar V, Bhattacharjee M, Blazey G, Blekman F, Blessing S, Boehnlein A, Bojko NI, Bolton TA, Borcherding F, Bos K, Bose T, Brandt A, Breedon R, Briskin G, Brock R, Brooijmans G, Bross A, Buchholz D, Buehler M, Buescher V, Burtovoi VS, Butler JM, Canelli F, Carvalho W, Casey D, Casilum Z, Castilla-Valdez H, Chakraborty D, Chan KM, Chekulaev SV, Cho DK, Choi S, Chopra S, Christenson JH, Claes D, Clark AR, Coney L, Connolly B, Cooper WE, Coppage D, Crépé-Renaudin S, Cummings MAC, Cutts D, Davis GA, De K, De Jong SJ, Demarteau M, Demina R, Demine P, Denisov D, Denisov SP, Desai S, Diehl HT, Diesburg M, Doulas S, Ducros Y, Dudko LV, Duensing S, Duflot L, Dugad SR, Duperrin A, Dyshkant A, Edmunds D, Ellison J, Eltzroth JT, Elvira VD, Engelmann R, Eno S, Eppley G, Ermolov P, Eroshin OV, Estrada J, Evans H, Evdokimov VN, Fein D, Ferbel T, Filthaut F, Fisk HE, Fisyak Y, Flattum E, Fleuret F, Fortner M, Fox H, Fu S, Fuess S, Gallas E, Galyaev AN, Gao M, Gavrilov V, Genik RJ, Genser K, Gerber CE, Gershtein Y, Gilmartin R, Ginther G, Gómez B, Goncharov PI, Gordon H, Goss LT, Gounder K, Goussiou A, Graf N, Grannis PD, Green JA, Greenlee H, Greenwood ZD, Grinstein S, Groer L, Grünendahl S, Gupta A, Gurzhiev SN, Gutierrez G, Gutierrez P, Hadley NJ, Haggerty H, Hagopian S, Hagopian V, Hall RE, Hansen S, Hauptman JM, Hays C, Hebert C, Hedin D, Heinmiller JM, Heinson AP, Heintz U, Hildreth MD, Hirosky R, Hobbs JD, Hoeneisen B, Huang Y, Iashvili I, Illingworth R, Ito AS, Jaffré M, Jain S, Jesik R, Johns K, Johnson M, Jonckheere A, Jöstlein H, Juste A, Kahl W, Kahn S, Kajfasz E, Kalinin AM, Karmanov D, Karmgard D, Kehoe R, Khanov A, Kharchilava A, Kim SK, Klima B, Knuteson B, Ko W, Kohli JM, Kostritskiy AV, Kotcher J, Kothari B, Kozelov AV, Kozlovsky EA, Krane J, Krishnaswamy MR, Krivkova P, Krzywdzinski S, Kubantsev M, Kuleshov S, Kulik Y, Kunori S, Kupco A, Kuznetsov VE, Landsberg G, Lee WM, Leflat A, Leggett C, Lehner F, Leonidopoulos C, Li J, Li QZ, Lima JGR, Lincoln D, Linn SL, Linnemann J, Lipton R, Lucotte A, Lueking L, Lundstedt C, Luo C, Maciel AKA, Madaras RJ, Malyshev VL, Manankov V, Mao HS, Marshall T, Martin MI, Mayorov AA, McCarthy R, McMahon T, Melanson HL, Merkin M, Merritt KW, Miao C, Miettinen H, Mihalcea D, Mishra CS, Mokhov N, Mondal NK, Montgomery HE, Moore RW, Mostafa M, Da Motta H, Mutaf YD, Nagy E, Nang F, Narain M, Narasimham VS, Naumann NA, Neal HA, Negret JP, Nomerotski A, Nunnemann T, O'Neil D, Oguri V, Olivier B, Oshima N, Padley P, Papageorgiou K, Parashar N, Partridge R, Parua N, Patwa A, Peters O, Pétroff P, Piegaia R, Pope BG, Popkov E, Prosper HB, Protopopescu S, Przybycien MB, Qian J, Raja R, Rajagopalan S, Rapidis PA, Reay NW, Reucroft S, Ridel M, Rijssenbeek M, Rizatdinova F, Rockwell T, Roco M, Royon C, Rubinov P, Ruchti R, Rutherfoord J, Sabirov BM, Sajot G, Santoro A, Sawyer L, Schamberger RD, Schellman H, Schwartzman A, Shabalina E, Shivpuri RK, Shpakov D, Shupe M, Sidwell RA, Simak V, Singh H, Sirotenko V, Slattery P, Smith RP, Snihur R, Snow GR, Snow J, Snyder S, Solomon J, Song Y, Sorín V, Sosebee M, Sotnikova N, Soustruznik K, Souza M, Stanton NR, Steinbrück G, Stephens RW, Stoker D, Stolin V, Stone A, Stoyanova DA, Strang MA, Strauss M, Strovink M, Stutte L, Sznajder A, Talby M, Taylor W, Tentindo-Repond S, Tripathi SM, Trippe TG, Turcot AS, Tuts PM, Vaniev V, Kooten RV, Varelas N, Vertogradov LS, Villeneuve-Seguier F, Volkov AA, Vorobiev AP, Wahl HD, Wang H, Wang ZM, Warchol J, Watts G, Wayne M, Weerts H, White A, White JT, Whiteson D, Wijngaarden DA, Willis S, Wimpenny SJ, Womersley J, Wood DR, Xu Q, Yamada R, Yamin P, Yasuda T, Yatsunenko YA, Yip K, Youssef S, Yu J, Zanabria M, Zhang X, Zheng H, Zhou B, Zhou Z, Zielinski M, Zieminska D, Zieminski A, Zutshi V, Zverev EG, Zylberstejn A. Search for the production of single sleptons through R-parity violation in pp; collisions at square root (s) =1.8 TeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2002; 89:261801. [PMID: 12484810 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.89.261801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2002] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We report the first search for supersymmetric particles via s-channel production and decay of smuons or muon sneutrinos at hadronic colliders. The data for the two-muon and two-jets final states were collected by the D0 experiment and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 94+/-5 pb(-1). Assuming that R parity is violated via the single coupling lambda'211, the number of candidate events is in agreement with expectation from the standard model. Exclusion contours are given in the (m(0),m(1/2)) and (m(x),m(v)) planes for lambda(')(211)=0.09, 0.08, and 0.07.
