Surgical removal of sacrocolpopexy mesh due to chronic inflammatory reaction

This report describes a case of 50 year old woman fever and bony pains with lytic lesion in skull. A polyclonal band was seen in γregion on serum electrophoresis. Bone marrow examination showed excess of plasma cells along with many Pseudo- Gaucher cells. The diagnosis of chronic inflammatory reaction was made. Although stain for AFB was negative, the patient responded to antitubercular treatment. The presence of pseudo-gaucher cells along with plasmacytosis is a rare finding in tuberculosis. SAARC Journal of Tuberculosis, Lung Diseases & HIV/AIDS; 2012; IX(2) 30-32 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/saarctb.v9i2.7976

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Effect of Pantopaque myelography on cerebrospinal fluid fractions

Journal of Neurosurgery ◽

10.3171/jns.1973.38.2.0167 ◽

1973 ◽

Vol 38 (2) ◽

pp. 167-171 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Darwin J. Ferry ◽

Ronald Gooding ◽

Jim C. Standefer ◽

G. Michael Wiese

Keyword(s):

Cerebrospinal Fluid ◽

Inflammatory Reaction ◽

Total Protein ◽

Colloidal Gold ◽

Gamma Globulin ◽

Content Type ◽

Electrophoretic Patterns ◽

Before And After ◽

Chronic Inflammatory Reaction ◽

Fine Print

✓ Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) changes induced by Pantopaque myelography were determined by comparing samples of CSF from 47 patients with disc symptoms, obtained before and after myelography. Cell count, total protein, colloidal gold curve, and CSF protein electrophoretic patterns were compared. An immediate and persistent modest lymphocytosis was found. Total protein and CSF gamma globulin were elevated 3 weeks after myelography and throughout the remainder of the 80-day study period. This CSF profile characterizes a chronic inflammatory reaction induced by Pantopaque.

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Effects of the polypropylene mesh implanted through inguinotomy in the spermatic funiculus, epididium and testis of dogs

Acta Cirurgica Brasileira ◽

10.1590/s0102-86502005000600012 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 20 (6) ◽

pp. 461-467 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Alberto Goldenberg ◽

Joaquim Ferreira de Paula

Keyword(s):

Inflammatory Reaction ◽

Polypropylene Mesh ◽

Posterior Wall ◽

Control Group ◽

Deferent Duct ◽

Pampiniform Plexus ◽

Group A ◽

Chronic Inflammatory Reaction ◽

Group B ◽

Surgical Manipulation

PURPOSE: To investigate the effects of polypropylene mesh, implanted by inguinotomy, in the spermatic funiculus, epididium and testis of dogs. METHODS: Eighteen dogs were considered (12-23 Kg), separated in three groups. Group A (n=7): left side (with mesh) versus right side (without mesh); Group B (n=7): left side (without mesh) versus right side (with mesh) and Group C (n=4): without any surgical manipulation (control group). After being observed for 60 days, the animals were subjected to bilateral removal of the spermatic funiculus, epididium and testis that were submitted to histological analysis. During the re-operation, a macroscopic evaluation was performed. RESULTS: On the mesh side, we noted 100% of mesh adherence to the posterior wall of the inguinal canal, as well as the adherence of the spermatic funiculus to the mesh. A congestion of the pampiniform plexus was noted in three animals. Chronic inflammation reaction and foreign body reaction in the spermatic funiculus was observed in 100% of the animals. On the side that did not carry a mesh, chronic inflammatory reaction was observed in 71% of the animals. All the animals presented chronic inflammatory reaction in the deferent duct in the mesh side and in eleven animals in the side without the mesh. These alterations were not found in Group C. There was a considerable statistical reduction in the average difference of the diameter of the lumen of the deferent duct in the mesh side. In the epididium and testis, macro and microscopic alterations were not significant, although one animal presented a marked reduction of spermatogenesis on the mesh side. CONCLUSION: The polypropylene mesh, when in contact with the spermatic funiculus of dogs, causes a more intense chronic inflammatory reaction and a significant reduction in the diameter of the lumen of the deferent duct.

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Posttraumatic Intracranial Meningioma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Neurosurgery ◽

10.1227/00006123-198601000-00012 ◽

1986 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

pp. 75-78 ◽

Cited By ~ 38

Author(s):

Gene H. Barnett ◽

Samuel M. Chou ◽

Janet W. Bay

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Chronic Inflammation ◽

Head Trauma ◽

Inflammatory Reaction ◽

Intracranial Meningioma ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Intimate Association ◽

Chronic Inflammatory Reaction

Abstract A case of posttraumatic meningioma with pathological evidence of intimate association with a nidus of chronic inflammatory reaction is presented. The literature regarding the controversial association of trauma with this neoplasm is critically reviewed. Although meningiomas are not common sequelae of head trauma, it is proposed that they may arise when the injury results in chronic inflammation.

