Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) Research for Cancer.
Abstract: Oncologic resection of head and neck cancers often results in complex reconstructive problems that can require local, regional, or free flaps. Herein, we present a case of a 67-year-old female with a history of floor of mouth cancer who had a second primary...
Abstract: Rhinocerebral mucormycosis (RM) is a rare, potentially lethal fungal infection. Traditional teaching encourages aggressive surgical resection until viable bleeding tissue is encountered, often leading to orbital exenteration, skull base resection, and...
Abstract: Deschler, , , , , , , , (2014). Extracapsular dissection of benign parotid tumors. JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery, 2014 Aug;140(8):770-1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25033390
Abstract: Primary cutaneous γδ T-cell lymphoma and hemophagocytic syndrome (HPS) is a very rare disease process with only 41 cases of this type of lymphoma published to date. We report the case of a 56-year-old woman who developed high-grade fevers and multiple...
Abstract: Loon, Wilkins, Oliva, Carne, Fock, Frawley, Polglase, McMurrick, (2014). Hyperbaric oxygen for anastomotic complications following low anterior resection: a report of five cases. International journal of colorectal disease, 2014...
Abstract: In the present study, the effects of evodiamine on the apoptosis of human gastric cancer cells was studied in order to assess its antitumor effects and identify the molecular mechanisms involved. SGC7901 gastric cancer cells were treated with evodiamine at...
Abstract: In a prospective randomized double-blind study, we evaluated the post-operative biological and clinical effects of a single preoperative hyperbaric-treatment the day before surgery for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Twenty one patients were randomized and...
Abstract: To study osteoradionecrosis (ORN) of the temporal bone. Retrospective case review. Academic medical center. Patients were included who had previously undergone radiation to the head and neck and then developed exposed necrotic bone within the ear canal that...
Abstract: We evaluate the clinical presentation, management and outcomes of patients undergoing cystectomy for refractory hemorrhagic cystitis. We identified 21 patients with refractory hematuria treated with cystectomy at our institution between 2000 and 2012. Clot...