Deep Ring Occlusion Test and Its Relevance in the Clinical Evaluation of Inguinal Hernias - A Prospective Analysis

SummaryPseudodysphagia is the description of the sensation of a feeling of a lump in the throat—commonly known as the globus symptom. A prospective analysis of 145 consecutive patients with this symptom seen by an Otolaryngologist has provided confirmation that a high proportion of these patients have a treatable basis for their complaints and that most can be successfully managed without time-consuming and expensive investigations—provided clinical evaluation includes thorough visualisation of the oropharynx and supraglottis. The explanation for the symptomatology in patients who suffer from reflux oesophagitis is probably referred pain from the region of the lower oesophageal sphincter rather than spasm of the upper sphincter. The expression globus hystericus is outdated and should be discarded, and we recommended describing the symptoms as primary globus pharyngeus when there is no evident cause and secondary globus pharyngeus when the aetiology is detectable.

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Preoperative ultrasonographic evaluation of the contralateral patent processus vaginalis at the level of the internal inguinal ring is useful for predicting contralateral inguinal hernias in children: a prospective analysis

Hernia ◽

10.1007/s10029-014-1317-6 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 19 (4) ◽

pp. 595-598 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

H. Kaneda ◽

T. Furuya ◽

K. Sugito ◽

S. Goto ◽

H. Kawashima ◽

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Keyword(s):

Prospective Analysis ◽

Internal Inguinal Ring ◽

Processus Vaginalis ◽

Patent Processus Vaginalis ◽

Inguinal Hernias ◽

Contralateral Patent Processus Vaginalis

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Is round ligament varicosity in pregnancy a common precursor for the later development of inguinal hernias? The prospective analysis of 28 patients over 9 years

Hernia ◽

10.1007/s10029-019-01928-6 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 24 (3) ◽

pp. 633-637 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

M. Lechner ◽

R. Bittner ◽

K. Borhanian ◽

S. Mitterwallner ◽

K. Emmanuel ◽

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Keyword(s):

Round Ligament ◽

Prospective Analysis ◽

Inguinal Hernias ◽

Common Precursor ◽

Round Ligament Varicosity ◽

In Pregnancy

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Long-term clinical evaluation of hair clearance in darkly pigmented individuals using a novel diode1060 nm wavelength with multiple treatment handpieces: A prospective analysis with modeling and histological findings

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine ◽

10.1002/lsm.22943 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 50 (9) ◽

pp. 893-901 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Edward V. Ross ◽

Omar A. Ibrahimi ◽

Suzanne Kilmer

Keyword(s):

Clinical Evaluation ◽

Prospective Analysis ◽

Histological Findings ◽

Multiple Treatment

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Relative merits of two electrophoretic and two column-chromatographic kets for determining serum creatine kinase isoenzyme MB activity.

Clinical Chemistry ◽

10.1093/clinchem/24.11.2013 ◽

1978 ◽

Vol 24 (11) ◽

pp. 2013-2017 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

C Hamlin ◽

E Ackerman

Keyword(s):

Creatine Kinase ◽

Clinical Evaluation ◽

Serum Creatine Kinase ◽

Cardiac Monitoring ◽

Prospective Analysis ◽

Creatine Kinase Isoenzyme ◽

Discrepant Result ◽

Column Chromatographic ◽

Creatine Kinase Isoenzyme Mb

Abstract Prospective analysis (by use of commercially available kits) of 339 validated admission specimens from patients consecutively admitted to a cardiac monitoring unit revealed sensitivities of 68 and 63% for two electrophoretic assays (Bioware and Helena) and up to 73 and 77% for two chromatographic assays (Roche and Worthington). Specificities were 94.8, 96,6, 90.2, and 89.7% and efficiencies were 90.2, 90.7, 87.0, and 87.0, respectively. Although these results differ from early reports, they agree well with several recent studies. However, 86 (25%) of the specimens gave at least one discrepant result based on clinical evaluation of the patients, and 68 (20%) gave at least one discrepant result between methods.

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