3 research outputs found
“Successful Outcome” after Below-Knee Amputation: An Objective Definition and Influence of Clinical Variables
European consensus table on the use of botulinum toxin type A in adult spasticity.
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80790.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access)A group of clinicians from across Europe experienced in the use of botulinum toxin type A for the treatment of spasticity following acquired brain injury gathered to develop a consensus statement on best practice in managing adults with spasticity. This consensus table summarizes the current published data, which was collated following extensive literature searches, their assessment for level of evidence and discussion among the whole group. Published information is supplemented by expert opinion based on clinical experience from 16 European countries, involving 28 clinicians, who treat an average of approximately 200 patients annually, representing many thousand spasticity treatments with botulinum toxin per year
Effective Treatment of Chronic Radiation Proctitis Using Radiofrequency Ablation
Endoscopic argon plasma coagulation and bipolar electrocautery are currently
preferred treatments for chronic radiation proctitis, but ulcerations and
strictures frequently occur. Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has been successful
for mucosal ablation in the esophagus. Here we report the efficacy of RFA with
the BarRx Halo90 system in three patients with bleeding from chronic
radiation proctitis. In all cases, the procedure was well tolerated and
hemostasis was achieved after 1 or 2 RFA sessions. Re-epithelialization of
squamous mucosa was observed over areas of prior hemorrhage. No stricturing or
ulceration was seen on follow-up up to 19 months after RFA treatment. Real-time
endoscopic optical coherence tomography (EOCT) visualized epithelialization and
subsurface tissue microvasculature pre- and post-treatment, demonstrating its
potential for follow-up assessment of endoscopic therapies