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Blumenthal EZ, Gottehrer NP, Dollberg M, Halevy J. Chest. 1994 Apr;105(4):1279-80. Department of Internal Medicine, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. ABSTRACT: A 23-year-old Ethiopian new immigrant presented with a giant lymphangioma extending from the posterior mediastinum through the retroperitoneum, ending as a herniated fluid-filled sac in the inguinal region. Chylous fluid aspirated …

A Giant Tuberculous Lymphangioma Extending From The Mediastinum To The Inguinal Region לקריאה »

Blumenthal EZ, Gomori JM, Dotan S. Am J Ophthalmol. 1997 Aug;124(2):255-7. Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel. ABSTRACT: PURPOSE: To describe a 59-year-old patient who had seven recurrent, self-limited episodes of isolated ipsilateral abducens nerve palsy in the previous 4 years. Each episode lasted between 2 and 5 weeks. METHODS: Systemic examination and …

Recurrent Abducens Nerve Palsy Caused By Dolichoectasia Of The Cavernous Internal Carotid Artery לקריאה »

Blumenthal EZ, Garzozi H, Bahir J, Pe’er J. Am J Ophthalmol. 1997 Oct;124(4):549-50. Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel. ABSTRACT: PURPOSE: To describe a 31-year-old patient who was initially examined with a uveal malignant melanoma metastatic to the ipsilateral conjunctiva. METHOD: Thirteen months after ruthenium 106 plaque therapy for a ciliochoroidal malignant melanoma, …

Multiple Conjunctival Metastases As The Initial Sign Of Metastatic Uveal Melanoma לקריאה »

Blumenthal EZ, Pe’er J Arch Ophthalmol. 1999 Feb;117(2):255-8. Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah University Hospital and Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel. ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES: To describe a case of an enucleated eye harboring multiple choroidal malignant melanomas. METHODS: Clinical, ultrasonographic, and histopathological evaluations. RESULTS: Meticulous sectioning of the globe did not disclose any structural continuity between …

Multifocal Choroidal Malignant Melanoma: At Least 3 Melanomas In One Eye לקריאה »

Blumenthal EZ, Muszkat M, Pe’er J, Ticho U. Am J Ophthalmol. 1999 Jul;128(1):100-1. Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah University Hospital and Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel. eblumenthal@hadassah.org.il ABSTRACT: PURPOSE: To describe the clinical and histopathologic findings in a patient with corticosteroid-induced open-angle glaucoma attributable to an adrenocorticotropin-secreting malignant carcinoid of the thymus. METHODS: Case report. …

Corticosteroid-Induced Glaucoma Attributable To An Adrenocorticotropin-Secreting Malignant Carcinoid Tumor Of The Thymus לקריאה »

Goldberg S, Gallily R, Bishara S, Blumenthal EZ. Am J Ophthalmol. 2004 Aug;138(2):285-6. Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel. ABSTRACT: PURPOSE: Choroidal detachment is a known complication of topical hypotensive agents when used to treat eyes sensitized by prior surgery. We document the abrupt development of an extensive choroidal detachment after initiation …

Dorzolamide-Induced Choroidal Detachment In A Surgically Untreated Eye לקריאה »

Blumenthal EZ. Med Hypotheses. 1991 Dec;36(4):381-3. ABSTRACT: This hypothesized reflex relates the vertical direction of gaze to the amount of tension exerted by the ciliary muscle. Based on simple observations the following is assumed. When looking downwards a tendency for closer focusing (near searching) exists even without a specific visual stimulus, whereas looking up favors …

A Presumed Reflex By Which Upward Gaze Induces Relaxation Of Accommodation, A Way To Overcome Instrument Myopia לקריאה »

Blumenthal EZ. Med Hypotheses. 1992 Sep;39(1):41-8. Comment in: Med Hypotheses. 1995 Apr;44(4):306. Hadassah Medical Center, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. ABSTRACT: The hypothesis presented here is that cancer is not a phenomenon where the normal functions of the human body break down (like diabetes mellitus or renal failure) but rather a well planned and well coordinated …

Could Cancer Be A Physiological Phenomenon Rather Than A Pathological Misfortune? לקריאה »

Blumenthal EZ. Med Hypotheses. 1996 Jun;46(6):581-3. Comment in: Med Hypotheses. 1997 Nov;49(5):447-8. Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel. ABSTRACT: In this paper, I present a highly unorthodox and provocative hypothesis, namely that cancer is an evolutionarily derived phenomenon, dormant in every human cell and actively triggered in certain individuals. Cancer is shown to help maintain the …

On The Origin Of Cancer לקריאה »

Sapir-Pichhadze R, Blumenthal E. Harefuah. 2003 Jan;142(1):66-9, 76. Department of Opthalmology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel. ABSTRACT: Chronic open angle glaucoma is a one of the leading causes of irreversible blindness. Elevated intraocular pressure is a major risk factor for the progression of this disease. At present, most patients suffering from open angle glaucoma have …

The Medical Treatment of Glaucoma לקריאה »