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Kisielinski K, Willis S, Prescher A, Klosterhalfen B, Schumpelick V. A simple new method to calculate small intestine absorptive surface in the rat. Clin Exp Med 2002; 2:131-5. [PMID: 12447610 DOI: 10.1007/s102380200018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The rat is an established model for studying intestinal adaptations following abdominal surgery. In the study of functional and morphological adaptations of the small intestine, it is helpful to estimate the mucosal surface area. In order to simplify measurements and calculation we developed a new mathematical model for calculation of the mucosal surface area on histological sections. In contrast to other methods, it requires only cross-sections of small intestine and includes the measurement of only three histological parameters: length and width of villus and width of crypt. The new approach was compared with the most commonly used procedures, the Harris and the Fisher-Parsons methods, under experimental conditions. An animal study including single-pass perfusion, fixation, staining and subsequent histomorphometry of jejunum and ileum using these different methods was performed. The new method showed the least work and presented no significant differences compared with the precise Harris method. In conclusion, the method described is an adequate tool to estimate the mucosal surface area with less work and with comparable results to established methods. The less-complex method may be a valuable tool in experimental research of small intestine adaptations in rats.
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Abazov VM, Abbott B, Abdesselam A, Abolins M, Abramov V, Acharya BS, Adams DL, Adams M, Ahmed SN, Alexeev GD, Alton A, Alves GA, Amos N, Anderson EW, Arnoud Y, Avila C, Baarmand MM, Babintsev VV, Babukhadia L, Bacon TC, Baden A, Baldin B, Balm PW, Banerjee S, Barberis E, Baringer P, Barreto J, Bartlett JF, Bassler U, Bauer D, Bean A, Beaudette F, Begel M, Belyaev A, Beri SB, Bernardi G, Bertram I, Besson A, Beuselinck R, Bezzubov VA, Bhat PC, Bhatnagar V, Bhattacharjee M, Blazey G, Blekman F, Blessing S, Boehnlein A, Bojko NI, Borcherding F, Bos K, Bose T, Brandt A, Breedon R, Briskin G, Brock R, Brooijmans G, Bross A, Buchholz D, Buehler M, Buescher V, Burtovoi VS, Butler JM, Canelli F, Carvalho W, Casey D, Casilum Z, Castilla-Valdez H, Chakraborty D, Chan KM, Chekulaev SV, Cho DK, Choi S, Chopra S, Christenson JH, Chung M, Claes D, Clark AR, Coney L, Connolly B, Cooper WE, Coppage D, Crépé-Renaudin S, Cummings MAC, Cutts D, Davis GA, Davis K, De K, de Jong SJ, Del Signore K, Demarteau M, Demina R, Demine P, Denisov D, Denisov SP, Desai S, Diehl HT, Diesburg M, Doulas S, Ducros Y, Dudko LV, Duensing S, Duflot L, Dugad SR, Duperrin A, Dyshkant A, Edmunds D, Ellison J, Eltzroth JT, Elvira VD, Engelmann R, Eno S, Eppley G, Ermolov P, Eroshin OV, Estrada J, Evans H, Evdokimov VN, Fahland T, Feher S, Fein D, Ferbel T, Filthaut F, Fisk HE, Fisyak Y, Flattum E, Fleuret F, Fortner M, Fox H, Frame KC, Fu S, Fuess S, Gallas E, Galyaev AN, Gao M, Gavrilov V, Genik RJ, Genser K, Gerber CE, Gershtein Y, Gilmartin R, Ginther G, Gómez B, Gómez G, Goncharov PI, González Solís JL, Gordon H, Goss LT, Gounder K, Goussiou A, Graf N, Graham G, Grannis PD, Green JA, Greenlee H, Greenwood ZD, Grinstein S, Groer L, Grünendahl S, Gupta A, Gurzhiev SN, Gutierrez G, Gutierrez P, Hadley NJ, Haggerty H, Hagopian S, Hagopian V, Hall RE, Hanlet P, Hansen S, Hauptman JM, Hays C, Hebert C, Hedin D, Heinmiller JM, Heinson AP, Heintz U, Hildreth MD, Hirosky R, Hobbs JD, Hoeneisen B, Huang Y, Iashvili I, Illingworth R, Ito AS, Jaffré M, Jain S, Jesik R, Johns K, Johnson M, Jonckheere A, Jöstlein H, Juste A, Kahl W, Kahn S, Kajfasz E, Kalinin AM, Karmanov D, Karmgard D, Kehoe R, Khanov A, Kharchilava A, Kim SK, Klima B, Knuteson B, Ko W, Kohli JM, Kostritskiy AV, Kotcher J, Kothari B, Kotwal AV, Kozelov AV, Kozlovsky EA, Krane J, Krishnaswamy MR, Krivkova P, Krzywdzinski S, Kubantsev M, Kuleshov S, Kulik Y, Kunori S, Kupco A, Kuznetsov VE, Landsberg G, Lee WM, Leflat A, Leggett C, Lehner F, Leonidopoulos C, Li J, Li QZ, Li X, Lima JGR, Lincoln D, Linn SL, Linnemann J, Lipton R, Lucotte A, Lueking L, Lundstedt C, Luo C, Maciel AKA, Madaras RJ, Malyshev VL, Manankov V, Mao HS, Marshall T, Martin MI, Mauritz KM, Mayorov AA, McCarthy R, McMahon T, Melanson HL, Merkin M, Merritt KW, Miao C, Miettinen H, Mihalcea D, Mishra CS, Mokhov N, Mondal NK, Montgomery HE, Moore RW, Mostafa M, Da Motta H, Nagy E, Nang F, Narain M, Narasimham VS, Naumann NA, Neal HA, Negret JP, Negroni S, Nunnemann T, O'Neil D, Oguri V, Olivier B, Oshima N, Padley P, Pan LJ, Papageorgiou K, Para A, Parashar