Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) Research for Carcinoma.
Abstract: To present a case of spinal anesthesia in a patient suffering from carcinoid syndrome undergoing an inguinal hernia repair. In the past, regional anesthesia was considered unacceptable in these patients because of the possibility of intraoperative...
Abstract: Tumor hypoxia has proven prognostic impact in head and neck cancers and is associated with poor response to radiotherapy. Hyperbaric oxygenation (HBO) offers an approach to overcome hypoxia. We have performed pO2 measurements in selected patients with head...
Abstract: To highlight the management of a Jehovah's witness surgical patient presenting for cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and deep hypothermic circulatory arrest. A 47-yr-old male, Jehovah's Witness, with renal cell carcinoma was admitted for left radical nephrectomy...
Abstract: Photosan, a mixture of porphyrin oligomers as sensitizer for photodynamic therapy (PDT), carry the risk of prolonged photosensitivity of the skin. New sensitizer such as 5-aminolaevulinic acid (ALA) with low rates of skin phototoxicity appear to be promising...
Abstract: Mutation of the ATM gene may be associated with enhanced radiosensitivity and increased radiation-induced morbidity. Denaturing high performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC) is a powerful new technique proven to be sensitive and accurate in the detection of...
Abstract: To describe a clinical scenario consistent with the diagnosis of cerebral arterial gas embolism (CAGE) acquired during an outpatient bronchoscopy. Our discussion explores the mechanisms and diagnosis of CAGE and the role of hyperbaric oxygen therapy. A...
Abstract: Polyhematoporphyrin (Photosan) as sensitizers for photodynamic therapy (PDT) in advanced esophageal cancer carry the risk of prolonged photosensitivity of the skin. New sensitizers such as 5-aminolaevulinic acid (ALA) with low rates of skin phototoxicity...
Abstract: Hematoporphyrin derivatives (HpD) as sensitizers for photodynamic therapy (PDT) in advanced esophageal cancer carry the risk of prolonged photosensitivity of the skin. New sensitizers such as 5-aminolaevulinic acid (ALA) with low rates of skin phototoxicity...
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of free tissue transfer for treatment of advanced mandibular osteoradionecrosis (ORN) in head and neck cancer patients. We reviewed 29 patients who were treated for advanced mandibular ORN by radical...