ABLATION of residual thyroid tissue after surgery for thyroid cancer has been considered to be potentially useful because well-differentiated thyroid adenocarcinomas may be multicentric,¹ with lesions recurring in the remaining thyroid tissue.² In ...

ULTRASOUND imaging is used to determine sex antenatally, usually in the third trimester.^{1 2 3} Ultrasonic determination of sex may be possible in the second trimester through visualization of the penis or scrotum or both, or of the labia. Correct ...

OPPORTUNISTIC infections and Kaposi's sarcoma have been described in homosexuals, illicit drug users, Haitian immigrants, and patients with hemophilia in the United States.^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8} During the period June 1981 to March 1983, over 1200 cases of ...

NEWBORNS and older infants who are infected with cytomegaloviruses (CMV) excrete large quantities of virus into their urine and saliva. Because these infants commonly have no symptoms attributable to CMV, the infection remains undetected. Pediatric health-...

THROMBOEMBOLISM is a well-known complication in patients undergoing total hip replacement.¹ Mortality due to pulmonary embolism is on the order of 1 to 3 per cent.^{1 2 3} The frequency of phlebographically proved deep-vein thrombosis without drug ...

RECENT studies indicate that residents of small towns have better access to medical care than is commonly thought.^{1 2 3} Specifically, these studies have shown that at least one physician is practicing in almost every town with a population of 2500 or more ...

HERPESVIRUS infections remain among the most troublesome afflictions facing patients and clinicians. Although "remedies" for herpes infections have long been with us, until recently none has withstood close scrutiny. Since this subject was last reviewed ...

Presentation of Case

An 85-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of renal failure.

There was a long history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and systemic hypertension, for which he received chlorothiazide. One year before admission the ...

During the past few years advances in ultrasound imagery have permitted visualization of certain fetal structures that had previously eluded consistent identification. Until recently, attempts to determine fetal sex with ultrasound were successful in late ...

Despite occasional disagreement,¹ small subcutaneous doses of heparin are widely used to prevent venous thromboembolism in patients at risk. A large literature proclaims the efficacy of giving 5000 units of heparin two or three times daily to reduce the ...

Economic incentives are recognized as a major influence on the delivery and cost of health care. This does not mean that physicians, hospitals, and other providers of care are motivated primarily by dollar considerations. It means, rather, that in ...

To the Editor: With the increased improvement in resolution in digital linear-array real-time ultrasound machines comes marked improvement in identification of specific parts of fetal anatomy at an increasingly earlier stage of gestation. In the few ...

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To the Editor: In his letter in the February 24 issue¹ Stewart compares selected 1980–1981 pertussis-surveillance data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)² with data from three studies of the 1977–1979 British pertussis epidemic.^{3 4 5} The CDC ...

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To the Editor: Stage IV-S is a unique subcategory of neuroblastoma. Unlike the other disseminated form of this childhood cancer (Stage IV), Stage IV-S disease has a very good prognosis (higher than 85 per cent survival) and a high frequency of ...

To the Editor: Rotoli et al. presented data suggesting a positive relation between the occurrence of hepatitis B or abnormal results on liver-function tests and long-term survival in patients treated for acute nonlymphoblastic leukemia (Dec. 30, 1982, ...

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To the Editor: The Ether Operation was proclaimed to have been "the removal of a tumor under the jaw" (Commemoration Plaque, the Ether Dome, Massachusetts General Hospital). However, hospital documents record a less ambitious procedure with a less ...

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To the Editor: For some time we have puzzled and anguished about one aspect of a particular story in the Scriptures: How did David slay Goliath? The story is, of course, familiar to everybody, but certain new "facts" have come to light. The armies of the ...

A number of lay leaders, including legislators, public officials, administrators, business executives, judges, reporters, and the trustees of philanthropic foundations, substantially influence health-policy decisions. Although a few lay leaders have had ...

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A book introducing the student of surgery to the value of clinical observation may seem out of place in an era of emphasis on radiologic and laboratory investigations. Yet, Dr. Silen's revision of this 16th edition of Cope's classic work maintains the ...

A major new book on surgical diseases of the pancreas seems to appear about every 10 years. All have been well done, but each has added a new dimension lacking in the one before and has represented a marked improvement over the earlier works.

This ...

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The editors of this work have filled an important need by bringing together the salient aspects of breast-cancer diagnosis and treatment in a concise and readable format. Although they envision this book as being primarily for medical students and house ...

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Biomedical Science

Anatomy of the Foot and Ankle: Descriptive, topographic, functional. By Shahan K. Sarrafian. 433 pp., illustrated. Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott, 1983. $89.50.

Arteries and Arterial Blood Flow: Biological and physiological aspects. (...

BIOETHICS

A symposium entitled "Applied Bioethics for the Health Care Professions: Confronting the Issues in Ethics, Law and Medicine" will be held at the Don CeSar Resort Hotel in St. Petersburg Beach, Fla., November 10–13. The fee is $250. Limited ...