N, Partridge R, Parua N, Paterno M, Patwa A, Pawlik B, Perkins J, Peters O, Pétroff P, Piegaia R, Pope BG, Popkov E, Prosper HB, Protopopescu S, Przybycien MB, Qian J, Raja R, Rajagopalan S, Ramberg E, Rapidis PA, Reay NW, Reucroft S, Ridel M, Rijssenbeek M, Rizatdinova F, Rockwell T, Roco M, Royon C, Rubinov P, Ruchti R, Rutherfoord J, Sabirov BM, Sajot G, Santoro A, Sawyer L, Schamberger RD, Schellman H, Schwartzman A, Sen N, Shabalina E, Shivpuri RK, Shpakov D, Shupe M, Sidwell RA, Simak V, Singh H, Singh JB, Sirotenko V, Slattery P, Smith E, Smith RP, Snihur R, Snow GR, Snow J, Snyder S, Solomon J, Song Y, Sorín V, Sosebee M, Sotnikova N, Soustruznik K, Souza M, Stanton NR, Steinbrück G, Stephens RW, Stichelbaut F, Stoker D, Stolin V, Stone A, Stoyanova DA, Strang MA, Strauss M, Strovink M, Stutte L, Sznajder A, Talby M, Taylor W, Tentindo-Repond S, Tripathi SM, Trippe TG, Turcot AS, Tuts PM, Vaniev V, Van Kooten R, Varelas N, Vertogradov LS, Villeneuve-Seguier F, Volkov AA, Vorobiev AP, Wahl HD, Wang H, Wang ZM, Warchol J, Watts G, Wayne M, Weerts H, White A, White JT, Whiteson D, Wijngaarden DA, Willis S, Wimpenny SJ, Womersley J, Wood DR, Xu Q, Yamada R, Yamin P, Yasuda T, Yatsunenko YA, Yip K, Youssef S, Yu J, Yu Z, Zanabria M, Zhang X, Zheng H, Zhou B, Zhou Z, Zielinski M, Zieminska D, Zieminski A, Zutshi V, Zverev EG, Zylberstejn A. Search for R-parity violating supersymmetry in two-muon and four-jet topologies. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2002; 89:171801. [PMID: 12398658 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.89.171801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2001] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We present results of a search for R-parity-violating decay of the neutralino chi;01, taken as the lightest supersymmetric particle, to a muon and two jets. The decay proceeds through a lepton-number violating coupling lambda(')(2jk) (j=1,2; k=1,2,3), with R-parity conservation in all other production and decay processes. In the absence of candidate events from 77.5+/-3.9 pb(-1) of data collected by the D0 experiment at the Fermilab Tevatron in pp collisions at sqrt[s]=1.8 TeV, and with an expected background of 0.18+/-0.03+/-0.02 events, we set limits on squark and gluino masses within the framework of the minimal low-energy supergravity-supersymmetry model.
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Willis S, Faridi A, Schelzig S, Hoelzl F, Kasperk R, Rath W, Schumpelick V. Childbirth and incontinence: a prospective study on anal sphincter morphology and function before and early after vaginal delivery. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2002; 387:101-7. [PMID: 12111263 DOI: 10.1007/s00423-002-0296-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2002] [Accepted: 04/07/2002] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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PURPOSE Disturbance of anal continence is a well-known problem after vaginal delivery. However, only few and incongruent data on the incidence and pathogenesis of postpartum incontinence are available. This study examined the effects of vaginal delivery on anal continence prospectively. METHODS In 42 unselected women anal vector manometry and endoanal ultrasonography were performed, and pudendal nerve terminal motor latency (PNTML) and rectal sensibility were measured in the 32th week of pregnancy and 6 weeks after delivery. Continence was evaluated according to the Kelly-Holschneider score. Patients with occult sphincter defects were additionally followed-up 12 weeks after vaginal delivery. To exclude any effect of pregnancy alone ten patients with elective cesarian section served as controls. RESULTS Overall continence after vaginal delivery did not differ significantly from that before delivery, there was a significant reduction in postpartum anal squeeze and resting pressures in all patients. Obstetric tears of grade III or IV occurred in 9% of the patients. Endosonography revealed occult lesions of the internal and external anal sphincter in an additional 19% of women who clinically seemed to have an intact sphincter. Manometric results and continence in these women did not differ significantly from those with intact sphincter and remained unchanged after 12 weeks. PNTML and rectal sensibility were not affected by vaginal delivery. After cesarian section there were no changes in continence, anal pressures, rectal sensibility, or PNTML. CONCLUSIONS Vaginal delivery leads to direct mechanical trauma to the anal sphincters, while stretch and distension of the pudendal nerve seem to be of minor importance. Only endoanal ultrasonography is suitable for detection of occult sphincter lesions.
