ABSTRACT
The aim of the study was to evaluate the relationship between personality, stress and cervical dysplasia. Twenty women with cervical dysplasia were compared to a control group of 23 healthy women. An evaluation of their personality was made by the 16 PF questionnaire; stressing events were investigated with the Paykel scale; hormonal repercussions were studied by using serum and urinary cortisol titers. Significant differences were found in intellectual capability and fancifulness, as well as in cortisol levels. Considering the significant issues that have emerged, we feel that this research is worthy of further investigation and that new evaluation parameters are necessary.
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Personality/physiology , Stress, Psychological/physiopathology , Uterine Cervical Dysplasia/etiology , Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/etiology , Adult , Female , Humans , Hydrocortisone/blood , Personality Assessment , Risk Factors , Uterine Cervical Dysplasia/blood , Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/bloodABSTRACT
A case of late rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm that had been successfully treated by surgically induced thrombosis is presented. After emergency surgery consisting of ligation of the neck of the aneurysm, the patient survived and is doing well. The literature on surgically induced thrombosis of abdominal aortic aneurysm is reviewed. It is stressed that complete thrombosis of aortic aneurysm induced by distal ligation does not preclude rupture, and if patients present with symptoms of expansion or rupture, they should undergo emergency surgery.
