Also, pulmonary function testing is critical before surgery, as phrenic nerve involvement is not always apparent on radiologic scans, and baseline pulmonary status may affect intra-operative decision making if a phrenic nerve is involved.
Our experience confirms that Doppler and/or ultrasound have poor diagnostic sensitivity since the dissection may affect intra-renal arterial branches and polar arteries whilst CTS, on the other hand, never failed to identify the area of renal infarction.
These models have been useful in detailing the role of individual state, and have shown how size distribution may affect intra-specific resource competition (de Roos et al. 2006) or how individual size and body condition may influence key life-history decisions (Jørgensen et al. 2008a).
External and internal knee stresses are high during kneeling work positions and may affect both intra- and peri-articular knee structures e.g. cartilage, menisci, cruciate and collateral ligaments, bursae and the patella tendon.
It has been proposed that the TC 776 polymorphism may affect the intra-molecular folding of the transcobalamin protein resulting in reduced affinity for B12, though there is some disagreement on this issue (Namour et al., 1998; Namour et al., 2001; Afman et al., 2002; Wuergas et al., 2006).
Other factors that may affect Annexin uptake are the intra- and peri-tumoural lymphocyte infiltration [ 30].
Bleeding may affect leptospirosis prognosis especially during intra-alveolar events [ 10].
Angioedema, however, may affect any part of the body, and intra-abdominal involvement can even occur without cutaneous involvement [3, 6, 7].
In Ghana, few studies have however examined how intra-familial decision-making may affect women's ability to access and use skilled maternal and healthcare services.
