Results: A total of 884 patients with cirrhosis admitted for upper GI bleeding were identified;
809 patients survived and 75 died (8.4%). The etiology of bleeding was similar in both groups…

In patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB), identifying those with esophageal
variceal hemorrhage prior to endoscopy would be clinically useful. This retrospective study of a …

Curettage followed by electrodesiccation is probably the method most widely used in
dermatologic office practice today for the treatment of skin cancer. This method has not received …

Immunochemical techniques have been utilized to study the content, synthesis, and
degradation of the fatty acid synthetase in liver and brain during development and in various …

As the clinical concept and histologic specificity of familial benign chronic pemphigus have
gradually become widely accepted, this disease entity has been recognized with increased …

One hundred thirty children with clinical evidence of otitis media were studied. Cultures were
obtained from the external auditory canal (prior and subsequent to cleansing), the middle …

… Thomas E. Lyles III was supported by the UAB School of Medicine Summer Research
Fellowship. … Lyles, III, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham. …

To the Editor: Dermatomyositis is potentially a para-neoplastic disorder. 1 The humoral
response in tumor-associated myositis is driven to intracellular molecules that are not muscle …

Background: Incidental findings noted on imaging studies are increasing as we order and
perform more imaging tests. This raises interesting questions for radiologists interpreting the …

In Cornell & Company v. Pace, 703 SW 2d 398 (Tex. App. Amarillo 1986, no writ), the spouse
of a deceased partner, acting independently and as independent administratrix, instituted …