We investigated correlations among the superficial veins, cutaneous nerves, arteries, and venous valves in 128 cadaveric arms in order to choose safe venipuncture sites in the cubital fossa. The running patterns of the superficial veins were classified into four types (I-IV) and two subtypes (a and b). In types I and II, the median cubital vein (MCV) was connected obliquely between the cephalic and basilic veins in an N-shape, while the median antebrachial vein (MAV) opened into the MCV in type I and into the basilic vein in type II. In type III, the MCV did not exist. In type IV, additional superficial veins above the cephalic and basilic veins were developed around the cubital fossa. In types Ib-IVb, the accessory cephalic vein was developed under the same conditions as seen in types Ia-IVa, respectively. The lateral cutaneous nerve of the forearm descended deeply along the cephalic vein in 124 cases (97 %), while the medial cutaneous nerve of the forearm descended superficially along the basilic vein in 94 (73 %). A superficial brachial artery was found in 27 cases (21 %) and passed deeply under the ulnar side of the MCV. A median superficial antebrachial artery was found in 1 case (1 %), which passed deeply under the ulnar side of the MCV and ran along the MAV. Venous valves were found at 239 points in 28 cases with superficial veins, with a single valve seen at 79 points (33 %) and double valves at 160 points (67 %). At the time of intravenous injection, caution is needed regarding the locations of cutaneous nerves, brachial and superficial brachial arteries, and venous valves. The area ranging from the middle segment of the MCV to the confluence between the MCV and cephalic vein appears to be a relatively safe venipuncture site. PMID:23131916

Abstract in portuguese OBJETIVO: Determinar parâmetros anátomo-cirúrgicos para o acesso rápido, seguro e preciso da veia basílica no terço distal do braço e avaliar os aspectos anatômicos relacionados à presença, número e sintopia neural na região. MÉTODO: Foram utilizados 30 membros superiores de cadáveres adultos, brasileiros, do sexo masculino (27 a 58 anos), fixados em solução de formalina a 10%. Foi criado um método trigonométrico utilizando-se parâmetros anatômicos, de (more) terminando-se um triângulo cujo ápice foi o ponto de referência para a localização da veia basílica no terço distal do braço. A região foi dissecada e a veia exposta. O método foi também utilizado na dissecação venosa de 15 pacientes. RESULTADOS: A veia basílica foi encontrada na face medial do terço distal do braço de todos os cadáveres, localizando-se no ápice do trígono em 70% dos casos e em situação medial em relação ao mesmo em 30%. Em 83,33% havia ramos dos nervos cutâneos mediais do braço e antebraço junto à adventícia da veia basílica. Foram encontrados dois ramos dos nervos cutâneos mediais do braço e antebraço relacionados a cada veia basílica em 90% dos membros superiores e apenas um ramo no restante. Em 30% dos casos existiam ramos posteriores à veia basílica, o que deve ser considerado ao se realizar a dissecação da mesma. CONCLUSÕES: O método proposto para a localização da veia basílica mostrou-se eficaz, rápido, seguro e preciso, indicando ser uma boa opção de acesso venoso no paciente em estado crítico que necessite de tal procedimento. Abstract in english BACKGROUND: To determine anatomo-surgical parameters to fast, safe and precise approach to the basilic vein in the arm distal third and to assess anatomic features related to the presence, and nerve sintopy in the region. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study was made in 15 human corpses, from male adults aged 27 up to 58 years old, summing up 30 upper limbs, fixed in 10% formalin. It was created a trigonometric method using anatomic parameters to determine a triangle which ape (more) x was the reference point to locate the basilic vein in the arm distal third. The region was dissected, the vein exposed, its diameter assessed with a caliper. The method was utilized to perform the basilic vein dissection in 15 patients that required the venous approach. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The basilic vein was found in the medial surface of arm distal third in all studied cadavers. The vein was located on the triagle apex in 70% of the cases (87% of the right and 53% of the left upper limbs). In 30% of the specimens the vein was placed medially to the triangle apex, the distance did not exceeded 5mm. In 83,33% of the specimens there were branches of the medial cutaneous nerves of arm and forearm against the vein adventitia. It was found two branches of the medial cutaneous nerves of arm and forearm related to each basilic vein in the majority of the upper limbs (90% - 27 limbs) and only one branch in the remaining (10 % - 3 limbs). In 30% of the cases there were branches located behind the basilic vein, this fact must be considered when the basilic vein dissection is made. The proposed method to the basilic vein location showed to be fast, safe and precise, indicating that the method is a good option to the vascular approach in patients in critical conditions that demand this procedure.

Heterotaxy syndromes comprise a great variety of possible cardiac defects. Anomalies of the pulmonary venous system are well recognized in heterotaxy syndromes but constitute a frequently underdiagnosed subgroup. The case report describes a girl with a rare form of supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous return via a right-sided vertical vein to the right innominate vein in heterotaxy syndrome with dextrocardia, unbalanced atrioventricular septal defect with severe left ventricular hypoplasia, and transposition of the great arteries with pulmonary stenosis. Careful evaluation and imaging before surgical repair is crucial for such complex cardiac anomalies.

Central venous thrombosis may often arise following central venous cannulation for temporary haemodialysis access. Venous thrombosis may be clinically asymptomatic due to the presence of collateral circulation. However, if an arteriovenous (AV) fistula is prepared below the obstructed venous segment, then symptoms may occur. Central venous hypertension interferes with dialysis, compromises limb function and threatens its safety. Percutaneous treatment is mostly used. However, in some cases endovascular treatment may not be as easy and long term patency uncertain.We report our experience on 3 patients on chronic hemodialysis treatment presenting with a patent AV fistula and ipsilateral subclavian vein chronic fibrotic obstruction. They were treated by ipsilateral internal jugular to distal subclavian vein transposition. Two separate surgical incisions were performed to expose the subclavian vein distally to the occlusion and the jugular vein that was distally ligated and transposed. There was no mortality nor significant postoperative complications. Resolution of hypertensive symptoms was achieved within 3-4 weeks in all patients. The AV fistula was used for dialysis treatment starting from the first postoperative day. At follow-up (mean 13 months), there was no recurrence of upper limb venous hypertension.In patients with subclavian occlusion and ipsilateral low flow, patent AV fistula, jugular to distal subclavian vein transposition may prove useful in cases when percutaneous angioplasty is technically not feasible or long term patency is not expected. PMID:22673549

Introduction When all access options in the upper limbs have been exhausted, an autogenous access in lower limb is a valuable alternative to arteriovenous grafts. We report our experience of transposition of the femoral vein (tFV). Methods From June 1984 to June 2011, 70 patients underwent 72 tFV in two centers (Paris and Meknès) with the same technique. All patients had exhausted upper arm veins or had central vein obstructions. Patients were followed by serial duplex scanning. All complications were recorded and statistical analysis of patency was performed according to intention to treat using the life-table method. Results The mean interval between initiation of dialysis and creation of the tFV was 10 years. The sex ratio was even (one female/one male). Mean age was 48 years (ra...

The transradial approach for left heart catheterization has become increasingly popular recently because of its clinical benefits. We examined the safety and feasibility of a transforearm approach for bilateral cardiac catheterizations, using the radial artery and a superficial forearm vein (the cephalic, basilic, or median antecubital vein). Between August 2002 and October 2003, 296 right heart catheterizations were performed in our hospital. A superficial forearm vein was used in one group of 101 patients, of which 98 had a concomitant left heart catheterization through the radial artery. The femoral vein was used for right heart catheterization in the second group of 195 patients. Of these patients, 37 underwent left heart catheterization through the radial artery and 157 through the femoral artery. All instances of bilateral catheterizations were successful except for one complication of pseudoaneurysm occurring in the transfemoral group. The procedure time for right heart catheterization was significantly less in the forearm group than the femoral group. The transforearm group had a larger proportion of males and of patients undergoing diagnostic right heart catheterization for congestive heart failure, dilated cardiomyopathy, and ischemic cardiomyopathy. Patients with aortic stenosis (AS), atrial septal defect (ASD), and mitral stenosis (MS) were mainly restricted to the transfemoral approach. We conclude that the transradial artery and superficial forearm venous approach for bilateral cardiac catheterizations is a safe and feasible alternative to the femoral approach in a wide range of patients, with the exception of patients with AS, ASD, or MS.   

PurposeTo investigate the use of an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene–coated nitinol stent-graft in patients with failing hemodialysis access circuits and compare grafts with and without a heparin-coated surface. Materials and MethodsA single-institution retrospective review of 16 patients (average age, 55 years; seven men) treated for hemodialysis access circuit stenoses was performed. Patients had a prosthetic arteriovenous (AV) graft (n = 10) or autogenous AV fistula (n = 6), all with clinically relevant access stenoses that were refractory to angioplasty alone; 10 patients also had access circuit thrombosis at the time of treatment. Stents were placed in the basilic (n = 4), brachial (n = 7), cephalic (n = 4), and femoral (n = 1) veins. Study endpoints included primary treatment ...

Arrhythmias in adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) pose unique procedural challenges, especially with intravascular access. We report a unique case of ablation via a left-sided hepatic vein approach in a patient with situs inversus totalis. A 28-year-old woman with situs inversus totalis, ventriculoseptal defect, and dextro-transposition of the great arteries underwent ablation for documented narrow-complex tachycardia. Because of bilateral iliac venous occlusions, the coronary sinus (CS) was accessed through the left internal jugular vein. Rapid atrial pacing resulted in a tachycardia with an atrial cycle length of 225 msec and 2:1 atrioventricular association. Entrainment from the proximal and distal CS was consistent with typical atrial flutter around the left-sided tricuspid valve. Because of the iliac vein occlusions, access for ablation was obtained via a left-sided hepatic vein (Figure 1). Resetting from the cavotricuspid isthmus and three-dimensional electroanatomic mapping (Figure 2) confirmed typical atrial flutter, which, given the dextrocardia, occurred in a clockwise fashion around the tricuspid valve. Ablation was performed at the cavotricuspid isthmus resulting in arrhythmia termination and isthmus block. This case highlights the many unusual challenges that patients with ACHD can pose to the proceduralist, including atypical cardiac anatomy and difficult intravascular access. Unusual and creative approaches are often necessary to treat these patients successfully. PMID:21702889

The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of Thai basil oils and their micro-emulsions, on in vitro activity against Propionibacterium acnes. An agar disc diffusion method was employed for screening antimicrobial activity of the essential oils of Ocimum basilicum L. (sweet basil), Ocimum sanctum L. (holy basil) and Ocimum americanum L. (hoary basil) against P. acnes. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values of the basil oils were determined using an agar dilution assay. The obtained results indicated that the MIC values of sweet basil and holy basil oils were 2.0% and 3.0% v/v, respectively, whereas hoary basil oil did not show activity against P. acnes at the highest concentration tested (5.0% v/v). Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis revealed that methyl chavicol (93.0%) was the major compound in sweet basil oil, and eugenol (41.5%), gamma-caryophyllene (23.7%) and methyl eugenol (11.8%) were major compounds in holy basil oil. Hoary basil oil contained high amounts of geraniol (32.0%) and neral (27.2%) and small amounts of methyl chavicol (0.8%). The Oil-in-water (o/w) micro-emulsions of individual basil oils with concentrations corresponding to their MIC values were formulated. The stable o/w micro-emulsion system for basil oil consisted of 55.0% v/v water phase, 10.0% v/v oil phase (2.0 or 3.0% v/v sweet basil or 3.0% v/v holy basil oil plus 7.0% v/v isopropyl myristate), 29.2% v/v polysorbate 80 and 5.8% v/v 1,2-propylene glycol. Hydroxyethylcellulose at a concentration of 0.5% w/v was used as thickening agent. According to the disc diffusion assay, the formulations containing sweet basil oil exhibited higher activity against P. acnes than those containing holy basil oil, and the thickened formulations tended to give a lower activity against P. acnes than the non-thickened formulations. The prepared micro-emulsions were stable after being tested by a heat-cool cycling method for five cycles. These findings indicate the possibility to use Thai sweet and holy basil oil in suitable formulations for acne skin care. PMID:18492147

Purpose. To evaluate routine use of access sites in the arm for percutaneous caval filter placement (PCFP) in elderly patients. Neck arthritis, patient anxiety, access site thrombosis or fecal/urinary incontinence complicating jugular or femoral access may require alternative access sites in this population. Methods. Access via the right arm was chosen for PCFP (VenaTech LP). The indication for PCFP was deep vein thrombosis, a history of pulmonary embolism, and a contraindication to anticoagulant therapy. Ultrasound-guided puncture was performed after diameter measurement of the arm veins (O{sub AV}). The filter was inserted with standard imaging procedures. Procedural difficulty was graded and compared with O{sub AV} and the angle from the arm vein to the superior vena cava ({alpha}{sub AV/SVC}). Results. Over 2 years, 16 patients (14 women, 2 men) with an average age of 90 years (range 79-97 years) were included in the study. The average O{sub AV} value of the basilic or brachial veins was 4.2 mm (range 3.0-5.1 mm). The minimal O{sub AV} for successful access was determined after the first 15 patients. No hematoma occurred at the puncture sites. The average {alpha}{sub AV/SVC} value was 62 deg. (range 29 deg. - 90 deg.). Arm access was possible in 12 of 16 patients (75%) with O{sub AV} {>=} 3.5 mm and {alpha}{sub AV/SVC} {>=} 29 deg. Every procedure via the arm was graded 'easy' by the operator, regardless of angulation values. Femoral access was used in one case due to the impossibility of traversing the heart (patient no. 2), and jugular access was used in 3 of 16 (19%) patients due to puncture failure (patient no. 4), small O{sub AV} (3 mm) (patient no. 6), and stenosis of the distal right subclavian vein (patient no.16), respectively. Conclusion. PCFP via the arm can be routinely accomplished in patients older than 75 years, provided O{sub AV} {>=} 3.5 mm, and {alpha}{sub AV/SVC} {>=} 200119 d.

Fresh basil leaves contain chicoric acid, the principal phenolic compound of Echinacea purpurea and purportedly the active ingredient in its dietary supplements. Our group discovered and first reported chicoric acid in basil. This following study examined the distribution of chicoric acid within the...

An algorithm is presented for unranking permutations in transposition order: Given a seed s\\in N, the algorithm produces a permutation P(s) that differs from the permutation P(s+1) by the transposition of two elements.

Water, ethanol and acetone extracts from leaves and flowers of purple basil, one of the most popular spices consumed in the Thrace region of Turkey, were tested in vitro for their ability to inhibit peroxidation of lipids, to scavenge DPPH, hydrogen peroxide, superoxide anion, to reduce Fe(III) to Fe(II) and to chelate Fe(II) ions. The results showed that purple basil contained naturally occurring antioxidant components and possessed antioxidant activity which may be attributed to its lipid peroxidation inhibitory, radical scavenging and metal chelating activities. It was concluded that purple basil might be a potential source of antioxidants.

Bridge devices-dialysis catheters and subcutaneous access devices-play a critical role in increasing the placement of arteriovenous (AV) fistulas by providing hemodialysis vascular access while AV fistulas mature. The LifeSite Hemodialysis Access System (Vasca Inc, Tewskburg, MA), a fully implantable, subcutaneous dual valve access system, has been shown to have lower complication rates, higher blood flow rates, and better long-term device survival than conventional tunneled hemodialysis catheters, indicating it may better meet the requirements for optimally bridging to a fistula. This case study of a 48-year-old black man undergoing chronic hemodialysis for renal failure because of insulin-dependent diabetes describes a simple approach for resolving localized pocket infections associated with the LifeSite System by drip irrigation of the valves and tissue pockets with an antibiotic solution. Eight weeks after implantation of the LifeSite System, the patient exhibited symptoms of infection of the lateral LifeSite valve tissue pocket, which on culture was shown to be caused by Staphylococcus aureus. Flushing the LifeSite valve and tissue pocket with a large volume of kanamycin solution, in conjunction with intravenous vancomycin and routine irrigation of the valve with isopropyl alcohol, resolved the infection after 1 treatment. The LifeSite System successfully bridged the patient to a transposed basilic vein fistula created through a 2-stage surgical procedure. The LifeSite System provided uninterrupted access for hemodialysis over a period of 6 months while the fistula matured. The LifeSite System should allow surgeons to attempt fistula construction in more patients, including diabetics, access-challenged patients, and patients with small vessels, who may benefit from a nontraditional surgical approach toward fistula creation. PMID:14708081

The influence of drying method on aroma compounds of sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) was evaluated. The drying methods tested were convective (CD) and vacuum-microwave (VMD), as well as a combination of convective pre-drying and VM finish-drying (CPD-VMFD). Sweet basil's drying kinetics for CD was described by a two term exponential model, while VMD kinetics consisted of two periods: linear until a critical point and exponential beyond that point. Volatile compounds of basil samples were extracted by hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC/FID and GC/MS. Forty compounds were tentatively identified, with methyleugenol, eugenol, eucalyptol, and linalool being the major components. The total quantity of volatiles of fresh sweet basil, 32.1gkg^-^1, decreased considerably during both CD and VMD,...

