Abstract: The authors report the case of a female patient (41 years old) affected by mucopolysaccharidosis type III or Sanfilippo syndrome submitted to a gynecologic surgical procedure and describe the main anesthesiologic problems. A sub-arachnoid anesthesia with...
Abstract: My colleagues and I present 2 cases of hemorrhagic postesophagectomy gastritis after chemoradiotherapy for esophageal cancer. On the basis of the location of the gastritis (lesser curve and midstomach) and the classic radiation injury appearance, radiation...
Abstract: Up to this day, the influence of laparoscopy and hyperbaric carbon dioxide on the growth of tumor cells is not yet clear. Cells of human colonic carcinoma CX-2 and pancreatic carcinoma DAN-G were exposed to carbon dioxide under pressures of zero, 6 and 12...
Abstract: This treatment may spare a patient with head or neck cancer the disfigurement of surgical reconstruction. Learn how to prepare and care for him. Anderson, , , , , , , , (2003). Using hyperbaric oxygen therapy to heal radiation wounds. Nursing, 2003...
Abstract: Despite their particular functional consequences, radiotherapy-induced ear injuries remain under-evaluated and under-reported. These reactions may have acute or late character, may affect all structures of the hearing organ, and result in conductive,...
Abstract: Persistent, poorly healing wounds are a significant clinical problem in patients who have had previous irradiation. Despite current treatments, refractory nonhealing soft tissue wounds persist. The study described one of the earliest reported uses of...
Abstract: A 39-year-old man presented with multiple intracranial cavernous malformations manifesting as intractable seizures persisting for more than 20 years. He underwent gamma knife radiosurgery (GKRS) for right frontal and left temporal cavernous malformations. He...
Abstract: Pulmonary barotrauma (PBT) is a recognised risk of compressed gas diving. Any reason that causes air trapping in the lung during ascent may cause PBT by increasing intrapulmonary pressure. Chest x ray examination is mandatory for medical certification of the...
Abstract: Surgical treatment of malignancies in the oral cavity (tongue, floor of the mouth, alveolus, buccal sulcus, oropharynx) often results in an unfavourable anatomic situation for prosthodontic rehabilitation. The outcome is a severe disturbance of oral...