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Clinical Evidence of Sustained Chronic Inflammatory Reaction in Retinitis Pigmentosa

Ophthalmology ◽

10.1016/j.ophtha.2012.07.006 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 120 (1) ◽

pp. 100-105 ◽

Cited By ~ 104

Author(s):

Noriko Yoshida ◽

Yasuhiro Ikeda ◽

Shoji Notomi ◽

Keijiro Ishikawa ◽

Yusuke Murakami ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Retinitis Pigmentosa ◽

Inflammatory Reaction ◽

Clinical Evidence ◽

Chronic Inflammatory Reaction

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Surgarcane biopolymer patch in femoral artery angioplasty on dogs

Acta Cirurgica Brasileira ◽

10.1590/s0102-86502007000700015 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 22 (suppl 1) ◽

pp. 77-81 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

José Lamartine de Andrade Aguiar ◽

Esdras Marques Lins ◽

Silvio Romero de Barros Marques ◽

Antônio Roberto de Barros Coelho ◽

Renata de Oliveira Rossiter ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Femoral Artery ◽

Inflammatory Reaction ◽

Research Laboratory ◽

Histological Study ◽

Contralateral Side ◽

Pseudoaneurysm Formation ◽

Patch Angioplasty ◽

Chronic Inflammatory Reaction ◽

New Surgery ◽

Membrane Patch

PURPOSE: The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of the sugarcane biopolymer membrane in femoral artery patch angioplasty on dogs. METHODS: Eight dogs were submitted to bilateral femoral artery patch angioplasty with a sugarcane biopolymer membrane patch on one side and e-PTFE patch on the contralateral side. This research was performed at Experimental Surgical Research Laboratory of the Centro de Ciências da Saúde at Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. The dogs were submitted to a new surgery at 180 days after the patch angioplasty in order to harvest the femoral artery. All the animals were evaluated by: clinical examination, measure of femoral artery diameter, arteriogram and Doppler fluxometry. Yet the material harvested was sent to histological study. Each animal served as its own control. RESULTS: In all vessels of both groups there were no cases of infection, aneurysm formation, rupture or pseudoaneurysm formation and thrombosis. In both groups it was observed a chronic inflammatory reaction with lymphocytes, neutrophils and fibrosis in the outer surface of the patches. It was observed fibrosis in the inner surfaces of all the patches. In e-PTFE patches occurred invasion by fibroblasts. CONCLUSION: The sugarcane biopolymer membrane can be used as a patch in femoral artery angioplasty on dogs.

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The Effects of Moxibustion on PD-1/PD-L1-Related Molecular Expression and Inflammatory Cytokine Levels in RA Rats

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine ◽

10.1155/2021/6658946 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2021 ◽

pp. 1-10

Author(s):

Yumei Zhong ◽

Deli Lai ◽

Linlin Zhang ◽

Wenting Lu ◽

Yanan Shang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cell Death ◽

Programmed Cell Death ◽

Inflammatory Reaction ◽

Moxibustion Therapy ◽

Adenovirus Vector ◽

Complementary Therapy ◽

Cytokine Levels ◽

Chronic Inflammatory Reaction ◽

Anti Inflammatory ◽

Inflammatory Effect

Objective. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that starts with inflammation of the synovium. The pain and joint dysfunction caused by RA urgently need an effective treatment to alleviate the inflammatory reaction and delay the progression of the disease. The pathological damage of RA is proposed to associate with the dysfunction of the programmed cell death 1/programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-1/PD-L1) pathway. Moxibustion, as a main complementary therapy of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), has been proved effective to reduce chronic inflammatory reaction on RA, but whether the anti-inflammatory effects are mediated by PD-1/PD-L1 pathway is still unclear. Therefore, moxibustion was conducted in the rats with RA to investigate its effect on PD-1/PD-L1. Methods. The rats' right hind paws were injected with Freundʼs complete adjuvant (FCA) to establish the model of RA. Seven days after the injection of FCA, moxibustion therapy was performed on the acupoints of Shenshu (BL23) and Zusanli (ST36) once a day for three weeks. Then, ELISA and immunohistochemical methods were used to analyze the influence of moxibustion on the expression of PD-1/PD-L1. If the moxibustion had an effect on the expression of PD-1/PD-L1-related molecules, we would knock down PD-1 with adenovirus vector. After moxibustion therapy, ELISA and histological analysis were performed to observe the anti-inflammatory effect of moxibustion. Results. The results demonstrated that moxibustion had an effect on the expression of PD-1-related molecules. The results of ELISA manifested that moxibustion decreased the level of IFN-γ and increased the level of IL-4 and IL-10. HE staining revealed that moxibustion alleviated the proliferation of synovial tissue. However, the anti-inflammatory effect and pathological improvement were weakened when PD-1 was blocked. Conclusions. The results indicate that moxibustion affected the expression of PD-1/PD-L1-related molecules and can effectively treat RA damage. The anti-inflammatory effect of moxibustion was weakened when PD-1 was knocked down.

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Surgical Removal of Hearing Aid Earmold Impression Material in the Middle Ear

Ear Nose & Throat Journal ◽

10.1177/01455613211009129 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 014556132110091

Author(s):

Hwabin Kim ◽

Sanghoon Kim ◽

Hye-Jin Park ◽

Sung-Won Choi

Keyword(s):

Foreign Body ◽

Middle Ear ◽

Inflammatory Reaction ◽

Hearing Aids ◽

Rare Case ◽

Foreign Bodies ◽

Surgical Removal ◽

Impression Material ◽

Tympanic Membrane Perforations ◽

Fitting Hearing Aids

When fitting hearing aids, patients are required to make an earmold impression material for device fixation. It usually causes no problems, although in rare cases, the earmold passes through the middle ear through tympanic membrane perforations. 1 – 3 Foreign bodies may cause a delayed inflammatory reaction and deterioration of aeration, especially in the Eustachian tube. Herein, we report a rare case of earmold impression material as a foreign body in the middle ear that required surgical removal.

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