by HBOT News | Oct 2, 2009 | Cancer
Abstract: We describe a patient who developed bisphosphonate (BP)-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) around implants in the upper molar area. The patient was a 54-year-old woman with ulceration of the gum, bone exposure, and severe spontaneous pain around implants...
by HBOT News | Oct 2, 2009 | Cancer
Abstract: Osteoradionecrosis (ORN) is a nonhealing wound of the bone that is difficult to manage. Combined treatment with pentoxifylline and vitamin E reduces radiation-induced fibrosis and ORN with a good prognosis. We previously showed that the combination of...
by HBOT News | Oct 1, 2009 | Cancer
Abstract: There is still considerable controversy regarding whether hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy used preoperatively and postoperatively will prevent osteoradionecrosis in previously irradiated patients undergoing tooth extraction. The purpose of this systematic...
by HBOT News | Sep 30, 2009 | Sarcoma
Abstract: Although hyperbaric oxygen has been shown to enhance the efficacy of radiotherapy and chemotherapy for the treatment of several malignant tumors, the impact of hyperbaric oxygen on osteosarcoma has not yet been demonstrated. In this study, we investigated...
by HBOT News | Sep 21, 2009 | Cancer
Abstract: Flexible bronchoscopy is a widely used and safe procedure with a reported maximal mortality rate of 0.04% and a major-complications rate of 0.5%. There are, however, only few case descriptions for postinterventional cerebral air embolism and the frequency of...