...N-dimethyl-5-(4-methylphenyl)-1H- imidazole-1-sulfonamide,and its metabolites and degradates in or on basil, fresh...N-dimethyl-5-(4-methylphenyl)-1H-imidazole-1- sulfonamide and its metabolite CCIM,...

Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) is an herb the leaves of which are used to add a distinct aroma and flavor to food. It was hypothesized that the size and chemical composition of sun-grown basil leaves could be influenced by the color of light reflected from the soil surface and by the action of the reflected light through the natural growth regulatory system within the growing plants. Leaf morphology, aroma compounds, and soluble phenolics were compared in basil that had been grown over six colors of polyethylene row covers. Altering the ratios of blue, red, and far-red light reflected to growing plants influenced both leaf morphology and chemistry. Leaves developing over red surfaces had greater area, moisture percentage (succulence), and fresh weight than those developing over black surfaces. Basil grown over yellow and green surfaces produced significantly higher concentrations of aroma compounds than did basil grown over white and blue covers. Leaves grown over yellow and green mulches also contained significantly higher concentrations of phenolics than those grown over the other colors. Clearly, the wavelengths (color) of light reflected to growing basil plants affected leaf size, aroma, and concentrations of soluble phenolics, some of which are antioxidants. PMID:11312860

ObjectiveTo evaluate the effectiveness of ovarian transposition procedures in preserving ovarian function in relation to the location of the transposed ovaries in patients who underwent surgery with or without pelvic radiotherapy. DesignRetrospective. SettingUterine cancer center. Patient(s)A total of 53 patients with cervical cancer who underwent ovarian transposition between November 2002 and November 2010. Intervention(s)Ovarian transposition to the paracolic gutters with or without radical hysterectomy and lymph node dissection. Main Outcome Measure(s)Preservation of ovarian function, which was assessed by patients symptoms and serum FSH level. Result(s)Lateral ovarian transposition was performed in 53 patients. Based on receiver operator characteristic curve analysis, optimum cutoff v...

In this paper, a computer-implemented method for automating the transposition of a hospital’s nursing staff is proposed. The model is applied to the real case example ‘O’ hospital, which performs a transposition of its nursing staff once a year. Results are compared with real data obtained from this hospital’s current manual transposition system. The proposed method not only significantly reduces the time taken to construct the transposition, thereby significantly reducing management labor costs, but also is demonstrated to increase nurses’ levels of satisfaction with the process.   

Five different cooking methods - blanching, boiling, steaming, sautéing and high temperature (121°C) cooking - were applied to Ocimum herbs. Four Ocimum species - O. americanum (hairy basil), O. tenuiflorum (holy basil; syn. O. sanctum), O. basilicum (sweet basil) and O. gratissimum (wild basil) - were used to determine the effect of heating on their antioxidant capacity, total phenolic content, and presence of phytochemicals. Cooking with excess water, blanching, and boiling resulted in a reduction in both antioxidant capacity and phenolic content. HPLC chromatograms revealed that rosmarinic acid leached from the sweet basil leaves into the cooking water, in which sinapic acid was also detected. Meanwhile sautéing, as well as steaming at atmospheric and high pressures respectively, generally enhanced the antioxidant capacity of Ocimum, which was related to an increase in phenolic content. Similar chromatograms were detected in fresh, atmospheric steamed, and sautéed leaves, although the intensity varied. A major compound of the studied Ocimum herbs, rosmarinic acid, although found to increase in sautéed leaves, was substantially minimized in leaves steamed under pressure.   

The bacterial transposon Tn7 encodes five transposition genes tnsABCDE. We report a simple and rapid procedure for the purification of TnsC protein. We show that purified TnsC is active in and required for Tn7 transposition in a cell-free recombination system. This finding demonstrates that TnsC par...

Because of its consistent anatomy, long vascular pedicle, malleability, low complication rate, and low donor site morbidity, we prefer serratus anterior transposition muscle flaps for prophylactic coverage of irradiated bronchi and treatment of bronchopleural fistulas. Our surgical technique is described, and our outcomes are discussed. Serratus anterior transposition muscle flaps can be performed with minimal morbidity and minimal impairment of upper extremity function.

In comparative genomics, a transposition is an operation that exchanges two consecutive sequences of genes in a genome. The transposition distance, that is, the minimum number of transpositions needed to transform a genome into another, is, according to numerous studies, a relevant evolutionary distance. The problem of computing this distance when genomes are represented by permutations, called the Sorting by Transpositions problem, has been introduced by Bafna and Pevzner in 1995. It has naturally been the focus of a number of studies, but the computational complexity of this problem has remained undetermined for 15 years. In this paper, we answer this long-standing open question by proving that the Sorting by Transpositions problem is NP-hard. As a corollary of our result, we also prove that the following problem is NP-hard: given a permutation pi, is it possible to sort pi using db(pi)/3 permutations, where db(pi) is the number of breakpoints of pi?

Er3+-doped SiO2 glasses with or without BaO were fabricated by containerless processing. Scanning electron microscope observations and the scan profiles of electron-probe microanalysis demonstrated that the Ba-silicate glass was homogeneous and no aggregation of Er3+ ions occurred. The infrared fluorescence at around 1.55mm from Er3+ in the Ba-silicate glass excited by a 980-nm laser was broader and its lifetime was longer than that of the silica glass, indicating the difference in the local structures around Er3+ ions between the Ba-silicate and silica glasses; this was supported by Raman scattering measurements. These results demonstrated that the Ba-silicate-glass system might be a new candidate for a host glass for Er3+-doped fiber amplifiers.

In this study, various Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) were developed to estimate the production yield of greenhouse basil in Iran. For this purpose, the data collected by random method from 26 greenhouses in the region during four periods of plant cultivation in 2009-2010. The total input energy and energy ratio for basil production were 14,308,998 MJ ha-1 and 0.02, respectively. The developed ANN was a multilayer perceptron (MLP) with seven neurons in the input layer, one, two and three hidden layer(s) of various numbers of neurons and one neuron (basil yield) in the output layer. The input energies were human labor, diesel fuel, chemical fertilizers, farm yard manure, chemicals, electricity and transportation. Results showed, the ANN model having 7-20-20-1 topology can predict the yie...

Tinctures of eleven plants used as spices (basil, celery, dill, horsetail, lovage, marjoram, milfoil, oregano, parsley, rosemary, and thyme) were tested for their antiradical properties by means of the DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) assay over a two year period. Seven of these plants (basil, lovage, marjoram, milfoil, oregano, rosemary and thyme) were selected to obtain a mixture, which was tested in situ as antioxidant on vegetable and animal fats by an accelerated oxidation test at 110°C. The herbal extract also showed antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 25923), Streptococcus pyogenes (ATCC 49399), Escherichia coli (ATCC 25922) and Candida albicans (ATCC 24433).

Each ground spice (Black Pepper, Turmeric, Ginger, Paprika and Basil), which was packaged into polyethylene film, was irradiated by electron beams at 5 different levels: 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 kGy. Bacteriological tests for total bacterial count were carried out on spices before and after irradiation, but the tests for microfiora were carried out only before irradiation. Total bacterial count decreased in proportion to the level of electron beams. But the decreasing rate for Turmeric, Ginger and Basil was lower compared with that of other spices. The reason seems that rate of contamination by B. pumilus, which is thought as radiation resistant bacteria, was higher on these spices. (author)

BackgroundBariatric surgery alters the gastrointestinal hormonal milieu leading to improved glucose homeostasis, though the mechanism leading to these changes is poorly understood. Ileal transposition (IT) is a procedure that is neither restrictive nor malabsorptive but nevertheless produces profound improvements in glucose regulation. Ileal transposition involves a short segment of distal ileum being transposed to the proximal jejunum in an isoperistaltic direction, thereby avoiding any gastric resection or intestinal bypass. MethodsDiet-induced obese rats underwent either ileal transposition (IT) or Sham procedures. The Sham operated rats were pair-fed to the IT surgical group to control for the effects of reduced food intake. Body composition data were recorded at specific time points, ...

Jul 25, 2007 ... Three million basil seeds have been placed in containers that are located ... assess the type of radiation and other oxidative impacts during space flight. ... growth of the two plants and compare seeds germinated on Earth to those ... Molecular and Plant Physiological Analyses of the Microgravity Effects on ...

Cultural procedures to improve growth (fresh weight) and morphogenesis (leaves, shoots, and roots) responses from mint family (Lamiaceae) species (e.g., basil, catnip, oregano, and spearmint) in vitro are presented. Novel plant tissue culture systems were employed to increase biomass and shooting. ...

Plants that contain high concentrations of the defense compounds of the phenylpropene class (eugenol, chavicol, and their derivatives) have been recognized since antiquity as important spices for human consumption (e.g. cloves) and have high economic value. Our understanding of the biosynthetic pathway that produces these compounds in the plant, however, has remained incomplete. Several lines of basil (Ocimum basilicum) produce volatile oils that contain essentially only one or two specific phenylpropene compounds. Like other members of the Lamiaceae, basil leaves possess on their surface two types of glandular trichomes, termed peltate and capitate glands. We demonstrate here that the volatile oil constituents eugenol and methylchavicol accumulate, respectively, in the peltate glands of basil lines SW (which produces essentially only eugenol) and EMX-1 (which produces essentially only methylchavicol). Assays for putative enzymes in the biosynthetic pathway leading to these phenylpropenes localized many of the corresponding enzyme activities almost exclusively to the peltate glands in leaves actively producing volatile oil. An analysis of an expressed sequence tag database from leaf peltate glands revealed that known genes for the phenylpropanoid pathway are expressed at very high levels in these structures, accounting for 13% of the total expressed sequence tags. An additional 14% of cDNAs encoded enzymes for the biosynthesis of S-adenosyl-methionine, an important substrate in the synthesis of many phenylpropenes. Thus, the peltate glands of basil appear to be highly specialized structures for the synthesis and storage of phenylpropenes, and serve as an excellent model system to study phenylpropene biosynthesis.

Afhandlingen kombinerer kritisk diskursanalyse (Fairclough) med Basil Bernsteins uddannelsessociologi mhp. at belyse, hvordan læring hhv. fremmes og hæmmes i pædagogisk praksis. Empirisk vises det bl.a. med en tekstnær, lingvistisk analyse af en klasserumssamtale fra en daghøjskole. Afhandlingen diskuterer ligeledes magt- og kontrolformer i "usynlig pædagogik", der præger moderne pædagogiske praktikker med fokus på selvudvikling osv.

Sheng, Lavonne, Weilin Zhou, Alison A. Hislop, Basil O. Ibe, Lawrence D. Longo, and J. Usha Raj. Role of epidermal growth factor receptor in ovine fetal pulmonary vascular remodeling following exposure to high altitude long-term hypoxia. High Alt. Med. Biol. 10:365–372, 2009.—High altitude long-term...

The nanoemulsions composed of citronella oil, hairy basil oil, and vetiver oil with mean droplet sizes ranging from 150 to 220 nm were prepared and investigated both in vitro and in vivo. Larger emulsion droplets (195–220 nm) shifted toward a smaller size (150–160 nm) after high-pressure homogenizat...

Artiklen ser i anledning af 60-års jubilæet for grundlæggelsen af Engelsklærerforeningens organ, Anglo Files, tilbage på indholdet af første nummer fra december 1947, Cambridge professor Basil Willeys tale til Engelsklærerforeningen 22. oktober 1947, 'Poetry and Life', og sætter Willeys liv og tekst i historisk kontekst. Udgivelsesdato: februar

This article identifies and discusses seven new cases of complete maxillary canine-premolar transposition in ancient populations from the Santa Barbara Channel region of California. A high frequency of this tooth transposition has been previously documented within a single prehistoric cemetery on one of the Channel Islands. A total of 966 crania representing 30 local sites and about 7,000 years of human occupation were examined, revealing an abnormally high prevalence of this transposition trait among islanders during the Early period of southern California prehistory (5500-600 B.C.). One of the affected crania is from a cemetery more than 7,000-years-old and constitutes the earliest case of tooth transposition in humans so far reported. The results are consistent with findings by other st...

An oxidative Wagner-Meerwein transposition involving different functionalities mediated by a hypervalent iodine reagent has been accomplished. The strategy fits within the concept of "aromatic ring umpolung" and allows rapid access to highly functionalized cores. PMID:19769388

Cubital tunnel syndrome is the second most commonly encountered compression neuropathy of the upper limb. Multiple techniques for surgical management have been proposed but no universally accepted algorithm for management exists. Six cadaveric upper limbs underwent ulnar nerve decompression and anterior transposition into subcutaneous and then submuscular positions. After marking nerves with tungsten, radiological examination of nerve motion was performed and nerve angulations were measured in the region of the flexor carpi ulnaris (FCU) origin. Comparison of ulnar nerves in each position revealed statistically significant greater angulation after subcutaneous transposition than after submuscular transposition with the elbow held in full flexion. This point of angulation may act as a secondary point of compression or as a focus for neuritis and scar formation. This finding can contribute to the understanding of why differing outcomes may be observed after different forms of anterior transposition. PMID:12596275

A general deformation of the Heisenberg algebra is introduced with two deformed operators instead of just one. This is generalised to many variables, and permits the simultaneous existence of coherent states, and the transposition of creation operators.

A one-month-old girl with a diagnosis of situs solitus, d-transposition of the great arteries, coarctation of the aorta, and right aortic arch underwent a successful rapid two-stage repair. The combined anatomy of coarctation and right aortic arch is relatively rare, and even rarer in combination with transposition of the great arteries. We report the first successful surgical intervention to correct these anomalies. PMID:16482932

... jugular vein. The jugular vein really has good quality and size, very nice size match, makes a perfect size match for the portal vein. And I'm putting a little growth factor and tying the knot after the artery- the ...

Phlebogram - leg; Venography - leg ... into a vein in the foot of the leg being looked at, so that an intravenous (IV) ... vein. A tourniquet may be placed on your leg so the dye flows into the deeper veins. ...

Pelvic venous embolization is performed for pelvic congestion syndrome and prior to lower limb varicose vein surgery in females with associated pelvic venous insufficiency. The procedure is analogous to varicocele embolization in males, although refluxing internal iliac vein tributaries may also be embolized. We report a case of inadvertent coil placement in the common femoral vein while embolizing the obturator vein, during pelvic vein embolization for recurrent lower limb varicose veins. There were no clinical consequences and the coil was left in situ. We advise caution when embolizing internal iliac vein tributaries where there is clinically significant communication with veins of the lower limb.

Vein recognition is becoming an effective method for personal recognition. Vein patterns lie under the skin surface of human body, and hence provide higher reliability than other biometric traits and hard to be damaged or faked. This paper proposes a novel vein feature representation method call orientation of local binary pattern (OLBP) which is an extension of local binary pattern (LBP). OLBP can represent the orientation information of the vein pixel which is an important characteristic of vein patterns. Moreover, the OLBP can also indicate on which side of the vein centerline the pixel locates. The OLBP feature maps are encoded by 4-bit binary values and an orientation distance is developed for efficient feature matching. Based on OLBP feature representation, we construct a hand vein recognition system employing multiple hand vein patterns include palm vein, dorsal vein, and three finger veins (index, middle, and ring finger). The experimental results on a large database demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.