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Abazov VM, Abbott B, Abdesselam A, Abolins M, Abramov V, Acharya BS, Adams DL, Adams M, Ahmed SN, Alexeev GD, Alton A, Alves GA, Amos N, Anderson EW, Arnoud Y, Avila C, Baarmand MM, Babintsev VV, Babukhadia L, Bacon TC, Baden A, Baldin B, Balm PW, Banerjee S, Barberis E, Baringer P, Barreto J, Bartlett JF, Bassler U, Bauer D, Bean A, Beaudette F, Begel M, Belyaev A, Beri SB, Bernardi G, Bertram I, Besson A, Beuselinck R, Bezzubov VA, Bhat PC, Bhatnagar V, Bhattacharjee M, Blazey G, Blekman F, Blessing S, Boehnlein A, Bojko NI, Borcherding F, Bos K, Bose T, Brandt A, Breedon R, Briskin G, Brock R, Brooijmans G, Bross A, Buchholz D, Buehler M, Buescher V, Burtovoi VS, Butler JM, Canelli F, Carvalho W, Casey D, Casilum Z, Castilla-Valdez H, Chakraborty D, Chan KM, Chekulaev SV, Cho DK, Choi S, Chopra S, Christenson JH, Chung M, Claes D, Clark AR, Coney L, Connolly B, Cooper WE, Coppage D, Crépé-Renaudin S, Cummings MAC, Cutts D, Davis GA, Davis K, De K, De Jong SJ, Del Signore K, Demarteau M, Demina R, Demine P, Denisov D, Denisov SP, Desai S, Diehl HT, Diesburg M, Doulas S, Ducros Y, Dudko LV, Duensing S, Duflot L, Dugad SR, Duperrin A, Dyshkant A, Edmunds D, Ellison J, Eltzroth JT, Elvira VD, Engelmann R, Eno S, Eppley G, Ermolov P, Eroshin OV, Estrada J, Evans H, Evdokimov VN, Fahland T, Feher S, Fein D, Ferbel T, Filthaut F, Fisk HE, Fisyak Y, Flattum E, Fleuret F, Fortner M, Fox H, Frame KC, Fu S, Fuess S, Gallas E, Galyaev AN, Gao M, Gavrilov V, Genik RJ, Genser K, Gerber CE, Gershtein Y, Gilmartin R, Ginther G, Gómez B, Gómez G, Goncharov PI, González Solís JL, Gordon H, Goss LT, Gounder K, Goussiou A, Graf N, Graham G, Grannis PD, Green JA, Greenlee H, Greenwood ZD, Grinstein S, Groer L, Grünendahl S, Gupta A, Gurzhiev SN, Gutierrez G, Gutierrez P, Hadley NJ, Haggerty H, Hagopian S, Hagopian V, Hall RE, Hanlet P, Hansen S, Hauptman JM, Hays C, Hebert C, Hedin D, Heinmiller JM, Heinson AP, Heintz U, Hildreth MD, Hirosky R, Hobbs JD, Hoeneisen B, Huang Y, Iashvili I, Illingworth R, Ito AS, Jaffré M, Jain S, Jesik R, Johns K, Johnson M, Jonckheere A, Jöstlein H, Juste A, Kahl W, Kahn S, Kajfasz E, Kalinin AM, Karmanov D, Karmgard D, Kehoe R, Khanov A, Kharchilava A, Kim SK, Klima B, Knuteson B, Ko W, Kohli JM, Kostritskiy AV, Kotcher J, Kothari B, Kotwal AV, Kozelov AV, Kozlovsky EA, Krane J, Krishnaswamy MR, Krivkova P, Krzywdzinski S, Kubantsev M, Kuleshov S, Kulik Y, Kunori S, Kupco A, Kuznetsov VE, Landsberg G, Lee WM, Leflat A, Leggett C, Lehner F, Leonidopoulos C, Li J, Li QZ, Li X, Lima JGR, Lincoln D, Linn SL, Linnemann J, Lipton R, Lucotte A, Lueking L, Lundstedt C, Luo C, Maciel AKA, Madaras RJ, Malyshev VL, Manankov V, Mao HS, Marshall T, Martin MI, Mauritz KM, Mayorov AA, McCarthy R, McMahon T, Melanson HL, Merkin M, Merritt KW, Miao C, Miettinen H, Mihalcea D, Mishra CS, Mokhov N, Mondal NK, Montgomery HE, Moore RW, Mostafa M, Da Motta H, Nagy E, Nang F, Narain M, Narasimham VS, Naumann NA, Neal HA, Negret JP, Negroni S, Nunnemann T, O'Neil D, Oguri V, Olivier B, Oshima N, Padley P, Pan LJ, Papageorgiou K, Para A, Parashar N, Partridge R, Parua N, Paterno M, Patwa A, Pawlik B, Perkins J, Peters O, Pétroff P, Piegaia R, Pope BG, Popkov E, Prosper HB, Protopopescu S, Przybycien MB, Qian J, Raja R, Rajagopalan S, Ramberg E, Rapidis PA, Reay NW, Reucroft S, Ridel M, Rijssenbeek M, Rizatdinova F, Rockwell T, Roco M, Royon C, Rubinov P, Ruchti R, Rutherfoord J, Sabirov BM, Sajot G, Santoro A, Sawyer L, Schamberger RD, Schellman H, Schwartzman A, Sen N, Shabalina E, Shivpuri RK, Shpakov D, Shupe M, Sidwell RA, Simak V, Singh H, Singh JB, Sirotenko V, Slattery P, Smith E, Smith RP, Snihur R, Snow GR, Snow J, Snyder S, Solomon J, Song Y, Sorín V, Sosebee M, Sotnikova N, Soustruznik K, Souza M, Stanton NR, Steinbrück G, Stephens RW, Stichelbaut F, Stoker D, Stolin V, Stone A, Stoyanova DA, Strang MA, Strauss M, Strovink M, Stutte L, Sznajder A, Talby M, Taylor W, Tentindo-Repond S, Tripathi SM, Trippe TG, Turcot AS, Tuts PM, Vaniev V, Van Kooten R, Varelas N, Vertogradov LS, Villeneuve-Seguier F, Volkov AA, Vorobiev AP, Wahl HD, Wang H, Wang ZM, Warchol J, Watts G, Wayne M, Weerts H, White A, White JT, Whiteson D, Wijngaarden DA, Willis S, Wimpenny SJ, Womersley J, Wood DR, Xu Q, Yamada R, Yamin P, Yasuda T, Yatsunenko YA, Yip K, Youssef S, Yu J, Yu Z, Zanabria M, Zhang X, Zheng H, Zhou B, Zhou Z, Zielinski M, Zieminska D, Zieminski A, Zutshi V, Zverev EG, Zylberstejn A. Search for leptoquark pairs decaying into nunu+jets in pp collisions at square root[s] = 1.8 TeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2002; 88:191801. [PMID: 12005624 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.88.191801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2001] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We present the results of a search for leptoquark (LQ) pairs in (85.2+/-3.7) pb(-1) of pp* collider data collected by the D0 experiment at the Fermilab Tevatron. We observe no evidence for leptoquark production and set a limit on sigma(pp*-->LQLQ-->nunu+jets) as a function of the mass of the leptoquark (m(LQ)). Assuming the decay LQ-->nuq, we exclude scalar leptoquarks for m(LQ) < 98 GeV/c(2), and vector leptoquarks for m(LQ) < 200 GeV/c(2) and coupling which produces the minimum cross section, at a 95% confidence level.
