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Wesley A. Cook Jr.

Associate Professor Emeritus of Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery
Box 3807 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
4520 Busse Bldg, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Publications


Olfactory detection of human bladder cancer by dogs: proof of principle study.

Journal Article BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · September 2004 OBJECTIVE: To determine whether dogs can be trained to identify people with bladder cancer on the basis of urine odour more successfully than would be expected by chance alone. DESIGN: Experimental, "proof of principle" study in which six dogs were trained ... Cite

Long-term survival in patients with human immunodeficiency virus-associated small non-cleaved cell lymphoma: the role for short course intensive chemotherapy.

Journal Article Hematological oncology · September 2003 While intensive chemotherapy is recommended for the treatment of non-HIV related adult small non-cleaved lymphoma (SNCL), including Burkitt's and Burkitt-like lymphoma, optimal treatment for patients with HIV-associated SNCL is not known. We assessed remis ... Cite

Ureteric filling defect from a vena caval clip.

Journal Article BJU international · February 1999 Cite

Letter to an ethicist: resuscitative interventions.

Journal Article CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · March 1996 Few issues raise more questions for physicians than the resuscitation of seriously ill patients. In the following exchange of letters, Dr. John Quinlan discusses two difficult cases involving patient resuscitation, while Dr. William Cook responds by referr ... Cite

Molecular detection of prostate epithelial cells from the surgical field and peripheral circulation during radical prostatectomy.

Journal Article The Journal of urology · January 1996 PURPOSE: Prostate cancer progression despite organ confined pathological assessment has been reported in a variable number of men after radical retropubic prostatectomy. To study this phenomenon, we used the prostate specific antigen (PSA) reverse transcri ... Cite

Retroperitoneal pulmonary sequestration: a rare congenital anomaly in a 71-year-old man.

Journal Article The Journal of urology · December 1994 The suprarenal fossa is a clinically silent area of the body where nonfunctioning, indolent lesions may pass unnoticed. We report on a 71-year-old man with muscle invasive transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder who was found on staging abdominopelvic c ... Cite

Unsocialized medicine: the decline of surgical collegiality.

Journal Article The Annals of thoracic surgery · March 1993 Cite

Pyelovenous lymphatic migration of transitional cell carcinoma following flexible ureterorenoscopy.

Journal Article The Journal of urology · January 1993 Ureterorenoscopy has enhanced the diagnosis and treatment of upper urinary tract disorders. However, the irrigation necessary for visualization and distention of the lumen may increase renal pelvic pressure, resulting in pyelovenous lymphatic backflow. We ... Cite

1990 Henry F. Smyth, Jr. Award Lecture. Criteria for occupational exposure limits by selected countries.

Journal Article American Industrial Hygiene Association journal · June 1992 Cite

Bilateral transpedicular decompression and Harrington rod stabilization in the management of severe thoracolumbar burst fractures.

Journal Article Spine (Phila Pa 1976) · February 1992 Fifty-eight patients with severe thoracolumbar burst fractures were treated with bilateral transpedicular decompression, Harrington rod instrumentation, and spine fusion. Spinal realignment and stabilization was achieved by contoured dual Harrington distra ... Full text Link to item Cite

TLVs for asbestos.

Journal Article American journal of industrial medicine · 1992 Cite

Fetal posterior urethral valve syndrome: a prospective application of antenatal prognostic criteria.

Journal Article Obstetrics and gynecology · November 1990 A case of posterior urethral valve syndrome is presented. Four weeks after a normal 24-week ultrasound examination, diminished amniotic fluid, megacystis, and renal hyperechogenicity were observed. A repeat ultrasound examination at 30 weeks' gestation ide ... Cite

Occupational exposure limits for carcinogens--variant approaches by different countries.

Journal Article American Industrial Hygiene Association journal · September 1989 The differences in treatment of occupational exposure limits for carcinogens by 24 countries is described along with a discussion of the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) threshold limit values (TLV) treatment, the similar t ... Cite

An impression of Alice Hamilton--physician, industrial hygienist, crusader and friend.