Fragaria vesca was transformed with a transposon tagging construct harbouring amino terminally deleted maize transposase and EGFP (Ac element), NPTII, CaMV 35S promoter (P35S) driving transposase and mannopine synthase promoter (Pmas) driving EGFP (Ds element). Of 180 primary transgenics, 48 were potential launch pads, 72 were multiple insertions or chimaeras, and 60 exhibited somatic transposition. T? progeny of 32 putative launch pads were screened by multiplex PCR for transposition. Evidence of germ-line transposition occurred in 13 putative launch pads; however, the transposition frequency was too low in three for efficient recovery of transposants. The transposition frequency in the remaining launch pads ranged from 16% to 40%. After self-pollination of the T? launch pads, putative transposants in the T? generation were identified by multiplex PCR. Sequencing of hiTAIL-PCR products derived from nested primers within the Ds end sequences (either P35S at the left border or the inverted repeat at the right border) of T? plants revealed transposition of the Ds element to distant sites in the strawberry genome. From more than 2400 T? plants screened, 103 unique transposants have been identified, among which 17 were somatic transpositions observed in the T? generation. Ds insertion sites were dispersed among various gene elements [exons (15%), introns (23%), promoters (30%), 3' UTRs (17%) as well as intergenically (15%)]. Three-primer (one on either side of the Ds insertion and one within the Ds T-DNA) PCR could be used to identify homozygous T? transposon-tagged plants. The mutant collection has been catalogued in an on-line database. PMID:22845757

... leading to the kidney; we call it the renal vein. So this is the left renal vein, going to the left kidney, and the ... vein right there coming down into the left renal vein. Our job is to dissect all the ...

Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) is a syndrome recently described in multiple sclerosis patients. It is characterized by abnormal venous hemodynamics resulting from numerous obstacles in the main veins draining the central nervous system, usually: the internal jugular veins and the azygous vein. Internal jugular vein is the most commonly vein affected. Most of the abnormalities in this vein are located at the level of jugular valve. The aim of this review is to give venographic and schematic descriptions of the most common valvular and perivalvular anomalies found in the lower part of internal jugular vein. PMID:22338622

The aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial efficacy of selected plant essential oil (EO) combinations against four food-related microorganisms. Ten EOs were initially screened against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis and Saccharomyces cerevisiae using agar disk diffusion and broth dilution methods. The highest efficacy against all the tested strains was shown when testing the oregano EO. EOs of basil and bergamot were active against the Gram-positive bacteria (S. aureus and B. subtilis), while perilla EO strongly inhibited the growth of yeast (S. cerevisiae). The chemical components of selected EOs were also analyzed by GC/MS. Phenols and terpenes were the major antimicrobial compounds in oregano and basil EOs. The dominant active components of bergam...

Increasing salinity tolerance and water-use efficiency in crop plants are two major challenges that agriculture must face in the next decades. Many physiological mechanisms and molecular components mediating crop response to environmental stresses have been identified. However, the functional inter-links between stress adaptation responses have not been completely understood. Using two basil cultivars (Napoletano and Genovese) with contrasting ability to respond to salt stress, here we demonstrate that reduced stomatal density, high ascorbate level and polyphenol oxidase (PPO) activity coordinately contribute to improve basil adaptation and water use efficiency (WUE) in saline environment. The constitutively reduced stomatal density was associated with a "delayed" accumulation of stress molecules (and growth inhibiting signals) such as abscisic acid (ABA) and proline, in the more tolerant Genovese. Leaf volatile profiling also revealed cultivar-specific patterns, which may suggest a role for the volatile phenylpropanoid eugenol and monoterpenes in conferring stress tolerance via antioxidant and signalling functions. PMID:22840325

Acaricidal activity of essential oils extracted from cumin seeds (Cuminum cyminum), allspice berries (Pimenta dioica) and basil leaves (Ocimum basilicum) were tested on 10-day-old Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus tick larvae using the LPT. Two-fold dilutions of the three essential oils were tested from a starting dilution of 20% down to 1.25%. Results showed a high toxicological effect for cumin, producing 100% mortality in all tested concentrations on R. microplus larvae. Similarly, allspice essential oil produced 100% mortality at all concentrations with the exception of a dramatic decrease at 1.25% concentration. Conversely, basil essential oil was not shown to be toxic against R. microplus larvae. The most common compounds detected by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry were as fol...

R?sum? Le basilic, (Ocimum basilicum L.) est une plante condimentaire et m?dicinale largement utilis?e au Maroc oriental pour le traitement des hyperlipid?mies et la pr?vention de l?ath?roscl?rose. Ce travail est con?u pour ?tudier l?effet hypocholest?rol?miant et hypotriglyc?rid?miant des fractions m?thanolique (FM) et aqueuse (FA) du basilic chez la souris hyperlipid?mique. L?hyperlipid?mie est d?velopp?e chez la souris pendant quatre semaines par un r?gime riche en lipides, pr?par? ? base de cholest?rol, de lard et d?acide cholique. Les animaux sont ensuite divis?s en cinq groupes de six souris chacun. Un groupe servant de t?moin normolipid?mique, le deuxi?me repr?sente le groupe hyperlipid?mique, le troisi?me est trait? ? la FM (200 mg/kg par jour), le quatri?me est gav? ? la FA (200 m...

In this work, the evaluation of methyl chavicol enrichment from basil essential oil was carried out using short path evaporation. The evaluation was performed by experimental design using response surface methodology. Evaporator temperature (from 28 to 112^oC), condenser temperature (from -8.4 to 8.4^oC), and feed flow rate (from 8.3 to 21.7ml/min) were the studied factors. The results showed that it is possible to increase methyl chavicol concentration up to 89.79% from basil essential oil using a short path evaporator. Process analysis showed that a quadratic model is adequate to describe methyl chavicol concentration using short path evaporation and that evaporator temperature was the unique statistically significant variable of the process. Maximum methyl chavicol concentration was obt...

We consider the long time, large scale behavior of the Wigner transform W ? (t,x,k) of the wave function corresponding to a discrete wave equation on a 1-d integer lattice, with a weak multiplicative noise. This model has been introduced in Basile et al. in Phys. Rev. Lett. 96 (2006) to describe a system of interacting linear oscillators with a weak noise that conserves locally the kinetic energy and the momentum. The kinetic limit for the Wigner transform has been shown in Basile et al. in Arch. Rat. Mech. 195(1):171?203 (2009). In the present paper we prove that in the unpinned case there exists ? 0>0 such that for any ??(0,? 0] the weak limit of W ? (t/? 3/2? ,x/? ? ,k), as ??1, satisfies a one dimensional fractional heat equation Formula Not Shown with Formula Not Shown . In the pinned...

Background: We review the procedures used in panniculectomy and explore the necessity of umbilical transposition when adequately treating the medical and functional problems associated with panniculus in the massive weight loss patient. Methods: Thirty-five consecutive patients with symptomatic panniculus after massive weight loss undergoing panniculectomy during the time period from November 2008 to October 2010 at Denver Health Medical Center were retrospectively analyzed. Inclusion criteria consisted of insurance approval for the panniculectomy. All patients had persistent skin problems in the lower abdomen. Seven patients had additional skin problems in the skin around navel and/or mid-abdomen. Eleven patients complained of difficulty in performing activities of daily living. Nine patients had a concomitant ventral hernia repair. Results: An infraumbilical panniculectomy was adequate in treating the medical and functional symptoms of the abdominal region in 3 patients with no need for umbilical transposition. The remaining 32 patients required a different procedure instead of only an infraumbilical panniculectomy. Among these 32 patients, 3 patients underwent panniculectomy with sacrifice of the umbilicus. Umbilical transposition following abdominal undermining was needed in the remaining 29 patients undergoing panniculectomy. Conclusions: Functional umbilical transposition was required to avoid unnatural displacement of the navel while treating chronic skin problems in the lower abdomen, or additional persistent skin problems around the navel or in the mid-abdomen, and to access the supraumbilical region, particularly for large ventral hernia repair during panniculectomy. Therefore, umbilical transposition in these cases was not aesthetic in nature but an integral part of achieving a functional surgical treatment.

The aim of the present study was to examine the prevalence rate and treatment outcome of maxillary canine transposition in Japanese children according to the conventional standard and our new additional consideration of the classification. From 140 cases with ectopic canines diagnosed in the Pediatric Dental Clinic of Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, we selected 10 transposition cases as the present subjects. Out of 10 cases, 4 were males and 6 females. Six were classified into type A: the mesio-distal positional interchange of the canine and the first premolar, 2 cases into type B: the mesio-distal transposition of the canine and the lateral incisor, and the other 2 cases into type C: the present new classification that showed the vertical transposition of the canine and the first premolar within the developmental bone. The prevalence rate of types A and B resembled the previous papers regarding the ratio of sex and bilateral occurrence. Although 3 cases in type A, one case in type B and one case in type C could finally be aligned in the normal tooth order, every one of the types A and B cases were aligned in the reverse order. For every one case in types A and C, the transposed canines were extracted. It is recommended that pediatric dentists take an orthopantomogram during early mixed dentition as a routine practice in order to detect anomalies of tooth eruption, such as tooth transposition, as early as possible.   

Abstract in portuguese Foi analizada a composição do óleo esencial das partes aéreas de doze variedades de alfavaca (Ocimum spp). A análise foi feita por cromatografía gasosa-espectrometria de massas (CG-EM) e encontrou-se que dez das amostras foram caracterizadas pela presença de uma alta porcentagem de cinamato de metila (35-80%), o qual define o químiotipo destas variedades. Somente uma das variedades apresentou o químiotipo cariofileno e mais uma o químiotipo linalol. As variedade (more) s "crespa morada", "virgen pequeña", e "virgen morada" apresentam o subtipo cinamato > linalol. A "blanca compacta" e a "crespa blanca" têm o subtipo cinamato de metila > linalol > 1,8-cineol. A "castilla morada" têm o subtipo cinamato de metila > metil eugenol. O subtipo linalol > cinamato de metila foi apresentado pela "verde de folhas grandes". Cariofileno > metil eugenol foi o subtipo da alfavaca "clavo". Cinamato de metila (constituindo mais do 62% do total do óleo esencial) foi o químiotipo para as outras variedades: "canela", "querendona morada", "dulce de castilla" e "zancona morada". Abstract in english Essential oil compositions of aerial parts from twelve basil cultivars (Ocimum spp) were analysed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Ten of them were characterized by the presence of a high percentage of methyl cinnamate (35-80%), which defined the chemotype for these varieties. Only one presented the caryophyllene chemotype and another, the linalool chemotype. Three of the basils, "purple ruffles", "little virgin" and "purple virgin" exhibited the methyl ci (more) nnamate > linalool subtype. "White compact" and "white ruffles" showed the methyl cinnamate > linalool > 1,8-cineole subtype. Methyl cinnamate > methyl eugenol was the subtype for "purple castle". The variety "large green leaves" exhibited the linalool > methyl cinnamate subtype. Caryophyllene > methyl eugenol subtype was determined for "clove basil". The rest of the basils "cinnamon", "purple lovingly", "sweet castle" and "purple long-legged", belonged to the methyl cinnamate chemotype in which methyl cinnamate constituted more than 62% of the total essential oil content.

The planetary boundary layer includes the portion of the atmosphere which is directly influenced by the presence of the Earth's surface. Aerosol particles trapped within the PBL can be used as tracers to study boundary-layer vertical structure and time variability. Aerosols can be dispersed out of the PBL during strong convection or temporary breaks of the capping temperature inversion. As a result of this, elastic backscatter signals collected by lidar systems can be used to determine the height and the internal structure of the PBL. Our analysis considers a method based on the first order derivative of the range-corrected elastic signal (RCS), which is a modified version of the method defined by Seibert et al. (2000) and Sicard et al. (2006). The analysis is focused on selected case studies collected by the Raman lidar system BASIL during the Convective and Orographically-induced Precipitation Study (COPS), held in Southern Germany and Eastern France in the period 01 June - 31 August 2007. Measurements were performed by the Raman lidar system BASIL, which was operational in Achern (Black Forest, Lat: 48.64 ° N, Long: 8.06 ° E, Elev.: 140 m). During COPS, BASIL collected more than 500 hours of measurements, distributed over 58 measurement days and 34 intensive observation periods (IOPs), covering both night-time and daytime and the transitions between the two. Therefore BASIL data during COPS represent a unique source of information for the study of the boundary layer structure and evolution. Potential temperature profiles obtained from the radiosonde data were used to get an additional estimate of the boundary layer height. Estimates of the PBL height and structure for specific case studies obtained from the lidar data and their comparison with estimates obtained from the radiosonde data will be illustrated and discussed at the Conference.

Surgery for deep venous reflux (DVR) in the lower limb had displayed, for various reasons a much more limited development than arterial surgery including endovascular techniques. Importance and frequency of DVR in chronic venous disease and particularly in chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) has been fully identified only in the last 20 Years, thanks to the development of duplex-scanning. Despite its effectiveness, deep reconstructive surgery remains controversial which probably explains why this specific surgery is performed by few units worldwide. Furthermore as deep reconstructive surgery is usually combined with superficial and perforator surgery, assessment of its specific benefit is difficult. In patients with severe CVI, venous valvular reflux involves deep vein as an isolated abnormality in less than 10%, but is associated with superficial reflux or/and perforator incompetence in 46%. The most common etiology in DVR is post-thrombotic syndrome accounting for an estimated 60-85% of patients with CVI. Primary reflux is the result of structural abnormalities in the vein wall and the valve itself. A very rare cause of reflux is the absence of valves secondary to agenesis. Surgical techniques for treating DVR can be classified into two groups: those that do and those that do not involve phlebotomy. The first group includes internal valvuloplasty, transposition, transplantation, neo valve and cryopreserved allograft. The second group involves wrapping, Psathakis II procedure, external valvuloplasty (transmural and transcommissural) angioscopy assisted or not, external valve construction and percutaneous placed devices. There are some clinical features that enable distinguishing superficial venous insufficiency from deep venous insufficiency but they are not reliable enough as both are frequently combined. In addition primary reflux is difficult to identify from secondary deep reflux. INVESTIGATIONS: Duplex scanning provides both hemodynamic and anatomic information. Photoplethysmography as air plethysmography can help when superficial and deep venous reflux are combined to identify the predominant pathological component. It would seem logical to go beyond these investigations only in those patients in whom surgery for DVR may be considered. That means that the decision to continue investigations is dominated by the clinical context and absence of contraindication (uncorrectable coagulation disorder, ineffective calf pump). When surgery is considered, complementary investigations must be carried out: ambulatory venous pressure measurement and venography including ascending and descending phlebography. The goal of DVR surgery is to correct the reflux related to deep venous insufficiency at the subinguinal. But it must be kept in mind that DVR is frequently combined with superficial and perforator reflux, consequently all these mechanisms have to be corrected in order to reduce the permanent increased venous pressure. As mentioned previously, surgery results for DVR are somewhat difficult to assess as superficial venous surgery and/or perforator surgery have often been performed in combination with DVR surgery. Valvuloplasty is the most frequent procedure used for primary deep reflux. On the whole, valvuloplasty is credited with achieving a good result in 70% of cases in terms of clinical outcome defined as a freedom of ulcer recurrence and the reduction of pain, valve competence and hemodynamic improvement over a follow-up period of more than 5 years. In all series, a good correlation was observed between these three criteria. External transmural valvuloplasty does not seem to be as reliable as internal valvuloplasty in providing long-term valve competence or ulcer free-survival. In PTS, long-term results are available for transposition and transplantation. In terms of clinical result and valve competence, a meta-analysis demonstrates that a good result is achieved in 50% of cases over a follow-up period of more than 5 years, with a poor correlation between clinical and hemodynamic outcome. Results with others techniques including Psathakis II technique, neovalve and cryopreserved valves are less satisfactory. DVR surgery indications for reflux rely on clinical severity, hemodynamics and imaging: most of the authors recommend surgery in patients severe disease graded C4 and C 5-6. When superficial and perforator reflux are associated, they must be treated, for some Authors as a first step, for others shortly before DVR surgery in the same hospitalization stay. Contraindications as previously stipulated have to be kept in mind. Hemodynamics and imaging criteria: only reflux graded 3-4 according to Kistner are usually treated with DVR surgery. It is generally recognized that, to be significantly abnormal, venous refill time must be less than 12 s, and the difference between pressure at rest and after standardized exercise in the standing position must be less than 40%. The decision to operate should be based on the clinical status of the patient, not the non-invasive data, since the patient's symptoms and signs may not correlate with the laboratory findings. Indications according to etiology: the indications for surgery can be simplified according to the clinical, hemodynamic and imaging criteria described above. In primary reflux, reconstructive surgery is recommended after failure of conservative treatment and in young and active patients reluctant to wear permanent compression. Valvuloplasty is the most suitable technique, with Kistner, Perrin and Sottiurai favoring internal valvuloplasty and Raju transcommissural external valvuloplasty. In PTS, obstruction may be associated with reflux; most of the authors agree that when significant obstruction is localized above the inguinal ligament, obstruction must be treated first. Secondary deep venous reflux, mainly post-thrombotic syndrome may be treated only after failure of conservative treatment as the results achieved by subfascial endoscopic perforator surgery associated or not with superficial venous surgery are not convincing. It is recommended that this procedure might be carried out in combination with deep reconstructive surgery. The techniques to be used, given that valvuloplasty is rarely feasible, in order of recommendation, are: transposition, transplantation, neovalve and cryopreserved allograft. Patients must be informed that in PTS surgery for reflux has a relatively high failure rate. CONCLUSION: as large randomized control trials comparing conservative treatment and DVR surgery for DVR shall or should be difficult to conduct we must rely on the outcome of present series treated by DVR surgery. Analysis of those series provides recommendation grade C. Better results are obtained in the treatment of primary reflux compared with secondary reflux. Such surgery is not however, often indicated, and the procedure must be performed on specialized and high-trained centers. PMID:15229402