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Abazov VM, Abbott B, Abdesselam A, Abolins M, Abramov V, Acharya BS, Adams DL, Adams M, Ahmed SN, Alexeev GD, Alves GA, Amos N, Anderson EW, Arnoud Y, Baarmand MM, Babintsev VV, Babukhadia L, Bacon TC, Baden A, Baldin B, Balm PW, Banerjee S, Barberis E, Baringer P, Barreto J, Bartlett JF, Bassler U, Bauer D, Bean A, Beaudette F, Begel M, Belyaev A, Beri SB, Bernardi G, Bertram I, Besson A, Beuselinck R, Bezzubov VA, Bhat PC, Bhatnagar V, Bhattacharjee M, Blazey G, Blessing S, Boehnlein A, Bojko NI, Borcherding F, Bos K, Brandt A, Breedon R, Briskin G, Brock R, Brooijmans G, Bross A, Buchholz D, Buehler M, Buescher V, Burtovoi VS, Butler JM, Canelli F, Carvalho W, Casey D, Casilum Z, Castilla-Valdez H, Chakraborty D, Chan KM, Chekulaev SV, Cho DK, Choi S, Chopra S, Christenson JH, Chung M, Claes D, Clark AR, Cochran J, Coney L, Connolly B, Cooper WE, Coppage D, Crépé-Renaudin S, Cummings MAC, Cutts D, Davis GA, Davis K, De K, De Jong SJ, Del Signore K, Demarteau M, Demina R, Demine P, Denisov D, Denisov SP, Desai S, Diehl HT, Diesburg M, Doulas S, Ducros Y, Dudko LV, Duensing S, Duflot L, Dugad SR, Duperrin A, Dyshkant A, Edmunds D, Ellison J, Elvira VD, Engelmann R, Eno S, Eppley G, Ermolov P, Eroshin OV, Estrada J, Evans H, Evdokimov VN, Fahland T, Feher S, Fein D, Ferbel T, Filthaut F, Fisk HE, Fisyak Y, Flattum E, Fleuret F, Fortner M, Fox H, Frame KC, Fu S, Fuess S, Gallas E, Galyaev AN, Gao M, Gavrilov V, Genik RJ, Genser K, Gerber CE, Gershtein Y, Gilmartin R, Ginther G, Gómez B, Gómez G, Goncharov PI, González Solís JL, Gordon H, Goss LT, Gounder K, Goussiou A, Graf N, Graham G, Grannis PD, Green JA, Greenlee H, Greenwood ZD, Grinstein S, Groer L, Grünendahl S, Gupta A, Gurzhiev SN, Gutierrez G, Gutierrez P, Hadley NJ, Haggerty H, Hagopian S, Hagopian V, Hall RE, Hanlet P, Hansen S, Hauptman JM, Hays C, Hebert C, Hedin D, Heinmiller JM, Heinson AP, Heintz U, Heuring T, Hildreth MD, Hirosky R, Hobbs JD, Hoeneisen B, Huang Y, Illingworth R, Ito AS, Jaffré M, Jain S, Jesik R, Johns K, Johnson M, Jonckheere A, Jones M, Jöstlein H, Juste A, Kahl W, Kahn S, Kajfasz E, Kalinin AM, Karmanov D, Karmgard D, Ke Z, Kehoe R, Khanov A, Kharchilava A, Kim SK, Klima B, Knuteson B, Ko W, Kohli JM, Kostritskiy AV, Kotcher J, Kothari B, Kotwal AV, Kozelov AV, Kozlovsky EA, Krane J, Krishnaswamy MR, Krivkova P, Krzywdzinski S, Kubantsev M, Kuleshov S, Kulik Y, Kunori S, Kupco A, Kuznetsov VE, Landsberg G, Lee WM, Leflat A, Leggett C, Lehner F, Li J, Li QZ, Li X, Lima JGR, Lincoln D, Linn SL, Linnemann J, Lipton R, Lucotte A, Lueking L, Lundstedt C, Luo C, Maciel AKA, Madaras RJ, Malyshev VL, Manankov V, Mao HS, Marshall T, Martin MI, Mauritz KM, May B, Mayorov AA, McCarthy R, McMahon T, Melanson HL, Merkin M, Merritt KW, Miao C, Miettinen H, Mihalcea D, Mishra CS, Mokhov N, Mondal NK, Montgomery HE, Moore RW, Mostafa M, Da Motta H, Nagy E, Nang F, Narain M, Narasimham VS, Neal HA, Negret JP, Negroni S, Nomerotski A, Nunnemann T, O'Neil D, Oguri V, Olivier B, Oshima N, Padley P, Pan LJ, Papageorgiou K, Para A, Parashar N, Partridge R, Parua N, Paterno M, Patwa A, Pawlik B, Perkins J, Peters M, Peters O, Pétroff P, Piegaia R, Pope BG, Popkov E, Prosper HB, Protopopescu S, Qian J, Raja R, Rajagopalan S, Ramberg E, Rapidis PA, Reay NW, Reucroft S, Ridel M, Rijssenbeek M, Rizatdinova F, Rockwell T, Roco M, Royon C, Rubinov P, Ruchti R, Rutherfoord J, Sabirov BM, Sajot G, Santoro A, Sawyer L, Schamberger RD, Schellman H, Schwartzman A, Sen N, Shabalina E, Shivpuri RK, Shpakov D, Shupe M, Sidwell RA, Simak V, Singh H, Singh JB, Sirotenko V, Slattery P, Smith E, Smith RP, Snihur R, Snow GR, Snow J, Snyder S, Solomon J, Sorín V, Sosebee M, Sotnikova N, Soustruznik K, Souza M, Stanton NR, Steinbrück G, Stephens RW, Stichelbaut F, Stoker D, Stolin V, Stone A, Stoyanova DA, Strauss M, Strovink M, Stutte L, Sznajder A, Talby M, Taylor W, Tentindo-Repond S, Tripathi SM, Trippe TG, Turcot AS, Tuts PM, Vaniev V, Van Kooten R, Varelas N, Vertogradov LS, Villeneuve-Seguier F, Volkov AA, Vorobiev AP, Wahl HD, Wang H, Wang ZM, Warchol J, Watts G, Wayne M, Weerts H, White A, White JT, Whiteson D, Wightman JA, Wijngaarden DA, Willis S, Wimpenny SJ, Womersley J, Wood DR, Xu Q, Yamada R, Yamin P, Yasuda T, Yatsunenko YA, Yip K, Youssef S, Yu J, Yu Z, Zanabria M, Zhang X, Zheng H, Zhou B, Zhou Z, Zielinski M, Zieminska D, Zieminski A, Zutshi V, Zverev EG, Zylberstejn A. Search for the scalar top quark in pp collisions at square root[s] = 1.8 TeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2002; 88:171802. [PMID: 12005745 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.88.171802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2001] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We have performed a search for scalar top quark (stop) pair production in the inclusive electron-muon-missing transverse energy final state, using a sample of pp events corresponding to 108.3 pb(-1) of data collected with the D0 detector at Fermilab. The search is done in the framework of the minimal supersymmetric standard model assuming that the sneutrino is the lightest supersymmetric particle. For the dominant decays of the lightest stop, t-->b chi+1 and t-->blnu, no evidence for signal is found. We derive cross-section limits as a function of stop ( t ), chargino ( chi+1), and sneutrino ( nu) masses.