Journal Article American Industrial Hygiene Association journal · May 1988 Cite

Massive retroperitoneal hemorrhage owing to a ruptured adrenal cyst.

Journal Article The Journal of urology · January 1988 We report a rare case of massive retroperitoneal hemorrhage owing to rupture of an adrenal cyst after blunt abdominal trauma. A large retroperitoneal hematoma was evacuated and subtotal adrenalectomy was performed. Convalescence was uneventful. Histology r ... Cite

Segmental neurofibromatosis.

Journal Article Neurosurgery · June 1987 Of the various forms of neurofibromatosis, the best known are peripheral neurofibromatosis (von Recklinghausen's disease) and central neurofibromatosis. There is a rare form called segmental neurofibromatosis, in which the cutaneous and neural changes are ... Full text Link to item Cite

Depression, pain, and pain behavior.

Journal Article J Consult Clin Psychol · October 1986 Link to item Cite

Self-report of depressive symptoms in low back pain patients.

Journal Article J Clin Psychol · May 1986 Two studies designed to examine the self-report of depressive symptoms in low back pain patients are presented. Symptoms of depression were assessed with the Beck Depression Inventory. In the first study, a sample (N = 134) of patients who presented for ne ... Full text Link to item Cite

Direct observation of pain behavior in low back pain patients during physical examination.

Journal Article Pain · September 1984 Trained observers measured the occurrence of 5 behaviors (guarding, bracing, rubbing, grimacing, and sighing) in a group of 80 low back pain patients undergoing physical examination. Bracing was frequently displayed, rubbing, guarding, and grimacing were m ... Full text Link to item Cite

Utilization of medical services after short-term psychiatric therapy in a prepaid health plan setting.

Journal Article Medical care · June 1981 Utilization of medical services in Group Health Association of Washington, D.C., was analyzed for patients referred in 1970 for short-term psychiatric therapy under benefits but who had no therapy or referral for at least the 12 preceding months. A matched ... Cite

Anterior urethral polyps: an unusual cause of hematuria in a child.

Journal Article The Journal of urology · May 1981 Cite

Urinary calculi in pregnancy.

Journal Article Obstetrics and gynecology · October 1980 Despite earlier studies, there remain unanswered questions regarding urinary calculi in pregnancy. The authors studied 11 cases in 11,292 deliveries over 5 years. Eight previous studies were also studied and data were compiled from 96 cases in 138,296 pati ... Cite

Industrial hygiene evaluation of thermal degradation products from PVC film in meat-wrapping operations.

Journal Article American Industrial Hygiene Association journal · July 1980 An industrial hygiene evaluation is presented concerning experimental data included in the preceding paper on thermal degradation products from hot-wire and "cool"-rod cutting of PVC film but, in this paper, limited to film used in meat-wrapping operations ... Cite

Carey Pratt McCord, M.D., LL.D. 1886--1979.

Journal Article American Industrial Hygiene Association journal · January 1980 Cite

What's right with America's industrial hygiene?

Journal Article American Industrial Hygiene Association journal · May 1979 Cite

Dysgerminoma associated with pregnancy.

Journal Article Obstetrics and gynecology · March 1979 From a review of 26 reported case (our case being the 27th) of dysgerminoma associated with pregnancy, several salient facts are evident. Torsion and incarceration are common among these rapidly enlarging tumors. Obstetrical complications occurred in nearl ... Cite

Ultrasound-guided percutaneous nephrostomy in the pediatric patient.

Journal Article The Journal of urology · March 1979 Percutaneous nephrostomy drainage may be established rapidly using ultrasonic guidance in severely ill pediatric patients with obstructive uropathy. B-mode ultrasonography has proved to be rapid, accurate and free of irradiation hazards, making it applicab ... Cite

Asymmetrical gonadal enlargement in adolescent true hermaphrodite with bilateral ovotestes.

Journal Article Urology · January 1979 A case of gynecomastia and asymmetrical gonadal enlargement in a thirteen and one-half-year-old "male" true hermaphrodite with biopsy-proved bilateral ovotestes is presented. The pathology, genetics, endocrinology, and management of this entity are discuss ... Cite

Adhesive straps in electronic fetal monitoring.