The objectives of this study were to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of plant essential oils (EOs) against foodborne pathogens and key spoilage bacteria pertinent to ready-to-eat vegetables and to screen the selected EOs for sensory acceptability. The EOs basil, caraway, fennel, lemon balm, marjoram, nutmeg, oregano, parsley, rosemary, sage, and thyme were evaluated. The bacteria evaluated were Listeria spp., Staphylococcus aureus, Lactobacillus spp., Bacillus cereus, Salmonella, Enterobacter spp., Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas spp. Quantitative antimicrobial analyses were performed using an absorbance-based microplate assay. Efficacy was compared using MIC, the half maximum inhibitory concentration, and the increase in lag phase. Generally, gram-positive bacteria were more sensitive to EOs than were gram-negative bacteria, and Listeria monocytogenes strains were among the most sensitive. Of the spoilage organisms, Pseudomonas spp. were the most resistant. Oregano and thyme EOs had the highest activity against all the tested bacteria. Marjoram and basil EOs had selectively high activity against B. cereus, Enterobacter aerogenes, E. coli, and Salmonella, and lemon balm and sage EOs had adequate activity against L. monocytogenes and S. aureus. Within bacterial species, EO efficacy was dependent on strain and in some cases the origin of the strain. On a carrot model product, basil, lemon balm, marjoram, oregano, and thyme EOs were deemed organoleptically acceptable, but only oregano and marjoram EOs were deemed acceptable for lettuce. Selected EOs may be useful as natural and safe additives for promoting the safety and quality of ready-to-eat vegetables. PMID:18810868

Because cervical carcinoma rarely metastasizes to the ovaries, it became logical to preserve ovarian function by the method of lateral ovarian transposition as part of the management of young women with this disease. This technique prevents castration should subsequent radiation therapy be planned or become necessary. Forty patients with carcinoma of the cervix or vagina underwent unilateral or bilateral ovarian transposition. Eighteen patients received radiation therapy. Of these, 16 had gonadotropin measurements and only 6 (37%) had levels elevated to the postmenopausal range. If patients whose ovaries were not shielded or who received paraaortic radiotherapy are excluded, then only two (17%) had elevated gonadotropin values. It is concluded that, if properly performed, lateral ovarian transposition and ovarian shielding will protect ovarian function in patients receiving pelvic radiotherapy.

Transpositions of the gypsy retrotransposon in the Drosophila melanogaster genome are controlled by the flamenco locus, which is represented as an accumulation of defective copies of transposable elements. In the present work, genetic control by the flamenco locus of the transcriptional and transpositional activities of the Tirant retrotransposon from the gypsy group was studied. Tissue-specific expression of Tirant was detected in the tissues of ovaries in a strain mutant for the flamenco locus. Tirant was found to be transpositionally active in isogenic D. melanogaster strains mutant for the flamenco locus. The sites of two new insertions have been localized by the method of subtractive hybridization. It has been concluded from the results obtained that the flamenco locus is involved in ...

Transposable elements (TEs) have attracted increasing attention because of their tremendous contributions to genome reorganization and gene variation through dramatic proliferation and excision via transposition. However, less known are the transcriptional activation of various TEs and the characteristics of TE insertion into genomes at the genome-wide level. In the present study, we focused on TE genes for transposition and gene disruption by insertion of TEs in expression sequences of Brassica, to investigate the transcriptional activation of TEs, the biased insertion of TEs into genes, and their salient characteristics. Long terminal repeat (LTR-retrotransposon) accounted for the majority of these active TE genes (70.8%), suggesting that transposition activation varied with TE type. 6.1...

Gene expression programming, a genome/phenome genetic algorithm (linear and non-linear), is presented here for the first time as a new technique for creation of computer programs. Gene expression programming uses character linear chromosomes composed of genes structurally organised in a head and a tail. The chromosomes function as a genome and are subjected to modification by means of mutation, transposition, root transposition, gene transposition, gene recombination, 1-point and 2-point recombination. The chromosomes encode expression trees which are the object of selection. The creation of these separate entities (genome and expression tree) with distinct functions allows the algorithm to perform with high efficiency: in the symbolic regression, sequence induction and block stacking problems it surpasses genetic programming in more than two orders of magnitude, whereas in the density-classification problem it surpasses genetic programming in more than four orders of magnitude. The suite of problems chosen t...

Penoscrotal transposition (PST) is a rare congenital anomaly characterized by caudal location of the penis with respect to the scrotum. PST may be seen in isolation or associated with caudal regression syndrome. We present a case of an infant born with penoscrotal transposition, bladder agenesis, a solitary dysplastic kidney, and caudal regression. The patient developed anuria and was referred for angiography for preoperative planning for renal transplantation and genital reconstruction. Angiography demonstrated an aberrant abdominal umbilical artery, an anomaly classically associated with sirenomelia but also has been described in caudal regression. PMID:18795221

In this case report, we present an unusual approach that was used to treat a 14-year-old patient with a bilateral canine-premolar transposition and a missing maxillary lateral incisor. The orthodontic treatment involved maintaining the transposition and creating a space for lateral incisor replacement. Toward the end of the treatment, accentuated buccal root torque was performed, and lateral group function was established to improve the treatment outcome. Finally, an ideal esthetic and functional occlusion was achieved. The 8-year posttreatment follow-up records show the stability of this treatment.

Background Isolated ventricular inversion (atrioventricular discordance with ventriculoarterial concordance) is an extremely rare presentation of cyanotic congenital heart disease. The mode of presentation is akin to D-transposition of great arteries as systemic venous drainage and systemic arterial output connect to the same side of the cardiac septae, and pulmonary venous drainage and pulmonary arterial outflow to the opposite. Systemic oxygenation relies on intracardiac or extracardiac modes of mixing, as does survival, similar to transposition of the great arteries. Published literature is scant, mainly because of the rarity of this cardiac anomaly. We review our surgical experience with this lesion. Methods Five children with isolated ventricular inversion presented to us between the ...

Syntheses of C6-functionalized iridoids represented by asperuloside aglucon silyl ether (4) and garjasmine were accomplished from (+)-genipin by utilizing the gardenoside aglucon bis(silyl ether) (3) as a common intermediate. During the transformation of 3 into 4, the acid-catalyzed transposition reaction of the tertiary hydroxyl group was found to proceed from more hindered concave side to give C6-hydroxylated compound having the same stereochemistry as that of C6 in 4. This observed hydroxyl group transposition reaction was interesting since such migration of hydroxyl group in the proposed biosynthetic pathway of gardenoside from geniposide proceeded to the opposite direction.   

Study ObjectivesTo describe a new approach to transgluteal pudendal neurolysis and transposition and to review the outcome in 10 patients who underwent repeat operation because of persistent pudendal neuralgia after failing to improve after initial surgical decompression. DesignRetrospective analysis (Canadian Task Force classification II-3). SettingAcademic chronic pelvic pain practice at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. PatientsWomen and men with persistent pudendal neuralgia after undergoing transgluteal pudendal neurolysis and transposition. InterventionTransgluteal decompression of the pudendal nerve was performed in all 10 patients. In brief, a transgluteal incision was made, and the pudendal nerve was identified via a nerve integrity monitoring sy...

In the evolution of a genome, the gene sequence is sometimes rearranged, for example by transposition of two adjacent gene blocks. In biocombinatorics, one tries to reconstruct these rearrangement incidents from the resulting permutation. It seems that the algorithms used are too effective and find a shorter path than the real one. For the simplified case of adjacent transpositions, we give expressions for the expected number of inversions after t random moves. This average can be much smaller than t, a fact that has largely been neglected so far.

We address the problem of finding the minimum decomposition of a permutation in terms of transpositions with non-uniform cost. For arbitrary non-negative cost functions, we describe polynomial-time, constant-approximation decomposition algorithms. For metric-path costs, we describe exact polynomial-time decomposition algorithms. Our algorithms represent a combination of Viterbi-type algorithms and graph-search techniques for minimizing the cost of individual transpositions, and dynamic programing algorithms for finding minimum cost cycle decompositions. The presented algorithms have applications in information theory, bioinformatics, and algebra.

Ulnar nerve dysfunction is a well-recognized phenomenon following distal humerus fractures. Its fixed anatomic position predisposes the nerve to injury. Injury can occur at the time of injury, during closed-fracture manipulation, intraoperatively during fracture fixation (when it is routinely identified), or during fracture healing. Intraoperative management varies widely and can include in situ decompression or anterior transposition. This article reviews the literature and presents 24 patient cases. A 38% incidence of late ulnar neuropathy following open reduction and internal fixation is identified. There is no statistical difference between an in situ release and all anterior transpositions, except for submuscular. PMID:23026466

Objective: This study aims to determine the types and prevalence rates of anatomic variations of the hepatic veins, portal vein, inferior vena cava and renal veins, and to establish statistical correlations between various anomalies and frequency differences between male and female using multi-detector row computed tomography (CT). Materials and methods: One thousand one hundred and twenty patients (588 men, 532 women) were evaluated with routine abdominal CT. Frequencies of different variants were noted and compared, and correlations between three categories of variation were tested. Results: In total, 1261 abdominal vein variants and anomalies were identified in 756 (67.5%) of 1120 patients. Six hundred and forty-two hepatic vein variants were detected in 468 (41.8%) patients. One or more inferior right hepatic veins were identified in 356 (31.8%) individuals, and tributary hepatic veins were detected in 147 (13.1%) patients. Portal vein variations and anomalies were observed in 307 (27.4%) cases. The most frequent of these was trifurcation (139 patients, 12.4%). A total of 311 inferior vena cava and renal vein variants were identified in 258 (23%) cases. Six patients (0.5%) exhibited inferior vena cava anomalies, 62 (5.5%) had circumaortic renal veins, 53 (4.7%) had retroaortic renal veins, and 210 (18.8%) had multiple renal veins. Conclusion: The prevalence of abdominal vein variations is high, and routine abdominal CT demonstrates these abnormalities very well. The data suggest that hepatic vein variants and multiple right renal veins are more frequent in women than in men, and that hepatic vein variation is correlated with portal vein variation.

Pelvic vein incompetence is common in patients with atypical varicose veins, contributing to their recurrence after surgery. Therefore, refluxing pelvic veins should be identified and treated. We present our experience with pelvic vein embolisation in patients presenting with varicose veins. Patients presenting with varicose veins with a duplex-proven contribution from perivulval veins undergo transvaginal duplex sonography (TVUS) to identify refluxing pelvic veins. Those with positive scans undergo embolisation before surgical treatment of their lower limb varicose veins. A total of 218 women (mean age of 46.3 years) were treated. Parity was documented in the first 60 patients, of whom 47 (78.3%) were multiparous, 11 (18.3%) had had one previous pregnancy, and 2 (3.3%) were nulliparous. The left ovarian vein was embolised in 78%, the right internal iliac in 64.7%, the left internal iliac in 56.4%, and the right ovarian vein in 42.2% of patients. At follow-up TVUS, mild reflux only was seen in 16, marked persistent reflux in 6, and new reflux in 3 patients. These 9 women underwent successful repeat embolisation. Two patients experienced pulmonary embolisation of the coils, of whom 1 was asymptomatic and 1 was successfully retrieved; 1 patient had a misplaced coil protruding into the common femoral vein; and 1 patient had perineal thrombophlebitis. The results of our study showed that pelvic venous embolisation by way of a transjugular approach is a safe and effective technique in the treatment of pelvic vein reflux.

... puncture site is cleaned with antiseptic, and a tourniquet (an elastic band) or blood pressure cuff is ... through the vein. This causes veins below the tourniquet to distend (fill with blood). A needle is ...

... anesthetic. The entire procedure is performed under a local anesthetic, which is administered around the vein. Patient ... also performed in the office and under a local anesthetic. Small segments of the dilated veins are ...

... painful and unattractive. Vein doctors use non-invasive ultrasound imaging to find the source of the varicose ... vein will also need to be corrected. With ultrasound imaging, doctors may recommend treatment to correct the ...

A non cirrhotic patient with esophageal varices and portal vein thrombosis had recurrent variceal bleeding unsuccessfully controlled by endoscopy and esophageal transection. Emergency transhepatic portography confirmed the thrombosed right branch of the portal vein, while the left branch appeared an...

... blood vessels, which includes the veins, arteries, and capillaries. Depending on the type, vasculitis can affect blood ... may be involved—arteries, arterioles, veins, venules, or capillaries. What are the symptoms? Avasculitis syndrome may begin ...

The Tissint olivine-phyric shergottite was heavily shocked, as indicated by maskelynite and shock-induced melt pockets and veins. Olivine grains in contact with the melt veins commonly show dissociation texture and has a Raman peak at ~666 cm-1.

... a vein. Often, the catheter is permanently or semi-permanently placed in a major vein. When is ... Medicare certified hospice, where she provided medical oversight, direct patient care and administrative program support. © 2005. American ...

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... causes increased pressure in the veins, and over time can cause them to swell and become bulging, varicose veins. The increased pressure can lead to significant symptoms such as: swelling of the ...

We describe a construction of an algebra over the field of order 2 starting from a conjugacy class of 3-transpositions in a group. In particular, we determine which simple Lie algebras arise by this construction. Among other things, this construction yields a natural embedding of the sporadic simple group $\\Fi{22}$ in the group $^2E_6(2)$.

Transposable elements (TEs), by their capacity of moving and inducing mutations in the genome, are considered important drivers of species evolution. The successful invasions of TEs in genomes, despite their mutational properties, are an apparent paradox. TEs' transposition is usually strongly regulated to low value, but in some cases these elements can also show high transposition rates, which has been associated sometimes to changes in environmental conditions. It is evident that factors susceptible to induce transpositions in natural populations contribute to TE perpetuation. Different factors were proposed as causative agents of TE mobilization in a wide range of organisms: biotic and abiotic stresses, inter- and intraspecific crosses and populational factors. However, there is no clear evidence of the factors capable of inducing TE mobilization in Drosophila, and data on laboratory stocks show contradictory results. The aim of this review is to have an update critical revision about mechanisms promoting transposition of TEs in Drosophila, and to provide to the readers a global vision of the dynamics of these genomic elements in the Drosophila genome. PMID:21971178

RNA transcribed from the Saccharomyces cerevisiae retrotransposon Ty1 accumulates to a high level in mitotically growing haploid cells, yet transposition occurs at very low frequencies. The product of reverse transcription is a linear double-stranded DNA molecule that reenters the genome by either Ty1-integrase-mediated insertion or homologous recombination with one of the preexisting genomic Ty1 (or delta) elements. Here we examine the role of the cellular homologous recombination functions on Ty1 transposition. We find that transposition is elevated in cells mutated for genes in the RAD52 recombinational repair pathway, such as RAD50, RAD51, RAD52, RAD54, or RAD57, or in the DNA ligase I gene CDC9, but is not elevated in cells mutated in the DNA repair functions encoded by the RAD1, RAD2, or MSH2 genes. The increase in Ty1 transposition observed when genes in the RAD52 recombinational pathway are mutated is not associated with a significant increase in Ty1 RNA or proteins. However, unincorporated Ty1 cDNA levels are markedly elevated. These results suggest that members of the RAD52 recombinational repair pathway inhibit Ty1 post-translationally by influencing the fate of Ty1 cDNA. PMID:10655210

A stented porcine xenograft valve, sutured into a woven Dacron tubular graft, has been used in the anatomic correction of D-loop, D-transposition of the great arteries, and subpulmonary stenosis. The main advantage of this technique is its simplicity and practicality, as both Dacron tubular grafts a...

