COBDEN, I., MATTHEWSON, K., CARR, W. P., DICK, W. C., RECORD, C. O.
The effects of acute ethanol challenge on serum glycoprotein concentrations in man were studied. Serum levels of haptoglobin, α-2-macroglobulin and pre-albumin were measured fasting and 6 hr after...
A prospective evaluation of cytology from biliary strictures.
Mansfield, J C, Griffin, S M, Wadehra, V, Matthewson, K
BACKGROUND: Bile duct strictures may be benign or malignant. A definite diagnosis is desirable to advise patients of their prognosis and to identify any amenable to curative surgery. AIMS: To compare...
Combination of laser treatment and intraluminal radiotherapy for malignant dysphagia.
Shmueli, E, Srivastava, E, Dawes, P J, Clague, M, Matthewson, K, Record, C O
BACKGROUND: Laser treatment for malignant dysphagia is limited by recurrent intraluminal tumour requiring repeated treatment at four to eight week intervals. AIMS: To reduce the need for follow up...
Endoscopic laser palliation for advanced malignant dysphagia.
Bown, S G, Hawes, R, Matthewson, K, Swain, C P, Barr, H, Boulos, P B, ...
Palliative treatment of malignant dysphagia aims to optimise swallowing for the maximum time possible with the minimum of general distress to these seriously ill patients. Thirty four patients...
Endoscopic laser treatment of vascular anomalies of the upper gastrointestinal tract.
Bown, S G, Swain, C P, Storey, D W, Collins, C, Matthewson, K, Salmon, P R, ...
Vascular anomalies of the gastrointestinal tract are an important source of both acute and chronic blood loss. They present difficult management problems as they are often multiple, involving more...
Which peptic ulcer patients bleed?
Matthewson, K, Pugh, S, Northfield, T C
In order to identify factors associated with peptic ulcers which present with bleeding rather than with pain, we have prospectively evaluated patient and endoscopic features in 139 consecutive...
Low power interstitial Nd YAG laser photocoagulation in normal and neoplastic rat colon.
Matthewson, K, Barton, T, Lewin, M R, O'Sullivan, J P, Northfield, T C, Bown, S G
The effects of low power (1-2 Watts), long exposure (30-400 seconds), interstitial Nd YAG laser therapy on dimethylhydrazine induced rat colonic neoplasms and normal rat colon have been studied....
Impaired acetaldehyde metabolism in patients with non-alcoholic liver disorders.
Matthewson, K, Al Mardini, H, Bartlett, K, Record, C O
In order to determine the specificity of abnormalities of alcohol metabolism in patients with alcoholic liver disease, blood acetaldehyde concentrations after oral ethanol challenge and the...
Complications of baclofen overdosage.
Ghose, K., Holmes, K. M., Matthewson, K.
A 39-year-old female patient who had been receiving 30 mg of baclofen daily for 5 months was admitted to the hospital about 12 hr after overdose of this drug (450 mg). On admission, she was comatose,...