Background: We and others have reported the prophylactic efficacy of oral consumption of
probiotic lactobacilli in the interleukin 10 knockout (IL-10 KO) model of colitis. It has not been …

DISCUSSION Body piercing with earrings, rings, small metal barbells, or gang symbols may
result in serious untoward complications, especially when applied to oral tissue or avascular …

Although substance abuse is both preventable and treatable, few primary care physicians
include its prevention or assessment in their routine practice. The authors examine …

Objective Radiocephalic arteriovenous fistulas have been historically perceived as requiring
multiple follow-up procedural interventions to achieve maturation and maintain patency …

The purpose of the study was to examine whether participation in a youth development
program positively impacted participants' adult outcomes. Length of time adolescents spent …

The Edge-defined, Film-fed, Growth (EFG) process was chosen by the authors for
continuous growth of 10 mil (250 micron) optical quality sapphire filament. Sapphire filament …

Objective When an adequate cephalic vein is not available for fistula construction, surgeons
often turn to basilic vein or prosthetic constructions. Single-stage forearm prosthetic …

Objectives Although forearm arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) are the preferred initial vascular
access for hemodialysis based on national guidelines, there are no population-level studies …

Objectives: Access related hand ischemia (ARHI) is a rare albeit morbid complication of
hemodialysis access creation. Distal radial artery ligation (DRAL) has been described as a …

ABSTRACT A series of overlapping cDNAs coding for mouse prothrombin (coagulation
factor II) have been isolated and the composite DNA sequence has been determined. The …