The role of the insE open reading frame in transposition of IS1 was reexamined by using an insE nonsense mutation that does not alter the amino acid sequence of InsA inhibitor or InsAB transposase. The mutant was active in all strains tested, showing that insE is not essential for formation of coint...

The neonatal arterial switch operation has become the standard therapy for D-transposition of the great arteries in the absence of left ventricular outflow tract obstruction. We describe our experience of successful arterial switch operation after balloon atrial septostomy in a 5-day-old infant girl...

Amiodarone is an antiarrhythmic benzoflurane drug with an imposing adverse effect profile. Amiodarone pulmonary toxicity is the major complication. It is well described in adults, whereas it is extremely rare in pediatric patients. This is a case of a child with supraventricular tachycardia post repair of transposition of the great vessels who developed amiodarone toxicity. PMID:18837818

ABSTRACT: An international conference on Transposable Elements (TEs) was held 21--24 April 2012 in Saint Malo, France. Organized by the French Transposition Community (GDR Elements Genetiques Mobiles et Genomes, CNRS) and the French Society of Genetics, the conference's goal was to bring together researchers from around the world who study transposition in diverse organisms using multiple experimental approaches. The meeting drew more than 217 attendees and most contributed through poster presentations (117), invited talks and short talks selected from poster abstracts (48 in total). The talks were organized into four scientific sessions, focused on: impact of TEs on genomes, control of transposition, evolution of TEs and mechanisms of transposition. Here, we present highlights from the talks given during the platform sessions. The conference was sponsored by Alliance pour les sciences de la vie et de la sante (Aviesan), Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS), Institut national de la sante et de la recherche medicale (INSERM), Institut de recherche pour le developpement (IRD), Institut national de la recherche agronomique (INRA), Universite de Perpignan, Universite de Rennes 1, Region Bretagne and Mobile DNA. Chair of the organization committee Jean-Marc Deragon Organizers Abdelkader Ainouche, Mireille Betermier, Mick Chandler, Richard Cordaux, Gael Cristofari, Jean-Marc Deragon, Pascale Lesage, Didier Mazel, Olivier Panaud, Hadi Quesneville, Chantal Vaury, Cristina Vieira and Clementine Vitte. PMID:23110759

We investigated physical distances and directions of transposition of the maize transposable element Ac in tobacco cultured cells. We introduced a T-DNA construct that carried a non-autonomous derivative of Ac (designated dAc-I-RS) that included sites for cleavage by restriction endonuclease MluI. Another cleavage site was also introduced into the T-DNA region outside of the dAc-I-RS transposable element. The tobacco cultured cell line BY-2 was transformed with the T-DNA and several transformed lines that had a single copy of the T-DNA at a different chromosomal location were isolated. These lines were co-cultured with Agrobacterium tumefaciens cells that carried a cDNA for the Ac transposase gene under the control of various promoters. Sublines of cultured cells in which dAc-I-RS had been transposed, were isolated. The genomic DNAs of these sublines were isolated and digested with MluI. Sizes of DNA segments generated by digestion were determined by pulse-field gel electrophoresis. Our results showed that 20 to 70% of transposition events had occurred within several hundreds kilo-base pairs (kb) on the same chromosome. These results demonstrate that the Ac-Ds element preferentially transposed to regions near the original site in a tobacco chromosome. In addition, the present results are an example of asymmetric transposition as demonstrated by the distance of transposition on the chromosome.   

A general introduction of new law 444/1994 of electromagnetic compatibility, transposition of directive 89/336/CEE is described. The influence on electric industry is analyzed. Special attention is paid of harmonics, fluctuations, flicker, power desequilibrium, interruption and variation frequency. The influence on users is presented as well.

MAGGY is a gypsy-like LTR retrotransposon isolated from the blast fungus Pyricularia grisea (teleomorph, Magnaporthe grisea). We examined transposition of MAGGY in three P. grisea isolates (wheat, finger millet, and crabgrass pathogen), which did not originally possess a MAGGY element, and in two he...

A technique of ovarian transposition is presented. The major modification of other techniques is the retention of the ovarian vascular pedicle in the retroperitoneum while placing the ovary intraperitoneally. The primary purpose of this technique is avoidance of castration due to radiation in women being treated for carcinoma of the uterine cervix.

Progress is reported in achieving the following objectives: (1) to molecularly define the transposition event in maize mtDNA that is concomitant with the cytoplasmic reversion of S-type cytoplasmically male sterile to fertile plants, and (2) to seek altered expression of mtDNA measured as altered transcription of RNA from transposed mtDNA sequences in maize. (ACR)

Synthesis of asperuloside aglucon silyl ether (4) and garjasmine from (+)-genipin was accomplished by utilizing the gardenoside aglucon disilyl ether (3) as a common intermediate. During the transformation of 3 into 4 the acid catalyzed transposition reaction of hydroxy group was found to proceed from more hindered concave side.   

Total surgical correction of a Taussig-Bing type double outlet right ventricle (DORV) was successfully performed in a severely cyanotic 3-year-old girl. The malformation was associated with bilateral conus, d-transposition of the great arteries, d-loop, and a subpulmonary ventricular septal defect (...

In the framework of the directive no. 98/30 concerning the common rules for the natural gas internal market, the Senate debates on the law project relative to the energy markets no. 406, adopted by the Minister Council the 25 september 2002. This project transposes the directive content in french law. This document presents the amendments allowing the directive transposition. (A.L.B.)

A high-spin, triplet xenophilic complex, Tp#Ni-RuCp(CO)2, readily reacted with 2e-donors (L) via spin crossover at Ni associated with transposition of the resultant coordinatively unsaturated site from Ni to Ru to give diamagnetic adducts, Tp#Ni-RuCp(?-CO)2(L).   

We prove that the combinatorial distance between any two reduced expressions of a given permutation of {1, ..., n} in terms of transpositions lies in O(n^4), a sharp bound. Using a connection with the intersection numbers of certain curves in van Kampen diagrams, we prove that this bound is sharp, a...

Successful surgical reconstruction of the upper extremities paralyzed by poliomyelitis depends largely on the careful analysis of the individual problem and replacement of critical motions of the upper extremity. These replacements or substitutions may be gained by muscle transposition, tendon trans...

IS1 is one of the smallest transposable elements found in bacteria (768 bp). It contains eight overlapping open-reading-frames (ORFs) greater than 50 codons, designated insA to insG and insB'. To determine which of the ORFs actually code for proteins involved in transposition, we have introduced amb...

Several mutants of Rhodopseudomonas sphaeroides defective in the derepression of the enzyme ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase have been isolated by using the unstable Tn5 vectors pJB4JI and pRK340. Transpositional insertion mutants obtained with pJB4JI were demonstrated to be incapable of increa...

The Ty1 retrotransposon of Saccharomyces cerevisiae is comprised of structural and enzymatic proteins that are functionally similar to those of retroviruses. Despite overall sequence divergence, certain motifs are highly conserved. We have examined the Ty1 integrase (IN) zinc binding domain by mutating the definitive histidine and cysteine residues and thirteen residues in the intervening (X32) sequence between IN-H22 and IN-C55. Mutation of the zinc-coordinating histidine or cysteine residues reduced transposition by more than 4,000-fold and led to IN and reverse transcriptase (RT) instability as well as inefficient proteolytic processing. Alanine substitution of the hydrophobic residues I28, L32, I37 and V45 in the X32 region reduced transposition 85- to 688-fold. Three of these residues, L32, I37, and V45, are highly conserved among retroviruses, although their effects on integration or viral infectivity have not been characterized. In contrast to the HHCC mutants, all the X32 mutants exhibited stable IN and RT, and protein processing and cDNA production were unaffected. However, glutathione S-transferase pulldowns and intragenic complementation analysis of selected transposition-defective X32 mutants revealed decreased IN-IN interactions. Furthermore, virus-like particles with in-L32A and in-V45A mutations did not exhibit substantial levels of concerted integration products in vitro. Our results suggest that the histidine/cysteine residues are important for steps in transposition prior to integration, while the hydrophobic residues function in IN multimerization.

This paper presents the case of a 36-year-old male with congenitally corrected transposition of great vessels (CTGV). This is a rare cardiac anomaly characterized by atrioventricular and ventriculoarterial discordance, occurring in less than 1 % of all congenital heart diseases. This was diagnosed by echocardiography and MRI. The MRI findings demonstrated cardiac abnormality. (orig.). With 7 figs., 1 tab.

The long terminal repeat (LTR)-containing retrotransposon Tf1 propagates within the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe as the result of several mechanisms that are typical of both retrotransposons and retroviruses. To identify host factors that contribute to the transposition process, we mutage...

A clinical and electrophysiological followup study was done on 23 patients with ulnar neuritis treated by surgical transposition of the nerve at the elbow. Pain was relieved in all those affected and other sensory symptoms showed some degree of improvement in most. Weakness tended to persist, but re...

The Escherichia coli F factor mediates conjugal transfer of a plasmid such as pBR322 primarily by replicative transposition of transposon gamma delta (Tn1000) from F to that plasmid to form a cointegrate intermediate. Although resolution of this cointegrate always yields a plasmid containing a singl...

Abstract in portuguese De janeiro de 1990 a novembro de 1994, 72 pacientes portadores de cardiopatias congênitas com hipofluxo pulmonar foram submetidos à operação de Blalock-Taussig. A idade variou entre 2 dias e 11 anos (M:9,0 meses); 44 (61,1%) eram do sexo masculino e 28 (38,8%) do feminino; 38 (52,8%) casos portadores de tétrade de Fallot; 7 (9,7%) atresia pulmonar com septo interventricular íntegro (AP c/ SIVI); 6 (8,4%) transposição das grandes artérias (TGA) + estenose pulmonar (more) (EP); 6 (8,4%) atresia tricúspide (AT) + EP; 6 (8,4%) dupla via de entrada (DVE) do ventrículo direito (VD) ou ventrículo esquerdo (VE) + (EP); 3 (4,2%) transposição corrigida das grandes artérias (TCGA) + comunicação interventricular (CIV) + EP; 2 (2,7%) dupla via de saída (DVS) de VD ou VE + EP; 2 (2,7%) defeito septal atrioventricular (DSAV) + EP; 2 (2,7%) isomerismo direito (D) ou (E) + EP. Os critérios de indicação foram: a) neonatos com cardiopatias "dueto dependente"; b) lactentes com piora de cianose ou crise de hipoxia; c) crianças durante a infância com cardiopatias sem chance de uma correção biventricular. A técnica empregada foi a operação de Blalock-Taussig modificada, interpondo prótese entre artéria subclávia e artéria pulmonar. A prótese de Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) foi usada em 69 (94,5%) casos, veia umbilical em 3 (4,1%) casos e artéria mamária bovina em 1 (1,4%) caso. Durante o ato operatório foi administrada dose única de heparina (1mg x kg peso), não sendo neutralizada no pós-operatório (PO) e no seguimento tardio, dispensado o uso de anticoagulantes ou antiagregantes plaquetários. Houve 8 (11,1%) óbitos no PO imediato: 5 (6,9%) casos por obstrução da prótese (3 foram reoperados), 2 (2,7%) casos por morte súbita (AP c/ SIVI) e 1 (1,3%) devido a processo infeccioso pulmonar. A obstrução da prótese como principal causa de óbito esteve diretamente relacionada à anatomia dos vasos (calibre da artéria subclávia e pulmonar) e ou problemas de técnica cirúrgica. A operação de Blalock-Taussig modificada demonstrou ser um método confiável e seguro no tratamento paliativo das cardiopatias com hipofluxo pulmonar Abstract in english From January 1990 to November 1994, 72 patients with congenital heart defects and low pulmonary flow underwent modified Blalock-Taussig produce. There were 44 (61.1%) males and 28 (38.8%) females with ages ranging from 2 days to 11 years (average 9 months). Thirty eight (52,8%) patients had Tetralogy of Fallot; 7 (9,7%) had pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum (PA/IVS); 6 (8.4%), had transposition of the great arteries (TGA) with pulmonary stenosis (PS); 6 (8, (more) 4%) had tricuspid atresia (TA) with PS; 6 (8.4%) had double inlet of right ventricle (RV) or left ventricle (LV) and PS; 3 (4.2%) had corrected transposition of the great arteries (CTGA) with ventricular septal defects (VSD) and PS; 2 (2.7%) had double outlet of RV or LV and PS; 2 (2.7%) had atrio-ventricular canal defects (A-VC) and PS; 2 (2.7%) patients had right or left Isomerism and PS. The decision to surgical indication was based on: a) new borns with "ductus dependent" heart defects; b) lactents with important cianosis or hypoxia; c) infants with heart defects without possibilities of biventricular correction. The surgical technique employed was the Blalock-Taussig operation using 4 or 5 mm Polytetrafluoroethy (PTFE) prosthesis in 69 (94.5%) cases, umbilical vein in 3 (4.1%) cases and bovine thoracic artery in 1 (1.4%) case. Before the arteries were clamped 1 mg/kg of héparine was given without mobilization, with protamine, after the procedure. During the post-operative period, anticoagulants were not given. The prosthesis obstruction was the main cause of death and was related to artery anatomy: subclavian and pulmonary artery diameter and/or problems with the technique. The modified Blalock-Taussig operation showed itself to be a reliable palliative treatment to heart defects with low pulmonary flow

Deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) is a type of clot that forms in a major vein of the leg or, less commonly, in the arms, pelvis, or other ... body. This video shows how in some cases, a clot in a vein may detach from its ...

As current imaging techniques in cirrhosis allow detection of asymptomatic portal vein thrombosis during routine ultrasonography, more patients with cirrhosis are diagnosed with portal vein thrombosis. Although a consensus on noncirrhotic extra-hepatic portal vein thrombosis has been published, no s...

A 74-year-old man presented with hepatocellular carcinoma extending into the main portal vein. Two bare Wallstents were placed to maintain portal vein patency. The main portal vein remained patent for 6 months after treatment. No serious complications were observed during or after treatment.

At Segura, aplite-pegmatite veins with casserite and lepidolite, Sn-W, and Ba-Pb-Zn quartz veins were exploited; mine tailings were left exposed. Sn, W, B, As, and Cu anomalies in stream sediments and soils are related to the Sn-W quartz veins, while Ba, Pb and Zn anomalies are associated with the B...

We describe a patient in whom a localized proximal vein stenosis at the only possible target vein precluded placement of a coronary sinus lead for left ventricular (LV) pacing. After multiple attempts to perform venoplasty with both compliant and noncompliant balloons, a cutting balloon relieved the obstruction, and an LV pacing lead was successfully placed in the midportion of this lateral vein. PMID:17437584

A 49-year-old man, with a misdiagnosis of common femoral vein deep vein thrombosis presented with advanced chronic venous insufficiency. Further imaging revealed a patent common femoral vein with augmentation that was compressed by an extrinsic mass. Exploration identified a lipoma that was extravascular and was resulting in venous outflow obstruction. Excision of the lipoma resulted in clinical improvement and ulcer healing.

The use of the saphenous vein in coronary artery bypass graft surgery is associated with high 1-year occlusion rates of as much as 30%. A new "no-touch" technique of saphenous vein harvesting in which the vein is harvested with a pedicle of surrounding tissue and not distended may result in improved...

