Objective To examine the role of total mesorectal excision in the management of rectal
cancer. Design A prospective consecutive case series. Setting A district hospital and referral …

Volatile halogenated organic compounds synthesized by various industrial processes are
troublesome pollutants because they are persistent in terrestrial ecosystems and because …

We demonstrate the use of polyethylene devices (PEDs) for assessing hydrophobic organic
compounds (HOCs) in aquatic environments. Like semipermeable membrane devices (…

A Head and Neck Sarcoma Registry was established by the Society of Head and Neck
Surgeons to review treatment results of a rare tumor by surgeons with special interest in this …

To assess hydrophobic organic chemical (HOC) contamination in sediments, a method was
developed using polyethylene (PE) passive samplers inserted directly in the intact sediment …

It has recently been recognized that mobile colloids may affect the transport of contaminants
in ground water. To determine the significance of this process, knowledge of both the total …

Assessing the hazard posed by sediments contaminated with hydrophobic organic compounds
is difficult, because measuring the freely dissolved porewater concentrations of such low‐…

One hundred eighty-two fine needle aspirations (FNAs) of head and neck masses performed
between the years 1981 and 1987 were studied retrospectively. Seventeen FNAs were …

BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic splenectomy has become the preferred surgical procedure
for the management of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). However, there studies …

To increase our understanding of the roles of black carbon (BC), a highly sorptive and
recalcitrant material, we measured BC concentrations and fluxes in marine particulate organic …