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Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is an angioproliferative disease associated with infection by the Human Immune Deficiency virus (HIV), mediated by cytokines, in which the presence of Human Herpes-Virus 8 (HHV-8) and immunosuppression are essential for the disease process. It has an unpredictable course and can

Specific Aims 1. To test the hypothesis that 10 minutes of hepatic ischemic preconditioning in deceased donors would improve liver graft function and decrease injury in the early post transplant period. To accomplish this aim, we will compare International Normalized Ratios of prothrombin time

Several surgical techniques have been used to alleviate the problem of poor lens visibility. fixed a chandelier illuminator on the sclera, turned off the microscope light source, and visualized the lens by illuminating the vitreous cavity. Furino improved anterior lens capsule visibility by staining

Selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) and pattern laser trabeculoplasty (PLT, a novel computer-guided laser that is being using to treat open-angle glaucoma) are two laser surgery methods to make a trabeculoplasty on patients with open angle glaucoma. An observational prospective study will be

Proliferative diabetic retinopathy(PDR) is the leading cause of visual loss in diabetic patients. The operation indication includes non-absorbed vitreous haemorrhage, dense bleeding in front of the macular, proliferative vitreoretinopathy traction macular, tractional retinal detachment combined

Proliferative diabetic retinopathy(PDR) is the leading cause of visual loss in diabetic patients. The operation indication includes non-absorbed vitreous haemorrhage, dense bleeding in front of the macular, proliferative vitreoretinopathy traction macular, tractional retinal detachment combined

Cherubism is a very rare bone disorder where bone gets excessively resorbed only in the jaw bones (mandible and maxilla). The resulting cavities in bone fill up with soft fibrous (fibro-osseous) tissues that can expand and push the bony shells apart. Thus the characteristic facial appearance in

Eligibility criteria: Diabetic tractional retinal detachment-complexity score between 4 and 8 Main outcome measures: best corrected visual acuity-anatomic condition of the retine(re-attachment of the retina)

From December 2006 to August 2007, consecutive patients undergoing primary pars plana vitrectomy for active proliferative diabetic retinopathy were recruited for the prospective study. Included cases should have active fibrovascular proliferation with vitreo-retinal adhesions in 3 or more sites but

Overview of Procedures: All procedures will be conducted at the UNC Hospitals Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC) outpatient clinic or at the outpatient North Carolina Psychiatric Research Center (NCPRC), a specialized program of the University of North Carolina Center for Excellence