A ligament-based repair method gives high cure rates for descending perineal syndrome and fecal incontinence

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Petros
Keyword(s):  
Fecal Incontinence ◽  
Repair Method ◽  
High Cure ◽  
Cure Rates

scholarly journals An evaluation of the treatment of parapsoriasis with phototherapy

2013 ◽  
Vol 88 (2) ◽  
pp. 306-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ida Alzira Gomes Duarte ◽  
Karen Levy Korkes ◽  
Vanessa Alice M. Amorim ◽  
Clarice Kobata ◽  
Roberta Buense ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Cell ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Cutaneous Lymphoma ◽  
General Tendency ◽  
Cure Rate ◽  
High Cure ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Cure Rates

Whether parapsoriasis represents an early stage of T-cell cutaneous lymphoma is still the subject of controversy. We evaluated the efficacy of phototherapy in the treatment of parapsoriasis and its relation with TCCL. Patients diagnosed with parapsoriasis and treated with phototherapy PUVA or UVB-NB were selected. Between 1 to 8 years following treatment the evolution of their disease was evaluated. In 62 patients the cure rate was 79.3% and 17.2% showed improvement of the lesions. Only two patients developed full blown T-cell cutaneous lymphoma. Phototherapy is an excellent treatment for parapsoriasis, with high cure rates, regardless of the type of phototherapy employed. Of the 62 patients under study, parapsoriasis showed no general tendency to progress to T-cell cutaneous lymphoma.

scholarly journals Evolution of the burden of active hepatitis C virus infection in England from September 2015 to September 2016: a repeated cross-sectional analysis

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. e029066
Author(s):  
Laure Lacoin ◽  
Michael Hurst ◽  
Nathan R Hill ◽  
Jason Gordon ◽  
Anna Maria Geretti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Study Cohort ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
High Cure ◽  
Cross Sectional Analysis ◽  
Chronic Hcv ◽  
Cure Rates ◽  
Sectional Analysis ◽  
The Impact

ObjectiveTo evaluate the impact of treatment with new direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) on the prevalent hepatitis C virus (HCV) population in England.DesignA repeated cross-sectional analysis.SettingFour secondary care hospitals in England.ParticipantsPatients who, in 2015 and/or 2016, had chronic HCV infection and were alive were eligible, regardless of the type of HCV intervention received.Outcome measuresData including intravenous drug use (IVDU) status, HCV genotype, cirrhosis status, HCV treatment history, vital status and treatment outcomes were collected at two time points in 2015 and 2016 using electronic case report forms.ResultsThere were 1605 and 1355 patients with active chronic HCV in 2015 and 2016, respectively. Between 2015 and 2016, the proportion of patients with current IVDU increased (10.3% vs 14.5%, respectively), while that of patients with cirrhosis (28.2% vs 22.4%) and treatment-experienced patients (31.2% vs 27.1%) decreased. Among patients whose treatment outcome was known by 2016, high cure rates were observed, with an overall sustained virological response rate of 93.2%. From 2015 to 2016, there was a progressive increase in the proportion of treated patients who were non-cirrhotic, with current IVDU and non-liver transplant recipients.ConclusionsThe characteristics of patients with HCV remaining in contact with specialised care evolved with a changing landscape of treatment and related health policy. With increasing access to DAAs in UK, high cure rates were achieved in the study cohort.

scholarly journals Clinical and Microbiologic Outcomes in Patients with Monomicrobial Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Infections

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cara Nys ◽  
Kartik Cherabuddi ◽  
Veena Venugopalan ◽  
Kenneth P. Klinker
Keyword(s):  
Nosocomial Infections ◽  
Clinical Cure ◽  
Stenotrophomonas Maltophilia ◽  
Opportunistic Pathogen ◽  
Content Type ◽  
High Cure ◽  
Resistance Selection ◽  
Biofilm Production ◽  
Cure Rates

ABSTRACT Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is an opportunistic pathogen observed in nosocomial infections. Due to biofilm production and resistance to numerous antimicrobials, eradication is difficult. This study evaluated outcomes for monomicrobial S. maltophilia infections. Seventy-six patients were included, with 45 patients on trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and 31 patients on levofloxacin. Overall clinical cure, microbiological eradication, and 28-day mortality were observed in 79%, 82%, and 14% of patients, respectively. The use of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole or levofloxacin resulted in high cure rates; however, a trend toward resistance selection with levofloxacin was identified.

