by HBOT News | May 28, 2014 | Peripheral Neuropathy
Abstract: A 29-year-old pregnant woman was delivered by cesarean section under a combined spinal-epidural anesthesia. Thirty hours after an uneventful surgery, she complained of weakness in her lower extremities and developed fecal and urinary incontinence....
by HBOT News | May 24, 2014 | Carcinoma
Abstract: Since its introduction in 1991, skin-sparing mastectomy has emerged as an acceptable surgical technique in the management of breast cancer patients, providing optimal oncological safety and efficacy with favorable aesthetic results. Rates of native skin flap...
by HBOT News | May 24, 2014 | Cancer
Abstract: Increased use of radiation therapy and increasing life spans following radiation treatment has led to an increase in the finding of post-radiation central nervous system injury in patients who have previously undergone radiation treatments. At this time,...
by HBOT News | May 23, 2014 | Necrotizing Fasciitis
Abstract: Fournier’s gangrene (FG) is a rare surgical emergency and a life-threatening condition with a rapidly progressive gangrene defined as a necrotizing fasciitis of the perineal or genital areas leading to septic shock and death if untreated. Risk factors...
by HBOT News | May 20, 2014 | Cancer
Abstract: The goal of this study was to describe computed tomographic findings in patients with clinically proven temporal bone (TB) osteoradionecrosis (ORN) (TB-ORN). Computed tomographic scans of 20 patients were retrospectively evaluated for bony and soft tissue...
