Radiation therapy (RT) can weaken the pelvic bone structure, but the risk of pelvic insufficiency fractures (PIFs) and derived pain in anal cancer is not yet established. We determined the frequency of symptomatic PIFs after RT for anal cancer and related this to radiation dose to specific ...
Impact of Prior Antiplatelet Therapy on Outcomes After Endovascular Therapy for Acute Stroke: Endovascular Treatment in Ischemic Stroke Registry Results 既往APT不影响血管内治疗后的血管造影和功能结果,在急性血运重建策略中不应考虑。 椎旁动静脉分流的自然病史和临床结果 Natural History and Clinical Outcomes of...
Intervention between 4 and 8 weeks after acute low back problems start is most likely to help prevent chronic low back problems. Patients with low back symptoms persisting beyond 12 weeks have a rapidly reducing rate of return to normal activity. Table 1: Red Flags for potentially serious condit...
This may require one or more procedures such as biopsy, surgery, radiation, or other procedures to fully treat those lesions. Follow-up appointments with your dermatologist or physician are very important, especially in the first few years after photodynamic therapy. Many patients are seen every 4...
Proclaim™ DRG therapy for chronic pain See what makes Abbott’s DRG stimulation therapy unique and how it may help patients like you. Download PDF (pdf4 MB) Understanding important features on your patient controller Things to know before and after an MRI or surgical procedure when you have...
Reflux esophagitis (also referred to asGERD,gastroesophageal reflux disease) can present with burning chest and upper abdominal pain that radiates to the throat and may be associated with a sour taste in the back of the throat called water brash. It may present after meals or at bedtime when ...
Confirm the neurostimulation system is functioning correctly after the procedure. During implant procedures, if electrosurgery devices must be used, take the following actions: Use bipolar electrosurgery only. Complete any electrosurgery procedures before connecting the leads or extensions to the neuro...
An abdominal adhesion is a band of scar tissue that forms inside the abdomen as part of the normal healing process after surgery, infection, bleeding, or endometriosis involving the abdominal or pelvic cavity. You can think of an adhesion as you would scar tissue that remains on the skin afte...
We faced this situation over 30 years ago when our director of services, physical therapist Belinda Wurn, developed severe adhesions after pelvic surgery and radiation therapy to treat her cancer. Unable to work due to her pelvic pain and having seen the devastating and debilitating effects of ...
After enduring numerous surgeries and fusing procedures to try and keep his arthritis under control, Lawless made the difficult decision at age 40 to have his left leg amputated below the knee in the hopes of increasing his mobility. "Most people don't elect to have an amputation," he said...