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Abazov VM, Abbott B, Abdesselam A, Abolins M, Abramov V, Acharya BS, Adams DL, Adams M, Ahmed SN, Alexeev GD, Alves GA, Amos N, Anderson EW, Baarmand MM, Babintsev VV, Babukhadia L, Bacon TC, Baden A, Baldin B, Balm PW, Banerjee S, Barberis E, Baringer P, Barreto J, Bartlett JF, Bassler U, Bauer D, Bean A, Begel M, Belyaev A, Beri SB, Bernardi G, Bertram I, Besson A, Beuselinck R, Bezzubov VA, Bhat PC, Bhatnagar V, Bhattacharjee M, Blazey G, Blessing S, Boehnlein A, Bojko NI, Borcherding F, Bos K, Brandt A, Breedon R, Briskin G, Brock R, Brooijmans G, Bross A, Buchholz D, Buehler M, Buescher V, Burtovoi VS, Butler JM, Canelli F, Carvalho W, Casey D, Casilum Z, Castilla-Valdez H, Chakraborty D, Chan KM, Chekulaev SV, Cho DK, Choi S, Chopra S, Christenson JH, Chung M, Claes D, Clark AR, Cochran J, Coney L, Connolly B, Cooper WE, Coppage D, Cummings MAC, Cutts D, Davis GA, Davis K, De K, de Jong SJ, Del Signore K, Demarteau M, Demina R, Demine P, Denisov D, Denisov SP, Desai S, Diehl HT, Diesburg M, Di Loreto G, Doulas S, Draper P, Ducros Y, Dudko LV, Duensing S, Duflot L, Dugad SR, Dyshkant A, Edmunds D, Ellison J, Elvira VD, Engelmann R, Eno S, Eppley G, Ermolov P, Eroshin OV, Estrada J, Evans H, Evdokimov VN, Fahland T, Feher S, Fein D, Ferbel T, Filthaut F, Fisk HE, Fisyak Y, Flattum E, Fleuret F, Fortner M, Frame KC, Fuess S, Gallas E, Galyaev AN, Gao M, Gavrilov V, Genik RJ, Genser K, Gerber CE, Gershtein Y, Gilmartin R, Ginther G, Gómez B, Gómez G, Goncharov PI, González Solís JL, Gordon H, Goss LT, Gounder K, Goussiou A, Graf N, Graham G, Grannis PD, Green JA, Greenlee H, Grinstein S, Groer L, Grünendahl S, Gupta A, Gurzhiev SN, Gutierrez G, Gutierrez P, Hadley NJ, Haggerty H, Hagopian S, Hagopian V, Hall RE, Hanlet P, Hansen S, Hauptman JM, Hays C, Hebert C, Hedin D, Heinson AP, Heintz U, Heuring T, Hildreth MD, Hirosky R, Hobbs JD, Hoeneisen B, Huang Y, Illingworth R, Ito AS, Jaffré M, Jain S, Jesik R, Johns K, Johnson M, Jonckheere A, Jones M, Jöstlein H, Juste A, Kahn S, Kajfasz E, Kalinin AM, Karmanov D, Karmgard D, Kehoe R, Kharchilava A, Kim SK, Klima B, Knuteson B, Ko W, Kohli JM, Kostritskiy AV, Kotcher J, Kotwal AV, Kozelov AV, Kozlovsky EA, Krane J, Krishnaswamy MR, Krivkova P, Krzywdzinski S, Kubantsev M, Kuleshov S, Kulik Y, Kunori S, Kupco A, Kuznetsov VE, Landsberg G, Leflat A, Leggett C, Lehner F, Li J, Li QZ, Lima JGR, Lincoln D, Linn SL, Linnemann J, Lipton R, Lucotte A, Lueking L, Lundstedt C, Luo C, Maciel AKA, Madaras RJ, Malyshev VL, Manankov V, Mao HS, Marshall T, Martin MI, Martin RD, Mauritz KM, May B, Mayorov AA, McCarthy R, McDonald J, McMahon T, Melanson HL, Merkin M, Merritt KW, Miao C, Miettinen H, Mihalcea D, Mishra CS, Mokhov N, Mondal NK, Montgomery HE, Moore RW, Mostafa M, da Motta H, Nagy E, Nang F, Narain M, Narasimham VS, Neal HA, Negret JP, Negroni S, Nunnemann T, O'Neil D, Oguri V, Olivier B, Oshima N, Padley P, Pan LJ, Papageorgiou K, Para A, Parashar N, Partridge R, Parua N, Paterno M, Patwa A, Pawlik B, Perkins J, Peters M, Peters O, Pétroff P, Piegaia R, Piekarz H, Pope BG, Popkov E, Prosper HB, Protopopescu S, Qian J, Raja R, Rajagopalan S, Ramberg E, Rapidis PA, Reay NW, Reucroft S, Rha J, Ridel M, Rijssenbeek M, Rockwell T, Roco M, Rubinov P, Ruchti R, Rutherfoord J, Sabirov BM, Santoro A, Sawyer L, Schamberger RD, Schellman H, Schwartzman A, Sen N, Shabalina E, Shivpuri RK, Shpakov D, Shupe M, Sidwell RA, Simak V, Singh H, Singh JB, Sirotenko V, Slattery P, Smith E, Smith RP, Snihur R, Snow GR, Snow J, Snyder S, Solomon J, Sorín V, Sosebee M, Sotnikova N, Soustruznik K, Souza M, Stanton NR, Steinbrück G, Stephens RW, Stichelbaut F, Stoker D, Stolin V, Stoyanova DA, Strauss M, Strovink M, Stutte L, Sznajder A, Taylor W, Tentindo-Repond S, Tripathi SM, Trippe TG, Turcot AS, Tuts PM, van Gemmeren P, Vaniev V, Van Kooten R, Varelas N, Vertogradov LS, Volkov AA, Vorobiev AP, Wahl HD, Wang H, Wang ZM, Warchol J, Watts G, Wayne M, Weerts H, White A, White JT, Whiteson D, Wightman JA, Wijngaarden DA, Willis S, Wimpenny SJ, Womersley J, Wood DR, Yamada R, Yamin P, Yasuda T, Yatsunenko YA, Yip K, Youssef S, Yu J, Yu Z, Zanabria M, Zheng H, Zhou Z, Zielinski M, Zieminska D, Zieminski A, Zutshi V, Zverev EG, Zylberstejn A. Direct search for charged higgs bosons in decays of top quarks. