Evaluation of osseointegration of endosseous implants in radiated, vascularized fibula flaps to the mandible: a pilot study.
Abstract: This study clinically evaluated the osseointegration of implants placed into vascularized fibula flaps used in mandibular reconstruction of cancer patients following radiation treatment and subsequent hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy. Five head and neck...
Omental pedicle used to manage a large dorsal wound in a dog.
Abstract: An eight-year-old miniature schnauzer was presented with full thickness skin necrosis over most of the back, probably caused by a chemical burn. Management consisted of debridement, bandaging, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, topical application of tris-EDTA and...
Computerized EEG analysis in migraine patients
Abstract Computerized analysis and topographical mapping were performed on the EEGs of 28 migraine patients (17 without and 11 with typical aura) and an age and sex-matched control group of 28 subjects. Traditional visual EEG analysis revealed only a slight diffuse...
The Role of Chemokines and Chemokine Receptors in Mucosal Inflammation
Recent studies have suggested that nitric oxide (NO.), the product of nitric oxide synthase in inflammatory cells, may play a part in tissue injury and inflammation through its oxidative metabolism
In this study the colonic generation of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and nitric oxide synthase activity was determined in ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. Colonic biopsy specimens were obtained from inflammatory bowel disease patients and from normal controls. Mucosal explants were cultured in vitro for 24 hours and NOx generation was determined. Nitric oxide synthase activity was monitored by the conversion of [3H]-L-arginine to citrulline. Median NOx generation by inflamed colonic mucosa of patients with active ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s colitis was 4.2- and 8.1-fold respectively higher than that by normal human colonic mucosa.
Evaluation of hyperbaric oxygen as a chemosensitizer in the treatment of epithelial ovarian cancer in xenografts in mice.
Abstract: Resistance to chemotherapy is common in bulky hypoxic tumors such as epithelial ovarian cancer. Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) oxygenates hypoxic tissues and promotes neovascularization. These unique properties of HBO may help overcome chemotherapy resistance by...
Hyperbaric oxygen for multiple sclerosis. Review of controlled trials.
Abstract: This review assesses the evidence of the efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen in multiple sclerosis. Material & methods - We used a list of predefined criteria for good methodology and interpreted the results of 14 identified controlled trials with emphasis on...
Cellulitis owing to Aeromonas hydrophilia: treatment with hyperbaric oxygen.
Abstract: Aeromonas hydrophilia, a Gram-negative facultative anaerobe, is a rare cause of cellulitis. We review the literature and report a case of Aeromonas hydrophilia cellulitis which failed to respond to the conventional management of surgical debridement and...
Cardiac problems associated with burns.
Abstract: Burns represent a major cause of accidental death in industrialized countries. Before the recognition of the key role of aggressive volume resuscitation in successful management, early mortality was common secondary to burn shock. Salvage of patients with...
[BiPAP therapy of respiratory disorders in patients with congenital neuromuscular diseases].
Abstract: Patients with hereditary generalized neuromuscular diseases develop respiratory failure and decreased maximal inspiratory pressure (Pi max) due to both, involvement of respiratory muscles in the disease and secondary spine- and thorax-deformity. In recent...