Journal Article JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association · December 1978 Cite

Incontinence in children.

Journal Article The Urologic clinics of North America · June 1978 Cite

Laceration of a placental vein: an injury possibly inflicted by the fetus.

Journal Article American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · May 1978 Cite

Reuse of disposable catheters and guide wires.

Journal Article Radiology · November 1977 Cite

Tests for maturity of fetal lung.

Journal Article The New England journal of medicine · September 1977 Cite

Voiding pattern abnormalities in children.

Journal Article Urology · July 1977 Forty-two children with voiding pattern abnormalities (wetting, incontinence, inappropriate voiding) were evaluated by urodynamic techniques. All patients were urologically evaluated and carefully appraised of the mechanics of the urodynamic testing proced ... Cite

Techniques and results of urodynamic evaluation of children.

Journal Article The Journal of urology · March 1977 Simultaneous recording of intravesical pressure, urine flow rate and anal sphincter electromyography was undertaken in 25 children with a variety of urological problems. Urethral pressure profile measurement was obtained in 3 of these patients and was used ... Cite

Fused kidneys: morphologic study and theory of embryogenesis.

Journal Article Birth defects original article series · 1977 A study was made of 50 fused kidneys; 41 postmortem specimens and 9 living patients' records were reviewed. Three patterns of renal fusion were identified--midline fused horseshoe kidney [15], laterally fused horseshoe kidney [21], and crossed renal ectopi ... Cite

Needle laparoscopy in patients with suspected bowel adhesions.

Journal Article Obstetrics and gynecology · January 1977 Suspected bowel adhesions are generally considered to be a contraindication to laparoscopy. Among 32 patients who were refused laparoscopy for that reason, only 1 patient was found to have adhesions at laparotomy. To attempt preoperative diagnosis of intra ... Cite

Letter: Ultrasonic cephalometry.

Journal Article Obstetrics and gynecology · March 1976 Cite

Letter: Raynaud Phenomenon in pregnancy.

Journal Article JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association · January 1976 Cite

Successful treatment of pleural aspergillosis and bronchopleural fistula.

Journal Article Chest · July 1975 We report the successful treatment of a patient with a bronchopleural fistual and pleural aspergilloma. Treatment consisted of intrapleural instillation of amphotericin B and nystatin followed by creation of an Eloesser flap. ... Cite

Malignant degeneration of thoracic neurofibromata.

Journal Article New York state journal of medicine · February 1975 Cite

Monitoring pulmonary function.

Journal Article The Surgical clinics of North America · October 1974 Cite

Cervical carcinoma in situ at Akron General Medical Center. The value of colposcopy.

Journal Article The Ohio State medical journal · October 1974 Cite

Renal scleroderma and pregnancy.

Journal Article Obstetrics and gynecology · September 1974 Cite

Pulmonary resection. Autosuture technique.

Journal Article New York state journal of medicine · June 1974 Cite

Shock lung: etiology, prevention, and treatment.

Journal Article Heart & lung : the journal of critical care · 1974 Cite

Tentative method of analysis for ammonia in the atmosphere (indophenol method).

Journal Article Health laboratory science · April 1973 Cite

Steroid attenuation of the pulmonary vascular changes produced by heterologous plasma infusions.

Journal Article The American review of respiratory disease · April 1973 Cite

Tuberculous pulmonary hemorrhage. Contemporary series.

Journal Article New York state journal of medicine · March 1973 Cite

"Transplant lung" secondary to renal allograft rejection.

Journal Article Proceedings of the Clinical Dialysis and Transplant Forum · 1973 Cite

In vivo vascular study with incident dark-field illumination.

Journal Article Transactions - American Society for Artificial Internal Organs · 1973 Cite

Vertebral coccidioidomycosis: unusual polymorphic disease.

Journal Article New York state journal of medicine · November 1972 Cite

Presynaptic and postsynaptic inhibition of spinal motoneurons.

