Search results for "Primary treatment"

The Value of Scoring Achalasia: A Comparison of Current Systems and the Impact on Treatment–The Surgeon's Viewpoint

2007

Heller myotomy in patients with achalasia promises better long-term success than pneumatic dilation, especially in younger patients, and therefore has evolved as the primary treatment option. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of different disease-specific severity scores on achalasia treatment. Fifty consecutive patients undergoing pneumatic dilation (n = 25) or myotomy (n = 25) were assessed pre- and postinterventionally by clinical evaluation using the Eckardt Score, the Vantrappen Classification, and the Adams's Stages, as well as by radiologic and manometric studies and by subjective evaluation. The Eckardt Score and the Vantrappen Classification correlated significantly…

Przegląd metod śródoperacyjnej oceny marginesów w chirurgicznym leczeniu oszczędzającym gruczoł piersiowy

2021

Breast conserving therapy is the primary treatment modality in early-stage breast cancer patients. Despite the development of methods for the intraoperative assessment of tumor margins, 20–30% of patients still require re-resection due to postoperative tumor infiltration at the surgery margins. In recent years, many methods have been developed to reduce the number of re-resections due to margin infiltration. Here we review the current methods together with several more techniques under investigation.

Tooth-Implant connection: A bibliographic review

2008

The aim of this study was to carry out a bibliographic review of all available literature addressing the issue of whether or not the connection of teeth to implants by means of a prosthesis is a viable treatment alternative. Twenty articles from a variety of sources were analyzed and classified in order to draw conclusions. Articles were classified by type and an analysis was made of the different variables considered in each study, obtaining percentages of implant survival ranging from 84.4% to 100%, prosthetic complications ranging from 80% to 90%, and the incidence of dental intrusion ranging from 0 to 5.6%. Biomechanical studies: Some articles studied models in order to assess different…

Tocilizumab as first treatment option in optic neuropathy secondary to Graves' orbitopathy.

2018

Dysthyroid optic neuropathy (DON) is one of the complications that can affect Graves' orbitopathy (GO) patients. Its prevalence is estimated at less than 5%. It is usually treated with intravenous steroids, radiotherapy or orbital decompression. Tocilizumab has been proposed as a treatment option in cases of GO refractory to steroid treatment, with good clinical results. Our aim is to report the case of a patient with optic neuropathy secondary to GO treated with tocilizumab as primary treatment option.

Corrigendum to "2nd St. Gallen EORTC Gastrointestinal Cancer Conference: Consensus recommendations on controversial issues in the primary treatment o…

2016

Low-Dose Aclacinomycin and Intermediate-Dose Cytosine Arabinoside in Relapsed and Refractory Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

1990

Nineteen patients with relapsed or refractory acute myelogenous leukemia were treated with escalating doses of aclacinomycin (ACLA 20–30 mg/m2 daily for 5 days) and intermediate-dose cytosine arabinoside (Ara-C 1 g/m2 twice daily for 4 days). Most patients had received previous therapy with high- or intermediate-dose Ara-C plus mitoxantrone (HAM, IAM) and TAD (6-thioguanine, standard-dose cytosine arabinoside, and daunorubicin). Four patients had had repeated relapses and another three were treated for primary treatment failure following induction with HAM or I AM.

Total Elbow Replacement as Primary Treatment for Complex Fractures of the Distal Osteopenic Humerus

2003

Background: The use of hip and shoulder arthroplasty in elderly patients for grossly displaced intraarticular fractures is becoming more and more accepted. Total elbow replacement (TER) has not been considered an option for the treatment of extensively comminuted fractures of the distal humerus because surgeons feel the outcome is generally not predictable after TER. Evaluation of TER: On the basis of a MEDLINE literature search of this issue and the documented results based on the improvement of implant designs, operative technique and patient selection, TER has a definite role in the treatment of some fractures of the distal humerus.

THE EVOLUTION OF THE SEWAGE TREATMENT PROCESS IN ROMANIA IN THE LAST 30 YEARS: CASE STUDY RÂMNICU VÂLCEA

2012

The evolution of the sewage treatment process in Romania in the last 30 years: case study Râmnicu Vâlcea. Most studies made at national level in the domain of hydrology target the surface water topic, analyzing the hydrometric and hydrologic characteristics and the quality of the water for certain catchment areas. This paper aims instead the relatively new field of urban hydrology, more exactly the urban wastewater treatment process. The study is based on the observations made in the first half of the year 2010 at the wastewater treatment plant from Râmnicu Vâlcea and on the analysis of some relevant wastewater quality indicators before and after the treatment process for the period between…