scholarly journals Images of the Toronto Provincial Asylum, 1846-1890

2009 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-50
Author(s):  
Nathan Flis
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Small Group ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Medical Profession ◽  
Public Concern ◽  
High Cure ◽  
Main Building ◽  
Early Century ◽  
Cure Rates

Abstract Built in 1850, the Toronto Provincial Asylum was once the largest mental hospitals in Canada. The main building was demolished in 1975, and the property is now home to the Queen Street branch of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Although there are remnants of the nineteenth-century institution, including most of the perimeter wall, the only lasting visual reminder of the property as a whole is a small group of images. By the last quarter of the nineteenth century, perhaps in order to ease public concern over the increasingly custodial function of the institution, Victorian media sources repeatedly presented an unchanging or immutable depiction of the Toronto Asylum. Drawing upon the architectural concept drawings of the 1840s, which contained an ideal vision for the building, pictures from the 1870s, 80s and 90s depict the asylum as the new, clean, and proud-looking structure it was when it opened. Arguably, these images are what the Victorian public wanted to see: they preserved the early-century optimism that such institutions would yield high cure rates and they supported the view that the care of the mentally ill belonged in the hands of the medical profession.

scholarly journals Taxane-based or platinum-based combination chemotherapy given concurrently with radiation followed by surgery resulting in high cure rates in esophageal cancer patients

Medicine ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 99 (9) ◽  
pp. e19295
Author(s):  
Anthony Lopez ◽  
Kazuto Harada ◽  
Hsiang-Chun Chen ◽  
Manoop S. Bhutani ◽  
Brian Weston ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Esophageal Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Combination Chemotherapy ◽  
High Cure ◽  
Cure Rates

Taxane-based or platinum-based combination chemotherapy given concurrently with radiation followed by surgery resulting in high cure rates in esophageal cancer patients.

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e16051-e16051
Author(s):  
Anthony Lopez ◽  
Hsiang-Chun Chen ◽  
Kazuto Harada ◽  
Manoop S. Bhutani ◽  
Brian Weston ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Esophageal Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Combination Chemotherapy ◽  
High Cure ◽  
Cure Rates

Hepatitis C virus infection and anaesthesia practice: A narrative review

2021 ◽  
pp. 0310057X2110160
Author(s):  
Jeremy A Carman ◽  
Karl KH Lee ◽  
Andrew I Gardner ◽  
Smathi KK Chong
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Virus Infection ◽  
World Health ◽  
Hepatitis C Virus Infection ◽  
High Cure ◽  
Treatment Regimens ◽  
Cure Rates

This paper reviews the natural and treated history of hepatitis C virus infection, the interactions between current therapies and anaesthesia medications, and the implications of occupational exposure and infection to anaesthetists in light of significant changes in treatment. In the past decade, the introduction of new direct acting antiviral medications has seen high cure rates with a sustained viral response across all virus genotypes. These medications are well tolerated with minimal side-effects. Should a patient on these medications require anaesthesia, there are few clinically significant interactions with commonly used anaesthesia medications, and minimal perioperative investigations are required, although delaying elective surgery until after the completion of treatment regimens should be considered to maximise treatment success. As anaesthetists may practise exposure-prone procedures, regular screening for hepatitis C virus infection remains recommended to enable both patient protection and treatment of the anaesthetist prior to the development of any long-term complications of hepatitis C virus infection. Similarly, early diagnosis and treatment of occupationally acquired hepatitis C virus infection after body fluid exposure is associated with high cure rates with minimal risk of long-term liver damage. Although hepatitis C virus infection remains a significant public health issue in Australia and New Zealand, improvements in outcomes as a result of new treatment regimens have allowed the World Health Organization to target the elimination of hepatitis C virus infection as a public health threat by 2030, and public health strategies are being implemented to achieve this goal.

scholarly journals Double-Bladed Scalpel in Mohs Micrographic Surgery

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Ofer Arnon ◽  
Vasileios A. Pagkalos ◽  
Arsinoi A. Xanthinaki ◽  
Eldad Silberstein
Keyword(s):  
Mohs Micrographic Surgery ◽  
Micrographic Surgery ◽  
Mohs Surgery ◽  
High Cure ◽  
Tissue Sparing ◽  
Cure Rates

Mohs micrographic surgery is a tissue-sparing technique that allows for excision of cutaneous tumors under complete microscopic margins control. Mohs surgery boasts high cure rates and maximum tissue conservation. We introduce the double-blade scalpel in Mohs surgery as a timesaving and easy way to harvest tissue strips of uniform width and therefore increase the intraoperative efficiency of the procedure.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document