(1) In 22 (51%) a sphincter saving resection (SSR) was done: 18 low anterior resection, 3 coloanal anastomosis and one pull-through, in 21 (46%) abdominoperineal resection (APER).
(2) The patients with temporal lobe lesions, regardless of lesion location in temporal areas, displayed either absence of APER (the whole APER or only the initial components) or a latency increase without amplitude changes.
(3) The averaged photic-evoked responses (APER) and their dispersion pattern (DP) were investigated in tired subjects, neurotics and patients with neurotic syndromes.
(4) After 2 years, local recurrence cumulative rates were 13.6 per cent after SSR and 18.8 per cent after APER.
(5) A lengthening of the latencies and decrease in amplitude of different APER components, found in neurotics and in patients with neurotic syndromes only, indicated abnormalities in the function of neuronal structures involved in the organizations of responses to peripheral stimuli.
(6) Thus, as the choice between APER and SSR does not seem to affect the incidence of local recurrence, which is related more to tumor size, site, stage, and grading, preservation of the sphincters and restoration of digestive continuity should be achieved whenever technically possible.
(7) In the controversy regarding whether sphincter-saving resection (SSR) or abdominoperineal resection (APER) is more appropriate for the treatment of very low rectal cancer, local recurrence rates seem to play a fundamental role in patient outcome.
(8) Ten patients (13.5 per cent) died of their disease within 2 years of a radical SSR, 15 (15 per cent) after radical APER.
(9) This policy, however, has provoked controversy concerning the adequacy of excision and fear of increased rates of recurrence compared with abdominoperineal resection (APER).
(10) There was a high recurrence rate (76%) amongst the group treated by APER.
(11) 2 (9%) operative death were in the SSR and 7 (33%) in the APER.
(12) In 20 patients with temporal lobe lesions and 10 controls, the averaged photic-evoked responses (APERs) and their dispersion pattern (DP) were investigated in inion-vertex-lead and bilaterally in inion-parietal leads (I-P3 and I-P4).
(13) One hundred (68 per cent) underwent SSR, 33 (22 per cent) had an APER and 16 (10 per cent) had a local procedure.
(14) In the APER group, the local recurrence rate was 45.5%, occurring in 5 of 11 cases; and in the SSR group 46.1%, occurring in 6 of 13 cases, with no significant difference between the two groups.
(15) The incidence of recurrence after radical SSR (n = 74) was compared with the historical control group which underwent radical APER, the two groups being matched for Dukes' stage and height of the lesion.
(16) The appearance of an ample late negative deflection (N3) followed by a deep positive one (P3) of APER and of an atypical DP in tired subjects, neurotics and in patients with neurotic syndromes, may be considered signs of tiredness and of attention lability.
(17) The commonest form of treatment during the study period was an abdomino-perineal excision of rectum (APER).
(18) Temperature-shift experiments indicated that the temperature-sensitive-period of the aper CTF36 mutation occurs around Days 2-4 after eclosion.
(19) We have therefore compared our results of SSR for low and mid-rectal cancers performed between 1978 and mid 1982 with those obtained with APER before this period.
(20) The role of the temporal lobe in the organization of APER in visual areas is discussed.
Apert
Definition:
(a.) Open; evident; undisguised.
(adv.) Openly.
Example Sentences:
(1) The clinical study of the major cranio-facial malformations such as Apert syndrome, Treacher-Collins syndrome, Blepharophimosis and Bilateral Cleft Palate patients, lead us to note a similarity of the orbito-palpebral region.
(2) Apert-Crouzon syndrome (formerly ACS type 2; 10130) is now considered a subset of autosomal dominant Apert acrocephalosyndactyly type 1 (10120), with features of craniosynostoisis, syndactyly of all extremities, maxillary hypoplasia, "parrot-beaked" nose, hypertelorism, exophthalmos, external strabismus, and short upper lip.
(3) Furthermore, the investigation indicated that the conventional linear coronal craniectomy cannot be expected to improve the craniofacial growth pattern in patients with Apert syndrome.
(4) Several years follow up of 3 patients aged from 4 to 14 years with acrocephalosyndactyly of Apert Syndrome type is described.
(5) A detailed examination of a stillborn fetus with Apert's syndrome showed several unexpected findings, which prompted a reevaluation of the heretofore generally accepted hypotheses regarding the cause of the dysmorphic craniofacial features in this syndrome.
(6) The purpose of the paper is to describe and analyze the infant Apert skull with emphasis on the calvaria and its early postnatal development.
(7) Apert (1906) was the first to identify a syndrome characterized by the association of acrocephaly with syndactyly, acrocephalosyndactylism.
(8) We suggest that hydrocephalus should be considered as a major associated malformation, and a complete evaluation with sonogram and computed tomography scan is recommended in any newborn suspected of having Apert syndrome after routine cephalometric measurement.
(9) Ten infants and children who presented with craniofacial dysostosis are discussed; four had Apert's syndrome, four had Crouzon's syndrome, one had Pfeiffer's syndrome, and one had hypertelorism.
(10) Success in the treatment of Apert's syndrome depends not only on the quality of surgical correction but also upon its timing.
(11) Ten children with Apert's syndactyly underwent early surgical intervention (mean age 8.4 months) as part of a staged program of digital separation leading to completion of both hands by the age of 2 years.
(12) This association is apparently rare and we think that this may represent a distinct syndrome separate from Apert syndrome.
(13) The association of the esophageal deformity with the Apert-syndrome is discussed.
(14) Upper airway compromise, consisting of obstructive sleep apnea and cor pulmonale, may result from reduced nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal dimensions in the Apert craniofacial configuration.
(15) Patient diagnoses included facial clefts, hypertelorism, Treacher Collins syndrome, and craniofacial dysostosis (Crouzon's and Apert's syndromes).
(16) The Apert pituitary fossa and basi-occiput are significantly larger than normal.
(17) This report appears to represent the first known example of germinal mosaicism in Apert syndrome.
(18) One minor (hip dysplasia) and one major birth defect (Apert syndrome) were seen.
(19) The oral manifestations of Apert syndrome are compared and contrasted with those of Crouzon syndrome.
(20) In a patient of our hospital, who underwent surgery twice, a typical case of Apert-syndrome was diagnosed.