Laser interstitial thermal therapy for focal cerebral radiation necrosis: a case report and literature review.
Abstract: Whole-brain radiotherapy and stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) play a central role in the treatment of metastatic brain tumors. Radiation necrosis occurs in 5% of patients and can be very difficult to treat. The available treatment options for radiation...
Comparison of intravesical hyaluronic acid instillation and hyperbaric oxygen in the treatment of radiation-induced hemorrhagic cystitis.
Abstract: • To compare the efficacy of intravesical hyaluronic acid (HA) instillation and hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) in the treatment of radiation-induced haemorrhagic cystitis (HC). • In total 36 patients who underwent radiotherapy for their pelvic malignancies and...
Calcific uremic arteriolopathy on multimodal combination therapy: still unmet goal.
Abstract: Background. Calcific uremic arteriolopathy (CUA) or calciphylaxis though generally noted for its high mortality, recent case reports have shown promising results using single agent therapies. However, it is not clear whether combination therapeutic agents...
A cost-analysis case study of radiation cystitis treatment including hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
Abstract: To undertake an economic analysis of the direct costs of treating radiation cystitis from a purchaser perspective, comparing conservative, non-operative and surgical interventions with hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT). A male in his 60s with prostatic...
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for radiation cystitis in patients with prostate cancer: a long-term follow-up study.
Abstract: To assess the safety and efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) for treating radiation cystitis a long-term follow-up study was done in patients with prostate cancer, the second most common malignancy in Japan. A total of 38 patients at an age of 68 ± 8 years...
The role of hyperbaric oxygen in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers.
Abstract: Diabetic foot ulcers are still extremely difficult to heal. Therefore, therapeutic options to improve healing rates are continuously being explored. Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) has been used in addition to standard treatment of the diabetic foot for more than 20...
Reduction of apoptosis in ischemic retinas of two mouse models using hyperbaric oxygen treatment.
Abstract: To investigate the effect of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) chamber treatment in mouse models of retinal ischemia. Unilateral central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) or optic nerve crush (ONC) was induced in 50 mice each, of which 30 were treated with 100% oxygen...
Th1, Th2, Th17 and regulatory T cell pattern in psoriatic patients: modulation of cytokines and gene targets induced by etanercept treatment and correlation with clinical response
Abstract Background: Psoriasis is sustained by pro-inflammatory CD4+ T helper cells mainly belonging to the Th1, Th17 and Th22 lineage. Objective: To identify whether treatment with the anti-tumour-necrosis-factor antagonist etanercept is able to induce significant...
Controversial issues in hyperbaric oxygen therapy: a European Committee for Hyperbaric Medicine Workshop.
Abstract: Every few years, the European Committee for Hyperbaric Medicine (ECHM) publishes its recommendations concerning the clinical indications for hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). The last recommendations were issued during the 7th European Consensus Conference...