Occlusion and re-Stenosis are the most common reasons that transluminal balloon angioplasty
may fail to provide long-term benefit. An intravascular mechanical support was therefore …

o 1.A prosthesis for the atrioventricular heart valves has been designed which tends to
imitate the natural mitral valve. The valve is cylindric in shape and is made of smooth …

Hepatic hemobilia is defined as hemorrhage arising from pathological changes in the
intrahepatic biliary tract. The main causes are iatrogenic trauma, cholangitis, tumors, and …

Fibrin clots may form in the biliary tract from hemobilia or in inflammatory disease. There is a
wide variation in the clinical course of such clots which is exemplified by 9 patients. They …

Profuse hemorrhage into the biliary tract—major hemobilia,—is an alarming condition which
attracts much attention. Minor hemobilia, often caused by gallstones or operative injury, is …

Cases of traumatic hemobilia are often characterized by a protracted history with recurrent
episodes of hemorrhage over many years. It seems that while the liver regenerates quickly …

the Silastic. At the end of that time Cerrotru was melted out, and the Silastic ball, which was
sealed in the valve chamber beforehand, stayed in place. Completed Silastic hearts were te …

RESULTS Six animals had grafts in abdominal ao rta s below renal arteries for 3 years. In 4
animals the plastic had be come distended, creating a false aneurysm which was filled with …

At the present tinne any artificial heart that is enclos ed in the che st remains dependent on
a permanent power supply from outside the body. Power transmis si on through the che st …

In mongrel dogs, the horizontal part of the pancreas was infiltrated with collagenase, cut in
pieces, incubated with collagenase, rinsed twice by centrifugation or sedimentation, and …