ABSTRACT
Darkwinged fungus gnat Bradysia coprophila Lintner (Diptera: Sciaridae) is known as a pest of ornamental plants in commercial green and glass houses in nurseries worldwide. There have been reports about significant Bradysia coprophila damage of succulent plants in five Botanical gardens in Ukraine, including Academician Fomin's Botanical garden (Kiev) for the last three years. In pot experiments the commercial strain of S.feltiae to control B. coprophila was tested on Mammilaria, Opuntia, Echinocerus plants grown individually in plastic pots at rate 500,000 IJs/m². Efficacy of EPN was evaluated based on the percentage of fly emergence from compost and captured in yellow sticky traps in treated and untreated benches with pots. It was shown that Steinernema feltiae application causes significant reduction (90%) of flies captured in yellow traps in comparison with the control. To evaluate virulence of EPNs to B. coprophila in laboratory bioassays, fourth instar larvae were exposed to 20, 50, 75, 100 IJs. B. coprophila was susceptible to all commercial and wild isolates of Steinernema and Heterorhabditis spp. Percentage mortality of B. coprophila larva ranged between 49 and 95%. Wild and commercial isolates of S. feltiae were highly virulent to the pest. The highest mortality--95% was obtained by using a wild strain of S. feltice. The nematode concentration tills to 50 IJ and all nematode species significantly affected the mortality rate of B. coprophila. Increasing the dosage of Steinernema spp. from 75 to 100 IJs did not affect significantly the mortality rate of the insect.
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Cactaceae , Diptera/parasitology , Pest Control, Biological , Rhabditida/physiology , Animals , Cactaceae/growth & development , Diptera/growth & development , Larva/growth & development , Larva/parasitologyABSTRACT
From 1980 to 1990, 340 elderly and senile patients underwent treatment for acute cholecystitis. Of them, 109 were operated on. To diagnose the disease, immunologic reactivity of an organism was considered. Diagnostic errors were made in 10.2% of cases. Three patients died.
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Cholecystitis/diagnosis , Acute Disease , Aged , Cholecystectomy , Cholecystitis/complications , Cholecystitis/mortality , Cholecystitis/surgery , Choledochostomy , Cholelithiasis/complications , Cholelithiasis/diagnosis , Cholelithiasis/mortality , Cholelithiasis/surgery , Combined Modality Therapy , Emergencies , Humans , Immunotherapy , Middle AgedABSTRACT
The experience with treatment of 129 patients with incarcerated abdominal hernia is presented. Postoperative lethality was 1.6%. Hernia recurrency was revealed in 4.9% of the patients.
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Hernia, Inguinal/surgery , Hernia, Umbilical/surgery , Hernia, Ventral/surgery , Aged , Female , Hernia, Inguinal/complications , Hernia, Umbilical/complications , Hernia, Ventral/complications , Humans , Intestinal Obstruction/etiology , Intestinal Obstruction/surgery , Male , Middle Aged , Recurrence , Time FactorsSubject(s)
Cholelithiasis/complications , Duodenal Diseases/etiology , Intestinal Obstruction/etiology , Jejunal Diseases/etiology , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Cholelithiasis/surgery , Duodenal Diseases/surgery , Female , Humans , Intestinal Obstruction/surgery , Jejunal Diseases/surgery , RecurrenceSubject(s)
Abdominal Muscles/pathology , Intestinal Fistula/complications , Postoperative Complications , Adult , Aged , Appendectomy , Humans , Middle AgedSubject(s)
Intestine, Small , Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal/complications , Adult , Humans , Male , Ulcer/complicationsSubject(s)
Cholangitis/surgery , Cholestasis, Extrahepatic/surgery , Common Bile Duct Diseases/surgery , Liver Diseases/surgery , Acute Disease , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Cholangitis/complications , Cholestasis, Extrahepatic/complications , Common Bile Duct Diseases/complications , Critical Care , Female , Humans , Liver Diseases/complications , Male , Middle Aged , Postoperative Care , Preoperative CareSubject(s)
Pancreatitis/blood , Acute Disease , Adult , Crystallization , Crystallography , Female , Humans , Male , Middle AgedSubject(s)
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/surgery , Iliac Artery/injuries , Soft Tissue Neoplasms/surgery , Subclavian Artery/injuries , Thoracic Neoplasms/surgery , Tongue Neoplasms/surgery , Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/surgery , Adult , Female , Humans , Intraoperative Complications/etiology , Male , Middle AgedSubject(s)
Jaundice/surgery , Pancreatitis/surgery , Acute Disease , Animals , Cholecystitis/surgery , Cholelithiasis/surgery , Dogs , Humans , Time FactorsABSTRACT
Pathoanatomical, pathogenetic and clinical characteristics of acute pancreatitis in a sequestration phase are given. Under observation were 95 patients with purulentputrid sequestration of the pancreas and retroperitoneal cellular tissue and 20 patients with postnecrotic pancreatic cysts. Some features of the operative treatment in different kinds of sequestration are described.
