Study design: Review article. Objectives: The objective of this study is to provide an overview
of the many factors that contribute to the chronic inflammatory state typically observed …

Chronic inflammation has been shown to contribute to the development of a wide variety of
disorders by means of a number of proposed mechanisms. Depression and cognitive …

The operative mortality for biliary tract obstruction due to malignancy is high. In 1981 a
controlled clinical trial of pre-operative percutaneous drainage was started at the Royal …

In 75 procedures carried out in 57 patients, hepatic arterial embolisation was shown to be a
safe and effective treatment for hepatic arterial bleeding and benign vascular tumours and …

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of percutaneous transcatheter coil
embolization of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations on arterial oxygen saturation, …

By Richard L Travers, David J. Allison, Raymond P. Brettie, and Graham RV Hughes ties (periacteritis
nodosa) which devdops with Bright's disease and rapidly progressive muscle …

Purpose Transvenous embolization techniques may be helpful as alternatives to the arterial
route when treating high-flow vascular malformations. We present our experience using …

Over a 10-year period, 284 patients underwent 410 embolization procedures because of
liver, renal, or bone tumors; gastrointestinal bleeding; systemic or pulmonary arteriovenous …

This article offers a critical examination of academic work in the area of leadership over the
past several decades, arguing that the lack of conceptual clarity in the field hinders …

In a prospective study of 65 patients with bile duct obstruction, various radiologic modalities
were compared for their capability to demonstrate the level and cause of obstruction and to …