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Venice is drowning: will one of the world's most beautiful cities disappear beneath the waves? (Special Report).
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THERE'S REALLY NO PLACE like Venice, the floating city on Italy's northeast coast, off the Adriatic Sea. In Venice, the streets are canals and the buses and taxis are boats. More than 12 million tourists from around the world come to Venice each year to ride along its canals, view its great squares and art-filled palaces, eat in its world-class restaurants, and stay in its elegant hotels. The city is one of the world's great treasures.
Yet Venice has a monstrous problem: The city is sinking slowly, but surely, into the sea. If something isn't done--and soon--there ...
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Sonographic diagnosis of a glass foreign body in the rectum.(Gastrointestinal)(Clinical report)
Magazine article from: Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging
; ...Introduction There are numerous reports of foreign body in the rectum .To the best of our knowledge there is no report describing...sonographic diagnosis of a glass foreign body in the rectum. The rectum, vagina, urethra, nose and ear are favorite sites...
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Dosimetric evaluation of rectum and bladder using image-based CT planning and orthogonal radiographs with ICRU 38 recommendations in intracavitary brachytherapy.(Original Article)(International Commission on Radiation Units)(computed tomography)
Magazine article from: Journal of Medical Physics
; ...and Measurements (ICRU 38) bladder and rectum reference points in patients of carcinoma...or -]standard deviation) volume of rectum and bladder was 60[sup] ([+ or...that 6 ([+ or -]4) cm[sup]3 of rectum and 16 ([+ or -]10) cm[sup] 3...
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Malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumor (neural type) of the rectum
Magazine article from: Indian Journal of Surgery
; ...malignant neural type of a GIST of the rectum, in a young patient. CASE REPORT A 34...old male presented with bleeding per rectum, pain during defecation and evening rise...hemorrhoids. Digital examination of the rectum revealed a soft swelling touching the...
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Sessile polypoid gastric heterotopia of rectum: A report of cases and review of the literature
Magazine article from: Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
; ...patients with sessile polypoid lesion in the rectum, with a review of the available literature...Only 27 cases of gastric heterotopia in the rectum and 7 cases in the colon proximal to the rectum have been reported previously in the English...
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Rectum Polyp Removing Reduces Incidence of Cancer
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency
; ...found that removing polyps from patients' rectum can reduce the incidence and death toll resulting from rectum cancer by 40 percent and 50 percent respectively...the world in proving that the removing of rectum polyps (small lumps that grow inside someone...
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Epithelioid leiomyosarcoma with osteoclast-like giant cells in the rectum
Magazine article from: Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
; ...test revealed a polypoid tumor in the rectum, and a biopsy specimen from the lesion...types of sarcomas arise in the colon and rectum, including leiomyosarcoma, malignant...carcinosarcoma.1 Leiomyosarcoma of the rectum is a rare entity and represents less than...
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Mucinous carcinoma of rectum in an 11 year old child
Magazine article from: Indian Journal of Surgery
; ...INTRODUCTION Carcinoma of the colon and rectum is a relatively uncommon malignancy in...our unit with complaints of bleeding per rectum, constipation and mucus in stools since...showed an eccentric thickening of wall of rectum and anal canal with lobulated soft tissue...
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Safety Zones for Colorectal Dissection: A CT Scan Mapping of the Ureters Relative to the Colon and Rectum
Magazine article from: The American Surgeon
; ...the ureters in relation to the colon and rectum to delineate a safe zone for colorectal...distance between the ureters and the colon or rectum was determined at five levels, including...distances between the ureters and the colon or rectum at five levels are shown in Table 2...
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Spontaneous rupture of rectum with prolapse of small gut through the anus - A case report
Magazine article from: Indian Journal of Surgery
; ...anus following spontaneous rupture of the rectum is a rare occurrence and 65 cases have...lady who developed spontaneous rupture of rectum with evisceration of small bowel while...was not associated with any bleeding per rectum. The patient was multiparous and had...
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Effect of magnetic stimulation on the contractile activity of the rectum in humans
Magazine article from: The American Surgeon
; ...sacral MS with a magnetic coil while the rectum was empty and distended by a balloon...stimulation induced balloon expulsion from the rectum. The two rectus abdominis muscles did...treatment of the inertic or neuropathic rectum. As the vesical pressure proved to be...
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