1999
Group A Streptococcus causing PID from an initial pharyngeal infection. A case report., E K Lamb, J N Anasti, and H B Leonetti (Article)
Antimicrobial resistance in pediatric upper respiratory infection: a prescription for change., M M Lang (Article)
A critical review of research on psychosocial treatment of schizophrenia., J Lauriello, J Bustillo, and S J Keith (Article)
Adenoviral-mediated gene transfer induces sustained pericardial VEGF expression in dogs: effect on myocardial angiogenesis., D F Lazarous, M Shou, J A Stiber, E Hodge, V Thirumurti, L Gonçalves, and E F Unger (Article)
Formulation and in vivo evaluation of ocular insert containing phenylephrine and tropicamide., Y C Lee, J Millard, G J Negvesky, S I Butrus, and S H Yalkowsky (Article)
Health Library and Learning Center Opens at Trexlertown, Lehigh Valley Health Network (Article)
LVHN Housestaff Residents 1999-2000, Lehigh Valley Health Network (Book)
Clinical pearl: accentuated transverse hallucal skin crease--a cutaneous skin marker for hallux rigidus (osteoarthritis of the big toe joint)., H Lemont and D L Sorrento (Article)
Using Weight-Lifting Movements to Develop Athletic Power, Doug Lentz (Article)
Transdermal progesterone cream for vasomotor symptoms and postmenopausal bone loss., H B Leonetti, S Longo, and J N Anasti (Article)
Selective use of ultrasonography for acute appendicitis in children., Marc Lessin MD, M Chan, M Catallozzi, M F Gilchrist, C Richards, L Manera, M T Wallach, and F I Luks (Article)
Primary laparoscopic placement of peritoneal dialysis catheters in children and young adults., Marc Lessin MD, F I Luks, A S Brem, and C W Wesselhoeft (Article)
Primary repair of long-gap esophageal atresia by mobilization of the distal esophagus., Marc Lessin MD, C W Wesselhoeft, F I Luks, and F G DeLuca (Article)
Primary chiasmal sarcoid granuloma: MRI., N H Leu, C Y Chen, C S Wu, K W Lee, H S Hsiao, and R A Zimmerman (Article)
A grading system for direct laryngoscopy., R M Levitan, J E Hollander, and E A Ochroch (Article)
Devices for difficult airway management in academic emergency departments: results of a national survey., R M Levitan, S Kush, and J E Hollander (Article)
A national profile of resident research programs in emergency medicine., M A Levitt, C A Terregino, B L Lopez, and C Celi (Article)
Factors affecting research directors' and residents' research experience and productivity in emergency medicine training programs., M A Levitt, C A Terregino, B L Lopez, and C Celi (Article)
Direct mail magazine anchors hospital's marketing effort for its community wellness programs. Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network, Allentown, Pa., G Lewicki (Article)
Horner's syndrome., Steven L. Lewis MD (Article)
Is prophylactic gastrojejunostomy indicated for unresectable periampullary cancer? A prospective randomized trial., K D Lillemoe, J L Cameron, J M Hardacre, T A Sohn, P K Sauter, J Coleman, H A Pitt, and C J Yeo (Article)
Distal pancreatectomy: indications and outcomes in 235 patients., K D Lillemoe, S Kaushal, J L Cameron, T A Sohn, H A Pitt, and C J Yeo (Article)
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy as a "true" outpatient procedure: initial experience in 130 consecutive patients., K D Lillemoe, J W Lin, M A Talamini, C J Yeo, D S Snyder, and S D Parker (Article)
Non steroidal anti-inflammatory drug-based pain control for minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass surgery., J C Lin, M F Szwerc, and J A Magovern (Article)
Diagnostic and therapeutic video-assisted thoracic surgery resection of pulmonary metastases., J C Lin, R J Wiechmann, M F Szwerc, S R Hazelrigg, P F Ferson, K S Naunheim, R J Keenan, A P Yim, E Rendina, T DeGiacomo, G F Coloni, F Venuta, R S Macherey, S Bartley, and R J Landreneau (Article)
Decreased intracellular superoxide levels activate Sindbis virus-induced apoptosis., K I Lin, P Pasinelli, R H Brown, J M Hardwick, and R R Ratan (Article)
Up-regulation of Duffy antigen receptor expression in children with renal disease., X H Liu, T J Hadley, L Xu, S C Peiper, and P E Ray (Article)
