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John E. Freitas
Researcher at Beaumont Hospital
Publications - 7
Citations - 270
John E. Freitas is an academic researcher from Beaumont Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Varicocele & Ion. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 7 publications receiving 266 citations.
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Adolescent varicocele: objective indications for treatment.
TL;DR: It is suggested that the luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone stimulation test become a routine part of the evaluation of an adolescent with a varicocele, and that approximately 45 per cent of adolescents with avaricocele have evidence of testicular injury.
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Iodine-131: Optimal Therapy for Hyperthyroidism in Children and Adolescents?
TL;DR: Iodine-131 is found to be safe and effective treatment of hyperthyroidism in children and adolescents and should be the preferred mode of therapy.
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Pituitary gonadal dysfunction in adolescents with varicocele
TL;DR: Gonadotropin-releasing hormone stimulation testing was performed on 104 adolescent males with a unilateral left varicocele to determine the frequency of testicular dysfunction in this group of patients, and an abnormal test result was noted in approximately 30 percent of patients.
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The clinical utility of prostate-specific antigen and bone scintigraphy in prostate cancer follow-up.
TL;DR: In summary, serum PSA concentration determines the need for follow-up bone scanning and assists in scan interpretation in patients status post definitive therapy for prostate cancer.
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Influence of Scan and Pathologic Criteria on the Specificity of Cholescintigraphy: Concise Communication
TL;DR: The influence of scan and pathological criteria on the specificity of cholescintigraphy was assessed by a prospective study of 211 patients with suspected acute cholecystitis who underwent cholescintsigraphy, and changes in criteria varied from strict to liberal.