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2002; 88:151803. [PMID: 11955191 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.88.151803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2001] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We present a search for charged Higgs bosons in decays of pair-produced top quarks in pp collisions at sqrt[s] = 1.8 TeV recorded by the D0 detector at the Fermilab Tevatron collider. With no evidence for signal, we exclude most regions of the ( M(H+/-),tan(beta)) parameter space where the decay t--> H(+)b has a branching fraction >0.36 and B(H+/--->tau(nu)(tau)) is large.
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Willis S, Schumpelick V. Invited Commentary to: 'Virtual Dissection and Automated Polyp Detection of the Colon Based on Spiral CT - Techniques and Prelim inary Experience on a Cadaveric Phantom' (Eur. Surg. 2002;34:143 - 149). Eur Surg 2002. [DOI: 10.1046/j.1563-2563.2002.02025.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Willis S, Kisielinski K, Klosterhalfen B, Schumpelick V. Morphological and functional adaptation of the small intestine after colectomy and ileal pouch-anal anastomosis in rats. Int J Colorectal Dis 2002; 17:85-91. [PMID: 12014426 DOI: 10.1007/s003840100352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS This study investigated morphological and functional changes in the small bowel after colectomy and ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA). METHODS AND MATERIALS In 15 rats electrolyte, glucose, and water absorption was determined by in vivo single-pass perfusion of the proximal and distal small intestine 15 weeks after IPAA. Afterwards the small intestine was resected for morphometric evaluation. Controls were 15 identically treated rats without operation. RESULTS IPAA led to a significant increase in the small intestinal diameter and a significant increase in villus length and density, which was more apparent in ileum than in jejunum. Therefore the mucosal surface per unit serosa increased significantly by 59% in the jejunum and by 76% in the ileum. In the pouch there was a significant increase in goblet cell density, crypt depth, and diameter of the muscularis which was not detectable in the segments proximal from the pouch. Due to the increase in mucosal surface there was a significant increase in total glucose and electrolyte and sorption in the ileum while absorption rates per unit mucosa were unchanged, with the exception of an increase in mucosal sodium absorption. Jejunal absorption and ileal absorption of water remained unchanged. CONCLUSION Adaptation of the small intestine after IPAA leads to colonic metaplasia in the pouch and intestinal hyperplasia proximal from the pouch. The loss of colonic absorption is compensated by the increase in ileal mucosal surface with subsequently elevated electrolyte and glucose absorption. Changes in intestinal permeability may be responsible for additional water depletion, which is compensated by the upregulation of enteric water and sodium absorption.
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There is limited data currently available for making dose and risk assessments for paediatric patients undergoing computed tomographic examination. A method has been developed to correlate the risk-related quantity, effective dose, to the more simply derived quantity dose-length product. This involved scanning a series of paediatric anthropomorphic phantoms containing thermoluminescent dosimeters to measure effective dose for scans of various anatomic regions. The quantity effective dose per dose-length product was calculated and plotted as a function of patient size. This showed a simple exponential relationship, and equations of fit were derived to enable the calculation of effective dose for a patient of any size. Measurements carried out on a second scanner and for alternative scan volumes indicated that the method could be generally utilized.