Journal Article Journal of neurophysiology · May 1972 Cite

A new look at hyperacute rejection.

Journal Article The Annals of thoracic surgery · April 1972 Cite

Steroid protection of a pulmonary xenograft model.

Journal Article Surgical forum · 1972 Cite

Urgent open-heart surgery for endocarditis of mitral valve.

Journal Article New York state journal of medicine · November 1971 Cite

Transthoracic vertebral surgery.

Journal Article The Annals of thoracic surgery · July 1971 Cite

Mental hospitals and the winds of change.

Journal Article Mental hygiene · April 1971 Cite

Occupational acroosteolysis. I. An epidemiological study.

Journal Article Archives of environmental health · January 1971 Cite

A thoracic window for incident light microscopy.

Journal Article Vascular surgery · 1971 Cite

Occupational acroosteolysis. II. An industrial hygiene study.

Journal Article Archives of environmental health · January 1971 Cite

Presynaptic inhibition of spinal motoneurons.

Journal Article Brain research · December 1970 Cite

[Presynaptic and postsynaptic components in reflex inhibition of spinal motor neurons]

Journal Article Bollettino della Società italiana di biologia sperimentale, · February 1970 Cite

Vestibular control of transmission in primary afferents to the lumbar spinal cord.

Journal Article Archives italiennes de biologie · August 1969 Cite

Cerebellar inhibitory control of the vestibular reflex pathways to primary afferents.

Journal Article Archives italiennes de biologie · August 1969 Cite

Dorsal root potentials in the lumbar cord evoked from the vestibular system.

Journal Article Archives italiennes de biologie · August 1969 Cite

An electrical investigation of the efferent pathways from the vestibular nuclei.

Journal Article Archives italiennes de biologie · August 1969 Cite

Primary afferent depolarization in the lumbar cord evoked from the fastigial nucleus.

Journal Article Archives italiennes de biologie · August 1969 Cite

Problems of setting occupational exposure standards--background.

Journal Article Archives of environmental health · August 1969 Cite

Cardiac surgery for intractable heart failure due to rheumatic heart disease.

Journal Article New York state journal of medicine · August 1969 Cite

I watched dentistry grow up. II.

Journal Article The Journal of the Michigan State Dental Association · June 1969 Cite

Arfonad therapy. Hemodynamic responses and control.

Journal Article The Annals of thoracic surgery · April 1969 Cite

Experimental shock lung model.

Journal Article The Journal of trauma · September 1968 Cite

Congestive atelectasis. An experimental study.

Journal Article Annals of surgery · August 1968 Cite

Pulmonary changes in hemorrhagic shock.

Journal Article Surgery · July 1968 Cite

A family history of hereditary anhidrotic mesodermal-ectodermal dysplasia.

Journal Article Journal of the American Dental Association · May 1968 Cite

Pulmonary circulation after dermal burns.

Journal Article Vascular surgery · March 1968 Cite

Penetrating wounds of the heart.

Journal Article Texas medicine · March 1968 Cite

Determination of ethyl benzene and styrene in air by ultraviolet spectrophotometry.

Journal Article American Industrial Hygiene Association journal · 1968 Cite

Vestibular influences on primary afferents in the spinal cord.

Journal Article Pflügers Archiv für die gesamte Physiologie des Menschen und der Tiere, · 1968 Cite

Effects of alcohol on myocardial contractility.

Journal Article Diseases of the chest · November 1967 Cite

Transthoracic evacuation and anterior spinal fusion in Pott's paraplegia.

Journal Article The Annals of thoracic surgery · October 1967 Cite

Antagonistic muscles in the production of clonus in man.

Journal Article Neurology · August 1967 Cite

Assisted circulation.

Journal Article The Annals of thoracic surgery · March 1967 Cite

Cigarette smoke and surfactant.

Journal Article The American review of respiratory disease · February 1967 Cite

Extended survival of the normothermic anoxic heart with metabolic inhibitors.

Journal Article The Annals of thoracic surgery · January 1967 Cite

Drug therapy and surfactant activity.