Dynamics study on the anti-human immunodeficiency virus chemokine viral macrophage-inflammatory protein-II (VMIP-II) reveals a fully monomeric protein., A C LiWang, J J Cao, H Zheng, Z Lu, S C Peiper, and P J LiWang (Article)
The solution structure of the anti-HIV chemokine vMIP-II., A C Liwang, Z X Wang, Y Sun, S C Peiper, and P J Liwang (Article)
Persistence of Apnea in Wakefulness in a Patient with Postradiation Pharyngitis., Daniel I. Loube, Matthew McCambridge MD, and Teotimo Andrada (Article)
Impact of a DRG-based hospital financing system on quality and outcomes of care in Italy., D Z Louis, E J Yuen, M Braga, A Cicchetti, C Rabinowitz, C Laine, and J S Gonnella (Article)
Vaginal opacification during defecography: direction of vaginal migration aids in diagnosis of pelvic floor pathology., V H Low, L M Ho, and K S. Freed (Article)
L-selectin and leukocyte function in skeletal muscle reperfusion injury., Daniel D. Lozano MD, E A Kahl, H P Wong, L L Stephenson, and W A Zamboni (Article)
Effect of hyperbaric oxygen and medicinal leeching on survival of axial skin flaps subjected to total venous occlusion., Daniel D. Lozano MD, L L Stephenson, and W A Zamboni (Article)
Transpedicle screw fixation of the cervical spine., S C Ludwig, D L Kramer, A R Vaccaro, and T J Albert (Article)
Characterization of Dystrophin and Utrophin Diversity In The Mouse., Carey N. Lumeng, Stephanie F. Phelps, Jill A. Rafael, Greg A. Cox, Tressia L. Hutchinson, Catherine R. Begy, Erika Adkins, Rodney Wiltshire Ph.D, and Jeffrey S. Chamberlain (Article)
A phase I trial of 96-hour paclitaxel infusion plus accelerated radiotherapy of unrespectable head and neck cancer., M Machtay, V Aviles, M M Kligerman, J Treat, G S Weinstein, R S Weber, N Mirza, A A Chalian, and D I Rosenthal (Article)
An evaluation of an evidence-based renal colic algorithm: Implications for codifying physician ordering and improving efficiency, Richard S. MacKenzie MD; Charles C. Worrilow MD; David M. Richardson MD; and Brian A. Nestor DO, MBA (Article)
Restoring hand function in patients with severe polyneuropathy: the role of electromyography before tendon transfer surgery., G A Mackin, M J Gordon, H E Neville, and S P Ringel (Article)
Optimizing care of patients with ALS. Steps to early detection and improved quality of life., Glenn Mackin MD, FAAN, FACP (Article)
MRI appearance of clear cell hidradenoma., C Maldjian, R Adam, A Bonakdarpour, T M Robinson, and Alan J. Shienbaum DO (Article)
Hypoxia due to patent foramen ovale in the absence of pulmonary hypertension., R Maraj, O Ahmed, M Fraifeld, Larry E. Jacobs MD, S Yazdanfar, and M N Kotler (Article)
Early results of the Ross procedure in simple and complex left heart disease., B S Marino, G Wernovsky, J Rychik, J R Bockoven, R I Godinez, and T L Spray (Article)
A double-blind, placebo-controlled assessment of nortriptyline's side-effects during 3-year maintenance treatment in elderly patients with recurrent major depression., Rory L. Marraccini MD, C F Reynolds, P R Houck, M D Miller, E Frank, J M Perel, C Cornes, S Mazumdar, and D J Kupfer (Article)
Estimation of tumor control probability model parameters from 3-D dose distributions of non-small cell lung cancer patients., M K Martel, R K Ten Haken, M B Hazuka, M L Kessler, M Strawderman, A T Turrisi, T S Lawrence, B A Fraass, and A S Lichter (Article)
Use of the ganciclovir implant for the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis in the era of potent antiretroviral therapy: recommendations of the International AIDS Society-USA panel., D F Martin, J P Dunn, J L Davis, J S Duker, R E Engstrom, D N Friedberg, G J Jaffe, B D Kuppermann, M A Polis, R J Whitley, R A Wolitz, and C A Benson (Article)
Detachable balloon embolization: concomitant use of a second safety balloon., T J Masaryk, J Perl, R C Wallace, M Magdinec, and Douglas Chyatte MD (Article)
Association between a shift in vaginal flora on Papanicolaou smear and acute chorioamnionitis and preterm delivery., S B Mass, John Brennan MD, N Silverman, and K H van Hoeven (Article)
Physiological and anatomical correlates of the human dentate gyrus: consequences or causes of epilepsy., L M Masukawa, L J Burdette, P McGonigle, H Wang, W O'Connor, M R Sperling, M J O'Connor, and K Uruno (Article)