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Abazov VM, Abbott B, Abdesselam A, Abolins M, Abramov V, Acharya BS, Adams DL, Adams M, Ahmed SN, Alexeev GD, Alton A, Alves GA, Amos N, Anderson EW, Arnoud Y, Avila C, Baarmand MM, Babintsev VV, Babukhadia L, Bacon TC, Baden A, Baldin B, Balm PW, Banerjee S, Barberis E, Baringer P, Barreto J, Bartlett JF, Bassler U, Bauer D, Bean A, Beaudette F, Begel M, Belyaev A, Beri SB, Bernardi G, Bertram I, Besson A, Beuselinck R, Bezzubov VA, Bhat PC, Bhatnagar V, Bhattacharjee M, Blazey G, Blekman F, Blessing S, Boehnlein A, Bojko NI, Borcherding F, Bos K, Bose T, Brandt A, Breedon R, Briskin G, Brock R, Brooijmans G, Bross A, Buchholz D, Buehler M, Buescher V, Burtovoi VS, Butler JM, Canelli F, Carvalho W, Casey D, Casilum Z, Castilla-Valdez H, Chakraborty D, Chan KM, Chekulaev SV, Cho DK, Choi S, Chopra S, Christenson JH, Chung M, Claes D, Clark AR, Cochran J, Coney L, Connolly B, Cooper WE, Coppage D, Crépé-Renaudin S, Cummings MA, Cutts D, Davis GA, Davis K, De K, de Jong SJ, Del Signore K, Demarteau M, Demina R, Demine P, Denisov D, Denisov SP, Desai S, Diehl HT, Diesburg M, Doulas S, Ducros Y, Dudko LV, Duensing S, Duflot L, Dugad SR, Duperrin A, Dyshkant A, Edmunds D, Ellison J, Elvira VD, Engelmann R, Eno S, Eppley G, Ermolov P, Eroshin OV, Estrada J, Evans H, Evdokimov VN, Fahland T, Feher S, Fein D, Ferbel T, Filthaut F, Fisk HE, Fisyak Y, Flattum E, Fleuret F, Fortner M, Fox H, Frame KC, Fu S, Fuess S, Gallas E, Galyaev AN, Gao M, Gavrilov V, Genik RJ, Genser K, Gerber CE, Gershtein Y, Gilmartin R, Ginther G, Gómez B, Gómez G, Goncharov PI, González Solís JL, Gordon H, Goss LT, Gounder K, Goussiou A, Graf N, Graham G, Grannis PD, Green JA, Greenlee H, Greenwood ZD, Grinstein S, Groer L, Grünendahl S, Gupta A, Gurzhiev SN, Gutierrez G, Gutierrez P, Hadley NJ, Haggerty H, Hagopian S, Hagopian V, Hall RE, Hanlet P, Hansen S, Hauptman JM, Hays C, Hebert C, Hedin D, Heinmiller JM, Heinson AP, Heintz U, Heuring T, Hildreth MD, Hirosky R, Hobbs JD, Hoeneisen B, Huang Y, Illingworth R, Ito AS, Jaffré M, Jain S, Jesik R, Johns K, Johnson M, Jonckheere A, Jöstlein H, Juste A, Kahl W, Kahn S, Kajfasz E, Kalinin AM, Karmanov D, Karmgard D, Kehoe R, Khanov A, Kharchilava A, Kim SK, Klima B, Knuteson B, Ko W, Kohli JM, Kostritskiy AV, Kotcher J, Kothari B, Kotwal AV, Kozelov AV, Kozlovsky EA, Krane J, Krishnaswamy MR, Krivkova P, Krzywdzinski S, Kubantsev M, Kuleshov S, Kulik Y, Kunori S, Kupco A, Kuznetsov VE, Landsberg G, Lee WM, Leflat A, Leggett C, Lehner F, Li J, Li QZ, Li X, Lima JG, Lincoln D, Linn SL, Linnemann J, Lipton R, Lucotte A, Lueking L, Lundstedt C, Luo C, Maciel AK, Madaras RJ, Malyshev VL, Manankov V, Mao HS, Marshall T, Martin MI, Mauritz KM, May B, Mayorov AA, McCarthy R, McMahon T, Melanson HL, Merkin M, Merritt KW, Miao C, Miettinen H, Mihalcea D, Mishra CS, Mokhov N, Mondal NK, Montgomery HE, Moore RW, Mostafa M, da Motta H, Nagy E, Nang F, Narain M, Narasimham VS, Naumann NA, Neal HA, Negret JP, Negroni S, Nunnemann T, O'Neil D, Oguri V, Olivier B, Oshima N, Padley P, Pan LJ, Papageorgiou K, Para A, Parashar N, Partridge R, Parua N, Paterno M, Patwa A, Pawlik B, Perkins J, Peters O, Pétroff P, Piegaia R, Pope BG, Popkov E, Prosper HB, Protopopescu S, Przybycien MB, Qian J, Raja R, Rajagopalan S, Ramberg E, Rapidis PA, Reay NW, Reucroft S, Ridel M, Rijssenbeek M, Rizatdinova F, Rockwell T, Roco M, Royon C, Rubinov P, Ruchti R, Rutherfoord J, Sabirov BM, Sajot G, Santoro A, Sawyer L, Schamberger RD, Schellman H, Schwartzman A, Sen N, Shabalina E, Shivpuri RK, Shpakov D, Shupe M, Sidwell RA, Simak V, Singh H, Singh JB, Sirotenko V, Slattery P, Smith E, Smith RP, Snihur R, Snow GR, Snow J, Snyder S, Solomon J, Song Y, Sorín V, Sosebee M, Sotnikova N, Soustruznik K, Souza M, Stanton NR, Steinbrück G, Stephens RW, Stichelbaut F, Stoker D, Stolin V, Stone A, Stoyanova DA, Strang MA, Strauss M, Strovink M, Stutte L, Sznajder A, Talby M, Taylor W, Tentindo-Repond S, Tripathi SM, Trippe TG, Turcot AS, Tuts PM, Vaniev V, Van Kooten R, Varelas N, Vertogradov LS, Villeneuve-Seguier F, Volkov AA, Vorobiev AP, Wahl HD, Wang H, Wang ZM, Warchol J, Watts G, Wayne M, Weerts H, White A, White JT, Whiteson D, Wightman JA, Wijngaarden DA, Willis S, Wimpenny SJ, Womersley J, Wood DR, Xu Q, Yamada R, Yamin P, Yasuda T, Yatsunenko YA, Yip K, Youssef S, Yu J, Yu Z, Zanabria M, Zhang X, Zheng H, Zhou B, Zhou Z, Zielinski M, Zieminska D, Zieminski A, Zutshi V, Zverev EG, Zylberstejn A. Ratio of isolated photon cross sections in pp macro collisions at square root of s = 630 and 1800 GeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2001; 87:251805. [PMID: 11736564 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.87.251805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2001] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The inclusive cross section for production of isolated photons has been measured in pp macro collisions at square root of s = 630 GeV with the D0 detector at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider. The photons span a transverse energy (E(T)) range from 7-49 GeV and have pseudorapidity absolute value of eta < 2.5. This measurement is combined with the previous D0 result at square root of s = 1800 GeV to form a ratio of the cross sections. Comparison of next-to-leading-order QCD with the measured cross section at 630 GeV and the ratio of cross sections show satisfactory agreement in most of the E(T) range.
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