The aim of the study was to evaluate segmental and global right ventricular function at rest and during stress in patients having a systemic morphologically right ventricle. We studied 17 patients after atrial correction for transposition, 13 with congenitally corrected transposition, and 11 age-matched controls using cardiovascular magnetic resonance at rest and during stress with dobutamine given at 15 micrograms per kilogram per minute. Blood was drawn to obtain levels of brain natriuretic peptide. Right ventricular ejection fraction was calculated, and wall-motion and wall-thickening were assessed, in 4 segments of a midventricular slice. The findings for the systemic right ventricle were compared to the left ventricle in controls. Patients with transposition showed a decreased ejection fraction at rest (57 percent versus 69 percent, p equal to 0.005), decreased wall motion of the anterior, lateral and septal wall (p less than 0.01, p less than 0.01, and p less than 0.01) and decreased thickening of the lateral wall (p less than 0.01). Patients with congenitally corrected transposition showed normal ejection fraction, wall thickening, and wall motion at rest. During dobutamine stress, we found no significant differences in wall motion and thickening between the two groups. Ejection fraction, also increased to comparable values during stress, at 67 percent versus 66 percent, p not being significant. In both groups, we observed similarly increased levels of brain natriuretic peptide (p equal to 0.02 and 0.03, respectively). We conclude that only patients with transposition showed segmental wall motion and wall thickening abnormalities at rest. After dobutamine stress, however, segmental and global right ventricular dysfunction was similar in both groups. PMID:15845157

Abstract in english OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine whether and how the diameter of the vein that gives rise to the inflowing vein of the esophageal and gastric fundic varices secondary to posthepatitic cirrhosis, as measured with multidetector-row computed tomography, could predict the varices and their patterns. METHODS: A total of 106 patients with posthepatitic cirrhosis underwent multidetector-row computed tomography. Patients with and without esophageal and gastric fu (more) ndic varices were enrolled in Group 1 and Group 2, respectively. Group 1 was composed of Subgroup A, consisting of patients with varices, and Subgroup B consisted of patients with varices in combination with portal vein-inferior vena cava shunts. The diameters of the originating veins of veins entering the varices were reviewed and statistically analyzed. RESULTS: The originating veins were the portal vein in 8% (6/75) of patients, the splenic vein in 65.3% (49/75) of patients, and both the portal and splenic veins in 26.7% (20/75) of patients. The splenic vein diameter in Group 1 was larger than that in Group 2, whereas no differences in portal vein diameters were found between groups. In Group 1, the splenic vein diameter in Subgroup A was larger than that in Subgroup B. A cut-off splenic vein diameter of 8.5 mm achieved a sensitivity of 83.3% and specificity of 58.1% for predicting the varices. For discrimination of the varices in combination with and without portal vein-inferior vena cava shunts, a cut-off diameter of 9.5 mm achieved a sensitivity of 66.7% and specificity of 60.0%. CONCLUSION: The diameter of the splenic vein can be used to predict esophageal and gastric fundic varices and their patterns.

Methylchavicol (CH(3)-CV), an important aromatic constituent of different plants like tarragon and basils, has been shown to be carcinogenic by a mechanism yet unclear, although it has been reported that carcinogenicity of CH(3)-CV in rodent might be linked to its metabolic conversion into a genotoxic electrophilic metabolite generated through a two steps bioactivation pathway catalyzed by cytochrome P450 enzymes and sulfotransferases. The induction of carcinogenesis by certain agents has been associated with the generation of oxidative stress. The aim of the present study was to determine whether pure methylchavicol applied on a human hepatoma cell line, HepG2, could promote oxidative stress and might alter the expression of procarcinogenic biomarkers such as the drug-metabolizing enzyme (CYP2E1), the inducible form of nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and might induce the expression of Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase (Cu/Zn-SOD) and Mn-SOD that control the redox equilibrium of the cells. CH(3)-CV was shown to cause a significant induction of oxidative stress, as revealed by luminol-dependent chemiluminescence (LDCL) and to alter dramatically the expression of CYP2E1, iNOS and Mn-SOD, indicating that the toxic effect of CH(3)-CV could be mediated through a nitric oxide dependent mechanism. Under similar experimental conditions, the extracts from tarragon, chervil and basil did not induce such biological changes. These results provide evidence that the generation of an oxidative stress may be a significant event occurring during CH(3)-CV-induced toxicity. It also suggests that natural extracts containing different amounts of CH(3)-CV (tarragon, chervil and basil) did not elicit such toxicity and might contain compounds able to counteract this detrimental property. PMID:23020916

Thyroid carcinomas with massive intralumen invasion of the great veins are extremely rare and reported to have poor prognosis. We report a case of a poorly differentiated follicular carcinoma of the thyroid with extensive invasion into the bilateral internal jugular veins, brachiocephalic vein, and superior vena cava. All of the seven major drainage veins from the thyroid were involved by tumor thrombus. The patient was successfully treated by surgical resection including removal of the tumor thrombus and repair of the great veins. The importance of preoperative radiological findings, treatment, and outcome are discussed along with a literature review. PMID:22951943

Twelve patients with left renal vein stenosis from tumor compression were studied with CT. All had distended collateral veins in the perirenal space which either formed a radiating or a cobweb pattern or appeared as marked longitudinal veins. Inferior phrenic vein branches were seen in seven patients and were considerably enlarged in two. Other major veins possibly taking part in collateral circulation could not be recognized due to obliteration of fat planes. The renal fascia was thickened in eleven patients, probably due to edema. A close study of the perirenal space with CT may give valuable information about collateral development. PMID:6840101

Congenital absence of the portal vein with systemic diversion of mesenteric blood is extremely rare. We report a case of a congenital absence of the portal vein, accidentally discovered in a 59-year-old man, completely asymptomatic and not associated with other malformations or biochemical disorders. Ultrasonography imaging showed the absence of the portal vein and the distal tract of superior mesenteric and splenic veins draining together into a dilated left renal vein. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance confirmed the presence of a congenital portosystemic venous shunt and also revealed two hepatic arteries: one arising from the celiac trunk and the other from the superior mesenteric artery.

Antimony was probably known to ancient civilizations, but the first accurate description of antimony was by Basil Valentine in 1604. Antimony is a brittle metal with low thermal conductivity, but it melts at 904 degrees Kelvin. It was commonly used in the production of bells. In the metals industry, antimony is added to other metals or alloys to increase their hardness. In the Semiconductor industry, antimony is used in making infra-red detectors and diodes. This metal is fairly rare and the main producing countries are China, Russia, Bolivia and South Africa.

PurposeUrologists had performed prostate brachytherapy for decades before New York’s Memorial Hospital retropubic program. This paper explores the contribution of Willet Whitmore, Ulrich Henschke, Basil Hilaris, and Memorial’s physicists to the evolution of the procedure. Methods and MaterialsLiterature review and interviews with program participants. ResultsMore than 1000 retropubic implants were performed at Memorial between 1970 and 1987. Unlike previous efforts, Memorial’s program benefited from the participation of three disciplines in its conception and execution. ConclusionsMemorial’s retropubic program was a collaboration of urologists, radiation therapists, and physicists. Their approach focused greater attention on dosimetry and radiation safety, and s...

This paper draws on the theory of Basil Bernstein and on more recent applications of it by Rob Moore, John Beck and Michael Young to respond to recent calls for the replacement of discipline-based university faculties and departments with 'problem-based' curricula and programmes of study. It considers, particularly, the potential consequences of such a shift in higher education policy for the identities of university teachers, researchers and students, and suggests that these calls for reform are premised especially on the problematic assumption that, in Bernsteinian terms, 'regionalised' curricular inputs can be expected to produce 'generic' knowledge outcomes within the university.

Estragole (ES) is a natural constituent of a number of plants (e.g. tarragon, sweet basil and sweet fennel) and their essential oils have been widely used in foodstuffs as flavouring agents. Several studies with oral, i.p. or s.c. administration to CD-1 and B6C3F1 mice have shown the carcinogenicity of ES. The 1-hydroxy metabolites are stronger hepatocarcinogens than the parent compound. Controversial results are reported for the mutagenicity of ES. However, the formation of hepatic DNA adducts in vivo and in vitro by metabolites of ES has been demonstrated. PMID:11077188

Background?Vein anastomosis is the most important factor determining the success in the replantation of distal phalanx amputations. It is very difficult to find the collapsed veins and to perform vein anastomosis immediately after arterial repair. We have chosen to delay the vein repair between 30 minutes and 1 hour to give time to the veins to expand to a more reasonable diameter for repair.Aim?The purpose of the study was to show that the delayed venous method provides a higher rate of success in distal phalanx replantations and does not require the use of specialized techniques.Methods?The delayed venous method for vein anastomosis was used for the past 2 years. This surgical procedure includes initial arterial anastomosis, delayed expansion of the vein, and subsequent vein anastomosis after 30 mins of waiting.Results?The delayed method was used in eight cases. Expansion of veins up to 1?mm or more resulted in a high success rate (75%). In contrast, the success rate for distal phalanx replantation is extremely low in other techniques because of the difficulty of vein finding and anastomosis.Conclusion?The delayed venous method allows easier anastomosis of the subdermal veins of the distal phalanx. Therefore, it is a useful operative technique for treatment of amputated distal phalanx amputation. PMID:22711193

For patients with coronary artery disease or limb ischemia, placement of a vein graft as a conduit for a bypass is an important and generally durable strategy among the options for arterial reconstructive surgery. Vein grafts adapt to the arterial environment, and the limited formation of intimal hyperplasia in the vein graft wall is thought to be an important component of successful vein graft adaptation. However, it is also known that abnormal, or uncontrolled, adaptation may lead to abnormal vessel wall remodeling with excessive neointimal hyperplasia, and ultimately vein graft failure and clinical complications. Therefore, understanding the venous-specific pathophysiological and molecular mechanisms of vein graft adaptation are important for clinical vein graft management. Of particular importance, it is currently unknown whether there exist several specific distinct molecular differences in the venous mechanisms of adaptation that are distinct from arterial post-injury responses; in particular, the participation of the venous determinant Eph-B4 and the vascular protective molecule Nogo-B may be involved in mechanisms of vessel remodeling specific to the vein. This review describes (1) venous biology from embryonic development to the mature quiescent state, (2) sequential pathologies of vein graft neointima formation, and (3) novel candidates for strategies of vein graft management. Scientific inquiry into venous-specific adaptation mechanisms will ultimately provide improvements in vein graft clinical outcomes.??(Circ J?2010; 74: 1501?-?1512)   

Objective Because vein graft neointimal hyperplasia engenders vein graft failure, and because most vein graft neointimal cells derive from outside the vein graft, we sought to determine whether vein graft neointimal hyperplasia is affected by activity of the CXC chemokine receptor-4 (CXCR4), which is important for bone marrow-derived cell migration. Methods In congenic Cxcr4?/+ and wild-type (WT) recipient mice, we performed interposition grafting of the common carotid artery with the inferior vena cava (IVC) of either Cxcr4?/+ or WT mice to create four surgically chimeric groups of mice (n ? 5 each), characterized by vein graft donor/recipient: WT/WT; Cxcr4?/+/WT; WT/Cxcr4?/+; and Cxcr4?/+/Cxcr4?/+; vein grafts were harvested 6 weeks postop...

Tracheid analysis was carried out on the veinlets and minor veins of the coleus (Solenostemon scutellarioides [L.] Codd) leaf. Third- to fifth-order, or minor, veins average 3.4 tracheids in tandem and they bipartition islets when these enclosed islets reach a critical size; both these features of vein length and islet size contribute to a self-similar process of vein pattern generation. An areole was calculated to be initially comprised of about ten cells making the patterning event for vein formation requiring only a few cells. An algorithmic model developed here for minor vein formation includes five production rules, and this computer model explains the 3-4 tracheids per minor vein, presence of isolated tracheids, the structure of veinlets, and the elaborate branching patterns of veinlets in coleus and other plants. PMID:16557399

The azygos veins in thirty six cadavers (26 adult bodies,10 human fetuses) were examined with special reference to the correlation with the midline of the vertebral column. The azygos veins were often observed to cross the middle of the ventral side of the vertebral column from right to left, and the occurrence of this crossing to the left is more frequent than that previously described - occurring in twenty two of the adult bodies. In three of the adult bodies, the vein ran upwards along the midline. In the remaining adult, the azygos vein ascended on the right side only of the vertebral column. In the fetuses, no azygos vein crossed the midline and the vein lay only on the right side or along the midline of the vertebral column. These results indicate the possibility of leftward displacement of the azygos vein during the ageing process.   

We have found that pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) use external heat exchange with the environment and internal heat exchange between the carotid artery rete and cavernous venous sinus blood to regulate body temperature. Now we have investigated the relationship between the histological structure of the skin, cephalic veins, and carotid rete?cavernous sinus system and the physiological mechanisms pronghorn use, and whether their thermoregulatory anatomy has adaptive advantages. We harvested tissue samples of skin, three veins (i.e., angularis oculi vein, dorsal nasal vein, and facial vein), and the carotid rete?cavernous sinus system from four pronghorn, two culled in summer and two in winter, and examined each histologically. The three veins had the typical structure of veins with large...

Vein pattern recognition is one of the newest biometric techniques researched today. In this paper, one of the reliable and robust personal identification authentication approaches using palm vein patterns is presented. We consider the palm vein as a piece of texture and apply texture-based feature extraction techniques to palm vein authentication in our work. A 2-D Gabor filter provides the optimized resolution in both the spatial and frequency domains, thus it is a basis for extracting local features in the palm vein recognition. In order to obtain effective pattern of palm vascular, we proposed an innovative and robust directional coding technique to encode the palm vein features in bit string representation. The bit string representation, called VeinCode, offers speedy template matchin...

Investigation into the morphology and development of the testicular vein in bovine was carried out with 85 male foetuses from the 8-40th week of pregnancy and with 10 newborns aged 1 to 10 days of life, the total being 95 preparations. The age of the foetuses was determined by Kantorova method complemented with those by other authors. The observations were made with using rubber latex introduced into the lumen of the tested veins by means of an automatic device of our own construction. It was found out that the developmental transformations of the testicular veins, initiated in the embryo, progress very dynamically in foetuses up to about the 20th week of pregnancy and them gradually slow down in older foetuses. Finally, in a fully formed testicular vein of the oldest foetuses and newborns there can be distinguished the proximal and distal part of this vessel. The proximal part carries the blood away from labile components of the testicular vein, the only exceptions being the aortic branch and the ureteral vein. Now, the solid components escape into the distal part of testicular vein. In the course of the distal part of the vessel there are its three basic plexuses, i.e. the testicular plexus, the marginal plexus of testicular vein and the largest of them--the pampiniform plexus of testicular vein. The blood from the last plexus is carried away into the main trunk of testicular vein by two anastomotic branches--lateral and medial. Of the veins examined the right one usually escapes to the caudal vena cava or to the deep circumflex iliac vein, while the left one to deep circumflex iliac vein or to the common iliac vein. PMID:2132658

Pulmonary hypertension is a common cause of death among patients with sickle cell disease. This study investigates the use of pulmonary vein analysis to assist the diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension non-invasively with CT-Angiography images. The characterization of the pulmonary veins from CT presents two main challenges. Firstly, the number of pulmonary veins is unknown a priori and secondly, the contrast material is degraded when reaching the pulmonary veins, making the edges of these vessels to appear faint. Each image is first denoised and a fast marching approach is used to segment the left atrium and pulmonary veins. Afterward, a geodesic active contour is employed to isolate the left atrium. A thinning technique is then used to extract the skeleton of the atrium and the veins. The locations of the pulmonary veins ostia are determined by the intersection of the skeleton and the contour of the atrium. The diameters of the pulmonary veins are measured in each vein at fixed distances from the corresponding ostium, and for each distance, the sum of the diameters of all the veins is computed. These indicators are shown to be significantly larger in sickle-cell patients with pulmonary hypertension as compared to controls (p-values < 0.01).

Quartz veins in the Kodiak Formation in SW Alaska record episodic passage of fluids along a pervasive array of vertical fractures. Syn-cleavage quartz veins are pervasive but restricted to the deeper structural level where cleavage is subhorizontal, folds verge seaward, and noncoaxial strain histories are consistent with simple shear related to seaward-directed overthrusts. Scan line surveys of veins in argillaceous lithologies indicate that veins (with thickness zones. Three-dimensional analysis of the fracture systems suggests that en echelon sets are at least intermittently interconnected both vertically and laterally. Based on textural characteristics there are three types of veins: crack seal veins with continuous solid inclusion bands which have repeatedly fractured and resealed along their length, discontinuously banded crack seal veins which have repeatedly fractured and resealed only partially, and euhedral growth veins with no solid inclusions but which retain evidence for episodic collapse of the fractures. Based mainly on textural observations, the authors believe that most of the quartz in veins is transported by pore fluid diffusion from matrix to crack, while the fluid within fractures may be externally-derived. Quartz veins in this well exposed accretionary complex document distributed fluid flow along a complex system of fracture conduits above an active basal decollement. These observations provide unique insights into the mechanism of fluid flow during underplating along deep portions of the accretionary wedge that are presently inaccessible along modern convergent margins.

