Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for severe ulcerative colitis.
Abstract: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy has been used to successfully treat perineal Crohn's disease. We describe the first successful use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the treatment of ulcerative colitis, refractory to conventional therapies. Therapy consisted of 30...
Carbon monoxide poisoning.
Abstract: We studied the clinical profile and autopsy findings of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning encountered at a hospital located at the altitude of 5,000 ft above mean sea level. Clinical and postmortem findings in 25 and 15 cases of accidental CO poisoning...
Successful endoscopical sealing of malignant esophageotracheal fistulae by using a covered self-expandable stenting system.
Abstract: Any treatment of tracheo-esophageal fistulae in end-stage malignant stenosis of the esophagus must be weighed against associated morbidity and mortality. In a prospective study we investigated benefits and risks of the use of one type of coated,...
Post-traumatic reflex sympathetic dystrophy in the ankle and foot: a study of 32 cases.
Abstract: The etiopathogenesis of reflex sympathetic dystrophy is still undefined, and diagnosis and treatment are difficult. It is the purpose of this study to propose precise diagnostic and therapeutic criteria for post-traumatic reflex sympathetic dystrophy of the...
Post-traumatic reflex sympathetic dystrophy in the ankle and foot: a study of 32 cases.
Abstract: The etiopathogenesis of reflex sympathetic dystrophy is still undefined, and diagnosis and treatment are difficult. It is the purpose of this study to propose precise diagnostic and therapeutic criteria for post-traumatic reflex sympathetic dystrophy of the...
[Moot questions and rarely employed means of treatment for severe forms of diphtheria in adults].
Abstract: The authors of the article consider the issue of employment of some treatment options for the grave forms of diphtheria and complications thereof in adult subjects to be a matter of debate and they report their experience gained with the use of rarely...
[Moot questions and rarely employed means of treatment for severe forms of diphtheria in adults].
Abstract: The authors of the article consider the issue of employment of some treatment options for the grave forms of diphtheria and complications thereof in adult subjects to be a matter of debate and they report their experience gained with the use of rarely...
Hyperbaric oxygen for children with cerebral palsy: a randomised multicentre trial. HBO-CP Research Group.
Abstract: The use of hyperbaric oxygen for children with cerebral palsy has spread worldwide, despite little scientific evidence of efficacy. We did a randomised trial to assess the efficacy and side-effects of this form of therapy in children with cerebral palsy. 111...
Acute spinal cord injury, part I: pathophysiologic mechanisms
Abstract Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating and common neurologic disorder that has profound influences on modern society from physical, psychosocial, and socioeconomic perspectives. Accordingly, the present decade has been labeled the Decade of the Spine to...