Journal Article Bulletin de la Société internationale de chirurgie, · 1967 Cite

Prevention of air embolism in the decerebrate preparation.

Journal Article Electroencephalography and clinical neurophysiology · November 1966 Cite

Air embolism. Hemodynamics and therapy.

Journal Article The Annals of thoracic surgery · July 1966 Cite

Methylperiodol: clinical trials of a new tranquilizer.

Journal Article The Medical journal of Australia · July 1966 Cite

Alcohol, digitalis and cortisol, and myocardial capacity in dogs.

Journal Article Annals of surgery · June 1966 Cite

Surfactant in chronic smokers.

Journal Article The Annals of thoracic surgery · May 1966 Cite

Serum myocardial depressant factor of burn shock.

Journal Article Surgical forum · 1966 Cite

Plastic bags for calibration of air sampling devices--determination of precision of method.

Journal Article American Industrial Hygiene Association journal · 1966 Cite

Jaw cysts and the basal cell nevus syndrome.

Journal Article Journal of oral surgery (American Dental Association) · January 1966 Cite

PUMP OXYGENATORS AND HYPOTHERMIA.

Journal Article The Annals of thoracic surgery · July 1965 Cite

PATTERNS OF CIRCULATORY RESPONSE TO THE USE OF RESPIRATORS.

Journal Article Circulation · April 1965 Cite

Alcohol and myocardial metabolism.

Journal Article Surgical forum · 1965 Cite

COMPARISON OF MATERIALS FOR REPAIR OF CARDIAC DEFECTS.

Journal Article Thorax · September 1964 Cite

THE OCCUPATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE HAZARD OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLE DRIVERS.

Journal Article Industrial medicine & surgery · March 1964 Cite

Hemodynamic and central nervous actions of cyclopropane in the dog.

Journal Article Anesthesiology, Not Available · 1963 Cite

Indicated needs for future action in research, education, and implementation.

Journal Article Industrial medicine & surgery, Not Available · May 1962 Cite

Automatic recording instruments as applied to air analysis.

Journal Article A.M.A. archives of industrial health, Not Available · March 1960 Cite

A study of the relationship of street level carbon monoxide concentrations to traffic accidents.

Journal Article American Industrial Hygiene Association journal, Not Available · February 1960 Cite

Observations on the third stage of labour with reference to the mode of placental expulsion.

Journal Article The Medical journal of Australia, Not Available · July 1959 Cite

A classification system for lantern slides and other visual aids in occupational health.

Journal Article Industrial medicine & surgery, Not Available · January 1958 Cite

Pulpstones and head pains.

Journal Article Journal - Michigan State Medical Society, Not Available · October 1956 Cite

Present trends in MAC's.

Journal Article American Industrial Hygiene Association quarterly, Not Available · September 1956 Cite

Safe handling of toxic materials by the pest control operator.

Journal Article Industrial medicine & surgery, Not Available · May 1956 Cite

A unique American institution.

Journal Article American Industrial Hygiene Association quarterly, Not Available · June 1953 Cite

The nerve supply to the buccal field and its control with local anesthetic drugs.

Journal Article Dental items of interest, Not Available · June 1951 Cite

The posterior superior alveolar nerve system and its control with local anesthetic drugs.

Journal Article Dental items of interest, Not Available · May 1951 Cite

The cervical plexus and its probably role in the oral operator's field.

Journal Article Dental items of interest, Not Available · April 1951 Cite

The mandibular field and its control with local anesthetics.

Journal Article Dental items of interest, Not Available · March 1951 Cite

The mental foramen injection.

Journal Article Journal of the American Dental Association · February 1951 Cite

The second division block via the pterygopalatin canal.

Journal Article Dental items of interest, Not Available · December 1950 Cite

The anterior superior alveolar nerve and its control with local anesthetics.

Journal Article Dental items of interest, Not Available · October 1950 Cite

The nerve supply to the maxillary bicuspid teeth.

Journal Article Dental items of interest, Not Available · August 1950 Cite