The anatomical relationship between the saphenous veins and cutaneous nerves was investigated in 148 lower limbs of 74 cadavers in order to re-examine the stripping technique for treatment of varicose veins. The great saphenous vein frequently ran intimately along the saphenous nerve (59.5% in the middle third and 83.1% in the lower third of the leg) in the leg region. More than half of the latter cases showed an adhesive relationship in which the perineurium of the saphenous nerve was seen histologically to be attached to the adventitia of the vein. Moreover, in the thigh region as well, the great saphenous vein had an intimate relationship with the cutaneous nerves of various origin. In contrast, the small saphenous vein was often located close to the cutaneous nerves of the calf like the sural nerve. However, the adhesive relation between the small saphenous vein and nerves was rarely observed, in contrast to the case of the great saphenous vein.From these results, the anatomical relationship between the superficial vein and nerve in the lower limb were characterized according to each part of the lower limb. Based on our observations, limited extraction of the vein was recommended to reduce the risk of nerve injury during the stripping operation.   

We explored genetic influences on the perception of taste and smell stimuli. Adult twins rated the chemosensory aspects of water, sucrose, sodium chloride, citric acid, ethanol, quinine hydrochloride, phenylthiocarbamide (PTC), potassium chloride, calcium chloride, cinnamon, androstenone, Galaxolide™, cilantro, and basil. For most traits, individual differences were stable over time and some traits were heritable (h(2) from 0.41 to 0.71). Subjects were genotyped for 44 single nucleotide polymorphisms within and near genes related to taste and smell. The results of these association analyses confirmed previous genotype-phenotype results for PTC, quinine, and androstenone. New associations were detected for ratings of basil and a bitter taste receptor gene, TAS2R60, and between cilantro and variants in three genes (TRPA1, GNAT3, and TAS2R50). The flavor of ethanol was related to variation within an olfactory receptor gene (OR7D4) and a gene encoding a subunit of the epithelial sodium channel (SCNN1D). Our study demonstrates that person-to-person differences in the taste and smell perception of simple foods and drinks are partially accounted for by genetic variation within chemosensory pathways. PMID:22977065

Abstract in spanish Este estudio lo conforma un marco de referencia sobre la educación superior en Uruguay. Luego describe la segmentación social y académica en la educación superior, observa prospectivamente la población objetivo de la democratización, definiéndola como aquellos estudiantes que actualmente no están ingresando a la educación superior. Finalmente aborda el problema de la relación entre pedagogías y clases sociales en los estudiantes, tomando como referencia dos enf (more) oques de investigación a estos efectos complementarios: la teoría de los discursos pedagógicos de Basil Bernstein y la Perspectiva sobre las Escuelas Eficaces. Abstract in english This study conforms a reference frame on the superior education in Uruguay. We describe the social and academic segmentation on higher education. Later, observes the objective population of the democratization, defining it like those students which at the moment are not entering to higher education. Finally, it approaches the problem of the relation between pedagogy and social level in the students, taking as a reference two complementary approaches of investigation: the theory of the pedagogical speeches of Basil Bernstein and the Perspective on the Effective Schools.

Multi-wavelength lidar measurements in the melting layer revealing the presence of dark and bright bands have been performed by the University of BASILicata Raman lidar system (BASIL) during a stratiform rain event. Simultaneously radar measurements have been also performed from the same site by the University of Hamburg cloud radar MIRA 36 (35.5 GHz), the University of Hamburg dual-polarization micro rain radar (24.15 GHz) and the University of Manchester UHF wind profiler (1.29 GHz). Measurements from BASIL and the radars are illustrated and discussed in this paper for a specific case study on 23 July 2007 during the Convective and Orographically-induced Precipitation Study (COPS). Simulations of the lidar dark and bright band based on the application of concentric/eccentric sphere Lorentz-Mie codes and a melting layer model are also provided. Lidar and radar measurements and model results are also compared with measurements from a disdrometer on ground and a two-dimensional cloud (2DC) probe on-board the ATR42 SAFIRE. Measurements and model results are found to confirm and support the conceptual microphysical/scattering model elaborated by Sassen et al. (2005).

Superficial vein thrombosis is characterized by clotting of superficial veins (ie, following direct trauma) with minimal inflammatory components. Superficial thrombophlebitis is a minimally thrombotic process of superficial veins associated with inflammatory changes and/or infection. Treatments generally include analgesics, elastic compression, anti-inflammatory agents, exercise and ambulation, and, in some cases, local or systemic anticoagulants. It is better to avoid bed rest and reduced mobility. Topical analgesia with nonsteroidal, anti-inflammatory creams applied locally to the superficial vein thrombosis/superficial thrombophlebitis area controls symptoms. Hirudoid cream (heparinoid) shortens the duration of signs/symptoms. Locally acting anticoagulants/antithrombotics (Viatromb, Lipohep, spray Na-heparin) have positive effects on pain and on the reduction in thrombus size. Intravenous catheters should be changed every 24 to 48 hours (depending on venous flow and clinical parameters) to prevent superficial vein thrombosis/superficial thrombophlebitis and removed in case of events. Low molecular weight heparin prophylaxis and nitroglycerin patches distal to peripheral lines may reduce the incidence of superficial vein thrombosis/superficial thrombophlebitis in patients with vein catheters. In case of superficial vein thrombosis/superficial thrombophlebitis, vein lines should be removed. In neoplastic diseases and hematological disorders, anticoagulants may be necessary. Exercise reduces pain and the possibility of deep vein thrombosis. Only in cases in which pain is very severe is bed rest necessary. Deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis should be established in patients with reduced mobility. Antibiotics usually do not have a place in superficial vein thrombosis/superficial thrombophlebitis unless there are documented infections. Prevention of superficial vein thrombosis should be considered on the basis of patient's history and clinical evaluation. PMID:17478877

SummaryBackground With the progressive use of more radical surgical resections and pre-operative chemo-radiotherapy for locally advanced anorectal cancers, there has become an increasing need for reconstructive options that import well-vascularised tissue of sufficient bulk to the perineum. We present our technique of inferior gluteal artery myocutaneous (IGAM) transposition flaps for reconstruction after extended abdomino-perineal excision (APE) for anorectal cancer. Methods Six consecutive male patients with T2/T3 rectal carcinoma underwent neoadjuvant chemo-radiotherapy followed by extended APE and immediate reconstruction with an islanded IGAM transposition flap. The operative technique and surgical outcomes were assessed with follow-up ranging from 3 to 18 months (median 5 months). Re...

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) comprises a group of generalised connective tissue disorders. Deficiency or alteration of the collagen present in the tissues results in some classic signs such as skin hyper extensibility, joint hypermobility, and vascular fragility. Multiple supernumerary teeth, congenitally missing teeth, and odontogenic keratocysts have been reported in some patients with EDS. To the author's knowledge, transposition of permanent canines has not previously been reported in any case of EDS. This case report presents the dental findings of a sporadic case of classic-type EDS in a 14-year-old Chinese male who had transposition of a permanent maxillary canine as well as the presence of two supernumerary premolars in the mandible. PMID:21968044

To analyze specific properties of music similarity measures that the commonly used genre classification evaluation procedure does not reveal, we introduce a MIDI based test framework for music similarity measures. We introduce the framework by example and thus outline an experiment to analyze the dependency of a music similarity measure on the instrumentation of a song compared to the melody, and to analyze its sensitivity to transpositions. Using the outlined experiment, we analyze music similarity measures from three software packages, namely Marsyas, MA toolbox and Intelligent Sound Processing toolbox. The tested timbral similarity measures perform instrument recognition relatively well, although they are sensitive to transpositions and differences between sound fonts. The beat/rhythm/melody similarity measures are not always able to recognize the same melody played with different instruments.

We macro- and microscopically examined two cases of congenital visceral transposition (situs inversus totalis) in SD rats. We also investigated the possibility of situs inversus in association with immotile-cilia syndrome. The rats had grown normally with no clinical signs of disease. Although all organs including the vascular system were located opposite to the normal position and displayed a mirror image on macroscopic observation, no abnormality was found in any of the organs on microscopic examination. Electron-microscopic observation revealed in neither animal any structural abnormalities of the cilia and flagella, which are one of the diagnostic characterizations of immotile-cilia syndrome. Congenital transposition of the viscera is rare and there are few reports examining complications with situs inversus in rats. This report will be helpful in accumulating information on this condition.   

The long-term outcome of patients with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries is mainly determined by progressive morphologically tricuspid valve regurgitation, heart block, atrial arrhythmias, and/or systemic ventricular dysfunction. Situs abnormalities have been reported in ?34% of cases, but whether clinical differences exist between a situs inversus and situs solitus arrangement has not yet been studied. The clinical records of 38 adults with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (mean age 40 ± 15 years) followed for a mean period of 7.4 years were reviewed. Of these 38 patients, 8 presented with situs inversus and 30 with situs solitus. No significant differences were found between the 2 groups in age, gender, ventricular septal d...

Cranial transposition of the fibular head stabilizes the stifle joint by displacing the distal attachment of the lateral collateral ligament (LCL). The forces applied to the LCL after displacement may cause ligamentous elongation. This investigation evaluated the morphological, histological, and biomechanical changes of the LCL after fibular head transposition (FHT) in dogs. Unilateral cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) excision and FHT were performed on 25 dogs. Cross-sectional area, length, histological, and structural properties of the LCL were evaluated 3 weeks, 4 months, and 10 months after surgery. Ligament length means were significantly increased at week 3, month 4, and month 10 compared with intraoperative length means. No significant changes in elongation were observed after week 3. Fibrovascular proliferation within the LCL increased the cross-sectional area and associated structural properties. PMID:7871709

The discrepancy in the sizes of the aorta and the pulmonary artery is a major technical concern in arterial switch operations for transposition of great arteries with ventricular septal defect, arch hypoplasia/interruption and Taussig Bing anomaly. The size mismatch increases the difficulty in neoaortic reconstruction and securing hemostasis. It alters the Sino tubular anatomy and contributes to development of Neoaortic Regurgitation (NAR). We present five cases of successful repairs for Transposition of Great Arteries (TGA) with hypoplastic transverse arch and Coarctation where the extended homologous gluteraldehyde treated pericardial patch was used to augment the isthmus, transverse arch and the ascending aorta upto the line of transaction to avoid the aorto-pulmonary size mismatch.

A novel recombinant bacmid, bEasyBac, that enables the easy and fast generation of pure recombinant baculovirus without any purification step was constructed. In bEasyBac, attR recombination sites were introduced to facilitate the generation of a recombinant viral genome by in vitro transposition. Moreover, the extracellular RNase gene from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, barnase, was expressed under the control of the Cotesia plutellae bracovirus early promoter to negatively select against the non-recombinant background. The bEasyBac bacmid could only replicate in host insect cells when the barnase gene was replaced with the gene of interest by in vitro transposition. When bEasyBac was transposed with pDualBac-EGFP, the resulting recombinant virus, AcEasy-EGFP, showed comparable levels of EGF...

Abstract in english Few patients with corrected transposition of the great arteries survive past 50 years of age because of the association with congenital defects, development of total atrioventricular block, and right ventricular dysfunction. We report the case of a male patient with dextrocardia in situs solitus and corrected transposition of the great arteries associated with a wide atrial septal defect and severe pulmonary valvar and subvalvar stenoses. The patient also developed a larg (more) e aneurysm on the pulmonary artery, total atrioventricular block diagnosed 8 years earlier, symptoms of dysfunction of the systemic ventricle in the previous 2 years, insufficiency of the left atrioventricular valve, and aortic regurgitation. Despite all these associated anomalies, the patient developed class III cardiac decompensation only at the age of 68 years, which makes this case a rarity. The patient was clinically treated, and was discharged from the hospital in good condition.

The patient was a 16-year-old Japanese girl whose chief complaints were crowding and transposition of the maxillary canine and first premolar. A setup model was used to preoperatively align the teeth in their transposed positions. The amount of postoperative reshaping was estimated for the occlusal surfaces of the teeth. However, the patient did not wish to have her teeth reduced by reshaping or to have composite materials for restorative camouflage. Because she strongly expected alignment of her teeth in the correct intra-arch position, her transposed teeth were corrected without extraction of the transposed teeth. Cone-beam computed tomography was used to obtain more detailed information about the transposition, and the direction of tooth movement was examined. Although the duration of the treatment was long, both the crowns and the roots of the transposed teeth were aligned correctly. PMID:22999676

Background: Microvascular decompression (MVD) of trigeminal neuralgia (TN) or hemifacial spasm (HFS) caused by an elongated, tortuous or enlarged vertebral or basilar artery has a higher rate of incomplete cure. Objective: We used an easily applied and adjustable method of vertebrobasilar artery transposition and fixation to improve the immediate surgical outcome of MVD of TN or HFS due to compression by an ectatic vertebrobasilar artery system. Methods: Vertebral or basilar artery transposition was performed using the vascular sling with a strip of unabsorbable dural tape. The vertebrobasilar artery-sling complex was then fixed to the dura over the petrous bone by aneurysm clip through the dural bridge. The direction and angle of traction on the vertebrobasilar artery was adjustable using...

We provide a coupling proof that the transposition shuffle on a deck of n cards is mixing of rate $n\\log(n)$ with a moderate constant. This has already been shown by Diaconis and Shahshahani but no natural coupling proof has been demonstrated to date. We also enlarge the methodology of coupling to include intuitive but nonadapted coupling rules, for example, to take in account future events and to prepare for their occurrence.

A case report is presented of a patient with dextrocardia complicated with corrected transposition of the large arteries. For comparison, some findings in another patient with isolated dextrocardia are presented. Scintigrams of the heart cavities and the large vessels performed by the method of radioisotope first flow cardioangiography are shown. The ease and simplicity are pointed out of this noninvasive method in diagnosis and differential diagnosis of dextrocardia and congenital heart defects in general.

Cardiac resynchronization therapy revealed first promising results in patients with a congenital heart disease and a systemic right ventricle. Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging showed accessibility of the coronary sinus in an 18-year-old male patient with mirror dextrocardia, D-transposition of the great arteries and ventricular septal defect (VSD) after Mustard operation and VSD patch closure. In literatures, transvenous lead placement is discussed in this anatomical setting, with opposed position of the ventricular leads and reliable lead characteristics.

Environmental stress influences genetic and epigenetic regulation in plant genomes. We previously reported that heat stress activated a copia-like retrotransposon named ONSEN. To investigate the heat sensitivity and transgenerational activation of ONSEN, we analyzed the stress response by temperature shift and multiple heat stress treatments. ONSEN was activated at 37°C, and the newly inserted ONSEN was transcriptionally active and mobile to the next generation subjected to heat stress, indicating that the regulation of ONSEN is independent of positional effects on the chromosome. Reciprocal crosses with activated ONSEN revealed that the transgenerational transposition was inherited from both sexes, indicating that the transposition is suppressed independently of gametophytic regulation. We showed previously that ONSEN was transposed in mutants deficient in small interfering RNA (siRNA) biogenesis, including nrpd2 and rdr2, but not dcl3. To define the functional redundancy of Dicer-like (DCL) proteins in Arabidopsis, we analyzed ONSEN activation in mutants deficient in DCL proteins, including dcl2, dcl3 and dcl4. ONSEN was nearly immobile in a single Dicer mutant; however, some transgenerational transpositions were observed in dcl2/dcl3/dcl4 triple mutants subjected to heat stress. This indicated that the Dicer family is redundant for ONSEN transposition. To examine the activation of ONSEN in undifferentiated cells, ONSEN transcripts and synthesized DNA were analyzed in heat-stressed callus tissue. In contrast to vegetative tissue, high accumulation of the transcripts and amplified DNA copies of ONSEN were detected in callus. This result indicated that ONSEN activation is controlled by cell-specific regulatory mechanisms. PMID:22173101

We evaluate the systemic right ventricle (SRV) failure of congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries using the scintigraphic studies in a case with 32-year-old male who improved the heart failure by the use of beta-adrenergic blockers. The myocardial perfusion sympathetic nervous system activity mismatch with preserved coronary flow and wall thickness indicates a distinctive feature as SRV cardiomyopathy, suggesting the importance of recovery of SRV sympathetic dysfunction for improving the prognosis. PMID:20041305

A 28-year-old woman, who as an infant had undergone the Mustard atrial switch procedure for dextro-transposition of the great arteries, presented with a baffle leak and consequent intermittent cyanosis. In addition, an occlusive thrombus had formed in the systemic venous baffle after a failed attempt to remove infected pacemaker leads. Corrective surgery was successful. In addition to the case of our patient, we discuss long-term sequelae of the atrial switch procedure that present challenges in patient care. PMID:12787427

We report the case of a newborn with the unusual association of an upper sternal defect and transposition of the great arteries. Surgical correction of the cardiac disease consisted of the arterial switch procedure. The already less compliant bony thorax of the infant made direct approximation of the upper sternal defect only possible with adjuvant bilateral chondrotomy. Sternal cleft repair is advised during the very first weeks of life. PMID:23098954

With radiography and ultrasound, reversed positioning of the fundus ventriculi and pylorus, a duodenum running on the left side, transposition of the kidneys, and normal thoracic organs were found in a 5-month-old miniature dachshund that presented with anorexia and weight loss. The case was diagnosed as partial heterotaxia. Gross observation revealed partial heterotaxia, polysplenia, abnormal lobulation of the liver, and absence of the greater omentum. These findings were consistent with those observed in asplenia-polysplenia syndrome in humans.   