COMPARISON OF APACHE II AND DAY 1 MULTIPLE ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SCORE IN CRITICALLY ILL MEDICAL PATIENTS, Stephen Matchett, Jay Cowan, Kelly Cunningham, Kathleen Baker, Thomas Wasser, Daniel Ray MD, Jay Kaufman, and Richard Snyder (Article)
Brain: gadolinium-enhanced fast fluid-attenuated inversion-recovery MR imaging., V P Mathews, K S Caldemeyer, M J Lowe, S L Greenspan, D M Weber, and J L Ulmer (Article)
Total joint project: acute care to home care., P A Matula and D Shollenberger (Article)
Opposite effects of nitric oxide and nitroxyl on postischemic myocardial injury., X L Ma, F Gao, G L Liu, B L Lopez, T A Christopher, J M Fukuto, D A Wink, and M Feelisch (Article)
Inhibition of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase decreases cardiomyocyte apoptosis and improves cardiac function after myocardial ischemia and reperfusion., X L Ma, S Kumar, F Gao, C S Louden, B L Lopez, T A Christopher, C Wang, J C Lee, G Z Feuerstein, and T L Yue (Article)
TCA overdose., JL McCabe, JJ Menegazzi, and DJ Cobaugh (Article)
Phenotypic and genotypic investigations of a healthy volunteer deficient in the conversion of losartan to its active metabolite E-3174., J B McCrea, A Cribb, T Rushmore, B Osborne, L Gillen, M W Lo, S Waldman, T Bjornsson, S Spielberg, and M R Goldberg (Article)
Concurrent administration of the erythromycin breath test (EBT) and oral midazolam as in vivo probes for CYP3A activity., J McCrea, T Prueksaritanont, B J Gertz, A Carides, L Gillen, S Antonello, M J Brucker, C Miller-Stein, B Osborne, and S Waldman (Article)
THE NATIONAL TRANSPLANTATION PREGNANCY REGISTRY: REPORT ON 29 POST TRANSPLANT PREGNANCY OUTCOMES IN 23 FEMALE PANCREAS/KIDNEY (P/K) RECIPIENTS, C McGrory, M Groshek, H Sollinger, L Coscia, W Gaughan, G Wilson, J Radomski, Michael J. Moritz MD, and V Armenti (Article)
Pregnancy outcomes in female pancreas-kidney recipients., C H McGrory, M A Groshek, H W Sollinger, Michael J. Moritz MD, and V T Armenti (Article)
Complications of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgical Procedures, Thomas A. McLoughlin (Article)
Complications of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Thomas M. McLoughlin Jr, MD (Article)
Development of the paranasal sinuses in children with sinus disease., J Medina, L W Tom, R R Marsh, and L T Bilaniuk (Article)
Managing intractable pain with an intrathecal catheter and injection port: technique and guidelines., D Meenan, J A Lagares-Garcia, S Kurek, D Craig, J Green, and W Fritz (Article)
Value of Maintenance Therapy with Oral Tocolytics: A Systematic Review, Natalie B. Meirowitz MD; Cande V. Ananth PhD, MPH; John Smulian MD, MPH; and Anthony M. Vintzileos MD (Article)
X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy in children: review of genetic, clinical, and MR imaging characteristics., E R Melhem, P B Barker, G V Raymond, and H W Moser (Article)
Use of three-dimensional MR angiography for tracking a contrast bolus in the carotid artery., E R Melhem, S D Caruthers, S G Faddoul, R Tello, and H Jara (Article)
Dynamic T1-weighted spin-echo MR imaging: the role of digital subtraction in the demonstration of enhancing brain lesions., E R Melhem and N R Mehta (Article)
Doctor to doctor: landmark diabetes studies make a difference. Interview by Linda Walburn., Larry N. Merkle MD (Article)
A pathway for the biosynthesis of fatty acid amides., K A Merkler, L E Baumgart, J L DeBlassio, U Glufke, L King, K Ritenour-Rodgers, J C Vederas, Benjamin Wilcox MD, and D J Merkler (Article)
A delayed rectifier current is modulated by the circadian pacemaker in Bulla., S Michel, K Manivannan, J J Zaritsky, and G D Block (Article)
Laparoscopic management of recurrent vesicovaginal fistula., John R. Miklos MD, Craig Sobolewski MD, and Vincent Lucente MD (Article)
Radiofrequency catheter ablation for postinfarct ventricular tachycardia., J M Miller, E D Engelstein, W J Groh, J E Olgin, T al-Sheikh, and G T Altemose (Article)
Sturge-Weber syndrome., G W Mirowski, A A Liu, M L Stone, and K S Caldemeyer (Article)
A recalcitrant case of reflexive nose picking. Trigeminal trophic syndrome., Yehia Y. Mishriki MD (Article)
