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Fusco G

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Ultrasonography and alpha-fetoprotein in diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhosis

1988

The accuracy of ultrasound (US) and alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) in the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in 363 patients with cirrhosis (C) and a clinical suspicion of HCC was assessed. The ultrasonographic patterns of HCC and their relationship with AFP values were analyzed. Echographic patterns were distributed as follows: 47 patients had sonodense lesions; 30 patients had hypoechoic lesions; 47 had mixed-pattern lesions, and in four patients focal dilated intrahepatic bile ducts were demonstrated. The sensitivity of US was 90%; specificity was 93.3%. Serum AFP level greater than or equal to 500 ng/ml (RIA) was the first clue to the diagnosis in 71 patients (48.6%); specificity was …

Liver CirrhosisMalemedicine.medical_specialtyPathologyCarcinoma HepatocellularCirrhosisPhysiologySensitivity and SpecificityGastroenterologyTransplant surgeryDilated intrahepatic bile ductsInternal medicineHumansMedicineFalse Positive ReactionsProspective StudiesFalse Negative ReactionsneoplasmsUltrasonographybusiness.industryLiver NeoplasmsUltrasoundGastroenterologyHepatologymedicine.diseasedigestive system diseasesHepatocellular carcinomaFemalealpha-FetoproteinsUltrasonographybusinessAlpha-fetoproteinAlgorithmsDigestive Diseases and Sciences
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Sludge and stones in gallbladder after pregnancy

1987

Summary The prevalence of sludge and stones in the gallbladder of 298 women in the immediate post-partum period was ultrasonographically assessed. We have investigated some risk factors for the development of sludge or stones in these patients and followed up most of these patients by ultrasonography to detect the presence of sludge and/or stones in the year following their discovery. We found sludge in 80 (26.2%) and gallstones in 16 (5.2%) of these patients. Age, obesity and months of oral contraceptive use were risk factors only for the presence of gallstones. After 1 year of follow-up only 2 out of 45 patients with sludge but 13 out of 15 patients with gallstones still had abnormal ultr…

Pregnancymedicine.medical_specialtyHepatologybusiness.industryGallbladderGallstonesmedicine.diseaseGastroenterologyObesityContraceptive usemedicine.anatomical_structureInternal medicinemedicineUltrasonographybusinessJournal of Hepatology
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Variable impact on mortality of AIDS-defining events diagnosed during combination antiretroviral therapy : not all AIDS-defining conditions are creat…

2009

Contains fulltext : 80963.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access) BACKGROUND: The extent to which mortality differs following individual acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-defining events (ADEs) has not been assessed among patients initiating combination antiretroviral therapy. METHODS: We analyzed data from 31,620 patients with no prior ADEs who started combination antiretroviral therapy. Cox proportional hazards models were used to estimate mortality hazard ratios for each ADE that occurred in >50 patients, after stratification by cohort and adjustment for sex, HIV transmission group, number of antiretroviral drugs initiated, regimen, age, date of starting combination antiretrovir…

MaleInfectious diseases and international health [NCEBP 13]Lymphoma030312 virologyEsophageal candidiasisCohort Studies0302 clinical medicineInterquartile range030212 general & internal medicineAIDS-RelatedLymphoma AIDS-Related0303 health sciencesMortality rateProgressive multifocal leukoencephalopathyHazard ratioPrognosis3. Good healthPathogenesis and modulation of inflammation [N4i 1]Infectious DiseasesCombinationDrug Therapy CombinationFemaleInfection and autoimmunity [NCMLS 1]HumanMicrobiology (medical)Adultmedicine.medical_specialtyPrognosiAnti-HIV Agentsantiretroviral therapyInfectious DiseaseArticleAIDS-Related Opportunistic Infection03 medical and health sciencesAcquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)Drug TherapyInternal medicinemedicineHumansAIDS-defining eventProportional Hazards ModelsAIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/diagnosis/ mortality; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/complications/diagnosis/drug; therapy/ mortality; Adult; Anti-HIV Agents/ therapeutic use; Cohort Studies; Drug Therapy; Combination; Female; Humans; Lymphoma; AIDS-Related/diagnosis/mortality; Male; Prognosis; Proportional Hazards ModelsAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAIDS-Related Opportunistic Infectionsbusiness.industryProportional hazards modelPoverty-related infectious diseases [N4i 3]Anti-HIV Agentmedicine.diseasemortalityConfidence intervalImmunologyProportional Hazards ModelCohort Studiebusiness
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