Based on the S-R indeterminacy relations in conjugation with the partial transposition, we derive a class of inequalities for detecting entanglement in several tripartite systems, including bosonic, SU(2), and SU(1,1) systems. These inequalities are in general stronger than those based on the usual Heisenberg relations for detecting entanglement. We also discuss the reduction from SU(2) and SU(1,1) to bosonic systems and the generalization to multipartite case.

The treatment of 4,5-dialkyl-4-hydroxy-6-cyclopent-2-en-1-ones with H2C2 and KOH gave in high yields 2,3-epoxy-2,3-dialkyl-4-hydroxycyclopentanones. Furthermore, only one stereoisomer, characterized by trans relationship between the hydroxy group and the epoxide was obtained. This behaviour can be explained considering that epoxidation occurs during a base catalyzed transposition of the starting cyclopentenone.   

We highlight a case of bilateral ulnar nerve instability in a young, competitive decathlete. The symptoms proved disabling to the athlete?s daily training routine and required operative measures in the form of an anterior submuscular transposition without epicondylectomy. The procedure proved effective with complete resolution of troublesome symptoms. Within 6 months post-operatively, the patient returned to train and perform at an elite national standard in his sport.

Percutaneous retrieval of a 12-cm-long serpiginous clot lodged in the right atrium and ventricle is reported. Following bilateral common femoral vein puncture, a Bird's Nest cava filter was first positioned ready to deploy immediately below the renal veins via the right femoral vein. From the left femoral vein, a Cook intravascular retrieval basket was advanced to the right atrium. Under transthoracic echocardiographic visualization, the basket was used to engage, trap, and gently withdraw the clot in a single long strand below the prepositioned inferior vena cava filter. The filter was immediately deployed, leaving the clot trapped inferior to the renal veins, in the cava and left iliac vein. The patient remained well and asymptomatic at discharge.

Arteries and veins have been historically defined by the direction of blood flow and oxygen tension within the vessel, in addition to their functional, hemodynamic, and anatomical differences. It is now known that the molecular identity of these vessels is genetically predetermined, with specific molecular pathways acti-vated during the development of arteries and veins. Eph-B4 is a determinant of venous differentiation and Ephrin-B2 is a determinant of arterial differentiation. Placement of a vein into the higher pressure and flow of the arterial circulation results in adaptation of the vein to the arterial environment. There is selec-tive loss of Eph-B4 expression without induction of Ephrin-B2 expression during vein graft adaptation. These findings suggest that loss of venous identity is the crucial mechanism in vein graft adaptation and that developmentally critical determinants of vessel identity are plastic during adult life.   

This study tested the hypothesis that an increase in arginine concentration in the portal vein may affect blood flow and oxygen consumption in the portal-drained viscera (PDV) of swine. Eight barrows (70?kg body weight) were surgically fitted with chronic catheters in the portal vein, ileal vein, and carotid artery. Thirteen days after the surgery, pigs that had been fasted for 12?h were randomly allocated to receive administration of either l-alanine (103?mg/kg body weight, isonitrogenous control) or l-arginine?HCl (61?mg/kg body weight) via the portal vein. Portal vein blood flow (PVBF) was measured with infusion of p-aminohippuric acid into the ileal vein, and blood samples were simultaneously obtained every 0.5?h for 4?h. Compared with the control, arginine infusion increased PVBF at 3...

A petrological study is carried out for a high-pressure (HP) omphacite-epidote vein and its host ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) eclogites at Ganghe in the Dabie orogen. The UHP eclogite shows systematic changes toward the HP vein in mineral assemblage, mineral proportion and bulk-rock composition. The eclogite far away from the vein (>20cm) contains abundant lawsonite pseudomorphs indicated by the aggregates of epidote, kyanite and quartz porphyroblasts. The abundance and grain size of these porphyroblasts decrease gradually toward the vein in the nearby eclogite (<20cm), and they are almost absent in the eclogite in direct contact with the vein (<2.5cm). The omphacite-epidote vein contains high amounts of the components hosted in the minerals that were lost in the host eclogite, suggesting sign...

This study tested the hypothesis that an increase in arginine concentration in the portal vein may affect blood flow and oxygen consumption in the portal-drained viscera (PDV) of swine. Eight barrows (70 kg body weight) were surgically fitted with chronic catheters in the portal vein, ileal vein, and carotid artery. Thirteen days after the surgery, pigs that had been fasted for 12 h were randomly allocated to receive administration of either l-alanine (103 mg/kg body weight, isonitrogenous control) or l-arginine?HCl (61 mg/kg body weight) via the portal vein. Portal vein blood flow (PVBF) was measured with infusion of p-aminohippuric acid into the ileal vein, and blood samples were simultaneously obtained every 0.5 h for 4 h. Compared with the control, arginine infusion increased PVBF at 3...

The corrected transposition of the great arteries is an usual congenital cardiac malformation, which consists of transposition of great arteries and ventricular inversion, and which is caused by abnormal development of conotruncus and ventricular looping. High frequency of associated cardiac malformations makes it difficult to get accurate morphologic diagnosis. A total of 18 cases of corrected transposition of the great arteries is presented, in which cardiac catheterization and angiocardiography were done at the Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Hospital between September 1976 and June 1981. The clinical, radiographic, and operative findings with the emphasis on the angiocardiographic findings were analyzed. The results are as follows: 1. Among 18 cases, 13 cases have normal cardiac position, 2 cases have dextrocardia with situs solitus, 2 cases have dextrocardia with situs inversus and 1 case has levocardia with situs inversus. 2. Segmental sets are (S, L, L) in 15 cases, and (I, D,D) in 3 cases and there is no exception to loop rule. 3. Side by side interrelationships of both ventricles and both semilunar valves are noticed in 10 and 12 cases respectively. 4. Subaortic type conus is noted in all 18 cases. 5. Associated cardic malformations are VSD in 14 cases, PS in 11, PDA in 3, PFO in 3, ASD in 2, right aortic arch in 2, tricuspid insufficiency, mitral prolapse, persistent left SVC and persistent right SVC in 1 case respectively. 6. For accurate diagnosis of corrected TGA, selective biventriculography using biplane cineradiography is an essential procedure.

A long repeat unit of the PstI family in Misolampus goudoti (Coleoptera, Tenebrionodae) is characterized in this work. The 30 sequenced units have small differences in length (consensus 1169 bp), but very similar nucleotide composition (mean 61.1% A+T). PstI repeats contain a 36-bp-long inverted repeat at both the 5' and 3' ends, with a fully conserved 16-bp-long motif similar to those found in class II transposable elements. However, the transposable-like PstI repeats seems to be defective, since they do not encode for any protein related with transposition. Interestingly, energetically stable hairpins resembled the structure of a miniature interspersed transposable element, suggesting that the PstI satellite DNA family in M. goudoti may have originated from an ancestral active transposable element as also described in Drosophila guanche. The presence of transposable-like structure along with the non-detection of gene conversion or unequal crossing-over events suggest that transposition could be one of the putative molecular mechanisms involved in the strong amplification and (or) homogenization of these repeats. A putative transposition of PstI repeats allowing their genomic mobility also could explain why this satellite is widely distributed to all heterochromatic regions, telomeres, pericentromeric regions, and on the Y chromosome, whereas satellites of other tenebrionids lacking transposable-like structures are restricted only to pericentromeric regions. PMID:15284883

Recurrence of trigeminal neuralgia (TN) or hemifacial spasm (HFS) after microvascular decompression (MVD) is not rare. The prosthesis material eventually adheres to the neurovascular structures and again transmits arterial pulsation to the nerve. A snare ligature technique using a Gore-Tex tape can be used for the transposition of the offending artery. No prosthesis is necessary once the transposition is complete. This technique requires introduction of either Gore-Tex tape or thread around the artery and suture over the petrous dura, so an adequate working space as if operating in a shallow basin is essential. Therefore, the osteoplastic craniotomy is a little larger than usual with the scalp flap entirely reflected using a semicircular skin incision. The Gore-Tex tape can be directly snared around the artery and sutured over the petrous dura. If this procedure is difficult, a thread can be attached to both ends of the Gore-Tex tape to pass the tape around the vessel. Seven patients with TN and 13 patients with HFS have undergone this surgery. Although the follow-up period is not yet long enough, there has been no case of recurrence. The present technique for MVD can provide complete and permanent transposition of the offending artery.   

Revascularization with a vein graft is a mandatory method for treatment of dissecting or pseudoaneurysms of the internal carotid artery. We report the necessity for an air vent from the vein graft and explain its use in our two cases. In Case 1, we searched for a great saphenous vein around its junction with a femoral vein during the harvest of vein graft. An accessory branch of that great saphenous vein was also found around the junctional region with a femoral vein, and was temporarily ligated. At first, anastomosis was completed on both the distal and proximal sides. After the proximal side of a vein graft was opened and the ligation of the branch was loosened, an air vent could be made through the branch of the vein graft. Multiple air bubbles and a large quantity of white microemboli were discharged through this branch. The postoperative course was uneventful. In Case 2, the air vent was omitted to shorten ischemia. During the opening of the vein graft, the migrated air was observed to move to the middle cerebral artery. A computed tomography scan demonstrated that brain infarction and dysarthria occurred postoperatively. The air vent of the vein graft is essential in extracranial-intracranial bypass surgery, because the air bubbles or microthrombi are easily trapped around the valve and cause cerebral infarction. An air vent can be easily made if the branch of a vein graft exists in the outflow pathway, because intraluminal air or thrombus can be washed out through the branch at the final stage of surgery. PMID:23092106

Sixty-one human livers obtained from donated Japanese adult cadavers were dissected to reveal the ramification pattern of the portal and hepatic veins, and their topographical relationship in the left anatomical lobe. The segmental portal vein supplying S2 (P2) tended to form a single stem, whereas that of S3 (P3) was usually double. An intermediate branch between P2 and P3 was observed in 23.0% of livers. In spite of variation between livers, definite P2 and P3 were identified in 47 specimens. One tributary of the left hepatic vein (LHV) was usually present for drainage of S2, and two tributaries were present for S3 (sometimes also for S2 and/or S4). The latter two tributaries of the LHV and the two subsegmental branches of S3 showed three patterns of three-dimensional interdigitations. From these results, the portal vein system did not seem to have a two segmental composition (i. e., S2 and S3) in 23.0% of specimens, whereas the hepatic vein system did not have an intersegmental course in 23.4%. Thus, there were obvious limitations in using each system to determine the liver segment. Taking the overlapping cases into consideration, the left anatomical lobe of 41.0% of specimens did not seem to fit the definition of Couinaud's liver segment. In addition, four patterns of fissure vein (or scissural vein), >5 mm in diameter at its terminal, were identified: (1) middle hepatic vein type (left median vein,9.8%); (2) LHV type (left medial vein,41.0%); (3) true fissure vein (3.3%); and (4) absent cases (45.9%). The former two types also suggested limitations of the hepatic vein system as an indicator of the segmental border.   

Extensive skin loss from the forelimb of a Border collie was repaired by a microvascular caudal superficial epigastric flap, with secondary meshing of the flap to increase coverage. The caudal superficial epigastric artery and vein were anastomosed to the brachial artery and vein. End-to-end anastomosis to the brachial artery and vein did not compromise peripheral blood flow, and no flap necrosis was observed after subsequent limited meshing of the flap.

A portal vein aneurysm is divided into two groups: an extrahepatic portal vein aneurysm and an intrahepatic portal vein aneurysm. The morphology of an aneurysm can be divided into types such as fusiform, bilobulated and saccular. A saccular aneurysm that arises from the intrahepatic portal branch is extremely rare. We report here a case of a saccular aneurysm of the intrahepatic portal branch mimicking an intrahepatic hypervascular mass, as seen on a dynamic CT scan, with the radiological findings

Abstract Background and Aim:- To evaluate hepatic hemodynamics in patients with nodular regenerative hyperplasia of the liver (NRH) with portal hypertension (PHT). Methods:- We retrospectively reviewed the charts of 24 patients referred for PHT related to biopsy-proven NRH. Hemodynamic measurements included wedged hepatic vein (WHVP) and inferior vena cava (IVCP), and, in 12 patients, portal vein pressure (PVP). Hepatic vein pressure gradient (HVPG: WHVP-IVCP) and portal vein pressure gradient (PVPG: PVP-IVCP) were calculated. Results:- Nodular regenerative hyperplasia was associated in 24 patients with various diseases (oxaliplatin chemotherapy, treatment with purine antagonists, post liver transplantation, hematologic and rheumatologic conditions and HIV infection). Liver function parame...

General hypokinesia during 1--6 weeks resulted in dilatation of the interlobular veins. sinusoids and central veins. The sequence of alterations corresponded to terms of hypokinesia. After exposure to "gravitation stress--hypokinesia for 1--6 weeks" stagnation in the portal system of the liver was less than after exposure to hypokinesia alone, but unevenness of lumens in the interlobular veins and sinusoids was more pronounced. The foci of the vessel spasm were determined. The signs of stagnation in the system of the portal vein and unevenness of the width of all the links of the portal bed were most pronounced after combination "hypokinesia for 1--6 weeks-- gravitation stress". PMID:1191061

Congenital obstruction of the pulmonary vein without anomalous drainage can cause long-standing pulmonary congestion and pulmonary arterial hypertension, and it may include stenosis of individual pulmonary veins and pulmonary vein atresia. We reviewed seven cases of pulmonary vein obstruction, five of which were accompanied by other cardiac anomalies. Right pulmonary veins were involved in all seven cases; one case was bilateral. Pulmonary veins were occluded totally in five and partially in three lungs. Diagnostic pulmonary catheterization and angiography were performed. Chest radiographs of total occlusion cases showed decreased lung volume, features of pulmonary edema, interstitial lesions, and pleural changes, which were quite specific, whereas pulmonary venous dilatation was the dominant finding in partial obstruction cases. Pulmonary perfusion scan (n=3) showed total perfusion defects in the cases with total occlusion of pulmonary veins. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging (n=2) demonstrated totally occluded pulmonary veins at the venoatrial junction in two lungs and membranous focal obstruction in one lung. Two children underwent pneumonectomy and had the diagnosis histologically confirmed. Although catheterization and angiography are essential for the diagnosis of pulmonary vein obstruction, MR imaging is a useful adjunct. (orig.)

A desobliterated umbilical vein was sonographically detected in a 52 years old man suffering from liver cirrhosis. The vein was seen in the sonogram as a tubelike, sharply outlined, echofree formation, measuring 1-1,5 cm in diameter and located at the dorsal site of the abdominal wall; a circumscribed dilatation in the cranial part of the vein was remarkable. The findings were confirmed by CT-examination. Density values of the vein increased after contrast injection from 50 HE to 80 HE. The vessel could be followed along its way in the falciforme ligament und caudad of the umbilicus.