M Andersson

..Lack of improvement in barium-column height post-treatment was associated with an increased risk of treatment failure which should motivate close surveillance in order to detect symptomatic recurrence at an early stage...

..To describe timed barium esophagogram (TBE) characteristics in patients with newly diagnosed idiopathic achalasia, and to correlate these with clinical and manometric variables...

..To establish the diagnostic accuracy of MRI including MR cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) compared with helical CT in the differentiation of malignant and benign lesions in the periampullary region...

..50. The usefulness of TBE as a clinical and research tool in achalasia patients requires further evaluation...

..Therefore we designed a study in which pneumatic dilatation was compared to laparoscopic cardiomyotomy to which was added a partial posterior fundoplication...

..We have prospectively collected information concerning the costs incurred during the management of patients allocated to either forceful dilatation or to an immediate laparoscopic operation because of newly diagnosed achalasia...

..HRQL was found to be generally good after cancer of the PEJ and jejunal transplant insertion. Most patients reported mild dysphagia. Radiologic signs of disturbed bolus passage were common, but their clinical impact seemed questionable...

..There was no seasonal trend from sons to daughters in this species. When tested together, the two species differed significantly as predicted by the hypothesis of adaptive sex ratio adjustment by females...

..The results also indicate exhaled nitric oxide may be a marker of airway inflammation in bleachery workers who have been exposed to high peaks of ozone...

....

..In Sweden, a country where the low antibiotic usage does not explain the spread of resistant strains, at least 70% of all PNSP isolates collected during year 2003 carried the pilus islet...

..Sole sublingual intake was more common among heroin users than among amphetamine users (46 vs. 20%, p < 0.05), and less common among patients reporting euphoria seeking (20 vs. 46%, p < 0.05)...

..Subjective visual ability seems to depend more on the visual acuity of the affected eye than the healthy eye...

..Long-term pain is an important outcome after inguinal hernia repair. The aim of this study was to test the validity and reliability of a specific Inguinal Pain Questionnaire (IPQ)...

..Breast cancer central nervous system (CNS) metastases are an increasingly important problem because of high CNS relapse rates in patients treated with trastuzumab and/or taxanes...

....

..Demented patients received anxiolytic drugs less frequently than non-demented. The NH group received inadequate pain relief, there were few prescriptions for infectious diseases, and intravenous infusions were rare...

..We conclude that VIS+NIR spectroscopy provides a rapid nondestructive technique for measuring frost hardiness in conifer seedlings based on causal relationships between the spectra and the physiology of seedling frost hardiness...

..Genetic engineering of the major birch pollen allergen (Bet v 1) has led to the generation of recombinant Bet v 1 derivatives with markedly reduced IgE-binding capacity, but with retained T cell activating ability...

..The association between social position, living environment and nasal symptoms is inconsistent. We wanted to test how living environment, occupation and social position were associated with nasal symptoms...

..An increase in nasal symptom score increased the likelihood of nasal medication use. These findings help to characterize the course of persistent rhinitis over a previously unstudied period of 1 year...

..Adjusting for patho-anatomical variables reduced but did not eliminate the higher risk of death among the Danish patients. Higher population death rates could explain some but not all of the residual elevated risk for Danish women...

..The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for anastomotic leakage in anterior resection and to assess the role of a temporary stoma and the need for urgent re-operations in relation to anastomotic leakage...

..Induction of systemic IFNgamma production may still be relevant in neuroinflammation associated with treatment with anti-TNFalpha...

..To examine the prevalence of obstructive pulmonary diseases, respiratory symptoms, smoking habits and pulmonary medication in an adult population, and to compare the results with a study performed in the same geographical area in 1992...

..Thus, both disease severity and sociodemographic factors appear to influence cognitive and motor function in MS...

..Conclusions. The nursing home patient was very old, was mostly single and had multiple diseases. The prevalence of dementia was high...