Invasion of the fleshy papules. Syringomas., Yehia Y. Mishriki MD (Article)
Skin commotion from repetitive devotion. Prayer callus., Yehia Y. Mishriki MD (Article)
Subdural hematoma mimicking a transient ischemic attack due to antihypertensive medication., Yehia Y. Mishriki MD (Article)
The sore, swollen scrotum. Fourier's gangrene., Yehia Y. Mishriki MD (Article)
The case of the curious ripples. Felinization of the esophagus., Yehia Y. Mishriki MD and K Knecht (Article)
Autologous and heterologous blood transfusion in head and neck cancer surgery., M S Moir, Ravi N. Samy MD, M M Hanasono, and D J Terris (Article)
Medical management of phimosis in children: our experience with topical steroids., M A Monsour, H H Rabinovitch, and G E Dean (Article)
Muscle test comparisons of congruent and incongruent self-referential statements., D A Monti, J Sinnott, M Marchese, E J Kunkel, and J M Greeson (Article)
Comparison of Doppler US and CT Angiography for Evaluation of Renal Artery Stenosis, Michael J. Moritz MD (Article)
DIRECT OPERATING ROOM (OR) TRANSPORT REVISITED, Daniel Morrison; Michael D. Pasquale MD, FACS, FCCM; and Thomas Wasser (Article)
Changes in brain water diffusion during childhood., M C Morriss, R A Zimmerman, L T Bilaniuk, J V Hunter, and J C Haselgrove (Article)
Rapid oral hydration results in hydronephrosis as demonstrated by bedside ultrasound., J W Morse, R Hill, W P Greissinger, J W Patterson, S W Melanson, and M B Heller (Article)
Endoscopic transseptal transsphenoidal hypophysectomy with three-dimensional intraoperative localization technology., R L Moses, W M Keane, D W Andrews, R Goel, and F Simeone (Article)
The administrative dilemma: Perceptions and misconceptions, Andrew Mulvey MD (Article)
Spontaneous Rupture of the Urinary Bladder in the Alcoholic Patient., Imtiaz A. Munshi; John J. Hong MD; Cathy M. Mueller; and Philip S. Barie MD, MBA, FCCM, FACS (Article)
Inhibitory mechanism of the CXCR4 antagonist T22 against human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection., T Murakami, T Y Zhang, Y Koyanagi, Y Tanaka, J Kim, Y Suzuki, S Minoguchi, H Tamamura, M Waki, A Matsumoto, N Fujii, H Shida, J A Hoxie, S C Peiper, and N Yamamoto (Article)
Tear of an Anomalous Lumbrical Muscle as a Source of Pain in the Hand., Robert X. Murphy JR, MD, MS and Michael A. Chernofsky MD (Article)
Randomized study of CODE versus alternating CAV/EP for extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer: an Intergroup Study of the National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group and the Southwest Oncology Group., N Murray, R B Livingston, F A Shepherd, K James, B Zee, A Langleben, M Kraut, J Bearden, J W Goodwin, C Grafton, A Turrisi, D Walde, H Croft, D Osoba, J Ottaway, and D Gandara (Article)
Lehigh Valley Hospital's scorecard program, N/A (Article)
Repetitive strain injury (cumulative trauma disorder): causes and treatment., N Nainzadeh, A Malantic-Lin MD, M Alvarez, and A C Loeser (Article)
Yersinia enterocolitica and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis., Jaan Naktin MD and K G Beavis (Article)
Lumbar vertebral osteomyelitis with mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm caused by highly penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae., Jaan Naktin MD and J DeSimone (Article)
1,4-Dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers inhibit plasma and LDL oxidation and formation of oxidation-specific epitopes in the arterial wall and prolong survival in stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats., C Napoli, S Salomone, T Godfraind, W Palinski, D M Capuzzi, G Palumbo, F P D'Armiento, R Donzelli, F de Nigris, R L Capizzi, M Mancini, J S Gonnella, and A Bianchi (Article)
Polyarteritis nodosa complicated by severe progressive scleritis., R B Narag, A J Samuels, S E Orlin, and L H Brent (Article)
Utility of the BTA stat test kit for bladder cancer screening., J F Nasuti, L G Gomella, M Ismial, and M Bibbo (Article)
Long-term survival after thoracoscopic lung volume reduction: a multiinstitutional review., K S Naunheim, L R Kaiser, Joseph E. Bavaria MD, S R Hazelrigg, M J Magee, R J Landreneau, R J Keenan, J F Osterloh, T M Boley, and C A Keller (Article)